Table of contents for 30-Jul-2020 in Chat

T-SHIRTS STYLE TIP Team your tee with a midi skirt or use to dress down a lightweight summer blazer. If you’re arm conscious, choose a style with softly cut wider sleeves. SQUARE NECKLINE STYLE TIP Wide-cut necklines will help balance narrow shoulders and elongate the neck. Pretty puffed sleeves slim arms too. Team with an A-line skirt or cropped jeans. STYLE TIP Retro Bardot-style tops are a must for accentuating curves and balancing out wide lower halves. Make sure you invest in a secure-fitting strapless bra. OFF THE SHOULDER STYLE TIP We love an easy ‘throw on and go’ top, and these floaty blouses will instantly smarten up casual denim. Wear with flat sandals and fine jewellery. BLOUSES…

Zoe Elliott, 27, Salisbury Wincing in pain, I cried out to the teacher. ‘You’re fine, Zoe,’ she said. ‘Come on, get up.’ Pain seared right through my legs as I stumbled to my feet. It was the summer of 2000, I was just 7. As I’d run through the school playground, my ankles had buckled underneath me. Truth was, it wasn’t the first time. In fact, I was always falling over, dislocating my knees or ankles. Ever since I could recall, I’d been hyper-flexible. But my mum Lisa, 61, didn’t know why, nor did the doctors. Then, when I turned 14, I started fainting. Blacking out in the classroom, I’d wake up seconds later feeling dizzy and sick. And the other kids were so nasty about it. Sometimes I’d come…

World health According to the most recent National Diet and Nutrition Survey, the UK intake of fibre is falling below the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of 30g per day. Wholemeal bread makes an excellent source of fibre, but all bread, including white, will provide you with 17-21% of your RDA. Swap and see Fancy a cocktail in the sun without worrying about sugar and calories? Try brand-new Alcoholic Sparkling Water from Two Brooks, available in three delicious flavours: Lime Cooler, Mango Hi-ball, and Passion Star. Plus they’re all under 90 calories! (£30 for a 12-pack, twobrooks.co.uk) Almonds: a healthy snack Guilty of reaching for crisps, biscuits and cakes when you’re feeling peckish? Research from King’s College London shows that grazing on almonds as an alternative not only reduces levels of…

Which football manager led his team to second place in both the Champions League and Bundesliga in 2012/13, losing out to Bayern Munich in both cases? To find out, solve the puzzle… Add a letter anywhere in each of the boxed-off words to fit the clue, eg, Pleasure trip = AUNT + J = JAUNT. Write the added letter in the space. Read down the letters to spell out the prize answer. WIN £50Puzzle 9 Pleasure trip Floating markers Music type Teeth Detests Ground meat Army vehicles Aircraft Speech Book parts Fast Your answer: TO ENTER Turn to page 56 for details or visit comps.lifedeathprizes.com/puzzles…

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Walking into the local fire station, I could feel my hands grow clammy. Ready?’ the firefighter asked as I took my place against the wall. It was time for the dreaded bleep test. My heart thumped as he held his stopwatch up. Bleep! I raced as fast as I could to the other side of the room. One lap, two, three… As the beeps got quicker and quicker, I felt my legs tremble. Running as fast as I could to reach the other side, I struggled to catch my breath. Finally, the fireman said the test was over. Panting, dripping with sweat, I lent over with my hands on my knees. ‘I didn’t pass, did I?’ I wheezed, looking up. Afraid not, you’d need to go twice as fast,’ he…

Feeling my belly grumble, I knew exactly what I fancied. ‘Takeaway?’ I asked my boyfriend Kenny. ‘No, it’s unhealthy. You need to exercise more,’ he grunted. I felt my cheeks burn. It was February 2017 and me and Kenny, then 26, had been together for six months. At first, he was cheeky and charming. A semiprofessional rugby player, his muscles rippled. He’d won me over after we met in a bar. I loved his good looks, his witty banter. But recently, he’d been different, more controlling. If we bumped into people I knew – men – he asked questions. ‘Who was that? Have you kissed him?’ he’d demand. Family and friends were blind to his other side ‘No. Stop being paranoid,’ I’d reply. It bothered me. But as a single…

