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The Walking Dead is back, and with an ambitious, yet extremely effective season premiere last week, the sixth instalment of the popular television series has started off with one hell of a bang. As always, fans are settled in for what should be a fantastic season.

The group is sitting comfortable in Alexandria, well, as comfortable as one can with a horde of 1000+ walkers making its way to your front garden, but it seems the setting won?t be changing any time soon. It also looks like the season may feature a nice medium between character development and zombie action, if ?First Time Again? was anything to go by.

As we await the eventual arrival of The Wolves, there are a number of characters whose individual stories are enough to keep fans tuned in every week. These include major characters, who should be taking up the bulk of the airtime every episode, and some of the minor characters who may not be quite as important in the long run, but still provide interesting insights into the story and could potentially evolve into something more.

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Nicholas is one of those characters that could be killed off very soon, without a second thought by any of the others, or could experience this redemption, undoing his previous actions, only to be killed off anyway. Either way, Nicholas is likely going to be a casualty this season. While his character will probably be parting ways with the rest of the gang soon, that doesn?t mean his story between now and then is less intriguing.

Fans of the series absolutely despise Nicholas, not only for the tremendous display of cowardice he showed that led to Noah?s demise, but because rather than owning up to his actions, he lured fan-favourite Glenn to the woods to kill him before news of Nicholas? behaviour was brought into question with the rest of Alexandria. He was ready to kill a noble man for the sake of self-preservation, and he?s lucky he wasn?t killed on the spot.

It will be very intriguing to see how Nicholas tries to make his way back into the group this season. He backed Glenn and Heath up in the season premiere, and showed that he?s not completely useless up against the undead, but he still has a long way to go before his ill intent in Season 5 can be forgiven. Fans may never be back on Nicholas? side, but that?s the beauty of The Walking Dead. Not everyone you encounter is going to be all peaches and cream. And if Nicholas shows even a hint of worth, the gang is going to keep him in the loop until the dead get a hold of him.

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It was 18 years ago ? almost to the day ? that Hell in a Cell was born.

The concept itself was something of a hybrid; a combination of the old Memphis-style cages that would engulf the wider ringside area and the WCW Wargames model that was covered by a roof. The resultant structure was the most elaborate creation in WWE history and the perfect means for settling a feud.

As such, we?ve seen some of the biggest matches in pro wrestling history take place inside the Cell, involving a whole plethora of the industry?s greats.

And somewhat unsurprisingly, that combination of heated rivalries and big names ? not to mention two-tons of steel ? has yielded some truly great matches over the years.

This list looks to rank the very best of those encounters, rounding up ten of the greatest Hell in a Cell matches in WWE history.

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Jennifer Reid author of  ?Life after Eddie? has set up a charity Teddy?s Wish since the devastating loss of her 12 week old baby. Here she shares with BritMums part of her journey. She says, ?I was, I am, and will always be, a mummy to my blue eyed boy.?

Baby Loss Awareness week was set up to remember those precious babies that died in pregnancy or during or shortly after birth. It also aims to break the silence and taboo around infant loss and unites bereaved parents and families worldwide.

This time, two years ago, I had never even heard of Baby Loss Awarness week. I was too busy preparing for the safe arrival of our first baby, Edward Louis Reid. I was also living in ignorant bliss, with the belief that my baby boy would be delivered safely?

And he was.

Eddie was born on 18^th January 2014 ? he was big, healthy and strong, weighing in at nearly 9lbs. He was the brightest light of our lives and our family finally felt complete.

Nothing could have prepared us for what would happen only 12 short weeks later.

In the early hours of April 16^th 2014, somewhere between 3am and 5am, we tragically lost our baby boy to SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome and that light was extinguished. On every medical test possible, Eddie was perfectly healthy ? there was no reason to attribute, no finger to point, no one to blame, which made our loss even harder to bear.

In a matter of seconds, our whole world had been turned upside down. Losing a child is a loss like no other. All order of life had been reversed and I felt I had failed as a mother to protect my child. No matter how untrue that was, and despite medical assurances that there was nothing we could have done, the guilt I felt was torturous.

My husband Chris and I made a promise to Eddie when we said goodbye to him at the hospital. We promised we would live our lives for him and make him proud in everything that we do. This is what we would have expected him to say to us in 40 years time, not the other way round.

The last 18 months have been hell but we wouldn?t be here standing had it not been for the unwavering support and love from each other and our close friends and family. I read an article in the early days of my grief that couples were 70% more likely to break up after the loss of a child and I was terrified this would happen to us. Once you become a statistic, you believe all odds are against you.

