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'Prescription for time at the coast helped me'

'Prescription for time at the coast helped me'

Kelly Pardy was born with juvenile macular degeneration - a visual impairment that affects her central vision. The impact of the condition became particularly challenging when she became unemployed fo …

'Rik Mayall gave me glorious creative moments'

'Rik Mayall gave me glorious creative moments'

Comedian Ben Elton said working with the late Rik Mayall gave him some of 'the most glorious creative moments' he had ever had and writing about him helped him to deal with some of his grief over his …

'Severe period pain – it's not normal'

'Severe period pain – it's not normal'

A mother has spoken out about dealing with severe period pain for two decades before finally being diagnosed with endometriosis. Reah Steer, 34, from Windsor in Berkshire, described enduring years of …

'There's no way we can afford $100,000': Small firms scramble over H-1B visa fees

'There's no way we can afford $100,000': Small firms scramble over H-1B visa fees

When US President Donald Trump signed an executive order last Friday to add a $100,000 (£74,000) fee for applications for H-1B visas, a programme for skilled foreign workers, Abhishek Singh immediatel …

'We are inventing captivity medicine': Hospital prepares for freed Israeli hostages

'We are inventing captivity medicine': Hospital prepares for freed Israeli hostages

When the first hostages are released by Hamas in Gaza, taken into Israel and transferred by helicopter to the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, Dr Michal Steinman will take them up to the sixth flo …

'We must catch up soon!' How to stop ghosting your friends

'We must catch up soon!' How to stop ghosting your friends

'We must catch up soon!' It's a phrase near universal in adult friendships - a text we've likely both sent and received. We mean it in the moment, with the best of intentions. But between work, family …