Abandoned as a baby, Charlie Gilmour struggled until a magpie helped him fly free of his demons  

BOOK OF THE WEEK  Fatherhood by Charlie Gilmour (Weidenfeld £15.99, 288 pp) Featherhood, it would be tempting to say, is where Helen Macdonald’s H Is For Hawk meets Gerald Durrell’s My Family And Other Animals. But Charlie Gilmour’s memoir is so original and ingeniously wrought, it stands on its own as a book to which … Read more

Mother who struggled with alcohol addiction reveals how she learned to socialise without wine

A fitness model and mother-of-two whose extreme alcohol addiction nearly killed her has revealed how she learned to socialise without booze in her life. Justine Whitchurch, 47, from the Gold Coast, quit alcohol seven years ago when she saw what it was doing to both her own life and that of her children. Justine said … Read more

Government has paid private firms £6.5BILLION during COVID crisis as services struggled

Government departments have spent more than £6.5billion of taxpayers money on emergency contracts for outside help – many to private firms – during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 1,200 deals have been done, often without tendering, as ministers scrambled to adapt to the lightning-fast spread of the virus and the economic collapse that followed because … Read more

Elvis’s grandson Benjamin Keough struggled with ‘Pressure’ of Presley family name prior to his death

Musician Brandon Howard and friend of the late Benjamin Keough has spoken out about the tragic death of Elvis Presley’s grandson. Keough, the son of Lisa Marie Presley and grandson of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll died by suicide in Calabasas, California, on Sunday at the age of 27.  In an interview with People.com, Howard … Read more

Ashley Banjo admits he struggled with an ‘overwhelming sense of negativity’ in lockdown

Ashley Banjo admits he struggled with an ‘overwhelming sense of negativity’ for the first time after the birth of his second child in lockdown By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 01:13 BST, 21 June 2020 | Updated: 01:14 BST, 21 June 2020 Ashley Banjo has revealed he struggled with mental health lows for the first … Read more

Swimmer Cate Campbell struggled to accept Olympics postponement

‘My whole world turned on its head in a day’: Swimmer Cate Campbell, 28, reveals she struggled to accept the reality of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponement – and has only just returned to the pool after seven weeks By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:56 BST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 15:02 … Read more

Chris Sebastian he struggled to process his grief after wife Natasha’s devastating miscarriage

The Voice Australia star Chris Sebastian reveals how he struggled to process his grief after wife Natasha’s devastating miscarriage By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:23 BST, 26 May 2020 | Updated: 08:24 BST, 26 May 2020 Chris Sebastian and wife Natasha suffered a devastating miscarriage in the second trimester of her pregnancy, … Read more

Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler ‘struggled’ in their seven-year marriage for ‘three years’

She claimed estranged husband Jay Cutler was ‘punishing her’ in their divorce by blocking her from buying her own house, which she’s been looking for since last fall. Kristin Cavallari and the former football player’s marriage of seven years hasn’t always been smooth sailing. The 33-year-old has been ‘so unhappy for so long. Her marriage … Read more