I AM finding it very hard to deal with my mother as she is getting older and increasingly dependant on the family.
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I'm 28 and I've always known I am adopted. This has never been a problem. I love the parents who adopted me. It's not always been perfect but I consider myself lucky.
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I GREW my hair long when I was 14 and I've had it down to my waist ever since. It's in good condition, but now I'm in my forties it is starting to turn grey and I have to dye it regularly.
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Q SINCE my youngest child left home about 18 months ago I have felt more and more isolated.
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They will be bursting to play tonight, tomorrow night or the day after.
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Reds struck first when Lucan Spittle headed in Jack Byrne’s corner but Corby were soon on level terms when Leon Meltan deflected the ball past goalkeeper Danny Lewis.
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NEVER mind 22 millionaires kicking a ball around in front of 90,000 prawn sandwich munchers in May: this is what the FA Cup is all about.
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CHRIS Hutchings saluted Zamaretto League side Stourbridge after they pushed his Walsall team all the way in their first-ever FA Cup first-round tie.
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GARY Hackett voiced his “immense” pride that his Stourbridge side had pushed Walsall so hard.
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SUTTON Coldfield Town produced a super second-half show to sink bottom-of-the-table Aylesbury United 4-0 in the Southern League Midland Division.
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EVEN though he marked his return to the Moseley side with a try Nathan Bressington has been told he must work harder in the search for more.
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STRUGGLING Birmingham fell to in-form Doncaster Knights as the home side ran in five tries to secure their first bonus point of the season.
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STOURBRIDGE stormed back from 12-3 down at the break in the Forest of Dean to snatch their fifth win of the season and ease away from the battles at the bottom of National League One.
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Boxing giant-killer David Haye has returned to Britain after defeating the 'Beast from the East', and admitted: "I can't wear my belt - it's too big."
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BIRMINGHAM CITY keeper Joe Hart has been included in the England squad to face Brazil in Doha on November 14.
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Aston Villa defender Stephen Warnock, Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone and Sunderland striker Darren Bent have all been named in the England squad to play Brazil in a friendly international in Doha on November 14.
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Darren Bent has been recalled to the England squad for next week's friendly with Brazil in Qatar.
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Birmingham Mail food writer Paul Fulford picks his top five restaurants in Birmingham for fine dining
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Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish admits he faces a dilemma in terms of who to pick in goal after Maik Taylor's impressive performance when deputising for on-loan Joe Hart who was ineligible to face his parent club Manchester City.
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Two ticketholders have come forward to claim their half of a staggering £91 million Euromillions jackpot.
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Failure in Afghanistan would be a "disaster" for Britain, the Government has warned amid renewed questions over whether the military campaign can ever be successful.
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Captain John Terry put Chelsea five points clear of Manchester United at the top of the Barclays Premier League, with a second-half winner in the 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge.
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Hull manager Phil Brown breathed again as Seyi Olofinjana and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink fired his side to a priceless 2-1 Barclays Premier League win over 10-man Stoke.
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Birmingham defender Scott Dann is backing his boyhood heroes Liverpool to recover from their current dip in fortunes - but hopes any revival will not start until after tomorrow's clash between the two clubs at Anfield.
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BIRMINGHAM’s fallen soldiers and those serving in current conflicts were honoured in a moving ceremony on Remembrance Sunday (November 8).
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Another British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.
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New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter has been cited for an alleged dangerous tackle on Wales scrum-half Martin Roberts during Saturday's Test match at the Millennium Stadium.
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Louis Saha and Dan Gosling gave Everton a much-needed 2-1 victory at struggling West Ham.
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Wigan were left frustrated after Clint Dempsey's penalty earned Fulham and away point with a 1-1 draw at the DW Stadium.
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Andy Murray picked up his sixth title of the year and the 14th of his career with a comprehensive victory over Mikhail Youzhny at the inaugural Valencia Open.
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A late equaliser from substitute Mark Stewart gave Falkirk a share of the spoils against Celtic in a remarkable 3-3 draw at the Falkirk Stadium.
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Andrew Strauss continued his rich run of form with an unbeaten 117 to help England to an eight-wicket victory in their second tour match, against the Warriors at the De Beers Diamond Oval.
