Innholdsfortegnelse for 31-Aug-2017 i Chat

BEAR WITH… Seems to be the message from this cute koala, who’s gone all shy! And it does remind us of that terrible joke: What cheese would you use to coax a bear down from a tree? Camembert! Get it? (Sorry..!) Now you can see a baby brown bear that’s anything but coy! Watch Bruiser surfing at www.lifedeathprizes.com/surfing-bear CELEBRITY SPIN Puzzle 1 £50 Do you know which celebrity we’ve put in a twist? Here’s some clues to help… This chap’s no stranger to DIY, especially if you send out an SOS, and he also tells contestants, ‘Who dares wins!’ Take a look at the picture on the right and see if you can work out who it is. Your answer: TO ENTER Turn to page 60 for details. www.lifedeathprizes.com/win CASH for…

Every time I look in the mirror, I’m reminded what he did At some point, I looked in a mirror – but my face was swathed in bandages. While I was in hospital, police officers came to take a statement. ‘We got him straightaway,’ one said. Matthew had got a taxi to mine, asked the driver to wait while he burst in to my home. Slashed me. Not knowing what had happened, the taxi driver had then driven away with Matthew before being pulled over by the police. Matthew had even tried to bite one of the officers as he was arrested. Animal. The next morning, I had three hours of plastic surgery to repair my face. After, I looked in the mirror and broke down. I wanted to die.…

Poppy, Lily and Hollie arrived, each two minutes apart My partner Paul, 29, and I were over the moon when, in July last year, we found out I was pregnant. But no-one was more excited than Charlotte, 12, and Lucie, 7, my daughters from a previous relationship. ‘I hope it’s a girl!’ beamed Lucie, who was desperate for another sister. Then, at the first scan at 4 weeks, the sonographer revealed we were having twins. Paul’s younger brothers are twins, but he was as shocked as I was by the news. ‘Double trouble!’ he grinned. But the surprises weren’t over for us yet... At my 8-week scan, the biggest bombshell of all was dropped… I wasn’t carrying two babies – I was expecting three! ‘Triplets?!’ I exclaimed in the doctor’s…

This illness has plagued three generations of my family I was just 6 weeks old when my parents got the news that I had retinoblastoma in both eyes. It’s a rare form of eye cancer in children. My mum Mandy, now 61, and dad Anthony, 62, were so upset. It wasn’t a complete shock, though. Dad had the same cancer when he was a toddler. Although having treatment, sadly he lost both eyes and was completely blind. When he and Mum had me, doctors wanted to run tests to see if I had the condition, too. I had laser treatment and brachytherapy which involved inserting radioactive plaques over the tumours. Incredibly, I beat the cancer and my eyesight was OK. Growing up, I didn’t think about the condition and, in…

Afterwards, he’d reward me with a mint imperial Half asleep, I felt strong, safe arms scoop me up. ‘Goodnight,’ my neighbour Mick, then 43, whispered, carrying me outside. It was about 1979, and my mother had taken me, then 3, and my brother Tony, 5, to Mick’s to watch a film on his colour telly. But I fell asleep during the film. I liked Mick. He spoilt me, made me feel special. Life at home was tough – my mum was a single parent, had no time for me and Tony. But we were always welcome at Mick’s. He’d make us waffles, let us watch telly. Only I didn’t like what he did when we were alone. He’d touch me under my clothes. His fingers crawling over my flesh, between…

1 Preheat oven to 220C/ Gas 7, and line a baking sheet with baking paper. 2 To make honey butter, beat 5tbsp runny honey with 150g unsalted butter until light and fluffy. Set aside. 3 Mix 300ml milk with 1 large beaten egg. In a bowl, sift together 450g self-raising flour, 1tsp baking powder and ½tsp salt, then rub in 100g butter, until it resembles breadcrumbs. 4 Stir in 100g cubed Camembert and 1 small, finely diced, peeled and cored eating apple with just enough of milk-andegg mixture to make a soft, but not sticky dough. 5 Roll out dough gently on a floured surface to about 2cm, and stamp out scones with a 5cm cutter. 6 Put on baking sheet, brush tops with remaining egg-and-milk mixture and scatter with…

