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Today households across the country have been hit by a huge rise in energy bills. It’s no April Fools joke - millions of Brits will struggle to save the pennies as the energy price cap rises by over £600. Thankfully, telly’s financial guru Martin Lewis has shared his advice to help us cut costs around the home.

When Jessica bought sperm to start a family with her wife 18 years ago, she would never have believed the twists and turns her life would take after her daughter was born. Now though she is in a relationship with the father of her daughter Alice, 16. “I was married to my wife and living in another state and we decided to get an anonymous sperm donor,” explains Jessica, 45, who appeared on hit C4 show Steph’s Packed Lunch yesterday.

Ramadan is an important date in the calendar for Muslims across the world. It marks the month when the Prophet Muhammad received the beginning of the Qur’an (the holy book of Islam) from God.This year it starts on April 2nd. For 30 days, observers of the faith will fast from sunrise to sunset while engaging in self-reflection and acts of kindness to others.

Bridgerton is back for a new season full of swooning maidens and steamy sex scenes, and those 82 million households who watched the first series are once more all hot under the collar. But for some women, dressing in period costume – inspired in part by the hit show – has become a way of life. Sophie Andrews, 26, regularly dresses up in the full regalia of Bridgerton’s Regency era and says it’s a boost for her confidence.

From attending lavish state banquets to travelling the world on different tours, working for the royals is a job like no other. But alongside the glitz and glamour of the role, working for the Queen comes with its downsides too, such as being away from home for long stretches of time. Speaking exclusively to OK!, former royal chef Darren McGrady explained how busy days at Balmoral Castle meant that he and his colleagues stuck together to form their own alternative “family”.

Lorraine, 37, who lives in Hilton, Derbyshire, with her husband Steve, 38, and sons George, 12, Henry, three, and Alexander, two, shares her story... "This Mother’s Day will be extra special for me and my mum, Denise. We’ll be able to share a family lunch and put the difficulties of the past few years behind us.

"It’s that time of year again.The supermarkets are rammed with display stands of pink cards, cut price flowers, candles and mugs with messages of motherly appreciation on them. My email inbox is full of brands proffering discount codes to take my mum to a spa or to buy her a bracelet. I lost my mum to cancer when I was seven and I have always found Mother’s Day activates spark such a lot of sadness and uncertainty in me.

A Mumsnet user got a surprise notification on social media this week. The anonymous writer, who uses the handle 'planetme', received an unexpected Friend Request from someone who was not only not a friend - but who actively bullied her. She wrote: "At school, there was a girl in the year above with a reputation for being really "hard".

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's release last week was a huge cause for celebration and a victory - finally - for justice for the mum of one after she was imprisoned in Iran in 2016. LINK This Sunday will be the first Mother’s Day Nazanin and her daughter Gabriella have spent together since they were separated at the airport in Iran when Nazanin was detained.

A student has told how she tied the knot with a professor from her university despite their 27 year age gap. When Mariam Trela, 26, first locked eyes with her 53-year-old husband Grzegorz Trela, he was a professor of philosophy at the same university in Morogoro, Tanzania where Mariam was studying an education degree. Starry eyed Grzegorz, who is originally from Poland, said it was 'love at first sight' when he took Mariam out for their first date in May of 2017.

Youssef Makki’s family was plunged into a nightmare when the bright and gentle Manchester schoolboy was shockingly killed in 2019. Here, his older sister, former schoolteacher Jade Akoum, 30, mum to Rafaat, 12, Zak, four, Daniel, three, and Yousef, 18 months, shares the harrowing story of her family’s fight for justice… "Seeing my son Rafaat setting off for school in his smart uniform always makes me proud. It’s the same uniform my brother Yousef wore to Manchester Grammar School, and it’s a poignant reminder of everything we lost when Yousef was stabbed to death in March 2019, aged just 17.There were 11 years between Yousef and me.

In Lalalaletmeexplain's hit column, readers ask for her expert advice on their own love, sex and relationship problems. With nearly 200k Instagram followers, Lala is the anonymous voice helping womankind through every bump in the road. An established sex, dating and relationship educator, she’s had her fair share of relationship drama and shares her wisdom on social media to a loyal army of followers.

The nurse was telling me, “Push!” and I clenched Spencer’s hand as I dutifully did. I was so deep into the contractions that I really didn’t think about the fact we were filming the birth for my 425,000 YouTube subscribers. Capturing the amazing moment our daughter, Renaelia, was born was something my husband Spencer and I had always planned, because I’ve shared everything on my channel, Imogenation – the highs and the lows – since it launched in 2017.This was the biggest stage of my journey yet.

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin declared his invasion of Ukraine the news has been flooded with heartbreaking stories of innocent people fleeing their homes.Thousands of Ukranian citizens have crossed the border into neighbouring countries like Poland and Moldova, forced to leave behind treasured possessions in search of safety. But one woman who wouldn’t leave her pride and joy behind was Alisa Teptiuck.The 35 year old broke hearts after sharing a snap of her dog - a 12-year-old German Shepherd named Pulya (or Bullet, in English) - being carried to the Polish border on her husband’s shoulder.The photo went viral and left the internet praying for their safety. Belfast Live has exclusively shared the real story behind the powerful image and what happened to the fleeing family.