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Hull manager Phil Brown breathed again as Seyi Olofinjana and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink fired his side to a priceless Barclays Premier League win over 10-man Stoke.
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John Carew believes the versatility of his Aston Villa team-mate James Milner should guarantee him a spot in England's 2010 World Cup squad.
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Both UK winners have now claimed a share of the massive £90million jackpot in Friday night's Euromillions draw.
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A MIDLAND MP is to quiz airport chiefs and the Government over allegations that Birmingham International Airport has been used to smuggle terror suspects by America’s CIA.
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England coach Tony Smith described his side's win over New Zealand as a "shot in the arm" for the northern hemisphere - but insisted there were no celebrations after they clinched a place in the Gillette Four Nations final.
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David Haye immediately set his sights on a "mega showdown" with Vitali Klitschko after being crowned as the new WBA heavyweight champion.
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Wales coach Warren Gatland was critical of several decisions made by referee Craig Joubert as his side's New Zealand hoodoo continued with a 19-12 defeat at the Millennium Stadium.
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The Queen has led the nation in remembering Britain's war dead at the Remembrance Sunday ceremony.
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BIRMINGHAM chocolate giant Cadbury could become the latest British institution to fall under foreign ownership.
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World number two Phil Mickelson survived a nervous final hole to edge out South Africa's Ernie Els by one shot and win the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions following a thrilling final round in Shanghai.
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Hull City chairman Adam Pearson will consider giving under-pressure manager Phil Brown a vote of confidence until the end of the season.
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One UK winner has claimed a share of the massive £90million jackpot in Friday night's Euromillions draw.
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The public is not convinced that British troops fighting in Afghanistan can succeed, the head of the armed forces has admitted.
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THE family of a heroic Midland pilot who plunged to his death in the Caribbean Sea after saving his passengers fear a cash row is stopping them from bringing his body home.
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Alex McLeish has warned his Birmingham players to keep their discipline and avoid needless suspensions ahead of Monday's Barclays Premier League clash with Liverpool at Anfield.
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Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has insisted no star players will be sold.
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Hundreds of soldiers gathered at the main British base in Afghanistan to pay their respects to their fallen comrades.
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A MIDLAND bank has told customers that it will no longer accept cash
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Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is demanding a greater level of consistency from striker John Carew after he tormented Bolton in his side's 5-1 win at Villa Park.
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Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal have the capability of making a strong challenge for the Barclays Premier League title.
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Martin Johnson refused to blame injury for Saturday's 18-9 defeat to Australia at Twickenham and vowed England would return a stronger team against Argentina next weekend.
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Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has warned his team they must start sealing games once they get into winning positions.
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A murder hunt has got under way after a devoted mother of nine died saving her son from a house fire started by a firework pushed through her letterbox.
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A British soldier has been killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.
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Wolves manager Mick McCarthy refused to be downhearted after the home defeat to Arsenal.
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Bolton boss Gary Megson was unhappy with his team's showing and they have now leaked 15 goals in their last four games
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Alex McLeish is content with the contribution made by Birmingham striker Christian Benitez even though he is still awaiting his first goal for the midlands club.
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Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed he has turned down the chance to manage foreign clubs during his Manchester United career.
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New WBA heavyweight champion David Haye believes he proved people wrong by backing up his big mouth with a superb majority-decision points victory over Russian champion Nikolai Valuev in Germany.
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Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon suffered a fractured arm in the defeat at Tottenham and faces a spell on the sidelines.
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DISGRACED Midland MP Julie Kirkbride has angered grass roots Tory supporters by reversing her resignation.
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The Queen will lead the nation in remembering Britain's war dead at the Remembrance Sunday ceremony.
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The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives has passed historic health care legislation to provide medical coverage to millions more Americans.
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A British father shot dead on a road trip through the United States after stopping in Amarillo because he loved the cult song was "just in the wrong place, at the wrong time", his family have said.
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A murder hunt has got under way after a devoted mother of nine died saving her son from a house fire started by a firework pushed through her letterbox.
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Children who grow up with parents who take a "tough love" approach to their upbringing are better prepared to do well in life, a report has suggested.
