All news by author: Lydia Patrick

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Dad tells 4-year-old truth about Easter Bunny as lying to kids is 'gaslighting'
Mathew Boudreaux says 'lying takes away a child's ability to critically think', arguing no magic has been lost and daughter Helena won't tell her pals
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Mums bag 12-hour Ibiza holiday for £34 and get home in time for the school run
Rebecca Rattcliff and her pals flew out of Manchester Airport just after 6am and returned from Ibiza airport at 11pm on the same day - making it in time for the Monday morning school run
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Woman dubbed 'Jesus' in honour of ingenious trick to sneak wine into a festival
Alexandria Funnell found an ingenious way to get a bottle of red wine past security at a music festival with a £1.42 loaf of sourdough bread - she's being called 'Jesus' for it
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'I married my Egyptian tour guide 21 days after meeting him - it's true love'
Gina Quiñones, from New York, agreed to marry her Egyptian tour guide Abdel Amin after knowing him for just three weeks - saying she felt a sense of belonging when she met him and his family
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Pensioner celebrates 80th birthday with raunchy cowboy show at retirement home
Barbara's 80th birthday has become the one to beat at The Arbors at Willow Springs after a cowboy dance group showed up to treat the residence to a raunchy show
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Man standing at 6ft 7ins says he's tired of every stranger saying the same thing
Stephen Brown, 43, from Basildon, Essex, has revealed what life is like standing at 6ft 7in tall and says he often feels like a 'freak show' with strangers in the street asking for pics
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'My baby's name is so unique that only two kids have ever been called it'
School teacher April Hamilton believes it's important to give your baby a unique name that no other kids will have in class - and she's found a clever way to make sure of that
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Woman's rare condition causes her eyes to 'switch off' while driving on motorway
Shannen Broodryk was driving down the M25 when her eyes randomly 'switched off' and she couldn't see the road in front of her - now doctors have diagnosed her with a rare brain condition
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'My hubby is the same age as my mum - we're 24 years apart and expecting a baby'
Amanda Cannon, 30, called off her wedding to her childhood sweetheart just days before it was set to go ahead so she could find love with a man 24 years her senior
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100-year-old woman says secret to long and happy life is 'avoiding strange men'
Olive Westerman, 100, from South Kirby, West Yorkshire, says the secret to living 10 decades on earth is 'not speaking to strange men' and always having a young heart
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Couple with 21-year age gap met while cheating on their partners at supermarket
Chelsea and Brad Downs defied not only their 21-year age gap but also their outraged critics to last the course after both cheating on their spouses to be together