All news by author: Adam Aspinall

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Brits pack beaches and parks to enjoy UK's hottest day of the year so far
Brighton beach was packed as people made the most of the long weekend, enjoying the sunshine and warm temperatures. Others chose to stay on dry land, with London’s Richmond Park a hotspot
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Ex-Man Utd star to sell debut England shirt after becoming delivery driver
Neil Webb turned out for Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and England during a 20-year football career as a midfielder but now works as a delivery driver in Reading
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New video of police van 'tailing teens' moments before tragic crash
New footage appears to show a police vehicle pursuing two teens on an electric bike who tragically died later in an incident that later caused riots in Cardiff
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Rose West is urged to tell the truth about serial murders - by her own lawyer
Leo Goatley represented West after she and her husband were first arrested in 1994 at the home where they raped and killed many of their victims - and he has now urged her to 'find redemption' by confessing
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Mountain rescuers save exhausted dog from Scafell Pike and stretcher him down
The team met the dog and its owners, who have not been named, and stretchered the pooch the rest of the way
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'War zone' town sees motorbike arsonist gang set 13 cars on fire
Thugs tore through Wimborne, Dorset, going street to street as they torched over a dozen cars in a ruthless late night rampage that left the night sky 'glowing orange'
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DNA test is 'definitive proof' huge black panthers are prowling UK countryside
Documentary-makers, who had been investigating sightings across the country, said a recent DNA test has confirmed the existence of black panthers and other big cats living in the UK
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Villagers' potholes sign warns drivers to adjust bra straps and remove dentures
Local resident devised the yellow placard with bold black letters that advise motorists to take precautions before using the pitted road after 'years of neglect'
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Lottery winners help to relaunch hair cutting service for the homeless
Haircuts4Homeless was established by Stewart Roberts MBE, in 2014 and since then has opened more than 70 projects across the UK and Ireland, but was put on hold during pandemic
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'UK's worst road' for massive potholes has more than 20 in 220yd stretch
Residents on 'Britain's worst road' for potholes have blasted their local council for creating a safety hazard after 21 of one of them were discovered across just a 220 yard stretch of tarmac
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Woman admits stealing mobility scooter as OAP left dying in Tesco car park
Mr Shadwick, 63, was found collapsed by a member of staff at Tesco superstore at Stratford Park, Stroud, at around 6am on January 22. He had Parkinson's Disease and recently had a stroke
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Teenage boy seriously injured after being shot in early hours of morning
A 17-year-old boy was taken to the hospital by air ambulance after suffering life-changing injuries thought to have been caused by a firearm in Swindon, Wiltshire
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Doberman dog saves owner's life after sniffing out an organ donor at beach
Lucy Humphrey took a trip to the beach in Barry, south Wales, with her boyfriend Cenydd Owen where her dog Indie became fascinated with another beachgoer, who then became her organ donor
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Metal detectorist finds missing wedding ring 'gutted' wife loses on beach
Emily Wolstenholme also used a photograph of her dog, and a location feature on her phone to help find the missing ring
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Cowboy builders film themselves boasting about ripping off 82-year-old victim
Three cowboy builders have been jailed after making £45,000 from crimes committed in 18 properties across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Bristol between October 2020 and March 2021.
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Temperatures to jump up to 20C as spring finally arrives after miserable rain
March and early April have been blighted with rain and wind but spring is finally approaching, forecasters said today
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Great-gran who won £500k Lotto buys top floor penthouse at retirement complex
Sheila Garrett, 83, planned to use her windfall to get a bungalow, but she changed her mind when the top floor apartment at the retirement home where she lived came up for sale
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Long-lost floor plan of the Titanic that was saved by survivor on doomed ship
Caroline Bonnell took the folded-up diagram layout of the huge ship liner with her when she entered a lifeboat with most of her family on the night the Titanic sank
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Family of couple murdered by ex-commando launch bid to overturn his appeal win
Collin Reeves brutally stabbed neighbours Stephen and Jennifer Chapple to death at their home in Taunton, Somerset, while their children were asleep upstairs
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Children inspired by hero Spitfire pilot 80 years after he sacrificed himself
On March 24 1943, Flying Officer Raimund Sanders Draper steered his fighter away from their school when his engine failed after take-off and stayed in the cockpit to make sure it didn’t hit the school
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London developer buys up entire village - and almost doubles rent for residents
Sara Lewis fears she is being driven out of her historic country village after all 16 properties were bought up in an investment deal, but says she would 'rather die' than leave her home of 22 years
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Hero boy, 13, raises £700,000 after sleeping outside in a tent for three years
Inspirational teen Max Woosey, 13, lived in a tent for more than a thousand nights, in memory of a family friend who died of cancer - and he's now announced the end of his epic campout
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Twisted gunman's family plea 'for action, not words' to prevent future horrors
Apprentice crane operator Jake Davison, 22, used his legally held pump action shotgun to carry out one of the worst gun massacres in Britain for more than a decade
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Scientists closer to discovering reason for zebras 'optical illusion' stripes
Researchers at the University of Bristol have been investigating the theory the wild animals developed their black and white markings to put off bugs from biting them
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Raging Plymouth gunman filmed beating boy - before cops gave back massacre gun
CCTV captured Jake Davison attacking an innocent 16-year-old boy less than a year before he mercilessly shot five people dead in Plymouth