All news by author: Emily Retter

Speaking exclusively to the Mirror's Emily Retter, Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden recalls her terrifying near-death experience and opens up about her fertility amid her breast cancer treatment

The medal-winning cyclist and swimmer – with a mere eight golds – who underwent amputation to his right foot aged just three, explains the routine he hopes is a winning formula

After landing the part of Rita in 1964, the soap legend admits she thought would be 'forever' - but producers quickly axed the character and Barbara did not return for eight years

The Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards wants to give determined teenager Jack Rigby the best surprise possible with your help – by upping the total to six figures

Strictly is back for to celebrate its 21st birthday - and to mark the occasion, presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman recall their favourite moments over the years

Dave Wardell's service dog Finn hit headlines after saving the officer's life in a stabbing - and his recent death has promoted Dave to leave the force with a poignant new career change

Singer and television star Linda Nolan has opened up about the special moments in her life as she continues to fight her incurable cancer which has spread to her liver and brain

Exactly a year ago on Thursday, at 5pm, The Queue opened. It became a 10-mile phenomenon that drew 250,000 people from every walk of life, from around the globe

Singer Linda Nolan was first diagnosed in 2006 and successfully defeated cancer in 2011. But in 2017, doctors discovered the disease was back - and in 2023 it had spread

Mirror reporter gets a behind the scenes look at the British-based company creating the gasp-inducing aerial displays that have been wowing crowds around the world

Kevin Horne, now 74, was one of 95 miners arrested at the Battle of Orgreave on June 18, 1984, the most violent clash between pickets and police during the Miners’ Strike

Sarah Greene was a familiar face on TV throughout the 80s and 90s, but she retreated from the spotlight after her husband Mike Smith's tragic death in 2014

The veteran presenter admits the loss of late husband Mike Smith, the Top Of The Pops and Radio One DJ, influenced her career move away from broadcasting - but now she's back

Chief Feature Writer Emily Retter recalls her fraught experience of meeting the late Sir Michael Parkinson for a chat reminiscent of his infamous Meg Ryan interview

Labour's deputy leader speaks openly about the extreme poverty in Stockport, Greater Manchester, where she grew up, as she tours the north in special battle bus

The pledge to boost employment comes as deputy leader Angela Rayner prepares to visit EDF’s Hartlepool Power Station to discuss the plans to make Britain a clean energy superpower

Angela Rayner's roots and her life now are firmly based up north, and what Labour's deputy leader loves about her job is getting out and talking to those who live far from the capital

79 years on from the capture of Anne Frank in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, a new book details the heartbreaking story of her final days

Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice recall the mania of fame in the 1970s after their sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em became a huge hit

On Thursday, a Royal British Legion commemoration of the Korean War was held in London’s Horse Guards Parade 70 years after its armistice on July 27, 1953

It took just 14 minutes for the majestic passenger liner to sink near the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River in Canada after setting sail from Quebec

The football legend's son quit the Beautiful Game because other schoolchildren were only interested in fouling him - and he also couldn't match his dad's prowess

From wildfires gripping parts of Greece to China opening air raid shelters - countries everywhere have been clambering for respite amidst temperatures as high as 52C as climate scientists issue a stark warning

Linda Nolan, the Daily Mirror's new columnist, admits she was 'terrified' when she was first told her cancer had spread to her brain - similar to what her late sister Bernie Nolan experienced

Linda Nolan has recalled the terror she faced after being dealt the blow that her incurable cancer, like her sister Bernie's and husband Brian's, had spread to her brain