Meet the next-door sisters: ‘We're like neighbours on steroids'
The sisters Katie Thompson and Sophie Parish decided that bringing up the four children they have between them — Tabitha, nine, Aurora, seven, Poppy, six, and Milo, three — would be more fun if they did it together, so they bought houses next door to one another and now raise
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Loose Women pulled from screens in ANOTHER blow to cut-ravaged ITV show - as host makes urgent plea to fans
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The Sun
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- The Sun
Christine McGuinness ‘confirms' Celebs Go Dating return after dramatic and tearful exit
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Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Jamie Oliver's wife Jools, 50, sizzles in a leggy black mini dress as she joins daughter Daisy, 22, and son Buddy, 13, at the Caught Stealing screening in London
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