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I've made a large batch of pigs trotters Pierre koffman (trotters stuffed with Chicken mousse) unfortunately the rest of my family are terrified of experimenting with food and despite my best efforts, they won't touch them. It would seem a shame to waste such a great dish, would it react well to being frozen? or would freezing them destroy the tenderness of the pork?

I recently received a cheque for £100 as a gift from a family member. Unfortunately, due to ongoing financial difficulties I am unable to pay the cheque into my bank account as it will be swallowed up in charges in no time. I tried to cash the cheque at a Money Shop last week but was told that they do not cash personal cheques. Is there no way of cashing a personal cheque?

The cheques are from Lloyds TSB, if I take the cheque there will I be able to cash it? I have all my ID and whatnot and understand that there may be some commission charged. I need the money as soon as possible...

So tomorrow I'm going to have to tell my closest female friend that we can't see each other anymore. I'm in love with her and she doesn't feel the same, although she wants to carry on our friendship. This is impossible for me, I have to let her go because I can't accept just a friendship. I was wondering if you could help me find some songs that would help me through this situation.

So I was short on my rent last month and returned home 2 weeks ago to find that all of my things had been taken. I got no warning from my landlord that this would happen and now she won't tell me where my things are. I told the police but they aren't interested. I'm pretty sure however that what has been done is illegal. All of my clothes, work tools and everything else I own has been taken, I can't afford a solicitor but the costs are now running way too high. My landlord won't let me see a copy of my tenancy agreement either. What do I do?

I got a motorola atrix on a 24 month contract back in September 2011. In the past few months the touchscreen has given up meaning I can't make calls or send text messages. A repair would cost a fortune and I'd rather just start afresh. I need a phone but want to know what to do in this situation. I'm not too happy about having to get a new phone and still pay another £250 for a phone I won't be using. Any suggestions?

I'm 22 and have suffered with mild back pain every now and then for a few years, but recently it's gotten worse than ever. It's less of a chronic pain and more of a niggle that comes and goes. It lasts about 4-5 days then disappears for a couple of months, then reappears in exactly the same place, about six inches below my shoulder blades on the left hand side. The pain is dull when I'm lay down or stood still but is agonizing when make sudden movements or deep breaths. As I said before, it has been coming and going for about 18 months now, this time worse than ever. What is causing this and what can I do to alleviate the pain?

One of my oldest mates is going out with a close female friend of mine, they've been together for about 18 months and their relationship has never affected my friendship with either of them.

In the past few months though, the guy has been worse and worse to her and she knows it, he ignores her calls when he goes out, he only spends time with her when he feels like it and he leaves her alone if we go out in a group. They didn't used to be like this but the other day she phoned me asking what to do. I know that she loves him deeply and wants to be together, but she's sick of him messing her around. I know that he cares about her despite the fact he try's to act like the tough guy sometimes. Deep down I think she should dump him because it's not fair that he messes her around like this, but at the same time he's my mate and was before I knew her, it's surely not acceptable to get him dumped by her. What should I do?

So my best friend's cousin is, to my mind, the most amazing girl I've ever met and we had a great friendship for a long time. We spent a lot of time together and my friend knew we were close (he's very close to her as well). In august last year, I told her that I'd fallen in love with her and she was understanding but not interested in a relationship. Since then, it's been so difficult because she doesn't want a relationship but I can't accept just a friendship. I hadn't seen her in a month or so and she came into my work to visit me and just seeing her face and hearing her voice made me feel sick, I'm still so hopelessly in love with her, but the worst thing is that I can never "get away" from her, she's my best friends cousin and wherever he is, she'll be mentioned and she'll often show up. She still texts me now saying we need to meet up and I want to spend time with her but I know it will just hurt me even more. Deep down I want to disappear from this situation but I can't, is there any way you can help me get out of this rut? How can I get over her when I can't ever get away from her?

Yesterday as I was getting ready for work I went to pick something from the floor and twinged my back, it was a minor niggle at the time but by the time I came back from work it was severely uncomfortable. I took some painkillers (co-dydramol, they didn't help)) and had a hot bath thinking that the two would help and the pain would have abated in the morning. However I have been unable to get more than an hours sleep because the pain has become so sharp. I'm not usually affected by anything like this and I would have thought of myself as having a high pain threshold, but at the moment I am completely incapable of movement or sitting up. I can't even get up to go to the bathroom. Is this level of discomfort normal for something so minor? Is there any pain relief or stretches that can help me?

