Contents October 2010 Features


Charmed, I’m Sure Comedy duo Armstrong and Miller on sexy vampires, female comics and cross-dressing


My First 100 Days as an MP The Green Party’s Caroline Lucas discusses life in Westminster


100-Word Story Can you craft a tale in just 100 words? Take our challenge


Crash, Bang, Scalpel As the injuries continue to pile up, is rugby union going too far?


Saving Spiky It all started with a tiny hedgehog by the side of the road...


Protect Yourself in Hospital Ten ways to guard against infection when you’re at your most vulnerable


A Very Special Soldier How a teenager became a hero in Afghanistan —and won the Military Cross


I Remember Who could possibly


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Can a victim ever truly forgive a criminal?


Discover the next big food sensation


steal money from a young Catherine Zeta-Jones? Just ask Rob Brydon


The Man Who Made the World Eat, Pray, Love The story behind the guru who inspired a best-selling novel and a Hollywood blockbuster


Running on Empty With pension deficits ballooning, what’s the best bet for a secure retirement?


To Dye or Not to Dye? Should men go grey gracefully or hit the bottle?


The Taste of Cambodia It’s one of the world’s least-known cuisines, but it’s about to go global


A New Type of Justice? How a burglar and his victim met—and set up a penal-reform charity


A Reader’s Story Canoeing on the Zambezi River is a relaxing activity… unless you get hit by a wall of water


Reader’s Digest the World’s Biggest Magazine published in 50 editions in 20 languages


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BARRY MARSDEN; JAMES HARTMAN


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