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James Cracknell and Headway
All charities are very grateful for any celebrity endorsement they can get, though we do not seek it from such tragic circumstances as this. Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell sustained a devastating brain injury this July while cycling in America, and I am...
How did you spend 10/10/10?
Today is 10/10/10 and is meant to be incredibly lucky for some. I spent the day visiting a stunning garden which is only open three times a year to the public. It is close to where I live and I can't understand why I have never visited it before. I can thank one of my...
Did you meet the underground strike buddies in Covent Garden?
Who brightened up the day for frustrated London commuters when they faced more chaos and severe disruption caused by the latest underground strike action? Were you one of the commuters in Covent Garden cheered up by a random act of kindness from a mystery team of...
The Eagles have landed!
Besides the surprise of seeing the considerable lead Yvette Cooper had with 232 votes in a Shadow Cabinet ballot - what would have happened if she had entered the Labour leadership contest instead of her husband? - I was not expecting such strong support for twin...
Johnny Depp school visit – if you don’t ask, you don’t get!
The surprise visit of Hollywood hearthrob Johnny Depp to a primary school after being sent a letter by a nine-year-old schoolgirl asking him to help her classmates "mutiny" against the teachers just proves that if you don't ask, you don't get, and nothing is...
The complexities of international adoption
International adoptions should not just be accessible for celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Madonna. I've heard of two stories about about these adoptions recently - one is inspiring, and the other is tragic, denying a young boy left disfigured after being thrown...
Dating 2.0, create your perfect man
Hand picking the perfect man, bit by bit. This video should put a smile on your face 😉 Why not use one the social network tabs and share this with your friends too, put a smile on their face as well 🙂
UK agency axed which helps find missing people
The families of missing people are devastated to learn that the National Policing Improvement Agency which helps find missing people in the UK is to be axed to save government funding. The NPIA maintains a database of 44,000 people listed on its Missing Persons'...
Damien Nettles, missing 14 years, and his heartbroken mother’s search continues
This is the heartbreaking story of Valerie Nettles, whose lovely son Damien has been missing for 14 years next month, and whose search still continues: "We were an ordinary family, doing ordinary everyday things as life hummed along in a comfortable hum-drum way. ...