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Breaking the stigma of a dementia diagnosis
Breaking the stigma of a dementia diagnosis
Wendy Mitchell was 58 when she was told she had early onset dementia. Seven years on, she shares what she wishes people would know about the illness.
Sally Dynevor: ‘It’s about time people got to know who I am’
Sally Dynevor: ‘It’s about time people got to know who I am’
They’ve both survived cancer and raised families, but this Corrie veteran is nothing like her namesake character.
The Responder writer Tony Schumacher: ‘Suddenly all I had was my car and my dog’
The Responder writer Tony Schumacher: ‘Suddenly all I had was my car and my dog’
The writer of new police drama The Responder shares the story of how he became homeless after his police career ended.
Abstract beauty to light up an increasingly ugly world
Abstract beauty to light up an increasingly ugly world
Martin Freeman: ‘I’ve never been a copper, but The Responder felt authentic to me’
Martin Freeman: ‘I’ve never been a copper, but The Responder felt authentic to me’
Scotland can become a powerhouse of green energy but we need a brave plan for renewables
Scotland can become a powerhouse of green energy but we need a brave plan for renewables
Evangeline Lilly: ‘If you lined up all the characters I’ve played, it would be hard to identify me’
Evangeline Lilly: ‘If you lined up all the characters I’ve played, it would be hard to identify me’
Scream: The genre-defining meta movie refuses to be killed off
Scream: The genre-defining meta movie refuses to be killed off
‘People fall into addiction because they feel lost, alone, unhappy or just baffled by life’
‘People fall into addiction because they feel lost, alone, unhappy or just baffled by life’
Sir Kenneth Branagh: ‘I relived many painful and beautiful days making Belfast’
Sir Kenneth Branagh: ‘I relived many painful and beautiful days making Belfast’
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‘We are turning into a corrupt country’: Jeremy Irons and Robert Harris on their new Netflix film
‘We are turning into a corrupt country’: Jeremy Irons and Robert Harris on their new Netflix film
In these times full of care, anxiety feels like a logical response
In these times full of care, anxiety feels like a logical response
Help make British Sign Language an official language
Help make British Sign Language an official language
Actor Danielle Deadwyler: ‘The caring Black women do for community is motherhood beyond biology’
Actor Danielle Deadwyler: ‘The caring Black women do for community is motherhood beyond biology’
Isolating the dying from their loved ones was a cruel mistake we must not repeat
Isolating the dying from their loved ones was a cruel mistake we must not repeat
Rose Ayling-Ellis: ‘Suddenly it became quite cool to be deaf’
Rose Ayling-Ellis: ‘Suddenly it became quite cool to be deaf’
How London Early Years Foundation has supported children and families through the pandemic
How London Early Years Foundation has supported children and families through the pandemic
Can this 13-year-old boy persuade you to go vegan?
