My mental health has hit rock bottom eight months into my retirement
DEAR DEIDRE: EIGHT months into my retirement, my mental health has hit rock bottom.My wife and I are both in our 60s, with a lovely…
I’m a World Cup winner but one ball from England star turned me into a scared cardboard cut-out – I was in crisis
AUSSIE showman Glenn Maxwell has revealed how a bouncer from Mark Wood sparked a mental-health crisis that threatened his career.Maxwell descended into depression and needed a…
I’m being torn apart by people I don’t know on social media
DEAR DEIDRE: PEOPLE I don’t know on social media have torn me apart. I have been bullied on social media for allegedly trolling when I commented…
Forgotten boyband hunks who quit fame for normal jobs – 90s icon who became ambulance driver to pin-up now pulling pints
THEY were the 90s heart-throbs that set teenage girls’ pulses racing across the globe thanks to their strong vocals, smooth moves... and toned bodies. And…
How hero dogs are on the front line in the fight against killer drug flooding into Britain
DAN and Jos frantically check parcels to see if they are filled with a terrifying killer drug flooding into the UK.They are being trained as…
Woke madness as govt-funded study says dogs should be banned from countryside over risk of offending minorities
DOGS should be banned from the countryside to make it less racist, a woke official report says.The government-funded study bizarrely claims mutt-free spaces would make…
More Brits are falling critically ill because GPs and pharmacies are overwhelmed, A&E bosses warn
AMBULANCE and A&E bosses warn more patients are falling critically ill because they fail to get help from their GP.Health chiefs are preparing for a…
Paddy McGuinness reveals gruelling fitness regime and secret weapon for 300 mile Children In Need bike ride
SPARE a thought for Paddy McGuinness this morning as he kicks off his Radio 2 ultra endurance cycle challenge for BBC’s Children In Need.To make…
Children’s biggest social fears include being made fun of, left out and teased
CHILDREN'S biggest social fears include being made fun of, left out, and teased about how they look, research found.A poll of 1,000 children aged six…
People who like sweet food tend to be kind and helpful, study claims
PEOPLE who like sweet food tend to be kind and helpful, a study claims.Researchers believe many learn to be friendly in childhood to get sugary…
I struggled being so big and tall when I was a kid.. Strictly made me believe that strong is sexy, says Montell Douglas
SHE has been showered with praise after proudly putting her sensational Gladiators body through its paces on Strictly.But as a child, Montell Douglas often felt…
‘Red Devil’ chemo left me in agony after mastectomy by evil Ian Paterson – I was outraged to find it was all for nothing
WAKING up in hospital hooked up to beeping machines, Debbie Douglas felt like she’d “been hit by a bus”.The mum-of-three, now 66, from Birmingham, had…
I’ve been a PT and fitness journalist for 10 years – these are the 5 best exercises to lose weight
EXERCISE can be intimidating and hard to devote yourself to, particularly at this time of year, when the rain is as relentless as your craving…
Top tips to prepare your pets for fireworks including special sprays, calming apps and creating a safe space
WITH Bonfire Night and the Hindu Diwali festival of lights upon us, the skies will be bursting with fireworks – which is not great news…
When numb chin and weird tingles could be a sign of killer cancer – and when to get help
TODAY is World Stroke Day – and if you don’t know the symptoms, it is time to learn.A stroke is a medical emergency, so it…
Scurvy’s back! How to beat ancient Greek disease that causes horrific bleeds and skin rashes
IT sounds like something from the pages of a Dickens novel.But there are worrying signs that scurvy is rearing its head once more.8Scurvy seems to…
I get jealous everytime my boyfriend looks at other women
DEAR DEIDRE: SEEING my boyfriend looking at beautiful women makes me so mad.The problem is, I feel the same if I spot him checking out…
Aaron Ramsey says ‘he’s not going to be happy with me’ as he reveals he is gunning for Premier League icon’s manager job
AARON RAMSEY wants to succeed Craig Bellamy as Wales manager.The Dragons captain, 33, completed his Uefa A licence last month and is set to enrol…
Wes Streeting tells the NHS “the days of blank cheques are over” and its extra Budget billions must be linked to reform
WES Streeting has warned “the days of blank cheques for the NHS are over” and extra Budget cash will be linked to reforms.The health service…
We were thought of as just weird people from Bath in the 80s, say Tears for Fears ahead of first live album
TEARS For Fears are at their absolute best live – and they know it.After 40 years, they are releasing their first live album and a…