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Footy star Shannon Mato has made a raw confession about her mental state when she learned she was pregnant with her baby son, admitting she ignored her positive test and played on regardless as she battled mental health problems.The Broncos prop forward admitted she was 'really depressed and doing things I shouldn't have been doing' when she decided to play two matches early last year after learning she was carrying her son Charnze.Mato, who has excelled at arguably the sport's toughest position over 31 NRLW games, was in a…

Good news for Hyacinth Bucket of BBC sitcom fame - social climbing makes you live longer.The higher people rate their social standing, the lower the risk of premature mortality, says new research.Those - like Patricia Routledge’s sharp-elbowed character in Keeping Up Appearances - who place themselves in the upper part of the social ladder, are 40 per cent less likely to die young, according to research in Health Psychology.Status-related stress, and greater confidence, and increased optimism, may be implicated, say…

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were both rushed off stage from the White House Correspondents' Dinner after gunshots were heard inside the Washington Hilton. The President was attending the event for the first time since 2011 and was set to be honored and give a speech.There did not immediately appear to be any injuries, with CNN reporting that President Trump is 'safe.'The Secret Service and other authorities swarmed the banquet hall as guests ducked under tables by the hundreds. 'Out of the way,…

Close to a year on from her brutal murder, Karen Carter's abandoned Dordogne home is a heart-rending sight. The vast bloodstain left behind in the driveway where the 65-year-old mother-of-four was stabbed to death last April is hidden beneath a carpet of wild grass and dandelions.But the 250-year-old property she once lovingly restored stands frozen in time behind yellow police cordons, an ever-present reminder that her killer is still at large.Last week, on the eve of the first anniversary of one of the most violent murders…