Box of tricks I got fed up trying to find matching studs in my jewellery box so I cut a piece of foam packaging and pushed the earrings into it to keep pairs together in the box. Sally Cocker, Harrogate Candle with care Instead of throwing oyster shells away, I use hot soapy water to clean them before upcycling the shells to use as candle holders. Lisa Thomson, Faversham Light it up To create a stylish ornament, I upcycled an empty plastic bottle by adding some fairy lights to it to create a pretty DIY lantern. Brenda Melaniphy, Littlehampton Berry clever I placed a rabbit run over the top of my strawberry plants to stop the squirrels and birds eating them. The caging still allowed the plants to get the…

What did comedian Chris O’Dowd paper his bedroom walls with as a child? To find out, solve the crossword then read down the shaded squares to find the two-word prize answer. ACROSS DOWN WIN £1,001Puzzle 5 Your answer: Winners Due to the coronavirus pandemic We will announce more winners as soon as we can. Please keep entering by text, online or phone in the meantime. TO ENTER Turn to page 56 for details or visit comps.lifedeathprizes.com/puzzles…

A jury of seven women and five men spent four hours deliberating before finding Granville Ritchie guilty of first-degree murder, sexual battery and aggravated child abuse of little Felecia Williams. Waiting for the verdict to be read out, Felecia’s mother held the hand of Temple Terrace Police Chief Kenneth Albano, and soon after, she received the news she’d been waiting for. The jury had decided Ritchie deserved to pay for his sick crime with his life, and he was handed the death penalty. Ritchie stayed stony faced as his fate was revealed. But for Felecia’s mother, justice had finally been served. As long as I know he’s in that box for the rest of his life, that’s all I care about because my daughter is up under all that dirt in…

Explaining my scan results Q A scan has shown a cyst on my ovary. Could it be serious? Gianne, York A A cyst is a fluid-filled swelling. Cysts on your ovary are common but usually harmless and often cause no symptoms, though can cause pain if one bursts. A large cyst might press on your bladder and other organs, leading to bloating or frequent peeing. Most common are harmless, functional cysts, which are left behind after your ovary has released an egg during your monthly cycle. Other types are due to conditions such as endometriosis or polycystic ovary syndrome, which causes multiple cysts to grow, or simply an abnormal growth of cells in your ovary. Cancerous cysts need to be ruled out and your scan will probably be repeated to…

Behind the hashtag At around 7pm on 26 February 2012, high-school student Trayvon Martin, 17, was walking back to his father’s fiancée’s house in a gated community in Sanford, Florida. Trayvon was said to be a shy kid who enjoyed music, going to the cinema with friends, and dreamed of working with planes. That was snatched away when he was spotted by George Zimmerman, 28, a neighbourhood watch coordinator. This guy looks like he is up to no good or he is on drugs or something,’ Zimmerman told police over the phone. Minutes later, Zimmerman fatally shot the teenager. He was released without charge that night. But he was arrested again months later, after Trayvon’s parents hired a lawyer. At his July 2013 trial, Zimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder and…

Charlotte Howden, 37, Winchester Flicking through a mother and baby magazine, I couldn’t contain my excitement. Me and my husband Will, then 39, had been trying for a baby for the last 18 months. And now, in 2015, we were expecting our first child. Ever since I was a little girl, I’d known I wanted to be a mother. But I’d embraced the freedom of my 20s, relishing my career as a marketing consultant. After marrying Will in 2013, I was more than ready to start a family. The first few weeks of my pregnancy went swimmingly. But just before the twomonth mark, I was struck by severe nausea. It’s just morning sickness,’ I grumbled to Will as I legged it to the loo. Only, days later, I was struggling…

