12 h. ago Waitrose 'sacks' autistic volunteer after mum asked if he could be paid

Tom Boyd, who has autism, was a volunteer at a Waitrose in Cheadle Hulme for four years but when his mum Frances asked if he could have paid work he was told he could not continue

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23 h. ago Autistic volunteer is 'sacked' from Waitrose after his family asked if he could start being paid after 'years' of stocking shelves for free

Tom Boyd, 27, began helping out at the branch in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, in 2021 by emptying stock cages and stacking shelves.

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3 d. ago Ricky Hatton's son hopes family can 'start healing' after boxing legend's funeral

Campbell Hatton has told how his dad was 'the best of us'

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3 d. ago Ricky Hatton's son hopes family can heal after inquest into boxing legend's death

Ricky Hatton's son, Campbell, hopes that he and the rest of the boxing legend's family can start to heal following the inquest into his tragic earlier passing this week

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6 d. ago Rasmus Hojlund's family's brutal Man Utd verdict as star shines after 'right decision'

Rasmus Hojlund was allowed to leave Manchester United on loan this summer after a difficult second season at the club, and the Denmark star's family have spoken out after his impressive start at Napoli

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6 d. ago Hero Afghan commando sent back to Taliban after being failed by Britain

When Aziz was promised a new life in Britain in return for serving alongside UK forces, he hoped for a fresh start. Months later, he and his family were rounded up by police and deported back to Afghanistan — despite being under the care of Britain. He is now in hiding — and fears he’ll never be safe. Holly Bancroft, Fahim Abed, May Bulman and Jessica Purkiss report

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7 d. ago Jennifer Aniston opens up about not adopting after 'emotional' fertility struggles

Jennifer Aniston has opened up about her decades long battle to start a family and has now explained why she never chose to adopt children.

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8 d. ago Brit girl, 13, dies in Abu Dhabi while watching a film at cinema with friend

Kasey-Lei Greene, 13, had moved to Abu Dhabi with her family last year to start a new life in the UAE. She died suddenly at the cinema with her friend and gave her dad one last hug

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1 week ago Jennifer Aniston addresses claims made about her struggle to start a family: ‘It does affect me’

Aniston said she had wanted to conceal this information, but felt forced to address it following repeated media speculation

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1 week ago Jennifer Aniston addresses claims made on her struggle to start a family: ‘It does affect me’

Aniston said she had wanted to conceal this information, but felt forced to address it following repeated media speculation

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2 w. ago Family check into Airbnb and leave almost immediately after horrifying find

It was meant to be the start of a family getaway, but it was quickly flooded with concern after they made a horror discovery in the Airbnb where their three young children were staying - 'It really spooked us'

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2 w. ago 'Our family sold everything and left the UK and it was the best decision'

Kayleigh Hall has opened up on the multiple reasons she decided to quit living in her native UK and move her family thousands of miles away to start a new life

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2 w. ago 'I packed up my family and left UK and it was the best decision we ever made'

The Hall family left the UK nine months to start a new life halfway around the world and they say it was 'the best decision they ever made' after pointing out several downsides of their homeland

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2 w. ago Newcastle University student dies after trying MDMA as parents issue warning

Nathan Pavlovic was just 21 when he became unwell after taking the Class A drug MDMA, dying just hours later. Now his family have issued a heartfelt warning as students start university

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3 w. ago Ricky Hatton's son Campbell fights back tears as Man City pay emotional tribute to the late world boxing champion after his death at the age of 46

In the wake of the tragedy, mourners from across the sporting world have paid tribute to the Stockport fighter. Hatton has also received poignant farewells from family members.

Sport

3 w. ago easyJet took family to wrong country where they had to sleep on airport floor

Darren Rainey and his family missed out on the start of their holiday

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4 w. ago ‘It kept our spirits alive’: Taliban’s internet blackout leaves girls in despair

Many Afghan women and girls can no longer communicate or study online after the internet is cut off in 12 provincesLast week, 17-year-old Marjaneh* sat at her computer, waiting for her nightly online English lessons to begin. At 7pm, the scheduled start time, her laptop screen stayed black. The family’s wifi, like the wireless internet across her neighbourhood, had gone and with it, her only chance to continue her education.“These online classes were my only source of hope,” says Marjaneh, speaking from Afghanistan through a crackling phone connection. “I thought, when they [Taliban] closed schools at least they wouldn’t cut the internet, but now that has been taken away too.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Taylor Swift is 'being pressured to have kids' by Travis Kelce's mom... only a month after getting engaged

Kelce's mother has been added stress on the songbird to start thinking about having a family, it was claimed on the Kelce brothers' New Heights podcast on Monday.

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