FOR many of us arranged marriages are a hard concept to grasp. When you've been brought up and live in a culture where it's taken for granted you choose freely who you marry and wish to spend your

IT'S official. I'm in love. And it's left me feeling confused and emotional. I'm not talking about the usual suspects - son, husband, mum, dad, best friends etc etc. Their place in my heart is a given.

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EVERYONE'S a critic. At least that's how it seems sometimes. Millions of working people do their jobs day in day out, inconspicuous to the world in general. They sometimes do things that you wouldn't

WE'VE reached a milestone this week. Not in football. Not in tennis. But in something far more important. This week marked the naming of the 300th British soldier killed in Afghanistan. Marine Richard

AND so the bitching and the backstabbing begins. It's summer, the sun is shining and sure as eggs is eggs there's one thing you can guarantee. Yep, the Big Brother house is open for business. For one

THERE seem to be conflicting reports about how well things are going at the newly opened National Brewery Centre. Employees have contacted the Mail, alarmed over the future of the site amid claims it

IT HAS been six years and 121 episodes. I've devoted 2.3 solid years - albeit spread out since September 22, 2004 - to it. And now, it's over. Of course, I'm talking about the incredible US TV series