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  BBC star Tommy backs MPs

BBC star Tommy backs MPs

BBC One Line of Duty star, Tommy Jessop, has given his personal backing to the launch of the new All-Party Parliamentary Group on Down Syndrome, which will be unveiled in Westminster later today. A number of Down syndrome advocacy and support groups along with a... read more »

  Movie of the week: Vanquish

Movie of the week: Vanquish

Morgan Freeman plays Damon, a housebound, cold-blooded killer in this money-courier thriller while his motorbiking gopher (played by Ruby Rose), is pressurised onto the dark side as she fears for her daughter's safety. Shoot-outs, car chases and an awful lot of threatening behaviour follow as... read more »

  Our youngsters need helping

Our youngsters need helping

I am feeling a bit agitated. The source of my inner turmoil I am experiencing is a conversation I have had with one of my daughters – all to do with ‘feelings’. A few days ago, a young girl we know tried to kill herself. She... read more »

  Skin cancer: men more at risk

Skin cancer: men more at risk

The spring and summer sunshine is beckoning – and foreign holidays are set to become a reality once again in a matter of a few days. But as we all look forward to better times, one company is urging Britons to be wary about soaking... read more »

  African church’s TV triumph

African church's TV triumph

A new TV show tracing the roots of the African-American church back more than 400 years has just been released across the pond – and it tells a powerful and compelling story of hope triumphing over oppression. The Black Church: This is Our Story, This... read more »

  Farmer triggers ‘border war’

Farmer triggers 'border war'

In a week that has seen two Royal Navy gunboats deployed to Jersey to repel an angry flotilla of 60 French fishing boats, news reaches these shores of another dispute between our nearest continental neighbours and Belgium. For it would seem a Belgian farmer has... read more »

  Your ‘staycation’ bucket list

Your ‘staycation’ bucket list

From the West Midland Safari Lodge to the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Surrey, Sorted – in conjunction with SlotsUp – has come up with five bucket list attractions to ensure your summer 'staycation' can still put a big smile on your face. Since... read more »

  How to be an eco camper

How to be an eco camper

With millions of Britons facing the prospect of a second successive summer ‘staycation’, demand to go camping is soaring. But as more and more people investigate a get-away under canvas, fears are growing the expected surge in camping holidays could be bad news for nature... read more »

  Helping gardeners stay legit

Helping gardeners stay legit

It’s a Bank Holiday weekend and a trip to the garden centre beckons for many – yet lots of ‘green-fingered’ Britons are unwittingly at risk of gaining an unwelcome criminal record because they don’t understand basic laws. It would appear the legislation that governs how... read more »

  How my Dad guided me…

How my Dad guided me...

As Father's Day gets ever closer (it's on 20 June), we examine the strong relationships three men had with their Dads, discovering how these positive role models helped to shape their lives.   Sorted film reviewer Dave Hopwood reflects on being a father and a son There... read more »