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SOGGY DOGGY! This mixed-breed mutt has had a bath, but it looks as if he’s been left hanging by his stylist. We guess he’s thinking, Excuse me! Where’s the warm rinse, Indian head massage and fancy blow-dry? • You can check out more cute kittens, puppies and other critters when you go to the website lifedeathprizes.com and search ‘Animals’. CELEBRITY SPIN Puzzle 1 £50 This multitalented Danish writer, presenter and comedian is a familiar face to viewers of BBC 2’s QI and Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off. Take a look at the picture on the right and see if you can work out who it is. Your answer: TO ENTER Turn to page 60 for details or visit lifedeathprizes.com/win CASH for your story! Chat is your mag and we…

She thought we were divorced – he told her I had leukaemia Lee was still in the house, sleeping in the spare room until he left. I couldn’t bring myself to kick him out, still hoping we could patch things up. He started joining me when I walked our dogs each day, making small talk. He’d eat dinner with me, too. After four weeks, we kissed. ‘I want to give things another go,’ I told Lee. ‘Me, too,’ he said. Slowly, we rebuilt things. But, in October, after he’d left, I was looking in a bag under the stairs when I found a print-off of an e-mail from a woman named Samira. She’d sent Lee a booking confirmation for a hotel in South Africa. A getaway for two… The paper…

I was at rock bottom – no friends, no money, no job… When I first started dating Harley, I thought he was the man I wanted to spend my life with. Both 20, I was besotted. Harley Smith made me feel special. Our intense relationship moved quickly. Within two months, he asked me to move in with him. ‘Of course!’ I cried, in summer 2015. I was so happy – but, slowly, I started to notice his temper. The littlest thing would set Harley off. Screaming and shouting, he’d call me the nastiest names. ‘You need to leave him,’ friends warned. I pushed them away, determined that I’d be able to make things better. ‘You’re completely useless,’ Harley spat one time. Not knowing how to respond, I bowed my head,…

What I went through, as a first-time mum, was terrifying Me and my partner Anthony, 33, had everything sorted. I was eight months pregnant and it was full steam ahead. I’d even planned for a water birth at home. At 36 weeks and four days, last May, I had a routine midwife appointment. While there, I started getting Braxton Hicks pains – when the uterine muscles flex in preparation for labour. The midwife felt my tummy. ‘‘You’re having contractions!’ she told me ‘But it’s weeks before my due date,’ I gulped. Suddenly, I had pains at the bottom of my ribs. I was in agony and also being sick. Rushed to Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre, by now the pains were intense. Doctors ran blood tests. I just felt worse…

Picking baby names is such an exciting part of being pregnant. And, with our third on the way, me and my husband Jerry quickly settled on some favourites. ‘Victor or Amando for a boy,’ I said, stroking my bump. You see, Victor means conqueror – victorious. So I was thrilled when, at our 18-week ultrasound in August 2013, the doctor said we were having a little lad. We already had Mary, then 12, and Sofia, 2, and Jerry, now 39, wanted someone to kick a ball about with I’m sure! But the doctor went quiet. ‘There’s something odd about his cerebellum,’ she explained. Sorry..? One side of the brain looked larger than the other, but they couldn’t tell what was wrong. ‘He’ll most likely grow out of it,’ the doctor…

Prep: 10 mins Sweet treat 200g dark chocolate 50g honey 50g unsalted butter 30g salted-caramel popcorn, such as Metcalfe’s 50g mini marshmallows 50g glacé cherries (whole or halved) 75g dried mixed fruit 1 x greased, lined 8in cake tin 1 Put chocolate, honey and butter in a saucepan and heat on low, until everything has melted and combined. Set to one side. 2 In a mixing bowl, combine popcorn, marshmallows, glacé cherries and dried fruit. 3 Pour chocolate mixture over dry mixture, and fold with a spatula until evenly coated. 4 Transfer to lined cake tin and level surface. Top with extra popcorn, marshmallows and sprinkles, if you like. 5 Pop the rocky road in the fridge to set for a few hours or overnight. 6 When ready to serve,…

My mag now I put my magazine down for a minute, and came back to find that my 11-month-old daughter Lily had claimed it as her own! Jodie Bishop, Caerphilly Delightful dress Here’s my baby girl Isabella modelling the lovely outfit her granny and grandad got her! Roxane Gormley, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Tuck in My little boy Kailan John couldn’t wait to sink his teeth into his candyfloss! Shelley Barrett, Sheffield…

