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Hi, We would really appreciate some advice! We're looking for a really simple wedding, no fuss etc and very informal. We never wanted to have to pick and choose what friends/family we can invite so...

Ok so the problem is my husband has a boy (22) and girl(14) from previous marriage, I have 2 boys (20) from a previous relationship and we have a son of almost 4 together. His oldest lives with his...

Can someone please explain to me what the decision has been taken to release the 'Lockerbie Bomber'. I know it is on 'compassionate grounds' as he has terminal cancer but I've not heard of the...

Please excuse the anon - all the usual OH knows i am a member, i have a few friends on here bla bla....If you guess my identity please dont 'out me' Anyway to the point. Me and OH have been together 6...

Just trying to work out budgets and looking at the last few months we're probably spending nearly £260 (on average) on food for 2 of us. That's a bit much isn't it? Caught the start of the article on...

It started with the locals, along with former troops and the British Legion. It was seen as a beautiful mark of respect. Then as word spread, more and more arrived to pay their respects. Then along...

Or has anyone been issued that ultimatum? If so what was the outcome?

Mostly our arguements are about - 1) who gets to watch what on TV 2) How LAZY he is 3) Decorating - whenever we are decorating we ALWAYS argue!! This weekend we were decorating and all we did was...

What is this new txt ssssssssssssspk sssstufffff where they add lots of letterssssssss to wordsssss, is there a rule about this? i don't get it

Https://www.msn.com/ I'm not sure I want to be vaccinated. I've never had flu in my life and, having seen both my 'at risk' parents become very unwell after flu jabs, I'm inclined to continue to take...

And I do mean really know lol? H lost his job almsot 3 months ago and whilst we have applied for the mortgage subsidy, I wondering where we would stand if we sold our house and rented instead. I am...

I have posted before about the couple who owned this house before us. They were property developers and owned a couple of limited companies and we were still getting all their mail, which I was pissed...

I'm normally more of a BT'er, but have read a few cat posts on OT before so hope no-one minds me picking your brains. We have two cats and an issue with our new neighbours. The house we live in was my...

We have two cats who over recent weeks have started to take it in turns to wake us up early (eg 5:30am). One cries at you and the other climbs things - or more to the point tries as we've moved stuff...

I was asked for ID last night and didn't have any so wasn't allowed into the pub. In my whole life I've only ever been asked for ID three times, and two of those have been in the last month! I'm...

Want to go swimming again but I severely lack confidence. I have checked timetable of our 2 local pools and one one does a ladies only sesh (which I thought would be answer) but its at 9pm on a Sunday...

Now, I'm not normally one to grumble and can totally appreciate parental needs, but can I run this you? I go to a fairly 'nice' gym with good wet and dry facilities which attract family membership. I...

Sort of inspired by Emmanumbers post. We went to an evening reception recently. We really should have thought twice when we received the invite. The couple had added a little letter asking for...

I know things are really bad at the moment, lots of people loosing their jobs and as a small business myself I can totally appreciate the pinch people are feeling. I can't even imagine for a second...

Mr j just asked me i really dont care - but suppose i should specify something so it isnt an onerous decision for whoever has to make it my view is that it is all just compost and they can do whatever...

We live in a 2 bed semi detached, and have been looking to move, but the house prices around where we are are ridiculous for 3 bedrooms. So, the easy (?) option seems to extend if we can, as we have...

Says the woman in this BBC interview. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8019832.stm Clearly she's just never had any kind of flu before. FFS, you'd think they'd have edited the interview so she...

Mine that is ? can i just see what people think walking around by themselves/playing on the street/crossing roads alone, sleepovers with people you dont know very well - at 9 (just turned) i feel...

I dreamt of Alan Rickman last night. A little Googling reveals he's approximately the same age as my dad. Which makes it all a bit creepy, doesn't it? ? (We were dancing BTW. And he had a tattoo,...

In case your marriage doesn't work out? I do, quite a detailed one. I have worked out what my income and expenditure would be, what amount I'd have for rent / mortgage and consequently where I could...

It's going to be another corking programme. Teenage mums. This second one has done her homework - good on her!

Re-posted - hopefully more readable now! Here's a novel dilemma for you all. I'm going to the wedding of a close uni mate on Saturday. There's a massive group of uni mates going to it. We got a text...

Had yell.com in last week and whilst looking around, clicked on another local photographer's website which seemed to be virus ridden. Since then pc keeps hanging, google doesn't work properly (oddly)...

Will be cross posting this on Baby Talk too, for the Child Tax Credit element. Basically, we've found out we're entitled to a certain amount of both Child and Working Tax Credits. We could really,...

My teenage step-son has recently passed his driving test and has bought himself an old Fiesta. When he passed, he was given a book with ads for loads of insurance companies who specialise in...