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Man flew to Portugal for peri-peri chicken and was 'cheaper than Nando's order'
Brit food-lover Callum Ryan, 23, flew to Faro, Portugal, for just £8.99 - and bought a peri-peri dinner for a fraction of the price he usually pays at the UK fast food chain
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'I'm in a throuple and sleep with strangers too - it's the best way to live'
Florence Bark, 32, has praised three-way relationships for their 'security' and 'freedom', saying her trio doesn't have restrictions and they're all able to sleep with others outside of the relationship
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I'm in a polyamorous throuple - it's the first time I feel secure in love
A POLYAMOROUS woman has opened up about her three-way relationship with her girlfriend and boyfriend — and how they all encourage each other to slee
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'I refuse to throw money away on rent - so I built a £15k home in mum's garage'
Josh Jones says it was a 'no-brainer' to renovate his parents' garage rather than spend hundreds a month on rent, but it took them some time to warm to the idea
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Woman makes 500 'dating' business cards for single pal - with special QR codes
Natalie Abatemarco, 25, from New York City, made her best friend 'dating' business cards as a funny present to help her find a partner - and says they make a great icebreaker
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First time mum woke up struggling to breathe before receiving devastating news
Zoe Plastiras, 24, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, woke up struggling to breathe in September 2022 and called 111. She was told to go to A&E where she had a chest x-ray
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Mum detected child's cancer after spotting unusual glow as he played in the sun
Megan Brimson noticed that her son Arlo's right eye had a white glow and took him to St Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight where he was diagnosed with retinoblastoma
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Man had to learn to walk again after horror accident left him in coma for weeks
Connor Blundell, 25, was on a year abroad in Valencia, Spain, studying mechanical engineering when he fell four metres from a platform and landed onto his head
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I transformed my muddy new build garden into a summer oasis with sale items
A WOMAN spent £4k transforming her dull new build garden into a countryside oasis.Charlotte Owers, 34, and her husband Ben, 33, moved into their home
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I shower in front of my girl, 18, & walk around naked too - it's not odd
A MUM still showers in front of her 18-year-old daughter - to show her what a real body looks like.Angela Karanja, 48, has been stripping off in front
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Harry Redknapp's seven-word comment on 'hard to manage' Soccer Aid celebs
Harry Redknapp is returning as a Soccer Aid team manager this year but while he praised the famous faces for taking part, he had a seven-word shutdown for them
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Woman spends £3k transforming council house saving thousands doing work herself
Celene Francis, 25, started renting her council house in April 2020 and has renovated the property to make it more of a home - and she's saved a fortune in the process
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Woman who is 'allergic to everything' can only eat oatmeal and baby milk
Caroline has MAST syndrome which means she cannot eat a lot of foods, and relies on oatmeal and infant milk three times a day. It comes after she ended up in hospital after eating ice-cream in 2017
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'I divorced twice before I was 30, some people are meant to have lots of lovers'
Life coach Marissa Baker, Naples, Florida, US, got divorced twice before she turned 30 - and says she wouldn't turn down marriage again if she finds the right person
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I’m a quad-mum but my babies have been born decades apart - it baffles people
A MUM has revealed how she's pregnant with her fourth boy in a set of IVF quadruplets - who's due to be born 13 years after the first.Tanis Larson, 44
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Dad told to 'drink more water' to fix cluster headaches given 15 months to live
Ricky Smith started having headaches in February but put it down to working too much. The dad of three was urged to go to the doctors where he received the heartbreaking diagnosis
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Brit businessman kidnapped by masked men at random on terrifying work trip
Mark Langdon, 46, was four days into his two-week trip when the men broke into his apartment and put a knife to his throat
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I flew 5,000 miles from Yorkshire for a first date - it was a total flop
A WOMAN flew more than 5,000 miles for a 'first date' - which turned out to be a flop.Kayleigh Castle, 35, flew to San Francisco, California, US, from
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Man moves from UK to Thailand and vows never to return
Riyan Ruparelia, 22, bought a one-way ticket and flew to Bangkok, Thailand, in January 2023 and plans to travel the country before finding somewhere to settle down
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Mum spotted baby son's rare cancer using flash on her phone
Sarah Hedges, 40, noticed three-month-old Thomas had a "white glow" in his eye. She took the baby to see the GP leading to him being diagnosed with retinoblastoma
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Couple end up forking out nearly £5,000 so they can take their dog on holiday
Nora and Sean Tayler, both 43, live in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and refused to go abroad without their beloved pet, Enzo, so they forked out a hefty amount so he could join them
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Couple who had holiday romance get married after rekindling love 11 years later
Monica Millington from Texas, USA met Tom Millington, from Cheshire, while they were on a family holiday in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, in 2005, and were reunited 12 years later
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I married my childhood sweetheart after 12 years of no contact and a divorce
CHILDHOOD sweethearts proved that sometimes, young love lasts.They met at age 14 while on vacation with their respective families, and 12 years later
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I turned a horse box into a home - people can’t believe how big it is inside
A MAN has turned a £3,400 horse box into a one-bed home - and now he rents it out for up to £170 per night.Jamie Duff, 24, bought the second-hand 9m
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I paid my $80k student debt off in 3 years by selling thrift store buys on Depop
A MONEY-SAVVY woman has paid off her $80,000 student loan in three years by buying and reselling clothes on eBay and Depop.Kelsey Mikula, 26, from Phi