Albert's bride: the mystery deepens

Did she or didn't she? Did Prince Albert of Monaco's bride-to-be Charlene Wittstock try to run back home to South Africa days before their £50million wedding this weekend?
She was said to have been upset by a rumour about the prince's private life.
French TV royalty commentator Stephen Bern, a friend of Albert, says: 'A woman could very well be pretending that she is pregnant by the Prince.'
Meanwhile the prince has dropped his threat of legal action against French news magazine L'Express which had reported the story. To read more go to http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2009168/Monaco-royal-wedding-Prince-Albert-takes-Charlene-Wittstock-walkabout.html.
Is it impolite to wonder what first attracted Charlene, an attractive, willowy 33-year-old blonde, to the balding, paunchy prince, 20 years her senior and with an estimated £1billion fortune?
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Boyfriend hid camera in toilet

Rachel Jones was horrified when she discovered that her boyfriend Matthew Hopkins had been filming women in the loo at the office where he worked.
Disgusted Rachel, 27, found a DVD in Hopkins's briefcase containing the film shot with a spy camera he had bought on eBay and hidden in the toilet at Swansea council education department. It was concealed by a partition and was pointing at the loo seat.
She alerted his colleagues by text and police were called. She dumped Hopkins, 29, who was dismissed.
At Swansea Crown Court Hopkins admitted voyeurism involving 14 women. He was given a three-year community order and will go on the Sex Offenders Register. For the full story go to http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Pervert-DVD-women-toilet-court-told/story-12844844-detail/story.html.
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Dave saves hedgehog from jumbo

Heathrow technician Dave Edwards ran under a taxiing 747 jumbo jet to save a hedgehog from being crushed (The Sun, today).

Dave, 47, said: ‘He had a broken leg and was seconds away from being squashed. I couldn’t have his death on my conscience so I ran out and picked him up.

The hedgehog is now recovering at the Happy Hedgehog Rescue Centre, in Yateley, Hants.

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Will your man cheat? Look at his dad

Your man is more likely to cheat on you if his father played the field, a new study has found.
Womanising celebs who had cheating fathers include Tiger Woods and Ryan Giggs, the Daily Mail reports.
The survey reports that while men tend to 'inherit' a cheating tendency from their fathers, girls are not affected in the same way if their mothers took lovers.
Men usually have affairs not because they unhappily married but because they want sex and a variety of sexual partners, says Jan Havlicek, of Prague University, who led the research. Women were most likely to stray if they were looking for a new partner.
The full story is at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2008368/Cheating-runs-family--future-father-law-unfaithful-likely-husband-too.html.
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Angela's year of birthday surprises

Angela Dilworth was dreading her 40th, so husband Mark organised a whole year of treats.

Over the past 12 months, the care worker has been whisked off on holiday, had surprise ­parties and even found ­herself in the ring with ­boxing legend Mike Tyson. You can read the full story at http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/06/23/real-life-my-year-of-birthday-surprises-115875-23219982/.

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Bridge fear Scott goes the extra miles

Charity cyclist Scott Brown, 34, now on a ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats, is taking a long way round because of his phobia for bridges.

The shortest road distance is 874 miles but Scott expects to ride nearer 1,000 miles in 15 days.

Scott is fund-raising for the RNIB because his dad has Age Related Macular Degeneration that at present is untreatable and is destined to go blind.

For more about Scott and to donate if you wish go http://www.justgiving.com/ScottieBrownJOGLE/.

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Law student cried rape to cover up course failure

Former law student Aisha Mather cried rape because she was ashamed to tell her parents she had been kicked off her course. She has been jailed for two years.
Mather, 19, spent 'more time socialising than studying', Nottingham Crown Court heard, and was ordered to leave Nottingham Trent University after failing her first year exams.
She ripped her tights, overturned a coffee table and pulled down curtains at her lodgings in an attempt to convince police that she had been raped at knifepoint, believing that it would give her an excuse to go back to live with her parents in Stevenage, Herts, without telling them the real reason.
Mather kept up her story for eight days and police arrested a man who matched her description of a 'tattoed black rapist'. Three other men were questioned during the major investigation.
She admitted perverting the course of justice after police found a flaw in her account. See the full story at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2006373/Female-law-student-jailed-making-rape-allegation-ashamed-failing-university.html.
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Charlotte, 3, loves her new legs

Little Charlotte Nott is delighted with her new prosthetic legs and says: 'I'm a big girl now.' 