LETTER of the week! Well, we did ask... Martina and her husband Michael are happy with her body (13 July issue), but it asks on the photo, So, what do you think..? And I think it looks terrible – her boobs look absolutely horrendous! As for the ‘lip fillers’, well, Martina could stand in for Mick Jagger, if he was unable to make one of his gigs. She’s also going to have her butt expanded. At least then she’ll be evenly balanced and won’t topple over! Elaine Bamber, Ispwich WE PAY CASH Honk the horn On a coastal walk with a friend, I noticed a fog horn and suggested they’re probably not needed any more. My friend replied, ‘Goodness me, no, that’s for Mrs Jones to call her husband in…

THE CRIME On 16 March 1946, four children were out walking near Albion Falls in Ontario, Canada, when they discovered a headless and limbless torso. It belonged to 39-year-old John Dick. Evelyn, his wife of five months, soon became the prime suspect... At her house, police made a shocking discovery... THE STORY Evelyn MacLean was born on 13 October 1920 in Ontario, Canada. She moved to the port city of Hamilton as a child. Desperate to improve their status, her parents sent Evelyn to an exclusive private school. However, she ended up becoming a high-class escort. Evelyn was always smartlys turned out, never short of cash. Dressed in lavish fur coats, with her signature pearls and red lipstick, she was a looker. There’s no doubt she cut an impressive image…

MEET NESSKI! Heading to Scotland to spot Nessie this summer? You might want to go via Russia…as this pic claims to show a similar creature. It was taken at Lake Khanto, in Noyabrsk by Dmitry Kim, who was out for a jog. Hope he didn’t have a swim, too! VINTAGE VINO Museum experts in New Jersey were stunned to find wine in the cellar that’s almost as old as the US itself. The Liberty Hall Museum found cases of fortified Madeira wine, some dating back to 1796. Apparently, it was still drinkable – but we’ll stick to our rose, thanks! BROLLY BAD IDEA In China, businessman Zhao Shuping’s brolly-sharing scheme has gone awry – as hardly anyone took them back! They have GPS so he can track them, but there’s…

THE BIGGIE Phwoar – it’s a whopper! Enjoy your puzzling In a recent online poll, Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks and British actress Maggie Smith were voted as the top two most what? To find out, solve the crossword then read down the letters in the shaded squares to find the two-word prize answer. ACROSS 1 Hot pepper sauce (7) 5 Repeated main points (8) 9 Framework of ship (4) 13 Prize for merit (5) 14 Adds salt and pepper (7) 15 London airport (7) 16 Snakes’ teeth (5) 17 Item worn by monarch (5) 18 Small freshwater fish (6) 20 Pursue (5) 21 Bravery (7) 23 Twosome (4) 26 Cake layer (4) 27 America’s ‘windy city’ (7) 30 Glitter (7) 34 Go on longer than expected (7) 36 Irritates (6)…

FROM 70p Tesco Scone Mix, 320g, 70p This quick mix makes eight small or six large scones with a good consistency and a sweet flavour. For variety, add chopped glace cherries or some dried fruit to the mix Paul Hollywood Famous Scone Mix, 480g, £2 Rub in butter, then add egg and water. This makes eight giant scones, which rise to a great height and have a light, slightly cakey texture. Sainsbury’s Scone Mix, 320g, 70p These rose beautifully and, because we brushed them with milk before cooking, had attractive, lightbrown tops. We loved the light, crumbly texture. NEW Aunt Bessie’s Vegetable Chips, £2.50, Asda, Tesco, Waitrose This colourful mix of frozen parsnip, carrot and sweet-potato chips not only tastes great, but each portion gives you one of your five-a-day!…

They're YOUR tips!! Totally jean-ius To liven up my jeans, I squirted some bleach over them in a pattern and, once they were dry, I sewed on flowers that I’d cut out from an old top. Susan MacDonald, Catford Dustbuster Find it difficult to clean the dust from your fan? Just use an old pastry brush. You’ll be amazed how much you’ll manage to clear out. Sue Horan, Rossington Power up… I keep a fully charged spare phone battery in my handbag just in case I forget to charge my phone… Angela Laird, Wirral Rings a bell! Beat thieves! Attach bells to the zip of a purse then, if anyone tries to take it, you’ll be alerted. S Alvin, Porthcawl Coining it If someone has an 18th or 21st birthday…