Chris and I promised each other very early on that we would always speak about how we were feeling and would pick each other up when the other was feeling down. We have held true to those words every single day. I also chronicled my grief journey in a blog as I found it cathartic to put my thoughts into print. We have learnt there is no short cut in grief, you have to go through it and ride through the waves of uncertainty. Sometimes, all may appear to be fine, but other times, grief can hit you most unexpectedly. Suffering such a tragic loss has no doubt changed us and has taught us about the fragility of life, how life can change in an instant. It?s hard to count your blessings at a time like this but we are grateful for the precious time we had with Eddie and for the time we have with each other.

We think about Eddie every day ? he is always with us in thought and in our hearts. And whilst time has given us more coping mechanisms, the grief never goes away, it simply changes shape.

Out of a desperate need to search for answers and to do something meaningful in Eddie?s name, my husband and I set up a charity 3 months after we lost Eddie in July last year called ?Teddy?s Wish?. We decided very early on that the charity would raise funds to further research into the causes behind SIDS, neonatal death and stillbirth and support other grieving families going through the same unimaginable pain. It also allows us to continue to parent Eddie, to grieve and move forward at the same time.

We know the charity won?t bring Eddie back but it may help others, and that would be a fitting tribute to honour his memory and make him proud.

To find out more about Teddy?s Wish take a look at their various social channels

Twitter: @teddys_wish

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Louise is a full time mum and a part time neonatal nurse, here she shares her side of the sad tale of losing a baby for BritMums Baby Loss Awareness week.

The twins lie side by side on the pillow, their little faces turned towards each other in the same way that I imagine they shared the nine months together in the womb. One twin reaches out, his tiny fingers brushing the face of his brother before coming to rest on another little hand that is identical to his own.

There?s a quiet digital bleep as I take a photograph, the camera resting on my knee to try and stop my hands from shaking as I capture picture after picture, memory after memory, minute after minute of the precious time these twins have together.

They?re identical these tiny boys; the same dark hair, the same blue eyes and the same little button noses but this is where the similarities end. Where where one twin has pink cheeks and skin blooming with health, the other is pale with skin that is almost grey and where one twin wriggles about, full of energy and of life the other is silent and still.

We stand next to the incubator, the doctor, the consultant and I and we tell mum and dad how desperately sick their little boy is. At first mum and dad don?t quite understand us, asking us to clarify what we actually mean when we say there?s nothing more we can do but then realisation comes in a sudden rush that brings tears and sobs and soul crushing pleas for us to do something, anything, no matter what it is, no matter what the cost so long as it means that their tiny boy will live.

It?s so difficult to find the balance between being gentle and compassionate but also ensuring that there is no way that our words can be misunderstood. Telling parents that there is nothing more we can do for their baby can destroy them but equally destructive is parents mistakenly thinking that there is hope when in reality there is no hope left.

After mum and dad have had some time to process the heart breaking news I ask mum if she wants her babies to be able to spend some time together. I don?t want to pile any more grief onto these parents who have had to cope with so much in such a short space of time; my question reminding them that by the end of the day the twins will be apart forever. The words that I haven?t said hang in the air between us but mum still understands the true meaning of what I?m trying to say.

At first she refuses, not wanting her healthy child to see his brother so sick or for him to see his mummy and daddy cry. I respect mum?s wishes but at the same time there is a niggling doubt at the back of my mind; the worry that if the twins don?t spend these last precious hours together, the parents will come to regret their decision.

A couple of hours later I tentatively broach the subject again, not wanting mum to think that I?m trying to undermine her decision but also desperately wanting her to not remember this day with regret as well as grief. Mum thinks for a few seconds and then asks me if I think that having the twins together is truly what?s best for them. The rational part of her knows that she needs to make the most of the time that her little boys have left together but then there is also part of her that can?t accept what?s happening and agreeing that the twins need to be together also means accepting that she is going to lose one of them.

I call the postnatal ward and one of the midwives brings the other twin down, pushing them in the little plastic cot whose wheels make a harsh, jarring sound that is at odds with the hush in the nursery. Mum and dad are already sat with their little boy carefully cradled on a pillow on their lap and I lift their other son out of his cot and snuggle him next to his brother. He turns his head to face his brother, making soft little noises but gets no response. Mum asks me whether her sick twin knows that his brother is there and I tell her that I?m sure he does, even though I have no possible way of knowing because I am sure that the bond that began from the very first second that they stopped being one and instead became two can transcend even this.