Charlotte, three, had both her legs amputated below the knee after she contracted meningitis last December. She also lost part of her arms. 


Mum Jenny Daniels says: 'Seeing Charlotte stand again gives me so much hope for the future. Eventually we'll look at getting her some prosthetic arms.'


For the full story go to http://www.closeronline.co.uk/RealLife/Reallifestories/charlotte-nott-lost-her-limbs-to-meningitus-now-walking-again.aspx.


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Actor, 51, weds beauty queen, 16

Actor Doug Hutchison has shocked Hollywood by marrying 16-year-old Courtney Stodden, a pageant beauty queen. Hutchison, known for roles in The Green Mile and Days Of Wrath, and Courtney said through a spokesman: 'We're very much in love and want to get the message out there that true love can be ageless.'  Courtney's mum Krista said: 'Doug is a wonderful man and we love him.'


For the full story go to http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00041489.html.

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Brave Alice amazed by gifts

 

Brave teenager Alice Pyne is amazed at how her ‘bucket list’ of things to do while she still can has become a worldwide internet hit.

Alice, 15, who has terminal cancer, says: ‘It was never meant to be this big. The kind people who are offering things, it’s amazing. I’m busy most days of the week.’

Last week Alice met Take That. Yesterday she swam with sharks and here’s how she describes the experience in her blog:

‘Wow, what an incredible day.  Today was amazing, I got to fly in a private plane from home all the way up to Scotland which I thought would be scary but it was so much fun.  It was a really nice sunny day and the views were incredible as we were flying quite low.  I got to sit in the front seat and my dad had to go in the back with our friend Phil.  It was quite funny looking at them back there.  I felt like a real celeb lol.
When we landed, a pink hummer was waiting to take us to the Deep Sea World and it was so pink that I thought my dad was going to die of embarrassment.  Inside it was a bottle of pink bubbly and I got my glass and sat back to enjoy the ride, waving and singing as I went like a 10 year old ha, ha. …’

For the rest of the blog and to see Alice’s list go to http://alicepyne.blogspot.com/.

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Brit wives beat French at cheating

British wives are seven times more likely to cheat on their partners than French women, according to a dating agency.

The website, Undercover Lovers, whose members are married men and women looking for some action on the side, reached that conclusion because in the past year 177,825 wives from the UK have signed up, compared with 24,543 in France. For the full story go to http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-11602.html.

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CHERYL COLE is ready to forgive her cheating ex Ashley and give their relationship another chance, according to friends quoted in the red tops. For today’s latest go to http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/3646966/Love-cheat-Ashley-Cole-brags-he-will-win-back-his-ex-wife-Cheryl-Cole.html.

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MEMORY LOSS: A young mum forgot she had two young daughters after surgery to remove a brain tumour.

When she woke up after the op, Karen Waller, 34, knew her husband, Ian, 35 straight away. But she did not recognise their children Charly, three, and Harriet, one. In the 20 months since the surgery Mrs Waller she has been relearning all she once knew about her daughters. For the full story go to http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2005641/Karan-Waller-brain-tumour-removed--realised-didnt-recognise-children.html.

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HAVING A GO: Heroic postwoman Julie Roberts, 51, clung to the bonnet of her moving van for a mile to stop a thief getting away with the mail – and now she faces the sack. For the full story go to http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2005549/Outrage-hero-postie-faces-sack-jumping-van-stop-thief-getting-away.html?ITO=1490

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10 tips to help you write and sell your real-life story

Every publication, newspaper and magazine, has its own style. Some editors like their real-life stories to begin with an exciting event and then to go back to the beginning.

Many prefer a story to start at the beginning and to be told in the order that events happened. That is called the narrative style.

I’m Robin Corry¸ a successful freelance writer for 30 years, and I run my own features agency called UK Features to help people sell their real-life stories. I have written and sold hundreds of people’s stories. Here are my top ten tips to help you write a real-life story that will sell:

1        Your story should have a beginning, middle and clearly defined end. The end should normally be upbeat. No-one wants an unhappy ending.

2        Look at the magazine/s or newspaper/s you would like to sell your story to. Are most of their real-life stories told in the first person, from the viewpoint of the person they happened to, or in the third person, as though another writer is telling their story? If in doubt, the first person is usually the best choice.

