All news by author: Ben Barry

Morgan Allen, 28, discovered she was pregnant just moments before she was due to undergo surgery to remove endometriosis - and now is the proud mum to two daughters

Mia Westrap, 26, decided to overhaul her finances after she was unable to afford to embark on a long-distance relationship with an Australian man she was dating

Riyan Ruparelia, 22, bought a one-way ticket and flew to Bangkok, Thailand, in January 2023 and plans to travel the country before finding somewhere to settle down

Sarah Hedges, 40, noticed three-month-old Thomas had a "white glow" in his eye. She took the baby to see the GP leading to him being diagnosed with retinoblastoma

Lizzy Williams, 37, and her husband, Phil 40, who works in finance, bought the four-bed semi-detached house in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in June 2014.

Nora and Sean Tayler, both 43, live in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and refused to go abroad without their beloved pet, Enzo, so they forked out a hefty amount so he could join them

Nicole Christine, 30, flew to Park City, Utah, US, from Charlotte, North Carolina, US, to meet a man she matched with on a high-end dating app - and plans to see him again very soon

Monica Millington from Texas, USA met Tom Millington, from Cheshire, while they were on a family holiday in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, in 2005, and were reunited 12 years later

Leo Macallan, 32, was born a female and called Liz - he came out as gay to his friends and family in June 2010 before realizing he was transgender in May 2014, and now says he looks like hunky Tom Hardy

Chloe Conor, 27, spent ten months backpacking around Central and South America, stopping in countries including Mexico, Colombia, Peru and the Galapagos Islands

A 'middle class' couple, or DINKS (Dual-Income-No-Kids), has revealed they've been forced to rein in their spending and forgo luxuries after the cost of living crisis became too much for them

The real-life Saltburn Mansion is a stately home in Northamptonshire that is generally not open to the public but that hasn't stopped fans from rushing to the region for a glimpse of the location

Shannon Lane, 29, was sick of paying £900-a-month for a room in a three-bedroom apartment in Clapton, London, so did something about it - and hasn't regretted her decision once

Auri Kananen, 30, spent three days scrubbing the house in Miami, Florida which had the "worst fridge" she has ever seen to help a mum and her 13-year-old daughter

Adam Potter, 28, from Birmingham, is hoping for a nice cash injection for his small business after putting the almost five inch Hula Hoops crisps for sale on eBay

As ministers were told to grasp the scale of the dentistry crisis, one couple have decided to head to Thailand to take advantage of no long waits - and cheaper treatment

Adam's discovery trumps the previous world record, which was a 4-inch hoop found in August 2021, and he intends to preserve the crisp in an air-tight container until he wants to eat it

Issy Rowe, 36, said her daughter, Georgina Johnstone, who was one at the time, became tired and cranky before doctors gave her the “worst possible” news

Hannah Gurney, 36, and Chris Wise, 38, a sports broadcaster, were planning to have a Caesarean section at 34 weeks, but the triplets came out a fortnight early, each of them weighing just over 3lb

Devan Hopkins, from Morecambe, was left fighting for his life in a coma over Christmas after medics realised his weight loss and headaches were more serious than the seasonal flu they had first diagnosed

Suzie Dudas' two children, Zale, nine, and Saxon, seven, were in a family friend's swimming pool when they used scuba tanks unknowingly filled with helium, which caused them to lose consciousness

Rebecca Kellet and her best friend, Sam Martin flew from Liverpool John Lennon Airport to Henri Coandă International Airport in Bucharest, Romania to spend the day relaxing at a spa

Warning: contains graphic images - Pete Broadhurst opted for cosmetic surgery after growing increasingly self-conscious over his 'puffy cheeks' - however it went drastically wrong

Jackie North and her husband Sean, both 37, have spent £8,000 decorating their house in Keelby, Lincolnshire, with 12,000 lights for a traffic-stopping Remembrance display

A woman whose garden resembled a rubbish tip with dog poo and broken furniture strewn around it has been hit with a huge fine after her council took her to court