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HE’S BEHIND YOU! Will this unwitting crab be able to claw his way out of a very sticky situation? It certainly looks like he’s got enough mates around to give him a heads-up about his impending fate! • To see amazing and amusing photos and videos of more critters, go to lifedeathprizes.com and search ‘Animals’. CELEBRITY SPIN Do you know which celebrity we’ve put in a twist? Here’s a clue to help: This BBC TV presenter shares a sofa with Alex Jones, and was runner-up in Strictly Come Dancing in 2010. Take a look at the picture on the right and see if you can work out who it is. Puzzle 1 £50 Your answer: TO ENTER Turn to page 60 for details. Lifedeathprizes.com/win CASH for your story! Chat is your mag…

She used the money earned from us to fund her addictions In May 2014, Amanda Spencer, then 23, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court. She pleaded not guilty to 16 counts relating to child prostitution against me and three other victims. Facing Amanda in court to give evidence, I looked her straight in the eye. She broke down in tears – most probably weeping for herself. The court heard that she was 16 when she began befriending victims as young as 13, including me. And she used the money she earned from us to fund her alcohol and drug addictions. The jury found her guilty of 14 counts of arranging or facilitating child prostitution, and two counts of causing or inciting child prostitution. Spencer was jailed for a total of 12…

Just like other girls, Frances loves sparkles and dressing up There’s no such word as can’t.’ That’s what I always tell my daughter Frances, now 14. And it’s something my brave girl proves on a daily basis. See, Frances isn’t like other teens. She has cerebral palsy – a condition affecting her movement and coordination. When she was born 10 weeks early in December 2002, she weighed a tiny 3lb 4oz. She was a tough little cookie, though. And when me and her dad Reuben, then 39, finally brought her home, our other kids, Luke, then 8, Alice, 7, and Adam, 3, all adored her. Quickly, we noticed something was wrong. Frances wasn’t meeting her milestones. We took her to see a doctor. And then came the tests that confirmed…

It grew to the size of a tennis ball and I was in agony As I was touching the right-hand side of my mouth with my tongue, I could feel it – a small bump on the inside of my cheek. ‘I think it’s an abscess,’ my GP told me. But it wasn’t painful and so I soon forgot all about it. Then, last summer, I was running downstairs when I slipped and fell to the bottom and hit my face on the banister. I went to A&E at James Cook University Hospital where an X-ray revealed that I’d cracked my left cheekbone. But doctors were concerned about the bump in my mouth. I had a biopsy and was sent home to wait for the results. ‘I’m sure it’s nothing,’…

He’d make me take pictures of the hair I cut to prove I was at work It wasn’t exactly love at first sight with Daniel Fleary, 33. We’d met when I was at a bar with mates and he’d swanned in as if he owned the place. A professional boxer, he was loud, confident and a little bit full of himself. I’d given up the party scene after the birth of my little boy, but had been persuaded to join the girls for a few drinks. Daniel asked me out that night, and I said no. But when I got home, I found I had a message from him on Facebook. He’d dropped the bravado and seemed to me like a genuinely nice guy. Give me a chance, I like…

CRAFTY CODE CRACKER When British actress Carey Mulligan met screenwriter Julian Fellowes after he gave a lecture at her school, he tried to persuade her away from an acting career. What did he suggest she do instead? To find out, solve the puzzle... Fill in the grid. Each letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number from 1 to 26. When you’ve completed the grid, the shaded squares will spell out the three-word prize answer. We’ve given you four letters to start you off. Puzzle 7 £ 500 Your answer: TO ENTER Turn to page 60 for details. Lifedeathprizes.com/win…

THE BIG QUIZ Puzzle 14 £ 500 The answers to all these general knowledge questions – except one – are in the grid in various directions. To be this week’s Chat Big Quiz champion, work out which answer is missing. This is your prize answer. Answers are in alphabetical order in each section. THE SILVER SCREEN – TIM 1 Which character in the series of Toy Story movies is voiced by actor Tim Allen? (4,9) 2 What completes the much-acclaimed movie The … Redemption, starring Tim Robbins as a man wrongly convicted of murder? (9) 3 In which Disney favourite does a meerkat called Timon and a warthog called Pumbaa sing Hakuna Matata? (3,4,4) WHERE IN THE WORLD? PACIFIC RIM 4 The Pacific Rim countries do not make a connection in…