All the kids had their challenges, but we were a happy unit Staring at the toilet, I tried to stop crying. My husband Garry, 43, sobbed next to me. ‘It’s wonderful!’ I said. And it truly was. You see, this wasn’t any ordinary loo. It was a futuristic throne that would mean our disabled son Haydn, 13, could go to the toilet with dignity. That toilet just summed up the wonder of our new home. Just a few weeks before, it had been a three-bed bungalow – too small for us two, Haydn and our other children, Isobella, 10, Curtis, 6, and Phoebe, 5. Our kids were all adopted, all with different disabilities. Haydn has cerebral palsy, while Isobella has Down’s syndrome. She’s Phoebe’s biological big sister, and, while Phoebe…

My body seemed to snap back into shape I’d always been active but, after I met my partner Dave, 24, a body builder four years ago, I became a gym addict. He was impressed by how I took to our gym sessions. ‘You should enter a bikini competition,’ he told me. I laughed but the more I thought about it, the more fun it sounded. Exercise was transforming my body – why not show it off? There was a competition being held in November 2015… ‘I’ll challenge myself to get in shape by then and if I succeed, I’ll think about competing,’ I told Dave. So I began training six times a week – cardio and gym sessions. And I’d fuel up with eggs and spinach in the mornings, and…

Prodding my left breast, I was certain I could feel a lump. Deja vu. I’d had something similar before – but after being checked out, I’d been told it was nothing to worry about. I just put it down to having lumpy boobs. But now I could also feel something in my neck. Telling myself everything was fine, I booked an appointment with my GP – just in case. Examining the lump, the doctor then referred me for a mammogram. When they then booked me in for a biopsy, alarm bells started ringing. The results came back... ‘You have breast cancer,’ the specialist said. And there was more. The cancer had spread to my lymph nodes. Taking a deep breath, I tried to take in the information. Maybe with chemotherapy,…

I knelt beside John but he couldn’t speak... It was an ordinary morning in June 2015. I was in the sitting room eating my breakfast while my hubby John, 79, had gone out to the garage. Then, at around 8am, I heard our doorbell. Strange, I thought. Who’s calling at this time? I opened the front door to see Robbie Hurton, our binman, with a very concerned look on his face. ‘Mrs Allan, you’d better come quickly,’ he said seriously. He took me round to the garage to find John laying on the floor, with Robbie’s colleagues John Hogg and James Winter standing over him. He’d collapsed! Robbie said that while on their way up the road, he’d waved to John, then looked away for a second – but when…

CRAFTY CODE CRACKER US actress Megan Fox says that she gets over her fear of flying by listening to music by whom, as she believes it isn’t in her destiny to die while listening to them? To find out, solve the puzzle... Fill in the grid. Each letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number from 1 to 26. When you’ve completed the grid, the shaded squares will spell out the two-word prize answer. We’ve given you five letters to start you off. Puzzle 19 £ 500 Your answer: TO ENTER Turn to page 60 for details. www.lifedeathprizes.com/win…

The weight had piled on. Chocolate was my downfall When my daughter Charlotte, 28, announced she was pregnant with her second child, I threw my arms around her. ‘Congratulations!’ I beamed. But, shortly after, my worries kicked in. While Charlotte went to work as a nurse, I often looked after my granddaughter Lucy, 2. As much as I loved spending time with her, running around after a toddler wasn’t easy. And after playing with Lucy on the floor, I’d have a nightmare trying to lift myself back up. It was all down to my size. When I was made redundant from the HMRC in July 2014, I’d been a size-18 and 13st. No skinny minnie, but I was active and fit. Since I’d been out of work, the weight had…

I rushed to her bedside. There was nothing they could do My phone started to buzz. It was a text from my daughter Claire, 18. You’re going to be a grandma Leaping from my seat, I squealed with excitement. My bubbly, beautiful girl had always loved children, and when she met boyfriend Robert, 24, in May 2015, she was always cooing over babies. ‘I want one!’ she’d joke. I knew it was only a matter of time. ‘You’re not annoyed because I’m only 18, are you?’ she asked me one night. I told her I was over the moon and would support her no matter what. It was March last year and we were soon picking out buggies and sleepsuits. Claire was so excited as her bump grew. She was…

My heart pounded as my boyfriend, Matthew Grady, 30, looked into my eyes. ‘I’ve fallen in love with you,’ he whispered. ‘I love you, too,’ I smiled. It was March last year, and I’d never felt happier. We’d only been going out a month, but I’d known Matthew for years. After a bad relationship, he was a knight in shining armour. Charming, protective, loving. A gentleman who’d shower me with gifts. We were soon spending every night together. My daughter, 3, adored him. Only, after a few months, Matthew became controlling. Wouldn’t let me see mates. ‘You should stay away from them,’ he’d say. At first I thought he couldn’t bear for us to be apart, but I soon became isolated. Then, one day, Matthew hit me during a row.…

