Success against the odds

Laura London, 41, lives in north London and is a professional magician. I saw magic for the first time when I was eight and was instantly obsessed. After that, I spent all my pocket money on tricks. I

Three women share how persevering against all odds can lead to a wealth of new opportunities

My own mum despised me from the moment I was born

Many will know Nichola Tidd from the hit Channel 4 reality series Hunted, where she employs skills harnessed in the military to hunt down contestants on the run. Her career has been an intense and var

As a teenager my life was pretty tumultuous. At 16, I had fallen madly in love with a boy my parents deeply disapproved of, and it was a real tussle for freedom and control. I’d started being naughty

Eppie had been caught doing the unthinkable. But could she turn shame into a fresh start?