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“Does everyone not harbor this overwhelming urge for action, momentum, change? Do they not pray for something to come along and alter the path of their life?”

The Flames by Sophie Haydock

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2024 olympics Great Britain roster

Archery

Conor Hall (Belfast)

Tom Hall (London)

Alex Wise (Newcastle Upon Tyne)

Megan Havers (Markfield)

Penny Healey (Telford)

Bryony Pitman (Shoreham-By-Sea)

Athletics

Jeremiah Azu (Cardiff)

Louie Hinchliffe (Crosspool)

Zharnel Hughes (The Valley, Anguilla)

Charlie Dobson (Colchester)

Matthew Hudson-Smith (Wolverhampton)

Max Burgin (Halifax)

Elliot Giles (Birmingham)

Ben Pattison (Frimley)

Neil Gourley (Glasgow)

Josh Kerr (Edinburgh)

George Mills (Harrogate)

Sam Atkin (Grimsby)

Patrick Dever (Preston)

Tade Ojora (London)

Alastair Chalmers (Guernsey, Channel Islands)

Richard Kilty (Middlesborough)

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (London)

Lewis Davey (Grantham)

Toby Harries (Brighton)

Alex Haydock-Wilson (London)

Sam Reardon (Beckenham)

Emile Cairess (Saltaire)

Mahamed Mahamed (Southampton)

Philip Sesemann (Bromley)

Callum Wilkinson (Moulton)

Jacob Fincham-Dukes (Harrogate)

Scott Lincoln (Northallerton)

Lawrence Okoye (London)

Nick Percy (Glasgow)

Dina Asher-Smith (London)

Imani-Lara Lansiquot (London)

Daryll Neita (London)

Bianca Williams (London)

Amber Anning (Hove)

Laviai Nielsen (London)

Lina Nielsen (London)

Victoria Ohuruogu (London)

Phoebe Gill (St. Albans)

Keely Hodgkinson (Atherton)

Jemma Reekie (Beith)

Georgia Bell (London)

Laura Muir (Milnathort)

Revée Walcott-Nolan (Luton)

Megan Keith (Inverness)

Eilish McColgan (Dundee)

Cynthia Sember (Ypsilanti, Michigan)

Jessie Knight (Epsom)

Lizzie Bird (St. Albans)

Aimee Pratt (Stockport)

Desirèe Henry (London)

Amy Hunt (Nottingham)

Yemi John (London)

Hannah Kelly (Bury)

Jodie Williams (Welwyn Garden City)

Nicole Yeargin (Bowie, Maryland)

Clara Evans (Hereford)

Rose Harvey (London)

Calli Yauger-Thackeray (Flagstaff, Arizona)

Morgan Lake (Reading)

Holly Bradshaw (Preston)

Molly Caudery (Truro)

Katharina Johnson-Thompson (Liverpool)

Jade O'Dowda (Oxford)

Badminton

Ben Lane (Milton Keynes)

Sean Vendy (Milton Keynes)

Kirsty Gilmour (Glasgow)

Boxing

Lewis Richardson (Colchester)

Patrick Brown (Sale)

Delicious Orie (Wolverhampton)

Charley Davison (Lowestoft)

Rosie Eccles (Newport)

Chantelle Reid (Allenton)

Canoeing

Adam Burgess (Stoke-On-Trent)

Joe Clarke (Stoke-On-Trent)

Mallory Franklin (Windsor)

Kimberley Woods (Rugby)

Climbing

Hamish McArthur (York)

Toby Roberts (Elstead)

Erin McNeice (Rodmersham)

Molly Thompson-Smith (London)

Cycling

Tom Pidcock (Leeds)

Josh Tarling (Aberaeron)

Stephen Williams (Aberysthwyth)

Fred Wright (Manchester)

Jack Carlin (Paisley)

Ed Lowe (Stamford)

William Turnbull (Morpeth)

Joe Truman (Petersfield)

Dan Bigham (Newcastle-Under-Lyme)

Ethan Hayter (London)

Ethan Vernon (Bedford)

Oli Wood (Wakefield)