Over the next couple of hours friends and family arrive, walking into the nursery until it is full of people who have come to meet the new twins but also to say goodbye to one of them. Although the nursery is full it is also strangely quiet; the only sounds are hushed voices, the occasional sob that is quickly stifled and the cold, mechanical noises of the ventilator.

I sit beside the parents, my heart aching for them and I wonder whether being able to take one of their twins home will make their grief that tiny bit easier to bear or whether it will make it harder.

Their arms will not be empty and yet they will still ache for the little boy that should also be cradled there.

Their nursery will not be quiet and yet it will still remind them of the baby that they have lost.

The cot and toys and car seat will all have a little boy to use them but they will always know that there should be two of everything.

They will walk out of the hospital with a healthy, living baby but every time they see him they will be reminded of their baby who did not come home.

The surviving twin will soon be five and every time I see a set of twins I think of that family and wonder how they coped in those first days and weeks after losing one of their little boys. Having to cope with all the stresses and demands of caring for a new baby is hard enough but they would have also been trying to deal with a grief that they were constantly reminded about every time they looked at their living son.

I hope that they?ve been able to find joy in watching their surviving son grow up and that he has been able to at least partially relieve the ache in their hearts and in their arms that was left behind.

Louise Parry

Louise is a full time mum and a part time neonatal nurse who has battled depression for many years but particularly during her pregnancy. She lives with her husband (the Northern One) their little boy (Squidge) and their three guinea pigs who live in the kitchen.

She blogs at 23weeksocks about lots of different and seemingly unconnected topics that she?s passionate about, including mental health, antenatal depression, neonatal care and baby loss. You can also follow Louise on Twitter (@23weeksocks) and find her on Facebook and Instagram.

In 2015 she was shortlisted in the ?Fresh Voice? category for the BIB Awards and the ?Bereavement Worker? category for the Butterfly Awards. She was also one of the keynote speakers at BritMums Live reading ?Twinkle Twinkle? which was her account of caring for a premature baby on the day that he died.

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A week doesn?t pass by when I don?t receive some sort of press release informing me of how badly British men dress or the fact that Italian men are the best dressed in Europe. Now in my experience not all British men are badly dressed, take for example David Beckham, Dermot O?Leary, Bill Nighy, Jamie Dornan, HRH Prince Charles and James Corden. And in the same respect not all Italian men are Satorially sauve, for example Mario Balotelli or, well let?s leave it at that, I believe if you have nothing nice to say than don?t say anything.

But one matter is very true is the esteem well dressed Italian aficionados hold traditional, quality, well designed items, whether that be clothing, accesories or gadgets. FINAEST.com, Italy?s newest e-boutique and promoter of Made in Italy?s finest bottegas, completing dedicated to the very best that Italy has to offer.

Created from the combination of two words, finest and aesthetic, FINAEST.com is an e-boutique offering a window into Italy?s highest quality products, distinguished by the Made in Italy excellence, realised ??by renamed historic Italian brands and emerging young designers.
Capturing some a rare insider look into Milan?s renowned and much loved artisan ateliers, this month?s highlights include reportage of Antica Barbieria Colla, a barber from Ferrara Italy, opened in 1904 his first Milanese barber shop in Via Manzoni or Maglia, the most prestigious umbrella atelier in Milan, founded by Francesco Maglia in 1850. Maglia?s philosophy celebrates craftsmanship and perpetuates artisanal manufacturing and ancient manual expertise by using only primary materials made of brass, wood and iron.

Founder of this Aladin?s cave, Luca Gianmaria Catalano wanted to tell these interesting bottega stories by offering a visual narration that highlights all the rare qualities these artisans possess so that customers and visitors to the site could enjoy and appreciate the history and craftsmanship. This insider series takes the viewer backstage, giving each artisan an individual visual platform to tell their craftsmanship story.

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This excellent short from Noah Aust looks at the monsters that create our nightmares.

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How to Make a Nightmare from Noah Aust on Vimeo.

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Back in 1977, the same year a certain George Lucas was unleashing the world of Star Wars upon us,  Drakes were opening their doors to us with the idea that they could provide the modern gentlemen with the classic sartorialism that they craved, all without looking like an old fuddy duddy. Selling only scarves to begin with they have expanded into a widely respected and established contemporary British brand. Their Autumn 15 collection continues this ethos with such strength, remaining ever so classic and smart but with tweaks that define true style.