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Passengers have been warned not to travel on a busy rail route on Sunday because of a lack of available train drivers.
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The Copenhagen summit is unlikely to produce a "signed and sealed" climate change solution because leading countries are not ready to commit, the Environment Agency's chief will claim.
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The Government has insisted that it is determined to protect frontline services for training young people after leaked documents suggested hundreds of thousands of places could be slashed.
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Maintaining public support is "crucially important" to the success of the international military mission in Afghanistan, the senior British commander in the country has warned.
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Boxer David Haye turned giant killer as he won victory in his bout with the "Beast from the East".
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WORK begins today on a new 60m Ferris wheel in Birmingham city centre.
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Andy Murray will bid for his sixth ATP World Tour title of the season on Sunday, after beating Fernando Verdasco to book his place in the final of the inaugural Valencia Open.
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David Haye produced a punch-perfect performance to cut Russian giant Nikolai Valuev down to size and win the WBA heavyweight title in Germany on Saturday night with a majority decision points victory.
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David Haye produced a punch-perfect performance to cut Russian giant Nikolai Valuev down to size and win the WBA heavyweight title in Germany tonight with a majority decision points victory.
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David Haye vowed to "party all night long" after upsetting Nikolai Valuev to take the WBA heavyweight title in Nuremberg.
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A YOUNG driver was airlifted to hospital yesterday afternoon after crashing his car into a lamppost in the Black Country.
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A BIRMINGHAM man has been charged in connection with a shooting at a nightclub in the Black Country.
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Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is demanding a greater level of consistency from striker John Carew after he tormented Bolton in his side's 5-1 win at Villa Park.
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Arsenal head into the international break resting nicely near the top of the Barclays Premier League table.
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Two quickfire tries from Peter Fox proved the difference as England stunned world champions New Zealand with a 20-12 victory to reach the Gillette Four Nations final.
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Wales' bid for a rare victory over New Zealand disappeared after the All Blacks delivered an imposing second-half display to win 19-12 at the Millennium Stadium.
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Arsenal secured an emphatic 4-1 victory against Wolves to keep the pressure up at the top of the Barclays Premier League table.
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The head of the new watchdog charged with cleaning up Parliament is at the centre of a political firestorm after it emerged that he may scrap key elements of the plan to overhaul the system of MPs' expenses.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered an embarrassing rebuff when he floated the prospect of a new tax worldwide, only to have it flatly and publicly rejected by the United States and other major financial players.
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England were handed a major boost on the eve of their second tour match in South Africa after the results of scans on Stuart Broad's right shoulder showed no serious damage.
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The identity of two British ticketholders who shared a massive £90 million jackpot in Friday night's Euromillions draw was still a mystery as the cash remained unclaimed.
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A British father shot dead in a US bar was just "in the wrong place, at the wrong time", his family said.
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The killing of five British soldiers by an Afghan policeman must not prevent co-operation between the two nations, the commander of British forces in Afghanistan said.
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Kris Boyd showed why Rangers fans are desperate for him to remain at the club as his double secured a 2-1 victory over St Mirren and allowed the Scottish champions to reclaim second spot in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.
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Aston Villa eased to a 5-1 victory over Bolton in the Barclays Premier League match at Villa Park.
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Sunderland striker Darren Bent missed a penalty on his return to White Hart Lane as Tottenham secured a 2-0 victory through goals from Robbie Keane and Tom Huddlestone.
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Jason Roberts climbed off the bench to hit a late double as Blackburn came from behind to claim three priceless Barclays Premier League points with a 3-1 win over fellow strugglers Portsmouth.
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Kevin McDonald tapped home an 87th-minute equaliser to give Burnley a share of the spoils in a thrilling 3-3 draw at Manchester City.
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Aston Villa 5 Bolton 1
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West Brom head into the international break with a four-point cushion in second place after defeating one of their Coca-Cola Championship promotion rivals at the Walkers Stadium.
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Muggers punched a two-year-old girl in the head as they demanded money from her mother, Scotland Yard said.
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Police have launched a murder hunt after a devoted mother of nine died saving her son from a house fire started by a firework pushed through her letterbox in Bodmin, Cornwall.
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