Charlie Tanfield (Great Ayton)

Mark Stewart (Dundee)

Charlie Aldridge (Crieff)

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Kye Whyte (London)

Ross Cullen (Preston)

Lizzie Deignan (Otley)

Pfeiffer Georgi (Castle Combe)

Anna Henderson (Edlesborough)

Anna Morris (Cardiff)

Sophie Capewell (Lichfield)

Emma Finucane (Carmarthen)

Katy Marchant (Manchester)

Lowri Thomas (Abergavenny)

Elinor Barker (Cardiff)

Neah Evans (Langbank)

Josie Knight (Dingle, Ireland)

Jess Roberts (Carmarthen)

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Evie Richards (Malvern)

Charlotte Worthington (Chorlton-Cum-Hardy)

Beth Shriever (Braintree)

Emily Hutt (London)

Diving

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Jordan Houldon (Sheffield)

Noah Williams (London)

Kyle Kothari (London)

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Yasmin Harper (Sheffield)

Grace Reid (Edinburgh)

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix (London)

Lois Toulson (Cleckheaton)

Scarlett Mew-Jensen (London)

Equestrian

Carl Hester (Sark, Channel Islands)

Tom McEwen (London)

Scott Brash (Peebles)

Harry Charles (Alton)

Ben Maher (London)

Lottie Fry (Den Hout, The Netherlands)

Becky Moody (Gunthwaite)

Ros Canter (Louth)

Laura Collett (Royal Leamington Spa)

Field hockey

Tim Nurse (London)

Nick Park (Reading)

Jack Waller (London)

David Ames (Cookstown)

Jacob Draper (Cwmbran)

Zachary Wallace (Kingston-Upon-Thames)

Rupert Shipperley (London)

Sam Ward (Leicester)

James Albery (Cambridge)

Phil Roper (Chester)

David Goodfield (Shrewsbury)

Ollie Payne (Totnes)

Liam Sanford (Wegberg, Germany)

Lee Morton (Glasgow)

Thomas Sorsby (Sheffield)

Conor Williamson (London)

Will Calnan (London)

Gareth Furlong (London)

Laura Unsworth (Sutton Coldfield)

Anna Toman (Derby)

Hannah French (Ipswich)

Sarah Jones (Cardiff)

Amy Costello (Edinburgh)

Sarah Robertson (Melrose)

Charlotte Watson (Dundee)

Tessa Howard (Durham)

Isabelle Petter (Loughborough)

Giselle Ansley (Brixham)

Hollie Pearne-Webb (Duffield)

Fiona Crackles (Kirkby Lonsdale)

Sophie Hamilton (Bruton)

Lily Owsley (Bristol)

Flora Peel (Cheltenham)

Miriam Pritchard (Loughborough)

Golf

Matt Fitzpatrick (Sheffield)

Tommy Fleetwood (Dubai, U.A.E.)

Charley Hull (Kettering)

Georgia Hall (Bournemouth)

Gymnastics

Joe Fraser (Birmingham)

Harry Hepworth (Leeds)

Jake Jarman (Peterborough)

Luke Whitehouse (Halifax)

Max Whitlock (Hemel Hempstead)

Zak Perzamanos (Liverpool)

Becky Downie (Nottingham)

Ruby Evans (Cardiff)

Georgia-Mae Fenton (Gravesend)

Alice Kinsella (Sutton Coldfield)

Abi Martin (Paignton)

Bryony Page (Sheffield)

Isabelle Songhurst (Poole)

Judo

Chelsie Giles (Coventry)

Lele Naire (Weston-Super-Mare)

Lucy Renshall (St. Helens)

Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown (Pembury)

Emma Reid (Royston)

Pentathlon

Charlie Brown (Kidderminster)

Joe Choong (London)

Kerenza Bryson (Plymouth)

Kate French (Chapmanslade)

Rowing

James Robson (Oundle)

Ollie Wynne-Griffith (Guildford)

Tom George (Cheltenham)

Oli Wilkes (Matlock)

David Ambler (London)

Matt Aldridge (Christchurch)