A major staple of Drakes? new collection is the exquisite blazers. With wools from Harris Tweed and Abraham Moon; and multiple iterations of the classic being released all in spectacular autumn hues from dark greens to navy, not only will these keep you warm but also looking the tip top whilst on your commute. Also released alongside the classic blazers is a single breasted ?gun-club? wool jacket. This unstructured and unlined 3 roll 2 closure jacket screams sophistication and is just begging to be worn to your local country club, or even boozer.

Aside from just blazers, Drakes have outdone themselves in one of their own specialities; ties. Yet again Drakes is the place to go for luxury prints that match every possible combination of an outfit in any situation from formal to casual making them truly versatile. Their already wide arsenal of ties range from grenadine, silk, cashmere & wool and knitted all of them with a truly massive expanse of different prints and designs; and new features this year include brushed satin and a splendid chalky ancient madder. All of Drakes? ties are entirely handmade in London?s very own East End with a bespoke tie service available; this level of constant care, attention and dedication really does set Drake?s apart from the rest.

Whilst Drake?s truly are masters of the sartorial, they haven?t forgotten about those weekends off from work where you no longer want to be wearing a tie. They?ve engineered casual wear for the gentleman who doesn?t settle for just jeans and a t-shirt on the weekend, but rather wants to dress a little more refined than that. Popover shirts and band collar shirts are a key piece of Drake?s casual collection and come in linen and cotton. Combine the once-washed oxford cloth popover with a pair of slacks or blue denim and you have yourself a truly casual but effortlessly stylish weekend look.For those cold, cold winter days, Drake?s has released knitwear that is going to keep you warm in the harshest of shetland winters. With exquisite pullovers, cardigans and turtlenecks to travel to the north pole and back in; Drake?s has made sure this is, not only going to be one of the warmest winters, but one of the coolest, in a while. A main feature of this are the absolutely perfect for winter brushed shetland jumpers with breton stripes. A beautifully classic double breasted pea coat and a wool duffle coat from Gloverall with horn toggle closure and black watch tartan lining accompany the knitwear this season from Drake?s; completing a collection that is truly, truly exquisite, classic and comfortable that will be seen worn by gentleman for a while yet.

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This beautiful bounty of Sunday morning baking was based on the vegan banana bread in my first book, A Girl Called Jack, but uses some wholemeal flour and coconut oil for extra goodness. If you don?t have coconut oil, fear not, as the song almost went, Any Oil Will Do. Vegetable, sunflower, light or mild olive, groundnut, rapeseed, whatever you have to hand. Sesame might be a touch overpowering but if you like that sort of thing then give it a go. Same principle applies to the flour, if you don?t have any wholemeal then plain old white flour will be just fine, I?m just trying to make my baking a bit better for me these days, as there?s a curious correlation between writing a book (!!) and my jeans being rolled down around the waist because they don?t actually do up any more? harrumph.

Anyway, in the words of my gorgeous friend Sue and to join in the current Bake-Off frenzy, LET?S BAAAAAKE!

Makes a 1lb loaf tin, a 2lb loaf tin, 10 muffins or anything in between:

3 ripe fairtrade bananas, 24p (between 6p and 12p each loose ? buy sold by weight not ?snack? bananas around 20p each!)
75ml KTC coconut oil, 46p (£2.50/400g)
50g fairtrade sugar, 5p (90p/kg)
120g plain or SR flour, 4p (Basics 55p/1.5kg)
100g wholemeal flour, 7p (£1.10/1.5kg)
1 tsp bicarb, 3p (£1.35/200g)
1 tsp fairtrade ground cinnamon, 7p (£1/45g)

First preheat your oven to 180C, and lightly grease your loaf tin or muffin tins.

Peel the bananas, slice, and toss into a large mixing bowl. Mash with a fork or (a recent discovery), the side of a thin cheap teaspoon makes an excellent mashing tool. As does a masher, as the name suggests, but I get that not everyone has every kind of whizzy dizzy kitchen gadget and if I ever write a recipe that requires anything of the sort then please WRITE TO ME IN CAPITAL LETTERS EXPRESSING YOUR DISAPPOINTMENT cheers.

(If your bananas aren?t old and squishy then add a little of the oil to start them off or ping them in the microwave for 10 seconds to soften them up ? but not in a metal bowl or you?ll be calling 999 and won?t have any banana bread, boo.)

