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Bitter Pill? 5:00pm Tuesday 6th May 2008 My daughter, age 18, wants to go on the Pill. Am I right in thinking there’s a greater risk at her age that it might cause a heart attack? Sussex lottery winners are keeping it real 4:42pm Tue 6 May 08 Winning the lottery is a dream-come-true most of us will, sadly, never get to experience. So what is it really like to become an overnight millionaire? Ruth Addicott meets three winning women in Sussex and asks why, with a Prada budget, they are still shopping in Primark. When you've got a million in the bank and the world at your feet, the opportunities for shopping are limitless. Brighton's provate dancers tell all 2:27pm Tue 29 Apr 08 As controversial strip club Spearmint Rhino appeals for extended opening hours and the right to allow stag and hen parties in... Reader comment (1) A sex-traffic victim's story 12:12pm Mon 14 Apr 08 With more than 4,000 women working in the UK as a result of sex trafficking at any one time, there are now concerns about how widespread a problem it is in Brighton and Hove. Reader comments (3) Amie's hair transplant miracle 3:56pm Wed 9 Apr 08 At the age of 12, Amie Cameron was diagnosed with a two-inch tumour at the base of her spine. While she is now in the clear, years of chemo have left her with partial hair loss. Ruth Addicott met her to hear her incredible, inspiring true story and what led her to undergo a revolutionary hair transplant. Eyes down for a winning night out 4:03pm Fri 14 Mar 08 With the advent of the smoking ban and online gambling, bingo nationwide is having a tough time. Reader comments (4) Stigmatised, but triumphant, how teen mums cope 3:29pm Fri 7 Mar 08 Half of all teenagers fail to use contraception the first time they have sex and there are 240 young mothers under the age of 19 in Brighton and Hove - most of whom have to deal with the stigma of being a teenage mum. Reader comments (3) A new start after paradise 12:42pm Wed 5 Mar 08 Having given up a glamorous highly-paid career in the Caribbean to move to Haywards Heath to be with her partner, Meredith Wood has found it difficult to get work in the UK. Mum's a happy word 12:39pm Mon 25 Feb 08 In the run up to Mother's Day, Ruth Addicott talks to the cast of Mum's The Word about their traumatic, amusing and heart-warming experiences of having children. Downsizing success 11:10am Tue 19 Feb 08 Vicki's best friend loved her and stood up for her whatever her size, even when she ballooned to 22 stone... More ...

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