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You can now enter our draw to win one of eight pairs of tickets to her sold-out UK tour shows

Though don't expect Five to mount its version of War & Peace just yet

These letters appear in the 10th Febuary edition of The Independent

The dip in the economy after 2008 was not nearly as serious as in the 1890s or 1930s, but the bounce-back has been slower

There's an awful lot of people in need of an hour a week when they feel like country folk

This collection will help her raise awareness towards her six-year-old son's sickle-cell anaemia blood disorder

Despite not getting their money's worth from the game, the team ended up drawing 2-2, so they may not have been so stupid after all

We then wonder why the visible gay scene is almost unequivocally white, male and gay. Meanwhile, gay social networking apps are awash with user statuses which read "No blacks or Asians" followed by "I'm not a racist, it's just a preference"

To new voters, spending tens of billions on a uranium-enriched merkin must seem deranged

Of £250m a year originally budgeted for 'children and young people's mental health', there has been a £77m underspend this year. These figures highlight the gulf between what Conservative Ministers promise on mental health, and what they actually do

White privilege is a casual roll of the eyes. It's being offered a better mortgage rate without having to ask. It's about not being followed around a department store. Yet above all else, it's shooting a black teenager dead and then feeling entitled to $10m in compensation

I know the embarrassment that causes women to hide the disease that reduces them to a bag of nerve endings and pain

Icelandic families traditionally eat salted lamb - or horse - and split pea soup.

She talks about chasing tea with juice shots; a nori roll is 'her version of a taco'; avocado 'nourishes her hormones'. Her food is so healthy she gets to mention her endocrine glands before she even gets to elevenses

It's important to remember the distinction between written Islamic teachings and culture in the real world. After 18 months, I went to my first mosque and met other Muslims properly for the first time

It's important to remember the distinction between written Islamic teachings and culture in the real world. After 18 months, I went to my first mosque and met other Muslims properly for the first time

The health funding crisis can only be tackled once privatisation is stopped - otherwise the money will diverted to profit-making companies masquerading under the NHS logo

Treat her to a special piece by an independent designer this year