All news by author: Antony Thrower
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'Optical illusion cycle lane causes chaos as confused people 'keep falling over'
At least 59 people have been hurt since the cycle lane was opened in Keynsham’s high street last year as a result of its two raised kerbs with a road safety audit set to be held
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Gang boss' ex avoids jail by 'skin of her teeth' for driving kids to drug deals
Georgia Burns, 22, was told she had avoided jail time by the "skin of her teeth" for her role in a drugs gang which exploited teenagers in the Greater Manchester and Hull areas
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Cowboy builder jailed for destroying homes and leaving family with £78,000 bill
Lee Slocombe, 40, of Swansea-based firm Kamlee Builders defrauded families out of £147,000 for work which was either incomplete or unnecessary and has been jailed
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Dog dies in horror 'hanging' accident hours after being dropped off at kennels
French bulldog cross Marshall, four, died hours after he was dropped off at North Glassock Kennels in Fenwick and devastated owner Dawn O'Brien is demanding answers
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Terrified Brit stuck in Greek hospital is pregnant with late boyfriend's baby
Thurza Blagg, 32, was on holiday in Greece when she was rushed to hospital but says insurers AXA should have repatriated her and is now trapped not understanding what is going on
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Dad slapped with £100 car park fine after overstaying for just 15 minutes
Father Dean Huddleston spent three hours and 46 minutes at the car park at Durham City Retail Park and was sent a £100 fine in the post for overstaying by 15 minutes
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Mum's fury after blue badge row in Morrisons supermarket leaves her 'shaken'
Multiple sclerosis sufferer Hannah Campbell was confronted in the car park of a supermarket in Derbyshire by someone who inferred she should not have a blue disabled badge
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Mum unrecognisable after shedding over 4 stone thanks to one simple trick
Lorraine Blackmore, 54, has slimmed down from a size 20 to a 14 after losing nearly five stone when she landed a new job and decided "enough is enough" and changed her diet
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Rappers who murdered teen with machete then fled to Kenya jailed
Tariq Monteiro, 23, and Siyad Mohamud, 24, were part of a gang of six who chased down talented footballer and rival gang member Alex Smith and stabbed him to death in 2019
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Thug knocks out karaoke singer in one punch - before finishing his pint
Retired Terrance Daniels suffered several injuries including a broken rib and bruising when he was punched in the face and knocked out cold , causing him to fall from a stage
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Mum told she had nothing to worry about given just weeks to live
Danielle Connor, 33, first complained of a sore back in January when doctors dismissed it as indigestion but was later diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told she had weeks to live
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Serial rapist handed 13 life sentences back in jail just 6 weeks after release
Andrew Barlow was given 11 life sentences in 1988 for raping 11 women and two more in 2010 and 2017 when he was linked to two more through advances in DNA technology
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Builder celebrates winning £120,000 lottery win with sweet gift for colleagues
Builder Paul Bevan won £120,000 on the National Lottery''s Set for Life draw and now plans on taking a trip to Jamaica and buying tickets to a Liverpool match at Anfield
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Parents' horror as child has 'cardiac episode' after drinking Prime
Parents of youngsters at Milton Primary in Newport, Wales, were sent a text message warning a youngster had suffered a cardiac arrest over the weekend after drinking Prime
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Inside hidden centuries-old chapel on cliff left untouched since hermit occupant
St Govan's Head is a 13th century structure with origins dating back hundreds of years before that and once was the home of a hermit hiding from pirates on the cliffs
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Couple left with three-quarters of a roof thanks to builder's 'incompetence'
The couple had employed builder Christopher Wood to complete the work to the roof of their home in Wolverhampton, but came to realise the "nightmare job" was beyond him
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Tributes to 'lovely’ mum-of-two, 36, gunned down during 'hostage’ saga
Armed police were called to the home in Priory Road, Dartford, on Saturday, and a woman named locally as Hayley was later rushed to hospital where she died days later
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Children attacking each other for dangerous online trend will 'end in tragedy'
A number of sickening attacks on children by their peers have been filmed and shared on social media, fuelling fears the fad could eventually end in tragedy for a family
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'Doctors warned at my baby's 20 week scan something was wrong'
A mother whose baby was diagnosed with a serious heart condition at her 20 week scan thought her daughter was about to die five months later when she had a cardiac arrest
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'The phone rang at 1am and became a widow at 38 - here's what nobody tells you'
Tracey McAtamney lost her husband Tony in 2004 when he died suddenly during a golf trip to Spain and she has since set up a foundation to help others deal with their grief
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Eating crucial foods will keep you looking young, according to longevity doctor
A longevity doctor has shared the five foods people should have every day to keep them living young and able to enjoy long and happy lives, including a "super food"
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Beloved hotel abandoned after closing suddenly - now people may be living inside
Park Hall Hotel in Chorley, Lancashire, closed suddenly in 2020 and was recently visited by TikToker Tattooedexplorer who shared a video of the inside of the building
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Man who won £99,000 on ITV's 1% Club forced to keep it secret from own family
Contestant Daniel O’Halloran, 24, beat 99 other people on ITV’s The 1% Club to take home the grand prize of £99,000, but then had to keep it quiet from his family and friends
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Young footballer dies after swimming in lake weeks after being attacked
Young footballer Nicolae Topa, 17, drowned in a lake at Fairlop Waters Country Park, in Hainault, east London, weeks after being attacked by four men armed with crowbars
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Schoolboy 'hours away from losing eye' after Strep A infection caused swelling
Lochlan McDonald, from Carluke, South Lanarkshire, was diagnosed with preseptal cellulitis caused by a Strep A infection, which surgeons had to drain from his eye in emergency surgery
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