Ahem, Lily Kay Chislett was born on 14th August 2026 to Ella and Sam in Haywards Heath at two minutes to six in the morning. It was not a straight-forward birth in anything except the physical process itself. Stoical and mostly unflappable, Ella called the experience “slightly chaotic” with admirable moderation. But the headline news […]
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Ahem, The simple scoreline did not truly reflect the embroiled imbroglio of the football match. It was a game of two halves: the post and bar were each rattled; there were fouls, handballs, swallow dives, hospital passes, and theatrical agony all over the pitch; six players were booked; two were sent off; two goals disallowed, […]