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Building a Life in Rural FranceDeep in the Limousin countryside, Richard Wiles bought his dream home. But little did he expect to be living full time in the dilapidated farmhouse while struggling to finish the conversion during the insect plagues of summer and the harsh blizzards of winter. Watched by his bemused neighbours, Richard also pursues...

Flashdance… Kajagoogoo... Top Gun... Nik Kershaw... Transformers... The A-Team… Fraggle Rock... Knight Rider... pixie boots... Pac Man... Smurfs… Stock, Aitken & Waterman… Do you remember these – and are not afraid to admit it? If so, shake off your Reebok Hi-Tops, put on your Relax T-shirt, loosen your stone-washed jeans, and see if you really are...

It wasn’t that Sugieh was particularly wicked. It was just that she was a Siamese.’ Animal lovers Doreen Tovey and her husband acquire their first Siamese kitten to rid themselves of an invasion of mice. But Sugieh is not just any cat. She’s an actress, a prima donna, an iron hand in a delicate, blue-pointed glove. Sugieh quickly establishes...

"Someone once said to me that people are as happy as they make up their minds to be. I believe that happiness is paramount in our daily lives, and that everyone feels more comfortable being around a happy person, given the choice. I have given you some simple guidelines to how I think you can enrich your life, and exchange any unhappiness you are...

A Thalidomide Survivor's StoryWhile the battle for the compensation of Thalidomide victims was raging in the 1970s, former Labour MP Jack Ashley asked in a parliamentary debate how Louise, then 11 years old, could look forward to 'laughing and loving with no hand to hold and no legs to dance on'.Louise was born Louise Mason, a victim of the...

If you suffer from depression you are not alone – it affects 15.5 million in the US, and more than 3 million in the UK – and, you are much stronger than you think. This best-selling book, written by a leading consultant psychiatrist, explains that people with depression do battle with pressures and stresses that other people would run away from,...