I had paparazzi showing up at our stables! Size isn’t everything. Isn’t that the saying? And I realised the truth of it six years ago... I’ve been training show horses for 25 years, and was looking for a new one to take on the circuit. I usually went for big horses. But, looking on a website, I fell in love with an American miniature called Little Dave. ‘He looks fun!’ I grinned to my husband David. I was excited to meet the little fella – and we bought him. Training him up, our plucky Little Dave turned out to be a strong competitor on the show circuit, particularly in the mini high jump. We mated him with mini mare Barbie, and, in June 2015, Micro Dave was born. At just…

Strangely, the victims were soaked in sea water... It wasn’t the accident that killed her when she lost control of her car. The official cause of Radha Maharaj’s death was cyanide poisoning, and she’d died while driving. Strangely, when she was found, her clothes were sopping wet with sea water. Even more bizarrely, while Radha was dying, her husband was dying, too, 16 miles away in a roadside ditch. He, too, had fallen victim to cyanide poisoning. And his clothes were similarly soaked. It was 18 November 1988, just after 9.30pm. Radha and her husband Krishnadath had always lived on the tiny Caribbean island of St Croix. They ran a small shop with their two adult daughters. And, just months before, they’d taken out a loan of $25,000 (around £18,000)…

THE BIGGIE What relation is Hollywood actor Glenn Close to another Hollywood actor Brooke Shields? To find out, solve the crossword then read down the letters in the shaded squares to find the four-word prize answer. Phwoar – it’s a whopper! Enjoy your puzzling ACROSS 1 Settee that turns into somewhere to sleep (4, 3) 5 First showing of a film (8) 9 Dull pain (4) 13 Roof slates (5) 14 Computer instructions (7) 15 Waterfall on the Great Lakes (7) 16 Wandering person (5) 17 Not blunt (5) 18 Deep-fried prawn (6) 20 Popular Greek island (5) 21 South American country (7) 23 Sandy hump (4) 26 As well (4) 27 Intelligent sea mammal (7) 30 Spinning storm (7) 34 Amass (7) 36 Happen without method (6) 37 Group…

Aunt Bessies 12 Golden Yorkshires, £1.55 These little puds are a family favourite! Perfect for feeding a crowd for a Sunday roast. ASDA 6 Large Yorkshire Puddings, £1 Big and perfect for soaking up gravy. These ones are a real bargain! Chat choice Tesco Finest 6 Beef Dripping Yorkshire Puddings, £1.65 The dripping makes these extra crisp and luxurious – a real treat. NEW The Collective Limited Edition Pear ’n’ Maple, 450g tub, £2 Gourmet yogurt with maple syrup and a pinch of sea salt. A perfect treat on chilly autumn evenings.…

They're YOUR tips!! Snack board Make draughts games more fun for kids by swapping the boring counters for milk and white chocolate drops. When the game’s over, you get to eat them! Andrea Illingworth, Runcorn Umbrella pot My unused plant pot holder is the ideal height for my fold-up umbrellas. Now they’re so easy to find when I’m in a hurry! Louise Williams, Caerphilly Make your mark… I had to keep checking I’d turned off the dials on my new cooker, so I marked the ‘off’ bit with permanent pen. Elizabeth Howard, Dagenham Button it… By sewing lots of coloured buttons on my clutch bag and attaching an old silver necklace as a strap, I got a fab, new-look bag! Susan MacDonald, Catford Smart storage Build your own corner shelves…

‘CINDERELLA MURDER’ Barmaid Linda Cook, 24, was raped and killed on wasteland in Portsmouth on 9 December 1986. Left half-naked, her jaw and spine were broken, her crushed throat imprinted with the logo from the killer’s shoes. As police hunted for the owner of the shoes, the case was dubbed the ‘Cinderella Murder’. Off-duty sailor Michael Shirley, 18, was convicted. But, in 2003, 16 years later, aged 34, he was cleared when fresh DNA evidence excluded him. Meanwhile, Linda’s real killer has never been brought to justice. CANAL KILLING Thirty years ago, Ann Ballantine, 20, was found floating in the freezing Union Canal in Edinburgh. In January 1987, her badly decomposed body had to be identified using dental records and a scar. She’d been bound, raped and strangled. Her killer…

