I was high-functioning alcoholic mum on mission to get messed up – I wouldn’t have known if kids had fallen down stairs

I was high-functioning alcoholic mum on mission to get messed up - I wouldn't have known if kids had fallen down stairs

RACHAEL Shephard, 43, from Hampshire, admits she had a drinking problem. Here, she reveals how she tried to hold it all together for her two kids, while secretly falling apart – and how she eventually got sober. 4 Mum Rachael Shephard has opened up about her battles with drinking 4 Rachael admits… I was high-functioning … Read more

From free childcare to money off water bills, how to get help over Christmas if you’re struggling with cash

From free childcare to money off water bills, how to get help over Christmas if you're struggling with cash

MORE than a third of us are worried about the cost of Christmas this year. A nationwide poll found the average cost of festivities will be around £700, although a fifth said they will likely fall into debt to afford it, Skipton Building Society reports. 9 More than a third of us are worried about… … Read more

How heroic doc saved thousands of mums from ‘Angel of Death’s’ vile experiments at Auschwitz – but at a horrifying cost

How heroic doc saved thousands of mums from 'Angel of Death’s' vile experiments at Auschwitz - but at a horrifying cost

A DOCTOR saved thousands of women from certain death and the evil experiments of Dr Josef Mengele but her methods had catastrophic consequences. Dr Gisella Perl was one of five doctors and four nurses selected by Dr Josef Mengele to work in the hospital ward at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi… How heroic doc saved thousands of … Read more

I’m a survivor of Glasgow’s bin lorry disaster – the souls who lost their lives are still a part of me ten years on

I'm a survivor of Glasgow's bin lorry disaster - the souls who lost their lives are still a part of me ten years on

A SURVIVOR of Glasgow’s bin lorry disaster has paid tribute to the six “beautiful souls” who lost their lives — ten years on from the horrific tragedy. Elaine Morell, 59, was the first person struck by the runaway council truck after driver Harry Clarke, 67, blacked out at the wheel and… I’m a survivor of … Read more

Inside Blur’s triumphant return by band themselves including awkward meeting & Alex James’ secret to how he lost weight

Inside Blur's triumphant return by band themselves including awkward meeting & Alex James' secret to how he lost weight

FOR Blur rocker and Sun foodie Alex James, 2023 was a whirlwind.He reunited with Nineties bandmates Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree for two blistering ­Wembley Stadium gigs. Then the Britpop icons hit the road to play festivals across Europe, Japan and South America – as well as… Inside Blur’s triumphant return by band … Read more