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Persuasion and pot luck
When the London team went into the Olympic bid pitch, seven years before London 2012 began, they weren’t expecting...
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Mountain madness
Mad – that’s the typical adjective most people choose when I tell them about my new expedition. They will...
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Being ‘kidnapped’ in Egypt
“What’s happening?” Steve whispered to me. “They’re deciding whether or not to let us go.” “Do you think they will?” “No,” I...
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The Rock and a hard place
It takes a certain level of faith to get through the pain of seeing your sporting dreams slip from...
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Boost your brain health
Memory blips are natural as we get older, but keeping your mind active and challenged will help to keep...
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Healing minds to Minister
David Hall was once a chronic, paranoid schizophrenic. He was admitted to a psychiatric hospital on many occasions. Then...
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Miscarriage and men
I arrived at the BBC studios in Essex early one Sunday morning ready to do 14 regional interviews that...
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The Message Trust
Andy Hawthorne was faced with a major challenge in the mid-1980s, when many of the ex-offenders he was employing...
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Neeson breaks the silence
Liam Neeson isn’t a man for bull. He always calls it like it is. Like when actors who work...
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Sky’s the limit
There has surely never been a better time to watch sport on television! On a typical weekend you can watch...
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5 Ways To Stay Healthy
“Spring has finally sprung! For many, this creates the perfect opportunity to ‘spring clean’ our health,” explains TV medic...
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Grid Hospitality
Grid Hospitality have more than 40 years’ experience in the hospitality and event business and have suites at both...
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Chris Pratt: Passengers
Chris Pratt is the type of good-natured, self-effacing gentleman that often seems to be apologising for his success. Not...
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Arsenal in the community
There is a side to Premier League football clubs that few are aware of. Players are often seen as...
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Mr Starman
What makes some of us determined to fulfil our dreams, where others give up? This is a question I...
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A role to be played
Richard Taylor’s ten-year-old son Damilola was killed in 2001 on the way home from an after-school club. Following Damilola’s...
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Between Heaven and Mel
Beloved actor and award-winning director turned pariah: Mel Gibson’s career has lurched from one extreme to the other across...
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The troublemaker
Greg Valerio finished his last day of school with the words “Valerio, you’re a natural-born troublemaker. Just make sure...
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Sideswiped
Have you ever been sideswiped; led to believe one thing and then, as you’re looking ahead with the excitement...
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Northern star
For many, including me and my wife, comedian Chris Ramsey first came to prominence in the TV comedy series Hebburn, set in...