All news by author: Ryan Thom

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Biker lay dead 9 hours undiscovered despite police being alerted to fatal crash
A major probe has been launched after motorcyclist Darrel Sturgeon, 21, was tragically found dead nine hours after a crash in Ayrshire, Scotland, with police unable to find him
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Pensioner 'fought thug for life' in garden after being 'left exposed' by council
Thomas Copeland was brutally assaulted by an intruder who attempted to steal from his shed in his garden in Ayr, Scotland, and now the pensioner is furious with the council
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Teenage girl's toe ripped off while she's queuing for popular ride at UK funfair
Millie Taylor, 13, was meant to be enjoying an afternoon out with her family on Saturday when the awful incident happened that left her needing emergency surgery
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'We worry our daughter will eat herself to death due to rare condition'
Alan Auld, from Ayrshire, has told how his daughter Iona, 15, has a rare genetic condition where he says she "would eat herself to death" due to suffering from chronic hunger
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'I thought my toddler's limp was a virus - now she's fighting cancer at three'
Three-year-old Ava Bolton is fighting a rare form of cancer called neuroblastoma that mainly affects babies and young children after suffering from some frightening symptoms
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'Unacceptable' hospital meal forced 'disgusted' patient to order McDonald's
Loved ones of patients at Ayr Hospital were left gobsmacked when they saw what they were being served for dinner one night - which left one woman refusing to eat it and getting McDonald's instead
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Apocalyptic shopping centre 'left to rot' after vandals tried to torch it
The Arran Mall, on the southwest coast of Scotland, was once the main attraction for the town's shoppers but has now been described as "apocalyptic" after thugs tried to set fire to it
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Dog owner's urgent warning as poisonous snake bites pooch's face
Mahri and Colin Paterson were walking on the Isle of Arran in Scotland with their dogs Kaia and Bree, when a snake bit their six-year-old dog's face, leaving her in pain, before they rushed to the vet
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Family's new build home nightmare as flooded garden turns into 'swamp'
Mum Ellis Reid says that the back garden is so badly flooded that it has 'its own eco-system', adding that she wouldn't be surprised if tadpoles soon moved into the property's unsightly pond