Amy-Leanne Stringfellow, age 26 — This is such a senseless murder that forever leaves a young child without her mother, and a young mother without her child too. Amy-Leanne Stringfellow, from Doncaster, UK was only 26 years old when she was subjected to a brutal attack by her boyfriend, Terence Papworth, age 45. Amy-Leanne who…

Gracie Spinks, age 23 — One year ago on 18 June 2021, Gracie Spinks, from Derbyshire, UK, went to attend to her beloved horse, Paddy at 07:30 am. Just over an hour later, she was found lying in a field, unconscious and bleeding. Paramedics were called but unfortunately, Gracie Spinks did not make it and…

Sarah Everard, age 33 — As if 2020 and ‘21 weren’t hard enough years for most, three families are left without their daughter, sister, cousin, niece, or granddaughter, as a result of tragic gender-based violence attacks, some seemingly avoidable. At the beginning of March 2022, we were reminded of the most horrific murder we’ve read…

With £32 million still unaccounted for — On the evening of February 21, 2006, Mr. Colin Dixon, manager of the Securitas depot in Tonbridge, England was on his way home when he was pulled over by what seemed an unmarked police car. A fake policeman with his flashing blue lights and false badge ordered Mr. Dixon into…

Whilst getting out of your comfort zone doing it. — I took my toddler on her first camping trip, last weekend. It also happened to be a family festival event, over four days. To say it’s taken me a few days to recover is being completely honest! It’s not that my daughter was too demanding during our little camping break…

7 YouTube accounts to follow for limitless stress-busting benefits. — Can you imagine actually being a teenager during the worldwide Covid chaos and being denied hanging with your favorite friends? Can you imagine being the parent of a teenager after the effects of the Covid pandemic have subsided? Can you imagine trying to guide a young child into finding their…

Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story — I was not born, nor grew up in the UK, therefore I never knew who Jimmy Savile was until all the endless abuse scandals began surfacing, after his death. As somebody who experienced sexual abuse as a child, one of the hardest things to grasp for outsiders is why it…

Substitutions that scream WTF — There’s always a right and wrong time for errors in your food shop order. Most of us can deal with a minor swap of a gluten-free pizza for a gluten-free pie. But there are times when supermarkets have got the food order deliveries so completely wrong, it’s comical. And annoying. …