Freddie Davidson (London)

Tom Barras (Staines-Upon-Thames)

Callum Dixon (London)

Matt Haywood (Burton Upon Trent)

Graeme Thomas (Burton)

Sholto Carnegie (Oxford)

Rory Gibbs (Street)

Morgan Bolding (Weybridge)

Jacob Dawson (Portsmouth)

Charlie Elwes (Radley)

Tom Digby (Henley-On-Thames)

James Rudkin (Northampton)

Tom Ford (Holmes Chapel)

Harry Brightmore (Chester)

Henry Fieldman (Barnes)

Liv Bates (Nottingham)

Chloe Brew (Plymouth)

Rebecca Edwards (Aughnacloy)

Becky Wilde (Taunton)

Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne (London)

Emily Craig (Pembury)

Imogen Grant (Cambridge)

Helen Backshall (Truro)

Esme Booth (Stratford-Apon-Avon)

Samantha Redgrave (Frinton)

Rebecca Shorten (Belfast)

Lauren Henry (Lutterworth)

Hannah Scott (Coleraine)

Lola Anderson (London)

Georgina Brayshaw (Leeds)

Heidi Long (London)

Rowan McKellar (Glasgow)

Holly Dunford (Tadworth)

Emily Ford (Holmes Chapel)

Lauren Irwin (Peterlee)

Eve Stewart (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Harriet Taylor (Chertsey)

Annie Campbell-Orde (Wells)

Lucy Glover (Warrington)

Rugby

Abi Burton (Wakefield)

Kayleigh Powell (Llantrisant)

Amy Wilson-Hardy (Poole)

Ellie Boatman (Camberley)

Ellie KIldunne (Keighley)

Emma Uren (London)

Grace Crompton (Epsom)

Heather Cowell (Isleworth)

Isla Norman-Bell (Gillingham)

Jade Shekells (Hartpury)

Jasmine Joyce-Butchers (St. Davids)

Lauren Torley (Flackwell Heath)

Lisa Thomson (Hawick)

Megan Jones (Cardiff)

Sailing

Connor Bainbridge (Halifax)

James Peters (Tunbridge Wells)

Fynn Sterritt (Inverness)

Sam Sills (Launceston)

Micky Beckett (Solva)

Chris Grube (Chester)

John Grimson (Leicester)

Emma Wilson (Christchurch)

Ellie Aldridge (Parkstone)

Hannah Snellgrove (Lymington)

Freya Black (Redhill)

Saskia Tidey (Dublin, Ireland)

Vita Heathcote (Southampton)

Anna Burnet (London)

Shooting

Mike Bargeron (Bromley)

Matthew Coward-Holley (Chelmsford)

Nathan Hales (Chatham)

Seonaid McIntosh (Edinburgh)

Lucy Hall (York)

Amber Rutter (Windsor)

Skateboarding

Andy Macdonald (Newton, Massachusetts)

Sky Brown (Takanabe, Japan)

Lola Tambling (Saltash)

Swimming

Ben Proud (London)

Alex Cahoon (Fairford)

Matt Richards (Droitwich Spa)

Jacob Whittle (Alfreton)

Duncan Scott (Glasgow)

Kieran Bird (Street)

Daniel Jervis (Resolven)

Oliver Morgan (Bishops Castle)

Jonathon Marshall (Southend-On-Sea)

Luke Greenbank (Crewe)

Adam Peaty (Uttoxeter)

James Wilby (Glasgow)

Jimmy Guy (Timperley)

Tom Dean (Maidenhead)

Max Litchfield (Chesterfield)

Joe Litchfield (Chesterfield)

Jack McMillan (Belfast)

Hector Pardoe (Wrexham)

Toby Robinson (Wolverhampton)

Kate Shortman (Clifton)

Isabelle Thorpe (Clifton)

Anna Hopkin (Chorley)

Kathleen Dawson (Kirkcaldy)

Medi Harris (Porthmadog)

Honey Osrin (Portsmouth)

Katie Shanahan (Glasgow)

Angharad Evans (Cambridge)

