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Teaching assistant diagnosed with bowel cancer at 22 reveals three symptoms people of all ages should know

Cambridgeshire teaching assistant Sophie Anderson was just 22 when she was diagnosed with bowel cancer after first showing symptoms at the age of 18

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Woman celebrates 106th birthday with naked waiter and glass of bubbly: ‘Never seen anything like it’

Nora Shaw, of Lincoln, has lived through two world wars, two global pandemics and 20 Prime Ministers, but had never seen a butler in the buff before

The Independent UK

Woman with disorder that causes her to go toilet ‘8 times before work’ climbs Everest

‘The altitude sickness took over and we were all rushing to the loo constantly – it wasn’t just me!’ Samantha Rose said

The Independent UK

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‘I felt I deserved it’: Nurse’s agony highlights the ‘slow spiral’ of domestic violence

West Midlands mother Aimee Eaton, 35, saw her ex Arran Smith, 31, jailed for five years 10 months for charges including ABH

The Independent UK

“I’m alive and for me that’s a plus”: Fit and healthy lawyer ‘dies nine times’ in his sleep

When West Midlands woman Naomi Qureshi, 53, woke to her husband Mason, 54, snoring she had no idea it was a sign of an undiagnosed heart condition

The Independent UK

‘It took over my life’: Woman speaks out on rare condition that saw her pull her own hair out for 18 years

Rosie Myers, 30, of Hampshire, conquers the hair pulling condition trichotillomania and launches ethical haircare brand ‘nope’ with her girlfriend

The Independent UK

Woman left stranded with a broken back after falling from a horse is rescued thanks to geography app

Rachel Moyes, 41, from Midlothian, Scotland, was in an isolated spot and couldn’t say where she was when she called for an ambulance

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Renter spends £4.5K on Airbnb in two months after landlords refuse to house her dog

Now living with her mother in Somerset, when Kirsty Hunt, 36, faced redundancy and losing her flat, she could not find anywhere to rent with her pet dog

The Independent UK

Baby’s arm amputated at 10 days old after he suffered blood clots in the womb

Little Zack from Hull, East Yorkshire was born with a “bruised and blistered” left arm

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Woman hails £85 skincare kit as ‘miracle cure’ for her cystic acne

Jamie Graves, 42, from Bedfordshire was so self-conscious she avoided leaving the house for weeks

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Husband’s ‘world collapsed’ as wife dies months after misdiagnosis

Dumfries father Alan Johnstone, 37, says his daughter Sienna, three, has “infectious positivity” and “ridiculously curly hair” just like her late mother, Anneka

The Independent UK

Plucky 11-year-old aims for Paralympic glory as a swimmer just 15 months after her left leg was amputated below the knee because of cancer

Sophia Houlston, of Essex, was just nine in 2020 when a golf ball sized lump appeared on her left foot which was later found to be cancer

The Independent UK

Mother who thought itchy hands were caused by cleaning product given months to live

London nursery manager Maria Barry, 58, was horrified to discover truth behind chronic symptom

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Pub manager puts ‘pounding headaches’ down to his hectic lifestyle before brain tumour diagnosis

Ben Wilson, 36, from Ackworth, West Yorkshire only realised something was wrong when he was furloughed by Covid and his headaches continued

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Police officer’s ‘menopausal’ pains turn out to be rare cancer

Eve Lauder, 47, has raised 30K for charity, packed in holidays and even partied at Glastonbury while undergoing chemotherapy

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Pub manager puts ‘pounding headaches’ down to his hectic lifestyle before brain tumour diagnosis

Ben Wilson, 36, from Ackworth, West Yorkshire only realised something was wrong when he was furloughed by Covid and his headaches continued

The Independent UK

Man climbs Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair after being paralysed in Manchester Arena terror attack

Martin Hibbert, 46, from Chorley says he stronger both physically and mentally than he was when he was able-bodied

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Man with ‘titanium stomach’ becomes TikTok sensation after eating an egg 73 days past best-before date

Gavin Wren, 44, from Forest Gate, east London, is on a stomach-turning mission – but do not try this yourself as it could make you ill.

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‘It’s killing me’: Young healthcare worker’s ‘pulled muscle’ kickstarts ‘life-changing’ chronic pain

Surrey woman Georgy Hibbert saw her life changed ‘virtually overnight’ by chronic pain

The Independent UK

Accountant whose eyes were ‘sealed shut by sun’ reveals the beauty treatment that helped him to see

Robert Graham, 67, of West Yorkshire, blinked in strong sunlight only for his eyelids to snap shut and stay closed unless he prised them open

The Independent UK

How airport staff shortages inspired a grandfather to invent a carry-on wheelchair that doubles as luggage

Derbyshire management consultant Richard Williams, 63, used his expertise as a chartered engineer to design the wheelchair for his 64-year-old wife Jane

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Depressed security guard reveals how Mark Wahlberg changed his life with seven words

Kent father Jamie Humphrey, 33, was a security guard on the set of the movie Infinite in 2019 when a chance encounter with Wahlberg changed his life

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Depressed security guard reveals how Mark Wahlberg changed his life with seven words

Kent father Jamie Humphrey, 33, was a security guard on the set of the movie Infinite in 2019 when a chance encounter with Wahlberg changed his life

The Independent UK

Medium claims she ‘manifested’ her son as an adult before falling pregnant

Essex fertility coach Anna Willson, 39, “manifests” her son before teaching her wife, Aimee, 39, who works for the police, to do the same

The Independent UK

How an ancient Japanese ritual helped a breast cancer survivor reclaim her body after illness

BBC editorial compliance specialist Karen Myers, 49, found seeing her breasts and scars reminded her of a negative time

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