内容摘要：French-born baker Astrid Roussel, who has lived in Newport, south Wales, for 17 years, said the local food scene had "changed massively" with people willing to pay for "craft" and "quality".

French-born baker Astrid Roussel, who has lived in Newport, south Wales, for 17 years, said the local food scene had "changed massively" with people willing to pay for "craft" and "quality".

ME causes extreme tiredness and can be so severe that patients are left bed-bound and unable to complete even simple tasks.Other symptoms include problems with memory and concentration, muscle and joint pain, dizziness and sensitivity to light and sound.

When her illness is at its worst, Ms Larkman can only stay awake for three-hour windows."Your imagination is huge and you can lay in bed and travel to all sorts of places and think about things whereas you can't do them," she said."That's one of the questions I would think - 'where would I be if I could?'"

For Ms Larkman, the answer is always watching the hustle and bustle of London's Victoria Station from the top of the escalators on the way to visit her sister, but for others it was as simple as being able to see their children on the swings at the park."During this project I have met so many other people trying to manage what is essentially a fluctuating condition and also the shock of realising how bad ME is," she said.

"You just don't see people who are bed-bound, or who are on oxygen, and because you don't see them, even though I'd had it for years, it's been a real revelation."

Some participants were unable to speak to record their messages, so wrote them down or sent them by text, but others were determined to be heard.Hay Festival Global describes itself as "the antidote to polarisation", bringing together "diverse voices to listen, talk, debate and create", tackling some of the "biggest political, social and environmental challenges of our time".

After graduating from Cardiff University, where she studied English literature, Hanan felt teaching was her only plausible career but knew it was not for her, having already had some experience in the field."I was the first in my family to go to university and so I felt this pressure to have what's considered 'a proper job'," the 39-year-old said.

Hanan went on to work in the voluntary sector, expecting a life-long career in social services.That was until 2016 when then-prime minister David Cameron said some Muslim women were not integrating into British society and