Lisa Buck was horrified by the news that Ukranian volunteer Anastasiia Yalanskaya, 26, had been killed after dropping off dog food to a shelter. But rather than put her off, the Norfolk animal lover instead took action…. “It was hearing on the news about desperate people in Ukraine running back to their animals and getting shot that made me stand up from the sofa one night, turn to my husband Bill, and say ‘I have to do something’.

Whether it’s how we do our work, keep in touch with our friends, or even how we stay in shape, our everyday lives are increasingly dominated by the online world. Despite the move to online, much of the Internet remains unregulated and many behaviours - including the sending of unsolicited pictures - aren’t treated with the same force as they would be if they took place in the ‘real’ world.

During primary school, if my fellow classmates and I behaved well during our morning assembly hymns, then as a treat we’d be allowed to sing S Club 7’s Reach to conclude proceedings. I would dutifully belt out ‘He’s got the whole world in his hands’ and ‘Give me oil in my lamp’, dreaming of the big finale.The words would be projected onto the wall, but I didn’t need to look. “Reach for the stars,” I would sing/shout as I lifted my right arm up into the air forcefully and then outstretched it directly in front of me, shaking my fingers while slowly moving it to the right side.

A mum-of-three has found a way to solve all of her money struggles, thanks to her incredibly long legs. Cornwall-based Lizzy Groombridge was left struggling for cash after the pandemic hit, and with the cost of living continuing to rise things started to become difficult for her and her family. However, Lizzy soon found a unique, and very lucrative, method of earning money quickly - she started selling her XL tights for £45 a pair via adult content site OnlyFans.

A mum says she lets her six-year-old son choose when he goes to bed because it helps him learn from his mistakes. Hayley Ambrose, 34, says she's allowed Leyland to dictate his own nap time since he was a baby. "I couldn’t face the hours of bedtime hell if I tried to get him in bed for 7pm," she told The Sun.

This week, former Hollyoaks ’ star Lysette Anthony, 58, - who played Marnie Nightingale in the hit Channel 4 show from 2016 - has told how she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the young age of 52.The actress broke her silence for the first time in an exclusive interview and shoot with OK! , describing the lows she’s overcome since her initial diagnosis, and vowing to live life to the full now. Business owner Donna Marshall, 52, from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, knows exactly the challenges faced by those living with Parkinson’s. Here she shares her story...

Some of the most elite dogs took centre stage at Birmingham's NEC for Crufts 2022. They proved that working with dogs isn't so bad after all, and provided us all with some pretty damn adorable (and funny) moments... Dog lake A miniature Chihuahua proved that you can really be anything you want to be, as they transformed themselves into a doggy ballerina.

"It had taken me nine hours and 11 minutes, but I’d done it, I had completed the London Marathon on the 28th April 2019. I may have been the slowest time that year, but I’d done it and I felt pure relief (and pain) wash over my body. I’d dreamt of this moment during my months of training.

"Makeup applied and hair carefully done, I excitedly browse through my wardrobe. What is the perfect look for my date? There’s nothing unusual about a woman making themselves beautiful for the guy they love. But I’m not heading out for cocktails or a romantic meal.

A young Ukrainian woman has become a TikTok star after sharing exactly what daily life in a bomb shelter is like. In order to stay as safe as possible after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched attacks on the country, she has seemingly moved into a below-ground bunker with her mum, dad and pet dog.The account, which uses the name @Valerisssh has 569k followers, with a video showing, "My typical day in a bomb shelter" being viewed 32.8 million times.The 22 second clip offered a clear insight into her day - the youngster watched her mum cook on a small stove, conversed with her dad, played with her dog who she noted was confused by the situation and dried her hair with a heat gun. The most harrowing part of the viral video was when she showed the devastation in her home city.

Chloe (not her real name) was over the moon when she and husband Alex (not his real name) found out they were pregnant with their first child in 2020. After a battle with PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) Chloe, 34, had struggled to get pregnant for 5 years following her wedding. Despite the joy and support of her friends and family, a 25-year-long friendship turned sour over a baby name… “I knew I wanted to be a mum since I was little.

Sunny Kooner is a 35-year-old businesswoman from Wolverhampton. She and her husband Baz, 34, own a chain of dessert parlours - Delightful Desserts - as well as a dessert parlour supply company, and Jatt Life vodka, whisky and gin labels. Sunny also has her own Instagram page and blog - Blessed with Girls "When I met an old school friend’s mum I hadn’t seen for ages, I was so excited to see her, and I expected her to be pleased for me when I told her I had four daughters.

In Lalalaletmeexplain's hit column, readers ask for her expert advice on their own love, sex and relationship problems. With nearly 200k Instagram followers, Lala is the anonymous voice helping womankind through every bump in the road. An established sex, dating and relationship educator, she’s had her fair share of relationship drama and shares her wisdom on social media to a loyal army of followers.

International Women's Day will take place on Tuesday 8 March this year, and in celebration we chatted to four inspiring individuals, who are breaking the bias and thriving in careers that are often associated with men.The Mechanic Laura Kennedy, 39, lives in London and founded Spanners with Manners "On an average working day you’ll find me under a bonnet servicing a car and having a good laugh. Every day is different and I love it, but as a kid I was convinced I was going to be the next Sporty Spice. "I left school at 17 and worked in the admin office for Mercedes.