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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QMY best friend has had one rotten relationship after another, her marriage failed, she's been unable to have children, both her parents have died recently and now her boyfriend's dumped her. How do I help her get back on her feet?
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Q I AM normally a very easy-going, happy person but lately I have been feeling very down and sad.
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MY HUSBAND has had occasional chest pains and I eventually managed to persuade him to go and see the doctor.
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QI AM so upset and worried for my son who married a woman a couple of years older than he is last year. He clearly loves her a lot but she is very 'damaged' having been in an abusive relationship before meeting him. They were planning to start a family together but she has suddenly decided she wants nothing more to do with him. She has made him leave their flat and won't take his calls or answer his text messages.
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The Foreign Office is defending British Embassy staff in Iran against threats to put them on trial for alleged involvement in anti-government protests.
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North Korea has reportedly fired two mid-range missiles off it eastern coast.
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Officials are spending an average of just 11 minutes checking visa applications from Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Tories have claimed.
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Margaret Thatcher's famous budget rebate "victory" in Europe 25 years ago was actually a defeat which left her broken and in tears, it has been claimed.
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Organisers of Michael Jackson's public memorial have announced that British fans will be able to apply for tickets.
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BT employees have been offered the chance of long-term holidays if they agree to huge pay cuts, the company said tonight.
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The number of pensioners being declared bankrupt has soared by 164% during the past five years, research has shown.
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ENGLAND will say that all that matters is the Ashes and that all that mattered yesterday was that their players derived maximum practice benefit from the final day of their friendly with Warwickshire.
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SADDLERS defender Stephen Roberts has given Walsall a boost following the sale of Anthony Gerrard to Cardiff City on Thursday night.
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WOLVES new boy Greg Halford revealed that Mick McCarthy’s eagerness to sign him was a major factor in him jumping on the old gold and black bandwagon.
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ATHERSTONE’S Steve Webster moved into contention for the French Open in Paris – one week after spending five hours in hospital because of an eye injury.
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MORE than 100 regeneration schemes have been axed across the West Midlands, after the region’s economic development agency was forced to cut budgets by £70 million.
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A fire in a block of flats left has six people dead, including three children.
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ENGLAND will say that all that matters is the Ashes and that all that mattered yesterday was that their players derived maximum practice benefit from the final day of their friendly with Warwickshire.
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Stefan Ratchford touched down twice and was inspirational throughout as struggling Salford recorded a famous 20-10 victory over engage Super League leaders St Helens.
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Two children have died after a fire ripped through a tower block in south London, emergency services have said.
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British hopes for a home-grown Wimbledon champion have been crushed after Andy Murray crashed out of the tournament.
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Around 25 people are feared trapped in a block of flats after a fire swept through the building.
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Andy Murray's dream of reaching the Wimbledon final was crushed by Andy Roddick in a dramatic semi-final.
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Paul Ince has returned to MK Dons for his second spell as manager little more than a year after leaving for Blackburn, the club have announced.
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The clamour for tickets for Michael Jackson's public memorial has begun - but the singer's British fans will be left disappointed.
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Andy Murray's Wimbledon dream was shattered as he lost in four sets to Andy Roddick in the semi-finals.
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Michael Owen has sealed his shock move to Manchester United.
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Andy Murray has been beaten by Andy Roddick in the men's singles semi-final at Wimbledon.
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England Under-21 international Kieran Gibbs has signed a new long-term contract extension with Arsenal.
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Chelsea have confirmed the signing of promising young striker Daniel Sturridge on a four-year deal after his contract expired at Manchester City.
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Kenny Dalglish is returning to Liverpool to take up a senior role in their academy and as a global ambassador for the club.
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A jealous martial arts expert who strangled his partner after learning she planned to leave him for another man has been found guilty of murder.
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A violent footballer has been given two life sentences after he admitted killing his ex-girlfriend seven years after being cleared of the crime.
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Bulgarian officials are set to meet with Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone at next week's German Grand Prix, as the country steps up its pursuit of bringing a race to the Balkan region.
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Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has been told he is wasting his time trying to prise John Terry from Chelsea.
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Roger Federer was all class as he made history by becoming the first man to reach seven consecutive Wimbledon finals.
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A man whose girlfriend burnt to death in a car after he crashed into a tree while drunk has been jailed for six years.
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Michael Owen will complete his shock move to Manchester United player later this evening once final medical checks have been conducted.
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An investigation is under way following the discovery of a man's body in the undercarriage of a plane after it arrived from Africa, police have said.
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Defending champions Serena and Venus Williams thrashed the top seeds to secure their place in the Wimbledon women's doubles final.
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Andy Murray received a boost ahead of his Wimbledon semi-final clash - a good luck message from David Beckham.
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Ugo Monye admits the British and Irish Lions are "desperate" to end their South Africa tour on a winning note at Ellis Park on Saturday.
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Evergreen centre Keith Senior has no plans to slow down as he reaches the remarkable landmark of 500 professional games this weekend.
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Eight British schoolchildren have been taken to hospital in Romania with swine flu.
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Sporting legend Muhammad Ali is to make what could be his last visit to the UK.
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The body of a pensioner may have lain undiscovered for five years in an Edinburgh city centre flat.
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Prince Charles has paid tribute to Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, the most senior British officer killed in Afghanistan.
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Bayern Munich have not given up hope of signing Jose Bosingwa from Chelsea, according to their chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
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The most senior British Army officer to be killed in action for 27 years had said he was sure progress in the Afghanistan campaign was going in the "right direction" just weeks before his death.
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A 19-year-old has been confirmed as the first person in London to die after contracting swine flu.
