Lydia knows her mother is dead - but not that her father killed her: Caroline Crouch was murdered in Athens by her husband... now her father shares the tragic new twist in the life of her daughter
It is a profound relief to her maternal grandparents that she also shares her mother's kind heart and caring personality.
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A thousand revellers descend on sleepy Lincolnshire village for Britain's biggest swingers' festival - featuring 'play' and 'kink' areas, hot tubs and foam parties
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Revealed: England Euros hero Chloe Kelly's romantic gesture to husband... which proves lucky charm in 'worst ever' penalty shoot-out
Chloe Kelly wore a romantic pair of shin pads as she starred in England's thrilling Euro 2025 quarter-final victory over Sweden. The Manchester City forward was one of just three England stars to score in the penalty shoot-out, which remarkably saw only five of fourteen spot kicks buried. Kelly's shinpads, which sport an image of her and husband Scott Moore kissing at their wedding, were visible as she prepared to replace Lauren Hemp in the 78th minute with the Lionesses 2-0 down at Stadion Letzigrund. The 27-year-old rolled down her to socks to add strapping to her leg, with the sweet design being picked up by the cameras. Her personal pads, which also have the date of their wedding inscribed, were clearly a lucky omen as England were level a mere three minutes after she entered the pitch. Just one minute after joining the action, Kelly had set up Lucy Bronze for England's first before subsitute Michelle Agyemang slotted in an equaliser 103 seconds later. Chloe Kelly got married a year ago. She is wearing shin pads with a picture on them from her wedding day! #BBCFootball #WEuros2025 — Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) July 17, 2025 England forward Chloe Kelly sported a pair of romantic shin pads during the Lionesses victory Kelly, who recently returned to childhood club Arsenal after five years at City, later netted in the dramatic penalty shoot-out to book a semi-final tie with Italy on Tuesday. It is not the first time the ex-Everton star has rocked her personalised shin pads. She also wears a pair emblazoned with her beloved dogs Otis and Rolo on them. The England striker married partner Scott Moore last year at Merrydale Manor in Cheshire. She walked down the aisle last July with bridesmaid team-mates Ruby Mace and Steph Houghton. The wedding was also attended by Gabby George, Sandy Maciver and Mayumi Pacheco. Kelly famously scored the winner against Germany in 2022 as the Lionesses were crowned European champions at Wembley. But she admitted feeling the nerves at her wedding and told British Vogue: 'I joked to the registrar I'm glad I'm never doing it again though, it was so nerve-wracking before the ceremony!' She also revealed how the pair first met. Chloe Kelly's shinpads are so sweet, true lover girl! — Scully (@isthatscully) July 17, 2025 'Scott was working as a groundsman at Everton while I was playing there', Chloe said. 'One day I held the door for him, and ever since that day he kept saying he was going to message me, when he did slide into my DMs, I didn't see it for ages, because it was in my requests folder, and then when I did see it I was like, "Who is this?" But when I saw a few people that I knew had followed him, I realised, I must know him.'
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BBC game show contestants bag maximum jackpot for first time in quiz's history in flawless performance hitting screens this weekend
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