In computing, which colour is denoted by the hex code #800000? Unscramble each group of letters to discover six shades of red. Now fit them across the grid and you’ll spell out the prize puzzle answer. Unscramble each group of letters to discover six shades of red. Now fit them across the grid and you’ll spell out the prize puzzle answer. 1. MRS COIN 2. CARTELS 3. ARGENT 4. SORE 5. A MOTTO 6. BRAIN CAN WIN £100Puzzle 17 Your answer: TO ENTER Turn to page 56 for details or visit comps.lifedeathprizes.com/puzzles…

Rebecca NETFLIX Lily James is to star in an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s famous gothic novel written in the 1930s. Lily plays newly married Mrs de Winter, who moves into her husband’s bleak mansion in Cornwall, only to find herself battling the shadow of his dead first wife, the mysterious Rebecca. Little Birds SKY ATLANTIC This lavish six-part costume drama is set in Tangier in 1955 and follows American heiress Lucy Savage (Juno Temple), who’s engaged to marry aristocrat Lord Hugo Cavendish-Smyth (Hugh Skinner). But, desperate for a more unconventional life, Lucy is drawn into a world of desire and political intrigue. Supermarket Sweep ITV Who better to take us on a crazy shopping trip than the hilarious Rylan Clark-Neal? He’s back to host a second series of the…

At the dawn of 1982, fourth-year student Kathleen McCormack Durst was just months from graduating medical school. A young, beautiful and wealthy 29-year-old, Kathleen had a promising future ahead of her. Her sights were firmly set on becoming a paediatrician and opening a clinic in a deprived area of New York, to care for children who had limited access to a doctor. Kathleen was married to billionaire Robert Durst, who hailed from a prominent New York real-estate family. Keeping out of the limelight in which her in-laws found themselves, Kathleen’s name only made national headlines when she disappeared without a trace on 31 January 1982. It took five days for her husband Robert to report her missing. Friends said they last saw Kathleen at the Connecticut home of one of…

Chatwinners issue 18 (30 April 2020) £1,001 CASH Z Murphy, St Leonards £1000 CASH L Hornsby, Chipping Norton £500 CASH S Sime, Warwick; B Dancer, Swindon £250 CASH C Ebbins, Bournemouth £150 CASH A O’Neill, Antrim £100 CASH J Yeomans, Staffordshire; M Nokling, Chorley; P Page, Leicester; B Taylor, Syston; C Roberts, Birkenhead £60 CASH L James, Corby £50 CASH P Avaient, Barry; M Cortes-Richmond, Coalville; J Town, Carlton-in-Lindrick £30 CASH C Wilbraham, Chester; B Scott, Newcastle upon Tyne; C Shields, Dunmurry; S Simpson, Darlington; H Alexander, Reading £25 CASH B Rolt, Whitley Bay; M Nicholson, Wooler; N Seed, Sheffield; S Maurer, Sutton Coldfield; L Duxbury, Rochdale; M Gibb, Alness; D Emmery, Dagenham; R Leonard, Pickering; L Pettigrew, Stranraer Anyone from your town in the list this week..? PUZZLE 1…

Kelly Shaw, 30, Walsall Hearing the shrill chime of the doorbell, I jumped up. I smoothed my hair, took one last look in the mirror. Hadn’t felt this nervous in years! ‘Hello,’ I smiled, opening the door. It was June 2017 and this was my first date with Ryan, then 21. We’d been chatting on Facebook for weeks. He was charming, complimenting my pictures and sending me sweet nothings. Chatting over drinks, it felt so natural. ‘Let’s do this again soon,’ Ryan beamed. I could already feel the sparks flying between us. Though Ryan was seven years younger than me, he looked and acted older than his 21 years. And age is just a number. From then on, things moved quickly. Ryan moved into my house within three months. Despite…

