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Janice Richardson, 55, had two friends willing to donate a kidney to her when she accepted the organ from a dead patient, who was a heavy smoker in October 2013.

A bald pensioner claims he has invented a 'miracle cure' for baldness after years of home experiments. Despite his pate, Anthony Smith, 80, is 'very optimistic' he will soon have a full head of hair after perfecting his secret formula. The former lab worker for North Thames Gas began working on the product following his retirement in 1994. And he now hopes to sell the recipe after positive results testing on himself. A bald pensioner claims he has invented a...

Young people who learn practical skills through Barnardo’s have created a series of self-portraits to mark the 150th anniversary of the charity’s first ‘ragged school’. Teenagers at The Hub Skills Centre in Stepney Green were inspired by the recent donation of postcards dating back to the late 19th century which depict children from Victorian times learning skills with the charity. The release of the ‘then and now’ images coincides with the 150th anniversary of the East End Juvenile Mission at Hope Place which...

Do you have a plumbing emergency whilst the Beast From the East snow storm is raging? Hiring a good plumber East London may be trickier than one would initially think. There are many plumbing services in East London. But all of them offer different reputations, pricing and specialist services. And none of them offers equal service quality. So how do you choose a plumbing service you can trust to do a great job in and around your home? Here are...

Dog owners trek more than 1,000 miles, play 2,080 rounds of fetch – and call their pet’s name 3,120 times while walking them each year, a study has found. Exercising their dog will also result in owners having 1,040 conversations with other animal lovers a year with the average pooch spending 17 minutes of each walk off the lead. But owners will also have to untangle their dog’s lead more than 1,000 times and put up with 1,040 arguments –...

We are in a fantastic time for men’s fashion. Whilst it was once the case – and not too long ago – that what a man wore was directly related to what he was doing at the time, nowadays fashion is merging in the menswear sector and nowhere is this more apparent than in what he chooses to wear on his lower half. Skinny Joggers It’s amazing to think that it is only in recent years that these entirely comfortable,...

I guess historically you could describe me as living a reactive life. Unconsciously responding to messaging that was programming my body and mind to the trends and cultures thrust my way in modern life. I am fully aware of the privilege it is to access such a life. However somehow my involuntary and reactive existence propelled me into a very dark and unfamiliar territory. Off course it was slow and gradual, until I struck 'the bottom of the pit'. I...

Central London, Bond Street, 5.30pm, people, people ev-ery-WHERE. Although just the thought of this can be stressful, I ask you to picture taking a sneaky right down a tucked away side street from Bond Street where you’ll find Daiva Beautyhouse, a little haven just waiting to pamper you fabulous. I was greeted by Daiva herself who made me an authentic green tea, allowing the stress of Bond Street to ooze away. With relaxing music playing and the warmth of the...

That's a solid gold shopping list. Realistic Brits reckon a £5.4m windfall would be 'just enough' to cover the cost of their lottery wishlist, according to a poll. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found most reckon they would need to bag £5,402,013.03 in order to cover the cost of their most-desired aspirational items. Buying a flashy holiday home, paying off the old mortgage and snapping up a new motor all feature on the lottery-winning shopping list as does...