‘you get the life you build’

You only get one chance to live your life but until you find yourself fighting just to stay alive, you don’t realise quite how precious that life is. Now, though, I remind myself how lucky I am every

What did you find most surprising about moving to the UK at the age of eight? The UK was a far-flung and exciting-sounding place I’d heard of as a boy growing up in Sudan. I think it’s part of the rea

Changing Rooms ’ flamboyant master of maximalism Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen opens up about his unconventional life and being healthy and happy at 60

The presenter on confidence and advice she would give to her younger self

Presenter and author Clare Balding, 54, lives in London with her wife

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