Add the rest of the oil and the sugar to the bowl and mix well. It won?t be pretty right now but that?s okay, if you?re pulling a face at the oily gloop, you?re doing it right. It gets better.

Add both the flours, bicarb, cinnamon and a fistful of dried fruit if the mood takes you. Mix well to form a lumpy batter.

Pour the mixture into your loaf tin or muffin tins, dust with flour, and bake for an hour in the centre of the oven ? twenty minutes for the muffins.

And voila! Vegan banana bread with enough healthy twists to make it guilt free?

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With WWE 2K15 ranking between ?disappointment? and ?abomination? for the vast majority of critics and fans, 2K were under a huge amount of pressure to deliver with their next annual instalment of virtual grappling. Adam Pacitti (the much worse Adam from Whatculture.com) and I were invited to a play-testing event on October 14th and spent a few hours with the game to see if improvements had been made, or if videogame wrestling had sunken even further into its rut.

The results were positive. They?re doubling down with the the aim of creating ?realistic match pacing?, but what felt sluggish last year feels fresher with this instalment. There are more transitional animations to keep momentum between moves, and more intuitive in-game mechanics for reversals and submissions, which sit alongside the returning stamina system to create a match with a compelling ebb and flow.

But that?s not all, nearly every criticism hurled at 2K15 has been countered with development. Crappy reversal system, how about THIS? MyCareer was boring, how about NOW? You thought last year?s roster was thin, how about EVERY WRESTLER IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD? In some areas, like the roster, they?ve gone fully insane with their attempts at redemption, so much so that you almost want to wrap a blanket around their shoulders and tell them to ?calm down, mate, we get it, we get it. Shhh, sleep now. Shhh.?

Indeed, the prevailing impression we got from our hands-on encounter with 2K16 is that this is a game made by a very repentant team, one that?s absorbed a LOT of the criticisms from 2K15 and is in the midst of fully-fledged babyface comeback spot. Will they pop the crowd, or will they be ?WHAT?ed out of the building?

From the improvements we?ve seen, it?s looking good?

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Question: what do you imagine Alexander Graham Bell, Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Florence Nightingale, Charles Dickens, and Queen Victoria herself would do in the kooky Dan Brown historyfucking world of Assassin?s Creed: Syndicate [official site]? I ask because I laughed when I saw they?re all your pals in the next AssCreed, but I can now leak a few details about their roles. Four words: Charles Darwin?s spider mutagen.

Watch this daft new trailer closely and I?m sure you?ll figure out a few more secrets:

Right, here?s what my source Ian Video Games told me. Bell is obviously your gadget guy. Though his invention of the telephone was sparked by his interest in speech and sound, he also invented the grappling hook gun and electrobombs. When he joins you in combat, expect lots of awful deathpuns like ?Looks like you?ve been CUT OFF!?

Charles Darwin?s your other science bod. While Bell upgrades your tech, Darwin upgrades your body. His mutagens will splice Evie and Jacob with powerful abilities from animals such as spiders (+10% climbing speed), jellied eels (+10% dodge chance), and Cockney sparrows (a handsome beak letting you chirp to summon swarms of birds and regain health by pecking up seeds).

Karl Marx is the focus of a key quest line. Templar agents have swiped his original manuscript of Das Kapital, which ? oh no! ? contains hidden messages from the aliens. Does AssCreed still do aliens? Point is: across a dozen quests you will retrieve the manuscript and cipher and unlock powerful proletariat abilities ? if you have the coin. At the quest?s end, Marx quips ?Last words are for fools who haven?t said enough? before popping an electrobullet through the face of a Templar spy ? his own wife.

Amazingly, Florence Nightingale is written by someone whose research into her took the form of a YouTube search which ended at that sweary Big Train sketch. Her appearances are all too brief, and she?s gone after you win her lamp (+10 night vision) beating her in a race across the rooftops of Lambeth Walk. ?Jerrybag,? she spits.

?I?d be happy if you could stab Charles Dickens in the neck,? Pip told me. She will be happy. He is a Templar spy, but you?ll be right narked after you kill him and lose the powerful abilities he gave you. These include Let?s Twist Again (an AoE melee attack) and David Copperfield (disappear in a puff of smoke and walk through a wall).

As for Queen Victoria, well, I shan?t spoil it for you, but here?s a hint for how to earn Syndicate?s most difficult secret achievement: what will make her amused?

Please do share any details you?ve spotted in the trailer, chums. Or wait until it comes out on October 23rd and see how real all these real facts are, I guess.

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