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As This Is Your Life returns to screens after two decades, a look at the most memorable, shocking and scandalous guests (and would-be guests!) on the iconic biographical show

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 12, 2024
This Is Your Life is reportedly set to return to screens after two decades - leaving fans of the original show harking back to the good days.  The biographical TV show first aired in July 1955 before coming off screens in 2003,  under the presentership of Eamonn Andrews and Michael Aspel, while one-off shows aired in 1997, fronted by Trevor McDonald and in 2012 hosted by Ant and Dec. Throughout the show's history, both celebrities and non-famous members of the public would be surprised with their life stories presented in the distinguishable Big Red Book - with the surprise element integral to the show. 

Desperate search for father and son gold prospectors lost in the Outback ends in tragedy

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 5, 2024
In Western Australia's remote outback surrounding Polelle pastoral station, about 60 kilometers south of Meekatharra, James Dempsey, 33, and his 66-year-old father Ray were discovered. The pair were declared missing on Saturday when a station employee alerted them that they had not returned to their campsite since Friday morning. A massive land and air search was launched, using planes, helicopters, drones, and specially trained trackers from the tactical response team. Over the weekend, the temperature in Meekatharra soared above 40 degrees Celsius.

A recent ITV documentary will explore the frightening trend of women in search of love with violent convicts

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 21, 2023
The plans for a new strange documentary that will air next year have been revealed by ITV. According to reports, the channel is planning to concentrate on 'prison groups' in the program. A show is being produced by the Bosses investigating the phenomenon of women who become pen pals with convictions.

Sir Lenny Henry discusses how his latest Windrush story was inspired by his own family and hopes that it would make you laugh and cry: 'The spirit of my mother's life in this film persists.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 20, 2023
Three Women, which was based on Sir Lenny Henry's own family's life, were focusing on three women who moved from Jamaica to England in 1957 in the search of a fresh start.

End of the second home? Locals in seaside towns across the United Kingdom who are fed up with strangers snapping up holiday homes are plotting their revenge with new legislation that is 'draconian.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 3, 2023
Locals in holiday hotspots who have grown tired of being forced out of their own housing markets by second-home buyers are demanding revenge - thanks to an increase in regulations that allow them to clamp down on additional dwellings. Although tourists may visit Britain's idyllic holiday havens, intrepid locals complain that their pretty villages are 'hollowed out' as homes are left empty outside peak season. Locals in the United Kingdom's most popular destinations, including Norfolk, Whitby, Devon, Cornwall, and Wales, are now facing a fightback from locals, including Norfolk, Whitby, Devon, Cornwall, and Wales, where the government has allowed authorities to introduce council tax hikes of up to 30% on second homes.

The 'Angel of Death,' a serial killer who murdered four children and attempted to murder three others, befriended youngster's parents and stole their medical information before he was apprehended and lied to police when she was apprehended, threatening to arrest when she was apprehended

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 3, 2023
Beverley Allitt murdered four children at Grantham Hospital in Lincolnshire, where she worked as a nurse, in just 59 days. Liam Taylor, seven weeks, Timothy Hardwick, 11, Becky Phillips, two months, and Claire Peck, 15 months, all died at the hands of the killer nurse, who tried to murder three others and critically wounded six others. However, the twisted killer spent only a week in jail before being diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and transferring to a secure hospital. Allitt, who gave some of her victims injected with insulin, will face a committee of experts in her first steps toward independence today.

Fans laud Denise van Outen's appearance on The Big Breakfast's revival

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 13, 2022
As the program's first episode returned on Saturday, the Big Breakfast viewers were thrilled that former host Denise van Outen appeared on the program's first episode. Fans of the former host's return to the show she hosted first in 1997 alongside Johnny Vaughan took to Twitter to celebrate their glee. On the first show of the revived series, the actress wore a vibrant blouse as she spoke with new hosts Aj Odudu and Mo Gilligan.

Following The Big Breakfast's diverse revival, Melvin Odoom calls for greater representation in television

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 12, 2022
Melvin Odoom has called for greater representation in the television industry ahead of his work on The Big Breakfast's diverse remake. Since the pair hosted a one-off special last year as part of Channel 4's Black To Front campaign, the iconic Nineties show has been reimagined with AJ Odudu and Mo Gilligan at the helm. Melvin, a former Strictly Come Dancing actor, appeared in the special and will also appear on the new series in a move he praised for promoting racial diversity on film.