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A man holds a pair of keys to indicate moving house against a blue backdrop of houses.

I just bought my first house at 25 — my parents gave me £400,000

Property January 27, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce

Ellie Curran who had to go to the toilet "every two seconds" while on her period discovered it's because her womb is split in half. // The medical condition ? called complete bicorporeal uterus ? occurs where the uterus has a deep external indentation at the top which creates two distinct heart-shaped uterine cavities that are fully separated by a wall of tissue. Ellie Curran, 21, first started experiencing intense pain when she started her period aged 12. Alongside ?leaking? through sanitary products she has found herself unable to ?leave the house? due to the intensity of the pain ? and received a diagnosis of PMDD ? Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder ? in November 2025. Doctors removed her appendix when she was 19 due to her stomach pain but found it had not ruptured. During the surgery they found what they believed to be an extra womb and Ellie was referred to a women?s clinic. After further scans doctors ?didn?t know for sure? whether Ellie?s uterus was completely split into two ? Uterus Didelphys ? or was one uterus that had an indentation, called a Bicoporeal Uterus. Photo released 23/01/2026

I thought I just had heavy periods but my womb had split in two

Health January 23, 2026 By Alice Giddings

Metro Illustration New sex columnist pieces: #01, #02, #03 Picture: Myles Goode/ Getty

Things were going well - then he tried to suck my toes

Sex January 23, 2026 By Sydney Summers

Claudia Winkleman, Maria and Maddy

My hairdresser keeps trying to get me to change – why we should adopt a signature look

Beauty January 23, 2026 By Charlie Sawyer

I’ve been in Brooklyn’s shoes – it’s not a nepo baby tirade

Showbiz January 21, 2026 By Anonymous

Stairway to heaven

'I came back from the dead. I know there's an afterlife - I've seen it'

Health January 20, 2026 By Sarah Ingram

Juliette Burton ATT: Hannah Shewan Stevens - Misogynistic medical gaslighting Picture: Juliette Burton

My doctor didn’t take me seriously – until my boyfriend showed up

Health January 21, 2026 By Juliette Burton

Louise Pearce's son Thomas

My 8-year-old's speech slowed down - 10 months later he was gone

Health January 19, 2026 By Louise Pearce

Natasha Young - Forget Me Not campaign

The GP thought my 51-year-old husband had depression until he started forgetting things

Health January 19, 2026 By Natasha Young

Amy Aed - I slept in a ?1 hostel ? here?s what happened

The first thing I saw in my £1 hostel was a half naked man

Travel January 19, 2026 By Amy Aed

Anita Bhattacharjee

I was banned from every pub in town - it was a wake up call

Lifestyle January 19, 2026 By Anita Bhattacharjee

I told my son I was trans - nothing prepared me for the response

Lifestyle January 18, 2026 By Amethysta Herrick, Ph.D.

Emotional stress

My ex cost me my children and freedom because of what he forced me to do

Lifestyle January 19, 2026 By Anonymous

Issy Packer - spending 32k on rent and proud

I’ve given my landlord £33,000 in five years – it's worth every penny

Property January 19, 2026 By Issy Packer

Lucy Matheson: I was mistaken as my partner's male son - I'm her cisgender wife

I'm tired to having to prove my gender

Lifestyle January 19, 2026 By Lucy Matheson

Lady discovers husbands infidelity, man with mistress in bed, secret adultery

I thought he was my boyfriend - then I walked in on him with my friend

Lifestyle January 17, 2026 By Anonymous

w8media . Henrietta whose adult son died last year after not being able to access an emergency epilepsy medication prescription (which he should have legally been able to obtain). ?? They're now launching a 'Charlie Card' in his memory, which people with epilepsy can hold to prove to chemists they're allowed emergency epilepsy meds. ?? Her son Charlie Card. ??. 08/07/2025.

All my son wanted was his prescription - the next day he died

Health January 17, 2026 By Henrietta Hastings

A woman's legs in a strip club wearing oversized heels.

The date was going well - then he suggested a strip club

Lifestyle January 19, 2026 By Anonymous

A close-up of Gregg Wallace in a suit and wearing glasses, with a serious expression.

I endured Gregg Wallace's behaviour - I don't accept his 'apology'

TV January 13, 2026 By Catriona Innes

Chloe Aldred - My dad's beloved dogs knew he had Alzheimer's before he did

I found Dad washing the car with a paintbrush. His dogs knew exactly what was happening

Health January 19, 2026 By Chloe Aldred