Keanna Macinnes (Edinburgh)

Laura Stephens (London)

Abbie Wood (Buxton)

Freya Colbert (Grantham)

Eva Okaro (Sevenoaks)

Lucy Hope (Melrose)

Freya Anderson (Birkenhead)

Leah Crisp (Wakefield)

Table tennis

Liam Pitchford (Chesterfield)

Anna Hursey (Tianjin, China)

Taekwondo

Bradly Sinden (Doncaster)

Caden Cunningham (Huddersfield)

Jade Jones (Bodelwyddan)

Rebecca McGowan (Dumbarton)

Tennis

Jack Draper (London)

Dan Evans (Dubai, U.A.E.)

Joe Salisbury (London)

Neal Skupski (Liverpool)

Sir Andy Murray (Leatherhead)

Katie Boulter (Woodhouse Eaves)

Heather Watson (St. Peter Port, Channel Islands)

Triathlon

Sam Dickinson (York)

Alex Yee (London)

Beth Potter (Bearsden)

Georgia Taylor-Brown (Leeds)

Kate Waugh (Newcastle Upon Tyne)

Weightlifting

Emily Campbell (Bulwell)

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Title: The Flames | Author: Sophie Haydock | Publisher: Doubleday (2022)

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Cztery muzy - Sophie Haydock

Cztery muzy – Sophie Haydock

W serii butikowej jestem zakochana, cóż… od pierwszej książki, którą zobaczyłam tak wspaniale wydaną. “Cztery muzy” to kolejna książka z tej serii, która trafia na listę moich ulubionych pozycji z tego roku. Była niezwykle prawdziwa i śmiała. To jedna z tych książek, których za nic w świecie nie chciałam kończyć, a z drugiej strony nie mogłam przestać jej czytać. Sophie oczarowała mnie wszystkim.…

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The Flames by Sophie Haydock

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#BlogTour The Flames by Sophie Haydock

#BlogTour The Flames by Sophie Haydock

It’s a pleasure to take part in the Blogtour The Flames by Sophie Haydock. The Flames: This is the story of four muses. Let them speak… About the Author Sophie Haydock is an award-winning author living in east London. The Flames, is her debut novel. She is the winner of the Impress Prize for New Writers. Sophie trained as a journalist at City University, London, and has worked at the Sunday…

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The Flames by Sophie Haydock

The Flames by Sophie Haydock

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Doubleday (17 Mar. 2022)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishHardcover ‏ : ‎ 464 pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0857527622ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0857527622 Synopsis This is the story of four muses…Women whose bodies were shown in intimate detail, depicted by the charming yet controversial artist Egon Schiele. But who were they? ADELE: his passionate and fierce admirer. GERTRUDE: his spirited and possessive…

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Mum left 'tearing up' after young lad's sweet gesture during family dinner

Mum left ‘tearing up’ after young lad’s sweet gesture during family dinner

A young mum was left with tears in her eyes after a little boy’s sweet gesture whilst her family were out for dinner. Sophie Crehan, 24, visited Lymewood Farm Restaurant in Haydock village on Sunday, September 19. She had taken out her kids, George, five and Florence, two, for a roast dinner as a treat for the weekend. Sophie, from St Helens, told the Liverpool Echo : “They have a little…

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Greatwood Handicap Hurdle: Runner-by-runner guide

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1. OLD GUARD (Paul Nicholls/Lorcan Williams) Smart hurdler who won this from 7 lb lower mark in 2015, and was third from 3 lb lower last year. As good as ever last term, wins including listed event at Kempton and National Spirit Hurdle at Fontwell (by one and a half lengths from Lil Rockerfeller). Two strong efforts this season, though passed up good opportunity when second to Nautical Nitwit in West Yorkshire Hurdle at Wetherby last time. 2. VERDANA BLUE (Nicky Henderson/Jeremiah McGrath) Impressed when winning listed event on reappearance (by seven lengths from Old Guard) at Kempton and took another step forward when oozing class and quickening clear to beat If The Cap Fits by two and a quarter lengths in the Elite Hurdle at Wincanton last weekend. Emphasis on speed suited there, and faces a different test here, but leading contender nonetheless under 5-lb penalty.

