All news by author: Rikki Loftus

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Dust in your home could be making you ill - here's what you need to know
Dust is a common substance that can cause allergies, and those dust bunnies hiding in forgotten corners of our homes could be secretly causing us health problems
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Man who 'struggled to walk for 10 minutes' loses the weight of an entire person
A technical estimator, Alex Cook, 46, said his weight reached its peak after the first two Covid lockdowns and decided to make a change by joining the Man v Fat football programme
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'We travel the world with our kids - but we don't pay for accommodation'
Vincent Miggels, 49, a self-employed IT consultant who lives in Galway, Ireland, travels the world with his partner and kids, visiting destinations including Budapest, Hungary and Montreal, Canada
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Couple who live 7,000 miles apart decide to marry after just 11 days together
Cristian Paredes met Rebekah Clayton by chance on a cruise ship and after their 11th day together, the couple decided they couldn't live without each other
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'I weighed 5 stone and needed loo 30 times a day before devastating diagnosis'
Katie Harpur suffered pain and nausea as a teenager with her weight falling to five stone and she needed to use the toilet 30 times a day before her condition was finally diagnosed
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Eating disorder survivor has £600k snack business after Dragons' Den rejection
Evie Waxman struggled with eating disorders and her body image from the age of 11, but the now 29-year-old battled to overcome them - and even a rejection on Dragons' Den - to make her own business
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Nurse called 'hypochondriac' by her GP later diagnosed with lifelong disease
When Katie Harpur was 16, her weight dramatically plummeted and she couldn't eat without being sick - but after persevering with doctors, she has finally got her life back
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Mum who noticed 'unusual spot' on face in selfie given 'terrifying' diagnosis
After taking an innocent selfie, Anna McCartney spotted an unusual lump on her forehead that turned out to be the consequence of a long-term teenage sunbed addiction
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'I was addicted to sunbeds at 18 - then 'bug bite' mole turned out to be cancer'
Jak Howell, 23, used sunbeds five times a week, thinking he was 'invincible'. Now after a traumatic cancer diagnosis, he is calling for tougher regulation
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Divorced dad moves into narrowboat 'to save £3k a month' - and can fit five kids
Dad-of-five James Posner, 44, says living in a narrowboat is 'London's best kept secret' amid the cost-of-living crisis - and he has the freedom to have his children come and stay
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Woman bored of waiting for Mr Right becomes single mum through sperm donation
Performance coach Stacy Thomson said she was failing to find a suitable partner to have a child with on the regular dating sites she used, so decided to simply go it alone