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Kushie Amin - I'm a 30 year old woman and I let my family track my location - there is no choice

I'm 30 but my mum still tracks my every move

Families 10 hours ago By Kushie Amin

Woman awaking after sleeping well in a nice sleeping room.

I had a seizure in my date's bed - he told me off

Health 11 hours ago By Anonymous

Jenny Benjamin - My insomnia forced me to quit my job and live like a recluse

I have spent 30 years trying to get a good night's sleep

Health 15 hours ago By Jenny Benjamin

Putting Gran into a care home saved my mum's life

Health 1 day ago By Maya Sayvanova

Hamed Amiri: My family fled from the Taliban. Human traffickers smuggled us across Europe - for Platform

My family had to flee from a man called The Executioner

World 2 days ago By Hamed Amiri

I'll always put my child first because my parents didn't

Families 2 days ago By Anonymous

I'll be lucky if I get even a bite of Christmas dinner this year

Food 4 days ago By Alice Giddings

I thought my Christmas bonus would help - it was only £10

Money 4 days ago By Alicia Cartwright

Darliane Honey - Swimming helped me after my double mastectomy

I only had one tiny symptom - I never thought it was cancer

Health 4 days ago By Darlaine Honey

Khushi Bajaj in graduation cap and gown

My friend sent me £1,000 - but something was wrong

Money 5 days ago By Khushi Bajaj

Hollie Doyle - I'm a jockey and married to my biggest rival

I was competing for a £170k prize - and lost to my husband

Sport 5 days ago By Hollie Doyle

Desislava Dobreva - I spent thousands rescuing a cat from Bulgaria

One decision on holiday cost me £10,000 - but I have no regrets

Lifestyle 5 days ago By Desislava Dobreva

Jaime Breitnauer: SHDIG - my housemate's dick of an ex turned up at our party, and I married him

He turned up at my door demanding a sausage - now we're married

Sex 5 days ago By Jaime Breitnauer

Almara Abgarian photographed at home in Clapham by Rachel Adams

The sex was great, then I heard his dad’s voice

Sex December 6, 2024 By Almara Abgarian

This everyday side hustle added £500 to my bank balance

Shopping December 5, 2024 By Rosy Edwards

A man sitting down leaning against a wall and covering his face with his hand

I never really knew my dad, then I got the call he died

Lifestyle December 5, 2024 By Sean Allen-Moy

Dated: 31/10/2024 Doreen Soulsby, from Wall, Northumberland, whose daughter Joanne Tulip was murdered on Christmas Day in 1997, resulting in farm worker Steven Ling being jailed for life in December 1998. FAO Steven Lawrence at Metro

My daughter was tricked by the man who brutally murdered her

UK 5 days ago By Doreen Soulsby

Leila Green: Cost of raising triplets in the UK

My triplets are a gift, but I can't afford them

Families December 3, 2024 By Leila Green

Nicholas Winton

This man saved my mother's life - then mine too

UK December 3, 2024 By Danny Silverstone

A close up of Gregg Wallace in a suit and wearing glasses with a serious expression

Of all the celebrities I've worked with, Gregg Wallace was the worst

TV December 3, 2024 By Catriona Innes

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