Verdana Blue is too good for her rivals in the @UnibetRacing Elite Hurdle (Grade 2) and is now 2-2 over obstacles this season.🏆 pic.twitter.com/XejVlJHc0v — Wincanton Racecourse (@wincantonraces) November 10, 2018

3. MOHAAYED (Dan Skelton/Bridget Andrews) Raced on worst of the ground when disappointing in this race 12 months ago, but continued progress thereafter, culminating in two and three-quarter lengths win in County Hurdle here at the Festival. Creditable fourth to Silver Streak in Welsh Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) at Ffos Las last time, shaping as if the run would put him right, and no surprise to see an improved effort here. 4. CHARLI PARCS (Nicky Henderson/Barry Geraghty) No win on these shores since Kempton debut, but ran well on two occasions last term, including when second on reappearance at Newbury (fluffed lines at the last). Creditable three and three-quarter lengths fourth of 16 to Midnight Shadow in Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr when last seen in April, and no great surprise to see him start to fulfil his potential this term, still only a five-year-old after all. 5. WESTERN RYDER (Warren Greatrex/Richard Johnson) Good bumper horse who translated that to hurdling last term, winning novices at Chepstow and here (by two lengths from Lalor) before finishing sixth to Summerville Boy in Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, likely to have been fifth had he not been hampered and carried wide two out. Not in same form when fifth in 2½m Mersey Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree final start, but drop in trip here should suit and big effort expected from opening BHA mark of 145.   6. SILVER STREAK (Evan Williams/Adam Wedge) Won Swinton Handicap at Haydock (by three quarters of a length from Chesterfield) in May and made light of five month absence when following up in Welsh Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) at Ffos Las last time (by three lengths from Le Prezien, asserting quickly run-in). Yet to flourish on track with very testing finish, but not one to rule out in current form despite 6 lb higher mark. 7. CAIUS MARCIUS (Nicky Richards/Brian Hughes) Won at Perth in August and Market Rasen (listed event, by 11 lengths from Theclockisticking) in September. Creditable eight and three quarter lengths third to Fidux in listed event at Ascot last time, but handicapped to the hilt now and this looks much tougher. 8. MIDNIGHT SHADOW (Sue Smith/Danny Cook) Sprang 25/1 surprise when making successful handicap debut in Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr (by one and a quarter lengths from Claimantakinforgan) in 2017/18, and ran at least as well on form when neck second to Innocent Touch in handicap at Wetherby last time. Unfashionable, but respected.

A brave effort from Midnight Shadow and Danny Cook to hold off all-comers in the QTS Scottish Champion Hurdle at AyrResults ▶️ https://t.co/7iJOPsvjqx pic.twitter.com/vLKq4rCLrY — Racing UK (@racing_uk) April 21, 2018

9. LE PATRIOTE (Dr Richard Newland/Sam Twiston-Davies) French recruit who has won two of four starts since being fitted with cheekpieces, confirming reappearance promise when winning seven-runner event at Ayr (by two lengths from Chti Balko) last time, typically travelling strongly and well on top at finish. Still of interest despite 6 lb rise. 10. IRISH ROE (Peter Atkinson/Henry Brooke) Small mare who was one of the success stories of last season, winning mares’ novices at Southwell and Cartmel, and two handicaps at Doncaster. Shaped as if better for run when two and a half lengths third to Lady Buttons in listed Mares’ Hurdle at Wetherby last time. Likely to be closer to form here.