I've recently started a job placement from the job centre after being on Job seekers allowance. I am now working four days a week with another day allocated to job searching and receiving my Job seekers allowance money of £130 a fortnight. After last week I had my phone bill to pay and daily travel has cost me more than I can currently handle, as of today, I have £10 left to last me until Friday, but my daily travel expenses and food for the week cannot be covered by this. I live with my parents but they refuse to help me as I owe them keep money and grocery money.

I know crisis loans are hard to come by, but without some kind of financial support for the coming days, I will be unable to get to work and if I do not attend I will lose my £65 a week which would truly be a crisis, would the Job Centre be willing to help me avoid this from happening by helping me with money to pay for this weeks food, keep and travel? If not, is there any other way I can get money for food for the week, as this feels like a crisis.

So, I'm taking my girlfriend to an event in Wolverhampton in a couple of Thursdays time and between dropping her at 9am and picking her up at 6pm, it would make the most sense to stay in the town for the day, is there anything good to do/see? Any tips on the best pubs/restaurants for a spot of lunch, anything of interest that someone who knows the place could recommend?

I'm going away for the weekend tomorrow and was planning on spending some of the money I've got in my savings account to do so. The trouble is that I can't find my account book, and need the money from there today. I bank with Santander, what will I need to do to access my money? Will I be able to get it today or will I have to wait?

My sleeping habits have changed and I'm slightly concerned, I'm 20 and usually get 8 hours a night, the last few weeks, nothing in my routine has changed but I'm waking up after 2 or 3 hours maximum and not sleeping again after wards. It's curious as I've always been a heavy sleeper, I haven't been drinking eating or taking any medication that's new and my daily routine hasn't changed, so I can't think why this sleep problem is occurring? The real problem is that 2 hours sleep a night is leaving me with dreadful headaches but when I go to bed at night I fall asleep and wake up a maximum of three hours later with the same problem.

I am 19, live in England, left school at 16 and have been working ever since. The reason for leaving was because there was no three A Levels I was interested in. Since then I've developed a deep interest in Theology and would love to study it but at 19 I really don't want to go to college and take the 3/4 A Levels necessary to enter. I know there are access courses availible for certain subjects and that mature students can enter with different qualifications.

Am I too young to be considered "mature"? Is there another way to go about entry?

I've become hooked on throwing, smashing, trashing and breaking things as it helps me take out my pent up anger, but it's so destructive I need to stop, there's ntohing on the internet about why I do this. I struggle with depression, I've never been close to self harm but this is my relief of tension and stress, destroying whatever I have in my sights. I need to stop but I don't know what's wrong or if anyone else does this.

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Was in an enclosure with guinea pigs....what animal is it? I have no idea!

I have just left college and now I really want to go travelling, I live in the UK and would most like to go to the USA, but I really don't know how, I have a fair bit of money behind me, but I don't know how to find accomodation, get a visa, look for jobs or really where to start, how do you "go travelling" and what do I need in place to do it!?

I woke up this morning as normal, but felt ridiculously over tired, I tried to get back to sleep but my heart is racing, I'm short of breath and feel as if I need sleep, but I cannot get to sleep, my hands are shaking and I'm really confused as to what's going on, I've not taken anything or used any substances. I felt like a lie down would be the solution but I feel as if I'm paniced by something, althoguh nothing is worrying me. I've never had this before, what's wrong?

I'm 18 and have always thought I'm a little "different", I had no idea what bipolar disorder was until a few months ago where I found I related to the majority of symptoms. I often shout for no reason, make noise and attract attention to myself in fits of "mania" and have other occasions where I am so low I want to cry. I've taken self diagnosis tests online and the results have come back suggesting very strongly that I do indeed have bipolar, however, I'm scared to tell my parents as they'd definitely ignore it and say that there's nothing wrong with me, and I don't know how to get tested for it? If I do tell them, what should I say, or would it be better to see a doctor first to discover whether I do or don't have it?