The fatigue came back and it’d leave Jon barely able to breathe Watching my hubby, Jon, cradling our newborn son Harrison, my heart swelled. ‘He’s perfect,’ Jon, then 34, gushed, tears in his eyes. It was December 2011 and we were so excited to start a family. I’d met Jon through work. He was handsome, charismatic, funny. I knew he was The One. We moved in together within three months, married in 2009. And now little Harrison was our world. Only, in May 2013, Jon contracted chickenpox. He couldn’t remember if he’d had it as a kid. ‘I’ll soon beat it,’ Jon sniffled, as he battled the flulike symptoms He avoided itching the spots – but, after three days, Jon had agonising pain in his shoulder, shooting down his arm.…

Ask our Doc Don’t be shy – Chat’s Dr Martin Edwards is a family GP who’s seen it all before… Wrist pain Q My wrist and thumb hurt after gardening and my doctor says it’s washerwoman’s thumb. What’s that!? April, 43 A It’s an old name for inflammation of the sinew leading from the back of your thumb to your forearm muscle. It’s caused by constant use – so washerwomen got it. Symptoms should calm within a few months and a splint or steroid injection, or rarely an op, can help. Clicky joints Q My joints click when I move and friends say I’ll develop arthritis. Can anything stop it? Jayette, 23 A Unless they’re painful or swollen, clicking joints generally don’t mean much or increase a risk of arthritis.…

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THE BIG QUIZ Puzzle 12 £ 500 The answers to all these general knowledge questions – except one – are in the grid in various directions. To be this week’s Chat Big Quiz champion, work out which answer is missing. This is your prize answer. Answers are in alphabetical order in each section. THE SILVER SCREEN – HORSE 1 Which actress starred as a 12-year-old in the 1944 horse-racing movie National Velvet, before starring in Butterfield 8, Cleopatra and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in the 60s? (9, 6) 2 What was the surname of comedy brothers Groucho, Chico and Harpo, who starred in the 1930s horse-racing comedy A Day at the Races? (4) 3 Which Hollywood superstar starred in The Electric Horseman and The Horse Whisperer, having previously been seen…

ZOOMED IN! Puzzle 14 £100 We’ve got up close and personal with something you might find in your garden. If you can make out what it is, that’s your prize answer. Your answer: WHAT'S ON TELLY? As you can see, our TV’s gone on the blink and we can’t make out what programme’s being screened… If the show looks familiar to you, that’s your prize answer. Puzzle 15 4X £30 Your answer: WHAT'S WRONG? You might remember Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker starring in the sitcom My Family. But something about this still from the programme isn’t as it should be. If you know which item doesn’t belong, that’s your prize answer. £100 Puzzle 16 Your answer: HOW MANY? Can you tell how many pea pods have been put inside this glass…

Serves: 10 Prep: 15 min + resting Cook: 15 min Sweet treat 3tbsp Meridian Cocoa & Peanut Butter 80ml milk, warmed 1-2tsp honey For churros: ½tsp vanilla extract 25g butter melted 125g plain flour ½tsp baking powder Oil for frying 2tsp cinnamon 2tbsp sugar 1 Mix cocoa-and-peanut butter with warm milk and enough honey to taste, until smooth. Set aside. 2 For churros, mix 175ml of just-boiled water with vanilla and butter. 3 In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Make a well in centre, pour in liquid, and mix to a smooth, thick batter. Rest for 10 min. 4 Heat a deep pan half full of oil. Put batter into a piping bag with a large, star-shaped nozzle. Mix cinnamon and sugar on a…

The Drem airbase hadn’t been used in years… Air Marshal Sir Victor Goddard knew a thing or two about flying. During the First World War, he led reconnaissance flights over the Somme, he commanded a bomber squadron in Iraq and, in 1935 when he was 38, he was appointed Deputy Director of Intelligence at the Air Ministry. That same year, Victor Robert Goddard claims he travelled through time. It started as a routine mission. He was to fly from his base in Andover, Hampshire, to Edinburgh. And he’d pilot the small Hawker Hart military plane solo. Nothing could be more straightforward. The Hawker Hart could reach a speed of 160mph. He’d be at the Edinburgh base in no more than three hours. Approaching Edinburgh, Victor flew over an abandoned airfield…

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