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The police car pulled up. The snow had stopped, leaving the church nestled in a soft white blanket, the stained-glass windows lit from within. Add a few choir boys hurrying to practice, and the scene

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Esther Garrity, 26, from Middlesbrough, thought she could handle her boyfriend’s temper tantrums...

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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 top plots from an amazing four decades on Albert Square – with the top 10 voted for by our readers…