It was impossible to think of my mum Denise without remembering her smile – even though life hadn’t always been easy for her. She’d had MS for 20 years and was in a wheelchair. But she didn’t let it get to her. Chuckling away about ‘Denise’s knees’! She had time for everyone and always put others first. Especially with me as a teen. I could be moody, tearful... Mum was there for me, but I never really appreciated it. When I was 17, Mum had a routine leg op, but got pneumonia and septicaemia and her body shut down. And on 25 April 1992, Mum died. She was only 43. She’d lived half her life in pain and died too young. But I had to carry on and live a…

THE BIG QUIZ Puzzle 11 £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 – METAL 1 Who played tenor-horn player Andy Barrow in the 1996 comedy Brassed Off before going on to play Obi-Wan Kenobe in Star Wars episodes I, II and III? (4, 8) 2 What completes the classic 1958 movie Cat on a ..., based on a Tennessee Williams play? (3, 3, 4) 3 Which ‘metallic’ hero has been played by Robert Downey Jr eight times in a variety of films since his first appearance in 2008,…

ZOOMED IN! Puzzle 13 £100 We’ve got up close and personal with a common, everyday item. If you can make out what it is, that’s your prize answer. Your answer: WHAT'S ON TELLY? Puzzle 14 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? Puzzle 15 £100 Fans of the 2006 movie She’s the Man, based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, will recognise leading actor Channing Tatum (right) as Duke. But something about this still from the romcom isn’t as it should be. If you know which item doesn’t belong, that’s your prize answer. Your answer: HOW MANY? Puzzle 16 £100 Can you tell how many grapes are…

1 Put on your walking shoes Soak up history and culture for free with an organised whistle-stop walking tour. Lasting just over two hours and covering everything from the main attractions to the best places to eat and drink, it’s the perfect way to get your bearings on the first day. 2 Take to the water Hop aboard a boat tour on the Ljubljanica river to see the sights from a different perspective. Glide past the picturesque embankments while enjoying a local beer. 3 Eat like a local Don’t leave without tucking into a doorstop-sized wedge of Slovenia’s infamous cream cake – it’s every inch as tasty as it looks. Slovenian goulash is incredible, too – a meaty, peppery stew that’ll fill you up for the day. 4Get a bird’s-eye view…

In class, I had to lie on the floor on a mattress My first clear memory stays with me to this day. Running in the playground, aged 5, I tripped and fell. Not unusual for a kid – but, looking down, there was blood everywhere. My left leg had burst open. I was rushed to the RVI Burns Unit in Newcastle, where I needed plastic surgery to repair the damage. While it was my first memory, it wasn’t my first hospital visit. And it certainly wouldn’t be my last... At 3, I’d been diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a rare genetic condition that affects connective tissue. It cause my joints to dislocate, my skin was thin, prone to splitting. My mum Molly was vigilant, but couldn’t prevent every accident. When I…

Down on one knee, he gave me a diamond ring! Sitting at the train station, I smiled sadly to my boyfriend Lee. In his Navy uniform, Lee put his arm around me. It was September 2009, and he was leaving our home in Fife to return to Portsmouth, where he was stationed as an engineer. Being apart wasn’t easy for our relationship but, after a year together, we were making it work. I hated the goodbyes...but, this time, as the train pulled into the station, Lee leapt up. Going down on one knee, he asked, ‘Kelly, will you marry me?’ ‘Oh, my God! Yes!’ I shouted. We only had 30 seconds for him to put a diamond ring on my finger and give me a kiss before he jumped on…

The stranger grabbed me, forced his hand over my mouth My friends and I raised our glasses in a toast. ‘Here’s to a good night!’ someone said, while the rest of us cheered. It was October 1999 and I was out with my boyfriend, my sister and a few of our mates. A few drinks later, at 1am, I was ready to call it a night. My boyfriend and I started the five-minute walk home. But, on the way, we started arguing over something silly. Annoyed, I stormed off and headed to my sister’s place. She lived close by, but she wasn’t home. So I turned around and headed back to our place again. On the way, I had to walk past a park and it was so dark, it…

I’m eternally grateful to the donor and their family We all know how easily kids pick up bugs. But my daughter Evie was permanently sick. It was November 2014, and Evie, then 1, had a cold that wouldn’t budge, as well as a high temperature. ‘She’s getting worse’ I told my hubby Paul, now 34. That December, we had to rush her to Colchester General Hospital twice after she became delirious, unresponsive and started vomiting. It was terrifying. Doctors said it was just croup – a common condition in childhood that affects the windpipe and airways. But that didn’t seem right to me. Months passed, and we took her back to the doctor time and time again, convinced it was something else. In April 2015, Words: Bess Browning, Lucy Laing.…

