All news by author: Paige Oldfield

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Mum opens up about abuse she endured at hands of partner in front of kids
WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES A Manchester woman was attacked by her partner of 15 years pulling a knife on her in front of their two screaming children. The mother has now said he was emotionally abusive but at the time thought his behaviour was was 'normal'.
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Mum who refused to be in photos because of her weight shares how she lost 2.5st
Cherry Redman had tried to lose weight for as long as she could remember but could never find a method that worked, until she joined the Tameside-based slimming group Beeweighed in February
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'I wish someone talked me out of breast surgery at 17 - now I'm left with scars'
Jade Kelly was just 17 when she told her doctor her breasts were causing her severe back problems but it was all a front after being relentlessly bullied by her foster carer
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'I was told my little girl had stomach bug - now she may not have long left'
Nolianni, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, visited hospital a total of eight times before being diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a cancerous type of brain tumour
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Family 'devastated' to miss out on £7k holiday due to tiny passport flaw
Suzanne Senior, her husband Steven, their daughter Bethany and her boyfriend were due to fly out to Thailand from Manchester Airport on Friday with Qatar Airways
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'I thought my boy had an infection - then was given news no parent should hear'
Breeze Rowan took son Hugo, three, to hospital for regular weekly blood work after he fell ill - before being given news so devastating she couldn't take it in and "zoned out"
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Inside town where shoplifting ruins lives and people run riot after law change
Stealing goods worth less than £200 has effectively been decriminalised and shop owners across the UK have expressed concern it'll have a detrimental effect on trade
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'We were near our due date - then our lives were torn apart by horrific tragedy'
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Ben Moorhouse and Gaynor Thompson were excited to welcome their first child back in 2018, and had the nursery all ready for their baby before they were given tragic and heart breaking news
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'Ryanair didn't let us fly for something we didn't do - our holiday was ruined'
A group of friends were refused boarding on their flight home because they had allegedly checked themselves out of their flight they say this ruined their holiday and they were told to pay if they wanted to fly home that day
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Mum who had 13 miscarriages finally fell pregnant after discovering cause
Julie Ashworth recalled her excitement the first time she fell pregnant at age 27 but little did she know how hard her road to motherhood would be
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Mum who spent years scouring Rightmove scoops jackpot in dream come true
Nichola Galley was one of 17 neighbours who won £55,555 in the People's Postcode Lottery and now hopes the huge prize can help her move into a new home suitable to her daughter Ava's needs
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'My daughter had tummy ache - weeks later docs told us she had stage 4 cancer'
Little Millie Holmes began to complain of the stomach ache and mum Gemma just put it down to a regular bug but then she began suffering with nose bleeds and passing blood in her urine
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'I had a stroke behind the wheel and crashed - then I ended up in court'
After suddenly going blind behind the wheel due to a severe stroke, Stephen Ellis crashed his car and was unable to walk, talk or read. He didn't expect to end up in court after the incident, but the police had different ideas.
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''I thought I had an infection from peeing often - I was diagnosed with cancer'
Georgina Parkinson, who lives in Manchester, was told she had a very rare form of cancer after visiting her doctor, following her need to urinate more frequently
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Everyday common symptom leads to 'heartbreaking' cancer diagnosis for boy, 7
Muhammad Eesa Ibrahim, 7, first began experiencing the symptoms in January this year. When they persisted, his family took him to see a doctor in Bolton
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'Botched veneers left me housebound for three years - they crumbled in my mouth'
Jade Simmons was excited to get new veneers at a clinic in London but days after her procedure, her teeth began crumbling in her mouth, leaving her scared to eat
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Dying man asks doctors a heartbreaking question as they couldn't do any more
Kaden Gresty, from Salford, is not yet 21 but has already had almost 200 operations having been born with spina bifida and was left asking a "heartbreaking" question when doctors said they could do no more for him
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Mum wins lottery twice after husband dies and leaves behind winning ticket
Lesley McNally, from Swinton, Salford continued to play her husband Garry's postcode lottery tickets after his death in 2021 and has actually won twice since he died
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'My baby couldn't sit up and kept toppling over - the reason why is devastating'
Victoria Wall, 32, welcomed Seb into the world two years ago - however, he was so distressed after the birth that doctors placed him onto a ventilator straight away, before going on to show small signs of hidden health struggles
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Ryanair 'ruins' family's holiday after failing to put luggage on planned flight
Jaymeleigh McCarroll, husband Will and their son Walker, six, along with another family flew from Manchester to Barcelona with Ryanair but their luggage was never loaded onto the plane
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Woman, 47, who has suffered 11 miscarriages has one 'last chance' to be a mum
Deri Baines-White and her husband Gary think they only have one more chance to become parents due to their age - and are now trying to raise money for IVF treatment in the Czech Republic
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Pregnant midwife's heartbreaking and impossible choice over unborn baby
After midwife Steph Wild was told her unborn baby may never be able to speak, walk or eat, she pledged to help other expectant parents going through the unimaginable
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Man's incredible transformation after 10-year addiction left him feeling 'ugly'
The Salford landlord’s battle with substance abuse meant he hadn’t visited a dentist in five years – leaving him with teeth that made him feel “ugly” and “incredibly self-conscious"
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UK street with 'horrendous' dust clouds that make you 'itch all over'
Residents in Oldham say they can't hang their washing out or sit in their gardens because of the thick dust clouds that plague them daily - with some getting mysterious rashes as well
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'We were past 12 weeks and thought we were safe, then scan tore our lives apart'
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Pregnant Melissa Hayat, 29, was told to return for another scan a few days later. While at home, the mum-of-two felt “butterfly movements” inside her. That’s when she knew her baby was gone.