OFF THE TELLY! I know what you might be thinking… His face looks familiar. You may recognise me from the telly See, I’ve appeared on daytime TV a fair few times over the last few years. In fact, it’s become a bit of a hobby. It all started in 2014, when a friend messaged me on Facebook. ‘Come Dine With Me is looking for applicants,’ they wrote. The Channel 4 cooking show was a favourite of mine. And I thought it might be fun to host my very own dinner party. So I applied online and filled out a number of forms. Next, I was invited to an audition and camera test. Then, months on, I was told I’d made it as a reserve. I was a bit disappointed. ‘I’ll…

Lee was a soldier. I’d worried we’d lose him on a battlefield It was New Year’s Eve 2011, I couldn’t wait to go out and celebrate with my family. My darling son Lee, 26, had just returned from a six-month tour of Afghanistan with the Royal Engineers. So the time we had together as a family with my husband Paul, 56, and daughter Lyndsey, 28, was even more precious. Starting the festivities, we joined our friends plus Lee and his girlfriend in a bar in Merthyr. We enjoyed a couple of drinks, chatted and danced until, at around 9pm, Lee approached me and Paul. ‘I think we’re going to head off,’ he said. We understood. Lee had been away for so long, and naturally wanted to make the most of…

THE BIGGIE Phwoar – it’s a whopper! Enjoy your puzzling What links Pretty Woman’s Julia Roberts and Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio? To find out, solve the crossword then read down the shaded squares to find the three-word prize answer. Puzzle 3 £ 1,001 £500 winner Issue 15, 13 April 2017 I was delighted to win! I’ll put the money towards a walk-in shower – old age has caught up with me! Glenys Williams, Dolgellau, Gwynedd Your answer: ACROSS 1 Rock sticking out of the ground (7) 5 Secret name to gain access (8) 9 Strategy (4) 13 Water escapes that you don’t want (5) 14 First settler (7) 15 Unpredictable (7) 16 Canvas holder (5) 17 One extra (5) 18 Underground passageway (6) 20 Jungle kings (5) 21 Arcade flipper game…

ALL ONLY £1 Tesco Swirly Toffee Sundae, 136g, £1 With sticky, toffee-flavoured sponge pieces and custard, plus vanilla mousse, this is a substantial pud. We liked the nugget topping! Morrisons Toffee Sundaes, 2 x 100g, £1 Super light and with a great toffee flavour, it won’t take you long to polish off this mixture of vanilla mousse, toffee mousse and toffee custard. Great value! Sainsbury’s Toffee Sundae, 140g, £1 Not only is this a generous size, it’s not overly sweet and we really enjoyed the rich vanilla and toffee mousse swirled with toffee custard and topped with bits of butterscotch. Chat choice NEW Most Wanted Wine Pouches, £2.49 each, Co-op Light, transportable and easy to open, these 187cl pouches are available in Sicilian Pinot Grigio and Mendoza Malbec. Perfect for…

Wonder wool Use the wool from the centre of the ball when you’re knitting. Then it can sit beside you and it’ll flow like a dream! Yvonne Clark, Boston In the bag On holiday, I was given free carrier bags for my shopping, so I brought them home. I keep a couple in my regular shopping bag as they’re so handy! Hazel Shepherd, Wimborne Clear win Fed up with trying to find stuff in your bag? Keep little items in a clear pencil case, so they’re easy to find. Rachael Cleak, Ivybridge Band aid Roll up pillows and fasten with elastic bands before you wash them. It helps them keep their shape and the water still gets through! Gina Storey, North Shields They're YOUR tips!! Easy does it Whenever I…

It was June 2013 and I was single…again. Just three months earlier, I was somebody’s fiance. But it’d all gone wrong. Now here I was, setting up an online dating profile. The break-up was still raw. But what’s that they say about getting back on the horse? I got messages very quickly. Some were friendly. Some a bit over-friendly… ‘Disgusting!’ I gasped, shocked at the X-rated replies. Still, I went on a few dates. But found myself bored or unhappy. ‘I’m not cut out for this!’ I laughed to my mum Michelle, 45. After a few weeks, I spotted a handsomelooking profile. ‘Chris Ryder, 34, bodybuilder,’ I read aloud. Biting the bullet, I typed up a quick hello. Send. Within hours, he replied. Chris made me laugh, and I could…

Serves: 16 Prep: 25 min Cook: 45-50 min 225g unsalted butter 110g light Muscovado sugar 75g golden syrup 350g oats Pinch salt 40g walnuts, chopped 3 rounded tsp ground cinnamon 365g Bramley cooking apples, quartered and cored Icing sugar, to dust Ground cinnamon, to dust Sweet treat 1 Preheat oven to 180C/ Gas 4, then grease and line a 20cm shallow square tin. 2 Heat butter, Muscovado sugar and golden syrup in a large non-stick saucepan until melted. Remove from heat and stir in oats and salt. 3 Tip into a bowl, leave to cool, then add walnuts and cinnamon and coarsely grate over apple, including skin. Mix well, spoon into tin, level and press firmly with a palette knife to smooth. Bake on middle shelf for 45-50 minutes until golden.…

