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Our latest fiction writing competition asked entrants to pen a love story, and we found find three romantic tales which we’re sure you’ll enjoy over the next few pages. Congratulations to Daniel Taylor with The Clockmaker’s Valentine , which you can read overleaf, along with two runners-up. Plus on page 58, find out details about our next themed short story competition...

We count down the legendary events from Ramsay Street – with the top 10 voted for by you…

I t’s 7.16am. You reach for your phone and start browsing social media. A video begins: “The problem with ‘pick me’ girls is…”. You scroll on. The next 15 videos include clips of men explaining what a

‘He’s been a poppet, as always,’ Anne said when I arrived at her house to collect my son. On the days that I worked, my ex-mother-in-law picked Ezra up from school for me. She smiled indulgently. ‘He

Serena’s visit to Italy was long overdue – but could she escape commitments back home?

When they became parents to their beautiful baby boy Presley in May 2022, Jessica Wright and her husband William Lee-Kemp felt like the stars had aligned, with the new mum describing her son as “every