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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...

With a thriving career and a joyful marriage, TV and radio star Kelly Brook is the happiest she’s ever been. Here, she tells Christobel Hastings about running the London Marathon, her new radio gig and why she’s ready to reintroduce herself

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Maggie smoothes down the front of her frock – the same dyed black dress she wore for Pa’s funeral ten years before. As she touches the fabric, she glances down at her hands, now decorated with liver s

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