Meal Deal 1 Skin and cut 250g firm white fish into chunks. Place in a bowl and mix with 1tbsp chilli sauce, zest and juice of a lime, a crushed clove of garlic, and a finely sliced spring onion. Cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours. 2 Heat 1tbsp olive oil in a frying pan and add fish, leaving any marinade in the bowl. Fry for 3-5 min until it just flakes, then add marinade and warm through. 3 Meanwhile, preheat grill to high and cook 2 corn cobs until charred and smoky. Cut down cob to remove corn and, in a dish, mix with ½ a sliced small red onion, 1 grated carrot and 8 halved cherry tomatoes. 4 Mix 4tbsp soured cream with 2tsp chilli sauce. 5…

He’d fought anacondas, lived in the Amazon wilds... He stood on the edge of a vast, unexplored piece of territory. A jungle the size of the USA that had never been mapped or charted. And from that last remote outpost, Percy Fawcett wrote to his wife. We hope to get through this region in a few days, he wrote. You need have no fear of any failure. Next morning, Percy set off with his small group of companions – his son Jack, 22, and his friend Raleigh Rimmel. They were never heard from or seen again. It was May 1925. The Mato Grosso jungle spread across thousands of miles of the Amazon, covering huge parts of Brazil and Bolivia. And Percy was convinced that somewhere in that dense, humid wilderness…

ZOOMED IN! Puzzle 20 £100 We’ve got up close and personal with something tasty you might find at the bakery. If you can make out what it is, that’s your prize answer. Your answer: WHAT'S ON TELLY? Puzzle 21 4X £30 As you can see, our TV’s gone on the blink and we can’t make out what programme’s being screened… If the show looks familiar to you, that’s your prize answer! Your answer: WHAT'S WRONG? You might remember John Goodman, who played Fred in The Flintstones. But something about this still from the 1994 film isn’t as it should be. If you know which item doesn’t belong, that’s your prize answer. Puzzle 22 £100 Your answer: HOW MANY? Can you tell how many razors have been put inside this glass jar? If so,…

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She seemed so much older and cooler than me My best friend Amanda handed me a lit fag, and I took a drag. I’d not smoked before, but, desperate to impress her, I tried not to cough and splutter. Amanda Spencer was 16 – three years older than me. She and I were joined at the hip. ‘Here comes Sam-anda,’ our friends would laugh, combining our names. Only 13, I looked up to Amanda, and she took me under her wing. See, like me, she’d grown up in foster care. She knew how tough it was, and she looked out for me. The first time I’d met her was when I was hanging around Sheffield’s Castle Market. Amanda had asked if I wanted to try shoplifting. She seemed so much…

I’d made peace with the fact that I might not live long… With nerves jangling, I wandered into my local boozer to greet my date. It was December 2010 and a friend had set me up with Becky, 25, a teacher. ‘You’ll like her,’ my mate’s words echoed in my mind. Walking through the pub door, my stomach flipped. Becky was beautiful, with blonde hair and a huge smile. ‘I’m James,’ I told her. As we chatted, it felt like we’d known each other for ages, and I was soon smitten. As time passed, we grew closer… But there was something I hadn’t told Becky… I was born with cystic fibrosis, or CF – an incurable condition where the lungs clog up with sticky mucus. While I’d had a relatively…

This flirty stranger had sparked something in me Scrolling through my phone, my eyes started to ache. I’d just bought myself a new mobile. And I’d spent the last few hours manually transferring across all the numbers in my phone book. ‘Done!’ I sighed, exhausted. It was 2002 – long before the days of smart phones. After sorting out all of my contacts, I found my boyfriend’s number. We’d only been dating for a couple of months. It was nothing serious, just a bit of fun. Feeling flirty, I typed out a saucy sext. I can’t wait to see you and get you into bed, I wrote. Then I hit send. Moments later, my phoned pinged. I’m not sure who you are, but you’ve made an old man very happy,…

