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How Sophie Wessex and her baby cheated death - and why it still haunts her

How Sophie and her baby cheated death - and why it still haunts her Countess Wessex, the wife of Prince Edward, nearly died while giving birth to her first child, Louise in 2003, when she needed an emergency caesarean.

Beyonce herself began the trend of what is becoming known as the bedstagram or morning selfie.

Countess Wessex, the wife of Prince Edward, nearly died while giving birth to her first child, Louise in 2003, when she needed an emergency caesarean.

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Introducing the chocolate selfie: It's the year's quirkiest Mother's Day gift - a 3D model of yourself that's good enough to eat

Harvey Nichols is giving shoppers the chance to create 3D chocolate ‘selfies’, which claim to capture your exact likeness. The concept is the result of a collaboration between British brand Rococo and iMakr, a 3D printing firm. The process involves taking countless pictures of you from every angle.These are then used to create a plastic mould, shaped to match your features, which is then used to make the goodies. But while chocolates are de rigeur as Mother’s Day presents, is an edible mini-me a thoughtful gift or just bad taste? Writer ANNABEL COLE finds out. ...read

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Jason, who was awarded his second Michelin star this year, sees the fall-out between himself and Ramsay as the defining moment in his career.

'Kanye did not beg me to put his fiancée on Vogue': Anna Wintour on why she finally chose Kim Kardashian for the cover

Ms Wintour has put rumors to rest in her April 2014 Editor's Letter for Vogue's Shape Issue, the cover of which features the Kimye couple shot by Annie Leibovitz.

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s cover for the April issue of Vogue has inspired a flood of backlash on Twitter today.

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'You are married to the Lord and your daddy is your boyfriend': Purity balls, in which girls 'gift their virginity' to their fathers until marriage, sweeping America

The balls resemble wedding ceremonies, with the girls wearing white gowns and dancing with their fathers who promise to ‘protect’ their daughter’s chastity. During the ceremony, girls pledge to remain ‘pure’ until their wedding day, symbolically ‘marry' God, and promise to their fathers that they will remain virgins until they are wives. These events have become a phenomenon in America, now taking place in 48 out of the 52 states.

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Jason, who was awarded his second Michelin star this year, sees the fall-out between himself and Ramsay as the defining moment in his career.

Beaten, starved and threatened with a gun: Harrowing story of a 17th century battered wife uncovered in 1684 pamphlet

The catalogue of abuse suffered by Mary Hampson was discovered by academics at the University of Huddersfield who have turned it into a book.

'I am a vegetarian and so must be my other half': Personal ads from 1855 shed light on what dating was like for meat-free liberals

'I am a hydropath and a vegetarian and such in practice must be my other half,' reads an eloquent personal ad.

'Anorexia is not a style statement': Thin-framed 'Anorexxxy' sunglasses forced to rebrand after outraged mother's protest

Jennifer Ouellette from California noticed the French company Thierry Lasry stocked a $435 pair of 'thin-framed' shades called the 'Anorexxxy.'

Microwaves are out! New report shows sales have been declining for years and now it's all about the toaster oven

Kitchen switch: Americans are ditching their microwaves in favor of toaster ovens, which have gathered fans including Real Housewives' star Sonja Morgan, pictured

Although 90 per cent of American homes still have a microwave, it seems people are much less fond of using them, while toaster oven sales are up 80 per cent.

Dannii Minogue: 'If people say, "Do you have worms?" I can say, "Yes!"' Glamorous star reveals surprising passion for gardening - and talks grub farms

Dannii made the revelation in a brand new video for eBay, which takes viewers behind-the-scenes of her latest photoshoot for the brand.[

'You are married to the Lord and your daddy is your boyfriend': Purity balls, in which girls 'gift their virginity' to their fathers until marriage, sweeping America

The balls resemble wedding ceremonies, with the girls wearing white gowns and dancing with their fathers who promise to ‘protect’ their daughter’s chastity.

'Going bare-faced is NOT courageous': As no make-up selfies raise £2m for charity, feminist slams trend - while Amy Willerton argues the case

Yomi Adegoke and Amy Willerton appeared on Radio 4 to discuss the Barefaced Selfie trend that has swept the internet over the last few days and raised £2m for Cancer Research

On Radio 4 today, student and blogger Yomi Adegoke, 22, said that while it was 'fantastic' so much money had been raised, the campaign was flawed.

