All news by author: Antony Thrower

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Beloved grandparents murdered weeks after discovering their life savings stolen
Grandparents Charlie and Gayle Anderson, 71 and 74, were found brutally murdered in their home in Jamaica a year after moving back to the island from the UK in 2018
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'Dishonest' man who claimed he fell down a pothole ordered to pay £10,000
Mike Farron claimed he was in agony because of a pothole and sued Flintshire Council, before suddenly withdrawing his claim and he has been now ordered to reimburse legal expenses
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'Sweary' stag party ordered off flight after causing chaos and delaying plane
A stag do sparked chaos on a flight from Cardiff to Bulgaria when they were ordered off, causing the plane to delay its take-off by nearly three hours, infuriating other passengers
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Mum's fury as school asks parents to pay £9 for children's artwork
Mums and dads of The Co-op Academy Glebe in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, are fuming at being asked to pay £9 for the framed artwork by their children being used at a gallery
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Neighbour 'feud' over new porch extension leaves disabled woman 'suicidal'
A feud has broken out between neighbours Jennifer Copplestone Brown and Lauren Winspear, 28, in Whitby, Yorkshire, over a porch extension to one of their homes
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Student who lost hearing during studies horrified to be told he has brain tumour
Ned Hilton, 24, had been studying at the University of Birmingham when he was diagnosed with a grade 4 medulloblastoma tumour but eventually managed to complete his studies
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Girl, 6, 'lucky to be alive', after dog attack as she played with brother
Angel-Mae Dawson, six, had been playing in the street with her brother and cousins when she was attacked by a German Shepherd which grabbed her by the legs and threw her around
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UK's youngest EuroMillions winner hits back at troll over body-shaming jibe
Jane Park, the EuroMillions' youngest winner after winning £1million in 2013 at the age of 17, has hit back at a cruel troll who made a jibe about her weight on social media
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'Cruel disease stole my dad's rugby player build and left him skin and bones'
Lee Brennan, 44, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and his body wasted away from that of a strong rugby player to "skin and bones" according to his devastated daughter
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Outrage as council plans to ban ice cream vans due to 'nuisance' trading
Greenwich Council is to discuss the possible ban of ice cream vans on several of its roads owing to the "nuisance" caused on pavements" as well emissions from idle engines
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UK's most remote pub gives free beer to those brave enough to finish 'epic' hike
The Old Forge, in the village of Inverie, in the Highlands has offerd up to two free pints to people who manage to reach it after a 15-mile hike - and remember to quote Wiggle
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Huge wildfire tears through beauty spot as locals told to shut windows and doors
Residents in Daviot, south of Inverness, were told to stay inside and close their windows this afternoon when a huge wildfire broke out, sending thick smoke into the sky
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Heatwave warning if you're having a BBQ or swim - and the thing you must not do
The highest temperature of 2023 was recorded earlier today in Heathrow and a council has put out a warning to those considering having a barbecue or going swimming
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Woman disguises herself as cleaner to see dying mum in hospital
Alexandra Spencer-Jones' mother was admitted in March 2020 and caught Covid, forcing her daughter to work out how to see her when visitors were banned at Darent Valley Hospital
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'Idiot' on mobile phone as kids walk towards edge of 80ft blowhole
A tourist was seen ignoring her children as they approached a notorious 80ft drop in Cornwall where a woman died in 2018, as locals slammed the mum for her behaviour
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Man furious as council use little-known law to buy his land to build cycle path
Robert Moore faces losing some of his land for a new cycle path, more than 40 years after his family had to give up some to allow a piece of road and a housing estate to be built
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Mum thought she was just tired after having kids before devastating diagnosis
Mum Vicky Waite was breathless after moderate exercise such as climbing a flight of stairs and eventually discovered she had a rare heart condition and required pioneering surgery
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UK ghost island which locals fled 90 years ago and where 3 planes have crashed
Hirta, off the coast of Scotland, was inhabited by people for thousands of years before its population dwindled over the centuries until the last people finally left in 1930
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'I thought I was talking to a woman from a dating app - I lost my life savings'
Chef Alexandr Gutu, 33, was scammed out of £42,000 he had been saving for a new home by someone he believed had been romantically interested in him who disappeared
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Toddler, 2, 'jailed for life' after parents caught with a Bible in North Korea
A two-year-old is set to spend his entire life in a prison camp after his Christian parents were found with a Bible in their homes, according to a report by the US State Department
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Fuming mum has to fork out over £300 as city's potholes destroy her BMW's tyres
Mum Kavita Bhardwaj has suffered two punctures to her BMW so far this year, causing her to pay out more than £300 and she has slammed the state of Glasgow's roads
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'Neighbour from hell' caught on CCTV hacking at trees in her dressing gown
Julie Bontoft, 55, was caught on CCTV reaching over the boundary between her home and another to lop off parts of a tree, causing the neighbour to move away from the area in Hull
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'My son died from heroin and I'm still paying his drug debts ten years on'
John Kinehane, from Tallaght in Dublin, was found dead in the toilet of a pub in Dublin in 2013 and his mother is still paying off his drugs debts a decade on from the tragedy
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Restaurant's sassy response to diner who moaned portions 'wouldn't feed a mouse'
Italian restaurant Secret Sicilian in Birmingham made a sassy reply to customers who had complained their portion sizes were not big enough and had to visit a bakery
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Five appliances which will ramp up your energy bills even on standby
An expert has shared some money saving ideas, including avoiding leaving five everyday devices around the home on standby as they add several pounds to bills every year