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A woman met her boyfriend playing Minecraft and moved 2,762 miles to live with him – despite never meeting in person. Briana Creswell, 22, met Luke Walker, 29, through an in-game Minecraft chat three years ago. The pair hit it off despite living in different countries. Briana was living her hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, while Luke was in Derby, Derbyshire, UK. The pair became closer chatting over Discord – an instant messaging platform – but only confessed their feelings three months later. They became official a month later but remained long distance until Briana decided to make the…

SWNJcap – by Amy Reast A mum-of-five dubbed the nation “ripped-off Britain” after learning the average energy bill will rise by £111 a year. Ofgem announced today (February 25) its new price cap of 6.4% – the equivalent of an extra £111 a year for the average household. Laura Caine, 40, has five children aged 19 to 10 – two of whom have disabilities – and says she already uses buy-now-pay-later schemes to buy food. Carer Laura, who lives in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, gets £1k a month in universal credit, while her husband earns a modest monthly salary as a…

SWSMbesties – by Emma Dunn Meet the four best fri who all moved house to live on the same street – and say they have built their “own community”. Sarabeth Stine, 43, was delighted when her pal Kelly Holbin, 45, found a house just round the corner 10 years ago in their neighbourhood in Atlanta, Georgia. When their friend Erinn Cottman, 40, needed a new home three years ago they couldn’t believe their luck when the house across the street from Sarabeth, who works in sales, became available. And two years ago, Kristi W, 44, surprised her fri by buying…

Meet the four best fri who all moved house to live on the same street – and say they have built their “own community.” Sarabeth Stine, 43, was delighted when her pal Kelly Holbin, 45, found a house just around the corner 10 years ago in their neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia. When their friend Erinn Cottman, 40, needed a new home three years ago they couldn’t believe their luck when the house across the street from Sarabeth, who works in sales, became available. And two years ago, Kristi W, 44, surprised her fri by buying the house next door to…