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I spent two years and £400 on my Irish passport - it's worth its weight in gold
Sophie Gallagher 5/13/25 Sophie Gallagher 5/13/25

I spent two years and £400 on my Irish passport - it's worth its weight in gold

It was a logistical faff, but in a world of geopolitical instability, I'm looking forward to joining the EU queue at the airport 


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Inside Prince Harry’s new ‘influencer husband’ Montecito life
Sophie Gallagher 5/13/25 Sophie Gallagher 5/13/25

Inside Prince Harry’s new ‘influencer husband’ Montecito life

BIG READ Following an explosive row at his charity Sentebale, a surprise visit to Ukraine, and a London court case, this is what Prince Harry's new life really looks like


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I lived in the US - the meat was so bad, I went vegetarian
Sophie Gallagher 5/13/25 Sophie Gallagher 5/13/25

I lived in the US - the meat was so bad, I went vegetarian

I was horrified by what the American diet did to my body - we shouldn't let chlorinated chicken into Britain


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My daughter cut me off from my grandchildren - so I spent £20k taking her to court
Sophie Gallagher 5/13/25 Sophie Gallagher 5/13/25

My daughter cut me off from my grandchildren - so I spent £20k taking her to court

One in seven grandparents in the UK are estranged from their grandchildren - The i Paper speaks to two families

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My daughter died waiting 1,023 days for a gender identity clinic
Sophie Gallagher 3/10/25 Sophie Gallagher 3/10/25

My daughter died waiting 1,023 days for a gender identity clinic

Caroline Litman's daughter came out as trans in her teens - but faced a battle for support, and took her own life. She describes her family's journey to understand their child and the grief they live with


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Esther Ghey: I lost Brianna twice - first, to her phone, then to her murderers
Sophie Gallagher 3/5/25 Sophie Gallagher 3/5/25

Esther Ghey: I lost Brianna twice - first, to her phone, then to her murderers

It's two years since Brianna Ghey was stabbed to death by two teenagers who had been radicalised by violent online content. Here, her mother calls for more online safety measures to protect children


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I spent the day at Southend A&E - the system is broken
Sophie Gallagher 2/22/25 Sophie Gallagher 2/22/25

I spent the day at Southend A&E - the system is broken

As 'corridor care' becomes normalised in hospitals across the UK, The i Paper spent a day meeting patients, nurses and doctors in one of Essex's largest emergency hubs


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My son was radicalised by right-wing extremists at 14 - now I realise I enabled him
Sophie Gallagher 2/21/25 Sophie Gallagher 2/21/25

My son was radicalised by right-wing extremists at 14 - now I realise I enabled him

As a new report warns extremism is a growing threat to young men in the UK, John and his mother Sarah discuss his radicalisation as a teenager 

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At 31, I moved to the suburbs - I'm the only one without a baby and it's hard
Sophie Gallagher 1/31/25 Sophie Gallagher 1/31/25

At 31, I moved to the suburbs - I'm the only one without a baby and it's hard

I wish I’d known that we’d unwittingly signed up for the package marked 'baby chapter' because of where we bought our house 

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I took one pill and it ended 10 years of alcohol dependency  
Sophie Gallagher 1/31/25 Sophie Gallagher 1/31/25

I took one pill and it ended 10 years of alcohol dependency  

Naltrexone is cheap and has the potential to stop dangerous drinking, so why is it not used everywhere? Sophie Gallagher meets one man who turned his life around


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I spent a day at Britain's 'happiest school' where yoga is on the curriculum
Sophie Gallagher 1/31/25 Sophie Gallagher 1/31/25

I spent a day at Britain's 'happiest school' where yoga is on the curriculum

State school Avanti House in North London finishes at 2.30pm on Wednesdays and Fridays, and was a finalist in the 'World's Best School' prize

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I was the child of a serial killer – and turned him in to the police
Sophie Gallagher 1/31/25 Sophie Gallagher 1/31/25

I was the child of a serial killer – and turned him in to the police

While April Balascio was growing up, she had suspicions that her dad was up to something nefarious. One day, she called a cold case hotline and changed her life forever


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My nice, normal mate turned into a right-wing bigot - I can’t speak to him
Sophie Gallagher 1/1/25 Sophie Gallagher 1/1/25

My nice, normal mate turned into a right-wing bigot - I can’t speak to him

Across the UK there is a growing gender divide in voting intention with men moving further to the right as women move left. Among men, this is fracturing friendship groups and straining relationships

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You’re not imagining it – road rage is getting worse in Britain
Sophie Gallagher 10/22/24 Sophie Gallagher 10/22/24

You’re not imagining it – road rage is getting worse in Britain

Angry drivers are everywhere - with experts blaming social media and our roads becoming more stressful. Sophie Gallagher, who was the victim of road rage, investigates


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‘I found out my father was a paedophile as I was doing my GCSEs’
Sophie Gallagher 10/22/24 Sophie Gallagher 10/22/24

‘I found out my father was a paedophile as I was doing my GCSEs’

Online sexual offences have been thrown into the spotlight by Huw Edwards, but what is it really like to realise your father is guilty?

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‘It’s horrific but I’d do it again’: My life in prison for Just Stop Oil protests
Sophie Gallagher 9/7/24 Sophie Gallagher 9/7/24

‘It’s horrific but I’d do it again’: My life in prison for Just Stop Oil protests

Lucia Whittaker De Abreu is serving a record four-year sentence for taking part in climate action on the M25. In an exclusive interview, Sophie Gallagher speaks to her

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I was scammed by a moped rider – how to avoid the same happening to you
Sophie Gallagher 8/19/24 Sophie Gallagher 8/19/24

I was scammed by a moped rider – how to avoid the same happening to you

Last year there was a 60-fold increase in 'cash for crash' claims, say insurers. Sophie Gallagher speaks to those who have become victims


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My parents moved to Spain – it was a dream for them but became a nightmare for me
Sophie Gallagher 8/15/24 Sophie Gallagher 8/15/24

My parents moved to Spain – it was a dream for them but became a nightmare for me

Thousands of Britons retire to Spain, but experts warn of a crisis as they develop illnesses far from home


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I was on the brink of burnout – so I followed these rules to reset my life
Sophie Gallagher 8/14/24 Sophie Gallagher 8/14/24

I was on the brink of burnout – so I followed these rules to reset my life

Modern life requires us to be constantly online, available and engaged - but 'urgency culture' is ruining our brains. Sophie Gallagher tries to break free

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I lived in an airbnb for a year. Here’s why I’ll never stay in one again
Sophie Gallagher 8/1/24 Sophie Gallagher 8/1/24

I lived in an airbnb for a year. Here’s why I’ll never stay in one again

The incident was particularly unsettling because we couldn’t be sure who had done it: the neighbours? Anti-AirBnb campaigners? Locals angry at rising rents?

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