Richard E Grant didn't speak to his mother for years after he caught her having an affair. Now he's to star in Downton, and she couldn't be happier

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'It's a good job I can laugh at myself' Louis Walsh on being sent up as clueless and doddery in the new X Factor musical

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'It looked like a cross between Casualty and Apocalypse Now': Spencer Matthews on a seriously big night out celebrating his latest magazine cover

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'When we're naked, it's like we're all the same': Yoga studio offers all-nude co-ed classes to overcome body issues and vulnerability

At Bold & Naked Yoga (pictured), it is not about being naked for naked's sake yet about 'finding the strength to expose your vulnerability and connect to yourself and others on the deepest level'

The class, introduced New York's Bold & Naked studio, is supposed to help students focus on celebrating their bodies and is not intended to be sexually evocative.

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Our baby sleeps in the closet! How one New York couple's $250 nursery conversion saved them $10,000 a year in rent

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Fancy a Chocosamosa? Man creates samosa filled with chocolate and now it's on sale at Morrisons

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Ajay Kainth, 30, from Woodford Green, developed the idea in his kitchen growing up and now makes three flavours including peanut butter and chocolate.

Hit 80s cartoon Jem and the Holograms to be remade into a live action film 'for a whole new generation'

Nearly thirty years after its inception, Jem and the Holograms is being remade for the big screen thanks to Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun, G.I. Joe: Retaliation director Jon M. Chu and producer Jason Blum

Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun, G.I. Joe: Retaliation director Jon M. Chu and Paranormal Activity producer Jason Blum announced the news via YouTube.

From salty gossip with fish wives to a dramatic helicopter rescue, comedian Ade Edmondson on fulfilling his dream to make a series on our seafaring past

Ade Edmondson sets sail to explore Britain's maritime past and discovers how it continues to influence the lives of the people who still depend on the sea today

As islanders we couldn’t survive without imports and nearly everything we eat comes to us on a ship. It was even thanks to the sea that we started drinking tea.

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Ajay Kainth, 30, from Woodford Green, developed the idea in his kitchen growing up and now makes three flavours including peanut butter and chocolate.

Hercules was the 50st grizzly, brought up like a human, who conquered Hollywood - and liked a tipple or two. Now a new documentary featuring home movies shot by the British couple who raised him tells his story

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The local community board for the Long Island, Queens area - where the factory is located - told DNAinfo that it has received 22 formal complaints about noise levels.

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Beaming: Before the prom, the two girls had never even been introduced. Miss Muller, right, said she just thought Miss Belnap, left, 'deserved' the title more

16-year-old high school junior, Kendra Muller, from Utah, won the accolade on Saturday and then handed her sash, tiara and title to runner-up Amanda Belnap.

Back with a new series of Lambing Live, Kate Humble explains why she chose animals over motherhood

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At 45 she looks pretty hot in wellies. Think Felicity Kendal’s Barbara Good from The Good Life, but with lots of wild hair.

The day that changed Paul Daniels' life: The magician, 75, on how he discovered his calling inside a dusty old book on a soggy family holiday in North Yorkshire

I was an avid reader and discovered an old tome on Victorian pastimes which covered lots of subjects, and in one chapter, magic tricks.

My haven: Mary Beard, TV historian and professor of classics, 59, in her room at Newnham College, Cambridge

This has been my college office for a decade and I’m here most of the week – I love the light and its slightly faded Victorian feel.

May the force be with them! Wacky couple celebrate their wedding with a ceremony inspired by Star Wars AND Harry Potter

Victoria Maclean-Price and new husband Adam Maclean, both 34, from Tonna in South Wales, combined their favourite films for their wedding.

There were five dogs in bed and the little one said... Group of basset hounds pile into one doghouse in hilarious home video

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Move over Katie Holmes! Kate Upton replaces actress as the face of Bobbi Brown

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The multi-million dollar brand announced the news today by posting a picture of the 21-year-old blonde model to its Instagram account. In the shot, Miss Upton appears wearing a natural selection of make-up and a crisp white shirt displaying a peep of cleavage. 'Proud to announce @KateUpton as the new face of Bobbi Brown - a beautiful, confident, empowered woman,' the caption reads.