I blame Richard Osman,” Mum said, crossly, as she filled her kettle at the sink. “Richard Osman?” I repeated, trying to make sense of that one. “That’s him,” Mum confirmed, flicking the kettle’s switc

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Grief is unpredictable. There I was in May, getting ready for a Kylie concert – my eyeliner had gone on perfectly and my mind was racing. Would my hair go flat after an hour on the Tube? Would the kid

I love soaps, and I’ll be watching the Coronation Street and Emmerdale “Corriedale” crossover on catch-up. A lot of my fellow Aussies like Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan had huge soap careers, but it