Ask our Doc Don’t be shy – Chat’s Dr Martin Edwards is a family GP who’s seen it all before… Dry eyes Q Since I started the Pill, I can’t wear contacts because they make my eyes sore. Am I stuck with specs from now on, then? Vikki, 23 A Oestrogen in the Pill can reduce tears, leading to dry eyes which can’t cope with lenses. Rarely, it may alter the shape of your eye, changing your lens prescription. Your optician might be able to suggest different lenses which will suit you better. Saggy bottom Q I hit 50 and my butt dropped! How can I get my pert bot back? Polina, 50 A A sagging bottom is the result of lowered muscle tone in the gluteal muscles in your…

CRAFTY CODE CRACKER Back in June, singer Katy Perry became the first person to break what ‘barrier’ in the number of Twitter followers? 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. Once you’ve completed the grid, the shaded squares will spell out the twoword answer. We’ve given you five letters to start you off. Puzzle 7 £500 Your answer: TO ENTER Turn to page 60 for details or visit lifedeathprizes.com/win…

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LETTER of the week! Soft justice How is it these thugs keep getting away with beating women? All they get are restraining orders or probation. I had tears in my eyes when I read the story of May King (17 Aug), who was attacked by her neighbour after celebrating her 80th birthday. The man had previous convictions for violence, as well! These people need a taste of their own medicine. Michael Raine should be ashamed of himself. Julia Coles, Exmouth, Devon Give pigs a chance I’m sad people are still buying micro pigs. They belong outside, not indoors. Also, they’re herd animals, so unless you want five or more, they’re going to be unhappy. Stephanie Thomas, Denbigh Save our soles M y husband made me laugh when he offered this…

£1 Meal Deal 300g smoked haddock 2tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 green cardamom pods, split in half ¼tsp turmeric 1 cinnamon stick 350g basmati rice 600ml stock 2tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped, plus a few sprigs to decorate 4 hard-boiled eggs, halved 1 Preheat oven to 200C/ Gas 6. Wrap haddock in foil, place on a baking tray and put in oven for 8 min. When cooked, remove from the oven and flake roughly with a fork. 2 While fish is cooking, heat oil in a large nonstick pan and fry onion for 3 min until softened. Add cardamom, turmeric and cinnamon, and cook for 3 more min. 3 Add rice and stock, bring to the boil then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for around 15-20 min…

Brushing my bleachblonde locks, I pouted in the mirror. Still not plump enough, I thought, gazing at my lips. I’d bought the latest plumping glosses, but still couldn’t achieve the dramatic look I was after. And looking down at my chest, the DDs in front of me were big – but not big enough. Even after three hours of applying make-up and fixing my hair, I still didn’t look as glam as I desired. It was last winter, and it’d been months since I’d split from my fiance, who was also the father of my two kids. At the time, I’d been heartbroken. But I’d let myself go, and the break-up had encouraged me to take back control of myself. After ballooning to 17st 7lb, I’d decided enough was enough.…

Aries 21 March - 20 April A disagreement with someone at work could reach boiling point and you make your views clear to all. The answer is to seek some official judgement – win or lose, at least the argument will be settled… • Call 0905 817 0690* for more Taurus 21 April - 21 May A passionate embrace – but is this a genuine romance, or part of a larger plan aiming for something else? There’s cash in this somewhere – and it adds a sour note to what should have been a sweet moment. • Call 0905 817 0691* for more Gemini 22 May - 21 June You overtake the opposition to put yourself nicely in front. Brilliant, but the race isn’t over yet – there’s still a…

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SOMETHING FISHY GOING ON Feeling a bit lonely? A hotel owner believes goldfish are the answer. The Van Der Valk Hotel Charleroi Airport in Gosselies, Belgium, offers guests a rent-a-fish service at just €3.50 a night, for if you’re ‘alone in your room and wanting company’… HANGING AROUND Noemi Lakmaier was living the high life for nine hours as part of her artistic installation. The artist, who is wheelchair-bound, hung from the ceiling with the help of 20,000 helium balloons inside Sydney Opera House. The huge bunch of multicoloured balloons is meant to represent cherophobia – the fear of happiness – and the work was inspired by Noemi’s experience of disability. BUTT OF THE JOKE Protesters created a huge statue of New Zealand’s Environment Minister – made from horse dung.…