11. STORM RISING (Dr Richard Newland/Charlie Hammond) Won two of final four starts for Denis Hogan, both in July, but taken form to new level since joining current yard, winning pair of handicaps (here and at Wetherby) from BHA mark of 123. Chunky 14 lb higher here in better race but not one to dismiss lightly. 12. NUBE NEGRA (Dan Skelton/Harry Skelton) Spanish Flat recruit who won juvenile at Market Rasen and novice at Doncaster in 2017/18, also shaping very well when four lengths third to Veneer of Charm in Fred Winter at the Festival. Not at best when 21 lengths fifth to We Have A Dream in Anniversary Hurdle at Aintree final start, but remains capable of better in big-field 2m handicaps such as this. 13. EQUUS AMADEUS (Tom Lacey/Tom Scudamore) Proved better than ever when winning handicap at Wincanton (by half a length from Mick Thonic) last time, deserving credit for pegging back one who’d been left alone in front. 4 lb higher here. 14. BRIANSTORM (Venetia Williams/Gavin Sheehan) Winning Irish pointer who showed fairly useful form in novice hurdles for Warren Greatrex last season, winning soft-ground events at Taunton and Sandown, both from the front. Pulled up when upped markedly in class for Mersey Novices’ Hurdle final start. Sold for £46,000 in May. 15. MAD JACK MYTTON (Jonjo O’Neill/Aidan Coleman) Mixed hurdling and chasing over last couple of years, winning handicap hurdle at Aintree in 2017/18 from BHA mark of 131. 1 lb lower here and caught the eye when good four and three quarter lengths fourth to Storm Rising in conditional event here last time. Stable in good form.   16. VADO FORTE (Tom Lacey/Robert Dunne) Made good progress in early-2018, winning at Warwick (novice event), Taunton and Plumpton (by half a length from Mr Antolini). Shaped well when easy-to-back five and three quarter lengths third to Ballymoy at Chepstow last time, travelling well before fading, and demands of this race should suit. 17. DEYRANN DE CARJAC (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) Lightly-raced five-year-old who showed fairly useful form in bumpers and ran to similar level over hurdles, winning maiden at Warwick (by 20 lengths from Sgroppino) in May. Good two lengths second to Pym in novice at Chepstow last time, trying to give 6 lb to useful rival. Handicap debut. 18. NOT THAT FUISSE (Dan Skelton/William Marshall) Won maiden at Uttoxeter and didn’t need to improve to win weak novice at Aintree in May. Well held after five months off at Chepstow in October, but showed benefit of recent run when four and a half lengths second to Seddon in novice at Stratford last time, pulling clear of rest. Big ask at this stage. 19. NIETZSCHE (Brian Ellison/Danny McMenamin) Step back in right direction when sixth to Mister Universum at Warwick in May and ran well in first-time tongue strap when second on Flat (1½m) at Newmarket earlier this month. Well handicapped on old form, including when sixth in this race 12 months ago, and no surprise to see him go well at a price. 20. MAN OF PLENTY (Sophie Leech/Sean Houlihan) Poor effort at Market Rasen on return in September, but quickly returned to form when five lengths fifth to Storm Rising in conditional event here last time. No win since September 2014, though. Conclusion: Ultra competitive as always. WESTERN RYDER strikes as being well treated based on his excellent effort in the Supreme over C&D in March and gets the nod but there are stacks of dangers, headed by County winner Mohaayed and the thriving Verdana Blue. Silver Streak is also much respected as he goes in search of a hat-trick valuable successes, while four-year-old Nuba Negra could go on again this term.

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‘We were just a normal family’: Che Guevara’s daughter remembers her father - Sophie Haydock. 

‘We were just a normal family’: Che Guevara’s daughter remembers her father – Sophie Haydock. 

On the right is my father, cigar in hand, talking to his lifelong friend Fidel Castro, a fellow communist revolutionary. 

The angle makes it look like my father is holding out his cigar to me, but that’s not the case. It was unusual that he’d smoke around me. I don’t remember this picture being taken, or by whom; I was too young. I’d have been around three at the time. I was born in November…

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Know: a ladybird roughly killed me

My foot looked like a whales. I was shocked. I was 31 and exceedingly fit. Id never been complaint in my life

I am a professional bodybuilder and was on my room to the gym, around midday, in November 2016, in my home town of Stoke-on-Trent. I often work out for five or six hours per day, and can bench-press 180 kg. As I approached my auto, I investigated there were lots of ladybirds on the door and ceiling. I picked one up to take a closer seem. As a kid, I always enjoyed ladybirds, but these didnt look like ordinary ones; they were a different determine, almost twice as large-scale and black with orange flecks. I make them walk over my hand, then brushed them off, get in the car and didnt ponder anything more about it.