Ask our Doc Don’t be shy – Chat’s Dr Martin Edwards is a family GP who’s seen it all before… Achy knees Q Since I turned 50 my knees ache! Am I falling apart? Roz, 51 A Pain in one knee could point to a ligament sprain or cartilage problem. Pain in both might just mean you’re unfit or overweight, or could suggest osteoarthritis. Swelling, redness or stiffness in the morning, could indicate arthritis due to inflammation. Let your GP take a look. Stubborn verruca Q I’ve tried everything the chemist has to offer, but I can’t get rid of a verruca on my foot. Mel, 44 A A verruca is a wart that grows inwards due to pressure from standing. Over-the-counter wart treatments from the chemist can work provided…

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I lay on the floor and howled, stricken and devastated It’s difficult to explain how it feels to be told you have nine months to live. It was 1992, I was 39 and had been living in Spain for four months. Living the dream. But in the October, my boyfriend Pete, who was visiting from the UK, found a tiny lump in my right breast. And in the December, I found more, larger lumps under my armpit. Visiting a specialist days before Christmas, I was alone when I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast and lymphatic cancer. I walked out of the hospital in a daze. The first thing I did was go to a newsagent and find a dictionary. Malignant: imminent death, it read. That night, Pete told…

My son’s face had ballooned until his eyes were tiny slits Even just a few minutes felt like hours when I was away from my gorgeous boy. But, although I was a busy mum, I always made time for myself, too. So, this June, I’d booked myself in for a treat – highlights. Just before I left the house, I turned to say goodbye to my 2-year-old son Oliver. ‘See you soon!’ I cooed to my boy. ‘Mummy won’t be long.’ My friend Gail had kindly offered to watch Oliver for a couple of hours. At 3pm, thrilled with my blonde streaks, I went to pick up my son Jacob, 7, from school. Gail met me there with little Oliver. ‘Nice hairdo!’ she told me, smiling.. ‘Thanks!’ I beamed, scooping…

6 reasons to visit... 1 De Vere Cotswold Water Park Waterskiing, sailing, wakeboarding, inflatable rides, pedalos, swimming, fishing – there’s even a lakeside beach complete with sand and new aqua park! 2 Hoburne Cotswold An idyllic hideaway perfect for families looking for adventure. This top-notch self-catering accommodation has indoor and outdoor pools, two restaurants, an arcade, tennis courts, soft play, nature trail and non-stop entertainment. 3 Cycling Take your bikes, or hire some. Then explore the sprawling countryside. You’ll stumble across historic churches, traditional cosy pubs and some fab picnic sites and nature trails. 4 Food There are some top eating establishments hidden within the old villages. Try The Greyhound Inn, Siddington, a pub with award-winning pies and tasty home-cooked food. 5 Historic attractions The Cotswolds is steeped in history,…

LETTER of the week! Snap happy! The story about Lauren Dearsley’s weight loss was fascinating (27 July issue). Losing weight can be a long, hard slog, but Lauren found a way to motivate herself by taking photographs of herself dressed in her old clothes so could see how far she had come. She’s an inspiration to all of us who are still trying to shed those extra pounds. Saphia Fleury, London WE PAY CASH Good old days Looking for an on-duty cashier while shopping, I was approached and asked if I wanted to be served normally. If not, I was shown to a self-service till. Gone are the good, old-fashioned days of customer service! Sylvia Foster, Bridlington Smart Alec I work as a supply teacher and was recently taking a year-3…

THE CRIME Michael John Anderson, 19, wanted to know what it felt like to kill. So, in October 2007, he posted a fake advert on Craigslist – a US classified-ads website – posing as a mum wanting to hire a nanny. Katherine Olson saw the ad and agreed to the booking. However, turning up at the house expecting to look after children, she instead met a grisly end… THE STORY Katherine Olson, 24, was a university graduate with her whole life ahead of her She had a natural way with children and decided to work as a nanny after completing her degree. So, when she spotted an advert on Craigslist for a childminder, she applied. Katherine had often used the website to get babysitting jobs and had never had any…

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LOVE BIRD – NOT! In Indonesia, a spike in divorce numbers is being blamed on pigeons! According to one court clerk, ‘Most of the petitioners are wives, because their husbands are addicted to pigeon racing.’ We’ve heard of having another bird, but this is something else! DEAD RELAXING Employees at the New York subway have asked bosses to stop storing corpses in break rooms. If someone dies on the train system, their body is stashed in an employee area, until retrieved by authorities – making for one creepy cuppa! WHAT THE SHELL..? Heroic John Fletcher from Gloucester saved his tortoise’s life – by giving her mouth-to-mouth! Poor Freda, aged 45, had almost drowned in the garden pond, but she’s now back to full health. Time to shellibrate! EGGSTRAORDINARY! A four-metre-wide…