Alley Einstein

FINISHING a celebratory lunch, Lauren Kaye shares a lingering kiss with her new wife Hannah. Hannah then lovingly rubs her partner’s tummy, both blissfully unaware of outraged stares coming f…

LEA Carol adjusts a giant, bejewelled red and white candy cane decoration hanging on her Christmas tree before stepping back to admire her work. The 37-year-old’s six-foot artificial tree is adorne…

FOLDING her washing on a Friday night, Becca-Jayne Goddard’s eyes fill with tears as she glances at her calendar. A date is circled with a smiley face added — a reminder of a friend’s pre-Christmas…

UNPACKING her car, Janet Charlton loads her daughter, Chelsea, with five shopping bags, all bulging with designer clothes, shoes and beauty products. Grabbing just one small carrier herself, Janet,…

HANGING the final bauble on her Christmas tree, Nat Nichols admires her Grinch-themed festive fir. It cost Nat, 42, £400 to decorate and money is no object when it comes to decorating her council h…

KNOCKING on her cousin’s front door Wendy Fallon-Williams, 66, is greeted with a smile and a hug. After a quick catch up her relative offer’s Wendy pillows, sheets and a duvet so she can…

WRAPPED in red tinsel, Michelle Love carefully arranges the Christmas baubles – only they aren’t on the tree, they’re slotted between her toes. She lays back, and positions her fe…

MUM Eloise King is worried she might have to cancel Christmas this year as she doesn’t have a penny left after bills. The 22-year-old single parent to Jude, 3, and Olivia, 2, lives in two-bedroom c…

AFTER checking her red lippy and fluffing her hair, Estelle Keeber walks into the function room for some festive fun. A band is playing, the buffet is laden with Christmas canapés and all around he…

ARRIVING home after an afternoon at the beauty salon, Heather Hopkins did a twirl for her partner, Joe Gibbs. “Notice anything different?” she asked, while a bemused Joe gave her the once-ove…