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A BLACK Country couple accused of the hit-and-run death of a young moped rider in Spain refused to answer questions when they went on trial in south-east Spain.
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HAVING spent last weekend at Glastonbury plodding through mud (there is always mud, come rain or shine on a farm and even rock legends get muddy!), I decided a chilled-out walk to the centre of Birmingham would provide a nice way to ease me into city life again.
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A Government decision to "exile" a terrorism suspect from London on the basis of secret evidence must be revoked, the High Court has ruled.
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Some of the British Embassy's Iranian staff held in Tehran will be put on trial, ruling clerics have said.
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MOSELEY has long been recognised as having a personality of its own. It’s the Birmingham suburb that mixes the arty with the crafty – and now it’s offering an additional treat for the intrepid explorer.
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Nicky Henderson has been fined £40,000 and is unable to make entries for three months over the Moonlit Path case.
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Former England striker Michael Owen has arrived at Manchester United's training ground as his move to the Premier League champions moves closer.
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The council criticised over the Baby Peter tragedy is still failing to protect all vulnerable children adequately, a report has said.
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THERE might have been a heatwave of sorts this week, but in cinemas it’s time to prepare for the big chill!
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THERE aren’t too many directors whose new releases are ‘event’ movies in their own right, never mind the intriguing coupling of two stars like Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in a 1930s’ gangster thriller.
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Director: Kabir Khan
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HE is constantly voted one of the sexiest men alive – but Johnny Depp is one of the few people in the world who can’t stand looking at his face.
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ANDY Murray (could getting his adenoids taken out help him close his mouth?) has been cheered this week by his lovely English Rose girlfriend, Kim Sears.
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A GHASTLY child, Sonny Grainger, aged 12, has stolen cars, started fires, terrorised neighbours and been expelled from three schools.
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MOST hilarious sight of the week was boozy ex-actor Bruce Jones (sacked from the role of Les Battersby in Coronation Street) in Famous, Rich and Homeless on BBC1.
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Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has insisted the club is yet to show its hand in the summer transfer market.
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IT’S the £170,000 supercar favoured by some of the world’s top soccer stars, but this Ferrari is now in a police pound – after the driver was stopped on suspicion of having no insurance.
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Britain's hottest spell in years has been washed away in thunderous style as a raft of summer storms swept across the country.
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THE man at the helm of Jaguar Land Rover says Indian conglomerate Tata’s move to buy the loss-making West Midland group was a “terrific decision”.
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A MUM of three has been left stunned after her photograph was used in an Aids awareness postcard – without her knowledge or permission.
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Premier League referee Steve Bennett has been appointed by the England and Wales Cricket Board as an independent director of their new association of cricket officials.
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The bodies of two swimmers who went missing last week have both been found and identified.
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MICK McCarthy has spoken for the first time about the character and quality of Nenad Milijas as Wolves close in on a work permit for the Serbian star.
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Defending champion Venus Williams insists she will not lack motivation when she meets younger sister Serena in the women's singles final at Wimbledon on American Independence Day on Saturday.
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Ian McGeechan has backed a much-changed British and Irish Lions team to produce another combative performance in Saturday's Test series finale against South Africa at Ellis Park.
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Arsene Wenger is in no doubt Jack Wilshere has "huge potential" after the young midfielder committed his long-term future to Arsenal.
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A national airline has adopted a cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: the cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint.
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THEATRE-GOERS were treated to a surprise performance from Queen musicians Brian May and Roger Taylor on the second Birmingham night of their hit musical We Will Rock You.
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Arsene Wenger is in no doubt Jack Wilshere has "huge potential" after the young midfielder committed his long-term future to Arsenal.
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South African centre Gcobani Bobo has agreed a two-year contract with Newcastle.
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James Anderson is relishing his chance to finally make his mark on the Ashes after waiting nearly eight years to be given the opportunity to play a leading role against Australia.
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Manchester United are to sign former England striker Michael Owen on a free transfer, according to reports.
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CUSTOMERS and staff were fainting from the extreme heat in a top Birmingham store after its air conditioning broke down and temperatures soared towards 30 degrees celsius.
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Blues were today continuing to check medical reports as they held back on confirming the signing of Ecuador striker Christian Benitez.
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The Government's Chief Medical Officer has warned the public to avoid panic-buying "counterfeit" anti-swine flu drugs online after it was revealed the number of new cases could reach 100,000 per day.
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Andy Murray attempts to become the first British man to reach a Wimbledon final since before the Second World War when he faces Andy Roddick this afternoon with his opponent insisting it will be an occasion to savour.
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Scotland Yard is investigating a Conservative peer who claimed tens of thousands of pounds in overnight allowances despite living just 46 miles from Westminster, it was reported.
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A council which was the first to try to prosecute a mother for using a false address to get her son into a popular state school has dropped its case.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has promised tighter regulation of the financial system as he warned that bankers who return to excessive risk-taking will be "brought back to Earth".
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Britain's hottest spell in years has come to an end as a cool front moved in, lowering the mercury across the country.
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A public memorial will be held to mourn Michael Jackson at the venue of the singer's final rehearsals.
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It is billed as the "Battle of the Andys" as millions prepare for to see Andy Murray take on American Andy Roddick on Wimbledon's Centre Court.
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The most senior British serviceman to be killed in action in Afghanistan has been described as "a superb commanding officer" who was "destined for greatness".
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West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace has revealed that ex-Baggies hero Derek McInnes just missed out on being shortlisted for the Hawthorns hot seat.
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Scott Dann today insisted that stepping up into the Premier League held no fears.
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Chelsea have rejected a second offer from Manchester City for captain John Terry.
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