With her bright smile and funloving personality, Felecia Williams lit up every room she walked into. Just 9 years old, the little girl was known for being kind and sweet. She was loved by everyone who knew her. In May 2014, Felecia was being looked after by her neighbour Eboni Wiley, then 24. The two were so close, like family. Eboni told everyone who lived near their homes in Tampa, Florida, that she was Felecia’s godmother Fateful visit Days earlier, Eboni had met a man called Granville Ritchie, then 35, and was quickly smitten. And that day, with little Felecia in tow, Eboni decided to visit him. Not long after Felecia and Eboni arrived, Ritchie had an idea. ‘Why don’t you go out and buy some weed?’ he suggested to…

Clare Addison, 55, Oxted Walking around the wards, charts in hand, I looked like any other nurse on duty. But if I tensed my left arm to my side, it began to tremor. Months earlier, in January 2016, I’d taken a tumble and hurt my shoulder. It wasn’t a serious injury, but six months later, it still hadn’t healed. ‘It’s probably just a trapped nerve,’ I told myself. But deep down, I worried it might be a sign of something sinister. Despite my misgivings, my diagnosis came as a complete shock. ‘You have Parkinson’s disease,’ my neurologist confirmed in June 2016. Immediately, my years working in neurological medicine flooded back. In the past, I’d cared for countless patients with the illness. I knew that it was a degenerative disease, meaning…

BATHTIME ABDUCTION On 27 December 2005, a 6-year-old girl was abducted while taking a bath in her Tyneside home. a bath in her Tyneside home. She was missing for around 20 minutes, during which she was raped before being found in an alley. A footprint in the bathroom and partial DNA trace led police to Peter Voisey, 35, also known as Peter Smith, a registered sex offender. He gave an alibi, but phone records proved it was false. Voisey was given three life sentences for abduction, rape and sexual assault, with a minimum term of 10 years. LONDON BOMBINGS The 7/7 bombings, in July 2005, were a series of suicide attacks carried out by Islamist extremists. Three bombs went off on the London Underground and a fourth on a doubledecker…

Feeling second best Q I’m six months pregnant and my partner’s ex just had his baby. Q I’m six months pregnant and my partner’s ex just had his baby. His social media is rammed with pictures of the newborn, but I’m not mentioned. I get that he wants to see his baby, but can’t understand why I’m a secret. He says when our baby is born, he’ll do the same. But I really feel second best. What do you think? Clare, 28 A The fact you’re expecting is probably making you needy. You need your partner more than ever right now. But your partner’s ex has had his baby, that’s the situation, and you have to accept it. See it as a blessing that he’s taking care of his child. Your time…

Top tip Choose any flavour of veggie sausage you like or make a variety if you’re hosting a party! Veggie scotch eggs Full of flavour, you won’t miss the meat in this classic picnic dish SERVES 6 PREP TIME 20 MINS PLUS CHILLING COOK TIME 11 MINS • 7 free-range eggs, 1 beaten• 6 frozen vegetarian sausages, defrosted• ½tbsp Dijon mustard• 1 bunch parsley, chives and sage To coat: • 75g plain flour• 2 eggs, beaten• 150g panko breadcrumbs 1 Add 6 eggs to a pan of water, bring to the boil, then cook for 6 min. Cool and chill. 2 Blitz sausages, mustard, herbs and beaten egg in a food processor. 3 Lay double sheets of cling film, about 20cm square, on a flat surface, and spread one sixth…

24-30 July 2020 Aries 21 March-20 April Having a good clear-out unearths items you’d forgotten about, and your creativity enables you to turn unwanted items into something amazing. • Call 0905 817 0690* for more Taurus 21 April-21 May You’re working hard at a new project, but you’re too busy to notice your partner’s making romantic moves. Make time for affection and time together. • Call 0905 817 0691* for more Gemini 22 May-21 June You’re so versatile, you can turn your hand to anything – if you can imagine it, you can achieve it. So start thinking up some incredible challenges for your friends. • Call 0905 817 0692* for more Cancer 22 June-23 July Head out to a quiet part of the beach or to the countryside for…

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