All news by author: Martin Fricker

Major, an 11-year-old Anatolian Shepherd, suffers from osteoarthritis due to his monster-frame - and he's the biggest pooch the Dogs Trust in Loughborough have ever cared for

A boy who used his birthday money to launch a foodbank from his garden shed has been left devastated after cruel thieves ransacked the charity venture

Louis Robinett ran five kilometres in a jaw-dropping 17 minutes and 40 seconds on Saturday, shattering the previous world record by a whopping 13 seconds

Natalie Buss, 37, was seen laughing as she tried to cram marshmallows into her mouth as part of a party challenge but she later collapsed, unable to breathe

Indi Gregory has incurable mitochondrial disease - the same condition as Charlie Gard - and parents Claire Staniforth and Dean Gregory are locked in a court battle to keep her alive

The coin honours Mary Seacole, a Jamaican nurse who treated wounded soldiers during the Crimean War in the 19th century and features King Charles on the reverse side

Paul Burrell went on trial in 2022 for theft charges that related to £4.5m that had belonged to Princess Diana, his former boss, but the trial at the Old Bailey later collapsed

The two orphan cubs Zema and Zala, who lost their mum to an infection, are even allowed to sleep next to Freya in bed and she wakes up through the night to feed them

Christian Brueckner is accused of exposing himself to a terrified 11-year-old in an Algarve playground in 2017, and his case is currently progressing through legal system

The conman who forged a winning ticket to steal £2.5million in 2009 paid off just £94,000 of a £939,000 confiscation order, but his home has now sold for a fortune

Gareth Bull spent four years building the house, which he said helped him survive during the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, after scooping £41million with EuroMillions ticket

Medical student Grace O’Malley-Kumar, 19, was stabbed to death alongside fellow student Barnaby Webber as they walked back to their halls after a night out in June

The streaming giants Netflix and Amazon are ploughing millions of pounds into the shows which will delve into the background of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner

Christian Brueckner is being probed over the British youngster’s 2007 disappearance in Portugal, and he was already awaiting trial for a string of rapes and child sexual assaults

Rob Byrne was injured after the male reticulated python slipped through blinds in his conservatory - and he has now called for tougher laws around keeping snakes as pets

Authorities were alerted after footage began circulating along with a photo of a snake’s head on a beer mat, and West Midlands Police have put a shout out for information

Ian Price, 52, suffered life-threatening injuries after being attacked by two dogs yesterday and despite the best efforts of medics he tragically died later in hospital

Indi Gregory’s grandfather Michael told the Mirror it should be up to his son and Claire to decide what happens to the six-month-old baby, who is battling mitochondrial disease

The paedophile wants pals to back his defence if he has to stand trial on rape and child sex charges, and has even complained that prosecutors are making him out to be a 'monster'

The two-year-old, named locally as Annabelle Mackey was found unconscious in Kingsley Pond, Hampshire, on Sunday but died the next day in hospital as police continue investigations

Ana Paun's mother has backed Mirror's campaign for action to protect people against dangerous dogs, which we have named after Jack Lis after he was killed by a devil XL Bully

The crossbreed Bully XL/Staffordshire Bull Terrier broke free from its collar and chased the girl - named Ana Paun - biting her shoulder and forearms in Birmingham on Saturday afternoon

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has called an attack on an 11-year-old girl by an American XL Bully as "appalling" and has revealed she has commissioned urgent advice on banning the breed

Warning: distressing content - West Midlands Police are investigating after a young girl was the victim, and many others were left injured, of a vicious dog attack in Birmingham

Cases are expected to rise as children go back to class after the summer holidays, and data shows there were 92,965 new daily cases of symptomatic infection on September 1