3        Your first paragraph is hugely important. It must be interesting and intriguing to make people want to read on.

4        For popular weekly women’s magazines, tell your story in a succession of scenes, with people speaking – the way that TV soap operas tell their stories.

5        For more upmarket magazines and for newspapers, particularly the middle market papers such as the Daily Mail, the pace can be a little slower and more thoughtful.

6        Keep the point of your story in mind. Don’t include irrelevant detail or go up sidetracks. Surprise is important. If, say, your story is about someone you loved who treated you badly, start your story in happy times, recounting how lovely and caring the person was. What happened later will then come as a surprise.

7        Do not accuse anyone of a criminal offence unless they have been convicted of it in court. For example, you cannot accuse someone of being criminally violent towards you unless they have been found guilty of such an offence. But if, say, you fled to a women’s refuge, you could recount that without spelling out the reason.

8        Count the words in a real-life story in the magazine or newspaper you are hoping to sell to (just count a couple of column inches and multiply). It is fine to send a story that’s a little longer, but not twice as long. Do a word count (click ‘Tools’ in Microsoft Word) and then start cutting!

9        Do not send the whole story to a magazine or newspaper ‘cold’. Editors haven’t the time to wade through all those words. Send a brief outline first.

10   Instead of writing your story yourself you could use one of several reputable agencies, such as my own, UK Features. It is much easier and you will probably be paid more because an agency will know which magazines and newspapers will pay the most for your story and will negotiate the best fee.

10 tips to help you write and sell your real-life story

Every publication, newspaper and magazine, has its own style. Some editors like their real-life stories to begin with an exciting event and then to go back to the beginning.

Many prefer a story to start at the beginning and to be told in the order that events happened. That is called the narrative style.

I’m Robin Corry¸ a successful freelance writer for 30 years, and I run my own features agency called UK Features to help people sell their real-life stories. I have written and sold hundreds of people’s stories. Here are my top ten tips to help you write a real-life story that will sell:

1        Your story should have a beginning, middle and clearly defined end. The end should normally be upbeat. No-one wants an unhappy ending.

2        Look at the magazine/s or newspaper/s you would like to sell your story to. Are most of their real-life stories told in the first person, from the viewpoint of the person they happened to, or in the third person, as though another writer is telling their story? If in doubt, the first person is usually the best choice.

3        Your first paragraph is hugely important. It must be interesting and intriguing to make people want to read on.

4        For popular weekly women’s magazines, tell your story in a succession of scenes, with people speaking – the way that TV soap operas tell their stories.

5        For more upmarket magazines and for newspapers, particularly the middle market papers such as the Daily Mail, the pace can be a little slower and more thoughtful.

6        Keep the point of your story in mind. Don’t include irrelevant detail or go up sidetracks. Surprise is important. If, say, your story is about someone you loved who treated you badly, start your story in happy times, recounting how lovely and caring the person was. What happened later will then come as a surprise.

7        Do not accuse anyone of a criminal offence unless they have been convicted of it in court. For example, you cannot accuse someone of being criminally violent towards you unless they have been found guilty of such an offence. But if, say, you fled to a women’s refuge, you could recount that without spelling out the reason.

8        Count the words in a real-life story in the magazine or newspaper you are hoping to sell to (just count a couple of column inches and multiply). It is fine to send a story that’s a little longer, but not twice as long. Do a word count (click ‘Tools’ in Microsoft Word) and then start cutting!

9        Do not send the whole story to a magazine or newspaper ‘cold’. Editors haven’t the time to wade through all those words. Send a brief outline first.

10   Instead of writing your story yourself you could use one of several reputable agencies, such as my own, UK Features. It is much easier and you will probably be paid more because an agency will know which magazines and newspapers will pay the most for your story and will negotiate the best fee.

Is pop turning into porn?

STARS including Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry are blamed today for turning pop into porn by songwriter Mike Stock, of Stock, Aitken and Waterman fame.

He says the singers ‘have taken sexualised imagery, dance moves and lyrical content way beyond the limits of decency’. For the full story go to http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2004565/Kylie-Minogues-ex-songwriter-Mike-Stock-says-pop-music-descending-porn.html

Is he right? If so is it wrong?

Porn has been blamed for the making women unhappy with their own bodies and encouraging them to pay out for cosmetic treatments. It has also been accused of wrecking marriages when a partner uses porn for satisfaction and goes off love-making.