Not long after, I appeared a sharp pain on my left-hand line-up, around my cervix. At the gym I told my copulate that something didnt feel right. The anguish had spread to my left foot and it seemed as if it was burning. He told me to get a grip and stop moaning. I did my ordinary exercising and then drove for a couple of hours to Milton Keynes, where I was due to present trophies to winners of a bodybuilding competition the next day.

I arrived around 7pm and checked into a hotel. My hoof was still suffer, but I thought it might be from all the driving. Later, I couldnt sleep. In the early hours, I looked at my paw: it was very badly swollen and looked like a monstrous. I was stunned. I pondered perhaps Id descent something on it or knocked it at the gym. I knew I had to get to a hospital, but I couldnt walk.

I called receipt and the concierge helped me out of the area and took me downstairs in a luggage trolley. I got a taxi to the hospital, where they took an x-ray and did a blood measure. They werent sure “whats wrong”, but advised me to take antibiotics and anti-inflammatories, as they envisaged I might be having an allergic reaction. I left the hospital around 7am, with a crutch, made a quick look at the bodybuilding rivalry, then managed to ram home, still in a lot of pain.

By the evening my foot was black and a pal raced me to the Royal Stoke University hospital. After more blood tests and more confusion, a consultant from another hospital was called. He arrived and told me to strip off, so he could examine every part of my mas. He noticed that the left side of my groin was swollen. He said my mas was trying to fight new infections. I was 31 and exceedingly fit. Id never been ailment in my life.

He asked if Id touched anything extraordinary or cut myself lately. I said no. He asked if Id been near any substances. No. Had I been near any bugs? Thats when I recollected. I imagined mentioning the ladybirds would resonate stupid, but I told him regardless. He asked me what various kinds of ladybirds the latter are did they search different? I excused the quality and the size. He said they resounded like harlequin ladybirds, an invasive species. Id never heard of them and was stunned to learn they carry a fungal malady in their saliva.

The doctor diagnosed severe sepsis, caused by a ladybird bite. I didnt even know ladybirds could burn. He told me the saliva had gone under my skin and into my method, and I needed to take very strong antibiotics and morphine. There were a lot of nasty side-effects, but I was lucky: one out of three beings expire from the severity of the sepsis I had. There was a chance theyd have had to amputate my leg, which frightened me. It would have ruined my life.

Afterwards, I couldnt go properly for a very long time and was in a lot of sting. I couldnt eat my weight put from 100 kg to 75 kg, which for a bodybuilder is a very bad event. It truly messed me up and it took me a long time to recover.

Since then, Ive had a phobia of ladybirds. I dont mind serpents or spiders or wasps, and Im not scared of any other kinds of insect, but ladybirds I exactly dont want to be near them. I know Im so much bigger than they find themselves, but it was such a horrific ordeal. Before this happened, I used to think they were cute and harmless; I used to play with them as small children. Now, if I realize a ladybird, I run.

As recount to Sophie Haydock

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my review of The Flames by Sophie Haydock

Also since this led me to discover the artist Egon Schiele. Here are my favourite artworks by him

1.

Harbor of Trieste, 1907 (x)

2.

Portrait of Paris von Gütersloh, 1918 (x)

3.

Seated Woman with Bent Knee, 1917 (x)

** This one is actually the first muse you meet in the book, Adele.

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Mum left 'tearing up' after young lad's sweet gesture during family dinner

Mum left ‘tearing up’ after young lad’s sweet gesture during family dinner

A young mum was left with tears in her eyes after a little boy’s sweet gesture whilst her family were out for dinner. Sophie Crehan, 24, visited Lymewood Farm Restaurant in Haydock village on Sunday, September 19. She had taken out her kids, George, five and Florence, two, for a roast dinner as a treat for the weekend. Sophie, from St Helens, told the Liverpool Echo : “They have a little…