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Scots family raffle signed Henrik Larsson strip to help toddler in fight against terminal illness

The family of Jamie Tierney, three, have launched a Go Fund Me page and are raising as much cash as possible to help in his fight against terminal illness Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Daily Record · Aug 17, 2022

Why "Stepford Wives" still resonates

Sure, suburban living turned women into robots, but this telling also reveals the complicity of husbands

Salon · Aug 8, 2022

'Suburban living did turn women into robots': why feminist horror novel The Stepford Wives is still relevant, 50 years on

On August 26 1970, 50,000 women marched down Fifth Avenue in New York City in a Women’s Strike. Organised by feminist activist Betty Friedan, the march highlighted the fact women still performed the vast majority of domestic work.

The Conversation · Jul 24, 2022

'Long overdue The Railway Children follow-up is a patriotic British heart-warmer'

In the first review of the new Railway Children blockbuster film, starring Sheridan Smith, it’s refreshing to see Brits on the right side of history

Daily Mirror · Jul 3, 2022

The Railway Children Return review – family classic sequel stays on track

Plot riffs on the original story include a black US serviceman on the lam in this earnest but likable homage to the beloved 1970 kids’ adventure

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022

The Railway Children review – kids’ adventure has lost none of its limpid charm

Rereleased as a curtain-raiser for a sequel, Jenny Agutter, Bernard Cribbins and co continue to exert their grip over the national imagination

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2022

Three generations of the same Northumberland family finally kicked smoking together

Karen Pugh, her mum Joan and daughter Bobbie all quit smoking together after becoming worried about the health implications

Chronicle Live · Jun 18, 2022

DIY SOS: Longframlington family home given major makeover for four generations

The latest episode saw Nick Knowles and his crew build a new-look home for four generations of the Owen family, from Longframlington

Chronicle Live · May 31, 2022

DIY SOS: Family plagued by health problems seek help to reunite four generations in a safe and protected space

This week's episode takes the team to Longframlington in the north of England

Wales Online · May 31, 2022

DIY SOS had crisis at home of suffering mum who had a stroke after being bitten by tick

DIY SOS came in to support Mary, who needs help looking after her teenager daughter who has complex medical and mental health issues, as well as grandmother Carol and great-grandmother Doreen

Daily Mirror · May 31, 2022