Tom Chambers: I went from winning Strictly to driving lorries

This week, actor and Strictly Come Dancing winner Tom Chambers, 49, tells us about spending six years trying to land his first proper acting job, making a £625,000 profit on a flat in Brixton and why he would rather…

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I’m a GP – seven ways your body reacts to stress without you realising

But, more often than not, we don’t even realise that we are stressed. Contrary to popular belief, stress is not always a bad thing. In fact, stress is necessary. Without it, we would find it difficult to survive. Our…

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Why now is the perfect time to grow alliums, from garlic to leeks and onions

It’s a fine time indeed for members of the allium genus, whose grouping can best be described by the familiar pungency they release when crushed or cut. Leeks have tested gardeners this summer by their need for frequent…

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Pope in 'pretty good health' as he starts Latin America tour

The Pope has arrived in Uruguay, the first stop of a 12-day tour which he is undertaking only three weeks after his operation. The pontiff, 71, also said he was "very happy" to be able to make the trip which was thrown…

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The woman capturing the beauty of the skies on camera

Her photograph, A Midsummer Night's Dream , captures a display of noctilucent clouds above Binevenagh and Lough Foyle on the north coast. The image was selected from more than 5,500 entries submitted by photographers…

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'You feel that you're not alone' - the young people finding community in grief

At the time, Luke did not know what to do or where to turn. Five years later, he founded Too Young to Grieve, a community offering young people a casual space to "have a moan, have a laugh, talk about your grief and just…

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Are cyclists finally getting the message on Oxford Street?

Read our privacy notice . Cyclists riding through the newly-pedestrianised stretch of Oxford Street have been a familiar sight since the traffic ban was launched nearly two weeks ago. They’ve been the scourge of…

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Beach homes face demolition months after being sold

The two properties are part of a collection of former fishermen's cottages in the hamlet of Newport, south of Hemsby, Norfolk. The houses, which were both bought in the last three months, are among nine properties in the…

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Driving an hour in labour would be terrifying, say mums

The Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group ((NWUHG), which runs James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston-on-Sea and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is King's Lynn, said it was considering the future of the…

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Policing reform plan is a 'recipe for disaster'

He said the existing system could not cope with modern criminality and needed urgent reform. Reacting to the proposal, Roger Hirst, the Conservative police, fire and crime commissioner for Essex, said Sir Mark's idea was…

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