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Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Tessa Waugh does her best to play ball when attending the cricket with her father as a substitute for her son, relishing the juxtaposition of chats on bladder botox with military etiquette

Volunteer-run show pushed to capacity by TV show boost

Thomas Skinner’s journey from The Apprentice to Strictly reveals much about modern British fame

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7 SEPTEMBER