All news by author: Paul Byrne
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Rice went from eight-hour kickabouts with mates to Britain's priciest player
The 24-year-old is due to join Arsenal in a £105million transfer from West Ham United, but friends say he will never forget his roots, playing at his local youth club
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Jack Grealish wants yoga studio and games room in £5.6m 'forever home' mansion
Jack Grealish and girlfriend Sasha Attwood have big plans for their home, with a long list of improvements planned after the Manchester City star's treble success
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Ex-Liverpool star swims the English Channel in bid to raise £1.1m for charity
Graeme Souness was part of a six-strong relay team who took turns to tackle the 21-mile crossing in 12 hours and seven minutes - and they celebrated in the surf after reaching the French coast
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Weather can't rain on victory parade as thousands swarm Man City team bus
Thunder clouds gathered and the rain poured down but the city centre was a sea of sky blue as the players paraded their trio of trophies
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Inside story on Haaland's life-changing first season at Man City
As an estimated global TV audience of 500 million tune in for the FA Cup Final at Wembley, the Manchester City star is living his dream
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Security ramped up at sporting spectaculars over fears of protests this weekend
Officials at the FA Cup Final, the Epsom Derby, Rugby League's Magic Weekend, and the England v Ireland cricket test match will be on full alert
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UK's worst weather hotspots - with four out of top five in the North-West
Researchers ranked UK places by taking into account sunshine, rainfall and rainy-day data - and found many of the wettest locations are in the North West
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Football legend to take on epic £1.1m challenge for painful skin condition
Former Liverpool and Scotland captain Graeme Souness, 70, said he was determined to take on the 21-mile crossing after meeting Isla Grist, 14, who suffers from epidermolysis bullosa
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Motorbike-mad great-gran, 89, burns rubber on trike ride with bikers
Margaret Lythgoe used to ride on the back of her late brother Thomas’ bike when she was a teen, and had told her family of her dream of getting back on the open road
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Nurse sobs as she describes being arrested in pyjamas for 'murder' of 7 babies
Lucy Letby, 33, is on trial accused of murdering seven new born babies and attempting to kill another ten in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Cheshire, between June 2015 and June 2016
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Stars including Barry McGuigan turn out for funeral of boxer Ken Buchanan
The Scottish former undisputed world lightweight champion died aged 77 on April 1, and big names from the sport honoured him in Edinburgh
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Reynolds "choked up" after meeting terminally ill fan before Wrexham promotion
Saturday was an emotional day for Ryan Reynolds for more than one reason as his Wrexham side ended their long Football League exile with a 3-1 victory over Boreham Wood at the Racecourse Ground
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Moment Ryan Reynolds seeks out poorly Wrexham fan, 9, before promotion clash
Ryan Reynolds celebrated Wrexham finally clinching a return to the Football League on Saturday - but only after the Hollywood owner showed his classy side away from the action
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Ryan Reynolds' new Wrexham life with £1.5m home, gym for Blake and a Spar shop
The Hollywood A-lister has set up home just a ten minute drive from the stadium where his beloved football team Wrexham AFC play, and if they win promotion he will be toasting success with the locals
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Former Man Utd and England star who earned £50,000-a-week declared bankrupt
Wes Brown made a whopping 362 appearances for Manchester United, winning the Premier League five times as well as the FA Cup and Champions League twice
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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney get freedom of Wrexham after football club buy
The Deadpool actor, 46, has been afforded hero status in the borderlands since he and actor Rob bought the local club and raised the profile of the North Wales city
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American Bully dog show cancelled after fears voiced over animals' welfare
A dog show, organised by the UK branch of the American Bully Kennel Club, set to take place close to where a young girl was mauled to death has been called off over concerns
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Mum of baby girl mauled to death by family dog can't accept her daughter is gone
Bella-Rae Birch was just 17 months old when she was attacked by the family’s American Bully XL. The pet snatched the youngster out of the arms of her mother
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Rugby's Rob Burrow pays visit to Corrie set and hails motor neurone disease plot
Rob, who was diagnosed with MND in 2019, and his wife Lindsey, were joined by Corrie stars Peter Ash and Daniel Brocklebank
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OAP who died from pneumonia was unable to afford to heat 'extremely cold' home
A woman in Bury, Greater Manchester, tragically passed away from after suffering hypothermia because she could not afford to heat her home. Great-grandmother Barbara Bolton was found with a body temperature of 28C, an inquest heard
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Bolton fans from Argentina to make gruelling 7000-mile trip for EFL Trophy final
Bolton take on Plymouth Argyle in the Football League Trophy final at Wembley on Sunday and three Bolton-mad fans from South America are making the journey
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Temperatures set to hit 15C this week - but more rain and wind on the way
The wet and windy weather will finally subside this week and, by next weekend when most schools will have broken up for Easter, the mercury will have risen to around 15C
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England fan with Maradona flag had previous ban for 'white lives matter' flypast
The Football Association cancelled Jake Hepple’s ticket for the Euro 2024 qualifier in Naples after he was seen holding a St George’s flag with 'Diego’s in a box' written on it
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Dogs locked inside for 6 years were terrified of humans but now ready for a home
Ronnie, a Jack Russell-chihuahua cross, and Patch, a pomeranian, were kept inside for the first six years of their lives before they were found in a house with around 50 other dogs
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Man tells of terror after he was savaged by a crazed dog during morning stroll
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Chris Oakes, 40, was yards from home when the animal snapped his arm, tore the skin open and ferociously bit the broken bone
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