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BRAVE women in Saudi Arabia spend a day flouting the law that bans women from driving. Several women were spotted on the roads of the capital Riyadh driving unveiled. Some even pulled in front of cop cars, but police turned a blind eye – presumably to deny them the publicity they sought.

Islamic religious leaders in Saudi say that allowing women to drive would spread vice and temptation. Read a full report at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/17/saudi-arabia-women-drivers-protest

To us, that’s backward and sexist. But there are women in Britain today whose partners – of all religions and none – try to control them by stopping them from going out when they want to, wanting to know where they’re going and who they’re seeing.

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CYBER stalkers could be curbed by new laws thanks to an enquiry into the protection of victims hounded via mobile phones and the internet. Read the full story at http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/government-to-launch-inquiry-into-outdated-cyberstalking-laws-2299286.html.

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MP cleared of groping girl

Police last night dropped  a sex assault case against Tory MP Andrew Bridgen brought by a 29-year-old female political aide.
Mr Bridgen, 46, was arrested last week after the woman accused him of fondling her breasts and trying to put his hand up her skirt at his Westminster flat. He denied the allegations and Scotland Yard yesterday ruled that there was not enough evidence to continue investigating.
The MP for North West Leicestershire, who separated from his wife Jacqueline a month ago, is now considering legal action. Read the full story at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2004498/Andrew-Bridgen-sex-assault-case-dropped-police.html.
The saga that Mr Bridgen has suffered is likely to lead to new calls for those accused to sex offences to remain anonymous unless and until there is a conviction. Famous people who have suffered being named in sex cases that came to nothing include Mick Hucknall, of Simply Red, rock star Paul Weller and former TV presenter John Leslie.
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Hef's Playmate 'planned altar shock'

After Hugh Hefner's fiancee Crystal Harris cancelled their wedding with five days to go, it's claimed that she'd planned to ditch him at the altar to win a $500,000 TV deal.
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Firemen can be heroes again

Hampshire firefighters are to be allowed to perform heroic actions to save life (news today). This follows an uproar after a fire crew left a man lying face down in a 2ft deep lake in Gosport and waited for a specialist unit, because they were not allowed to risk their lives.
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Has Facebook changed your life... for better or worse?

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Been cheated on by a love rat?#RyanGiggs

So Ryan Giggs's bruv Rhodri is allegedly a love rat, too (The Sun today). Leggy brunette Danielle Healy claims Rhodri was bonking her at the same time as his wife was scoring with the footballer. Have you been cheated on by a love rat? Sell your story now for big money

Tesco bag saved teenager in crash

Jessie Allen, 17, survived when her car rolled over in the fast lane thanks to her £11.50 Tesco handbag which cushioned her head (The Sun today). When her Peugot 206 came to rest on its roof after sliding 100 yards on the M4 near Bristol, Jessie astounded other drivers by climbing out unaided with just a couple of cuts.
A paramedic said her escape was 'absolutely incredible.'
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Old guy has third kid with wife 40 years younger

Dennis Ealam, 77, and his wife Cora, 37, have had their third child, Violet, in three years. Dennis, who had five children with his first wife, says: 'I'm too old for any more.' Cora adds: 'Dennis and I have a good sex life.'
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Love cheats' genes to blame

Being unfaithful can be in your genes - not just in your jeans - according to a study of BIRDS (news today). Scientists who studied zebra finches  - who are usually monogamous - found promiscuous males were more likely to have promiscuous female offspring, because of DNA variations.
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Sex texts in the news

Ryan Giggs's brother began bombarding an 18-year-old girl with sexy texts and photos within 24 hours of dumping his wife (The Sun today). Another 'sexting' fan was married US politician Andrew Weiner, who's under pressure to resign for sending suggestive and explicit messages to other women  Did you catch out your partner sex texting someone else? Sell your story now for serious money

Giggs's sis-in-law - those new claims

So Mrs Ryan Giggs is now pondering his sister-in-law Natasha's claims that he gave her £500 to abort their baby two weeks before she wed his bruv. Have you been cheated by a love-rat? Earn serious money for your story: sellmystoryuk.com

Having a go

Dad of 3 killed trying to stop a yob stealing his van (today's papers). More and more people attacked by thieving scum seem be fighting back, but sometimes with tragic results, as with Charles Bunyasi, 49, a council worker with an extra weekend job to help support his family. Have you or has a loved one had a go at thugs? Sell your story for serious cash: sellmystoryuk.com