6 d. ago In the bleat midwinter: A pair of baby goats are rescued after being dumped in a litter bin

There seemed little prospect that Biffa and Veolia, both Anglo Nubian goats, would survive after a shocked passerby heard tiny bleats from inside a public bin on January 5.

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7 d. ago Family forced into 'important update' after 'dead' teen son suddenly wakes from coma

Police said a boy was killed in a horror car crash just days before Christmas, but his family issued a shocking update about the teenager just three weeks later

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8 d. ago Police wrongly told parents their teenage son had died in crash days before Christmas when he was actually alive in hospital... leaving family grieving for THREE weeks before being told the truth

The staggering blunder meant the family of one boy, 18-year-old Joshua Johnson, spent Christmas believing he was under sedation in hospital, only to be told he in fact passed away in the tragic smash.

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8 d. ago Police tell parents their teenage son had died in crash days before Christmas

The staggering mix-up meant relatives of a boy who spent Christmas believing he was under sedation in hospital as he recovered from his injuries have now been told he in fact passed away.

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8 d. ago Man's life turns into Parent Trap after 'secret twin' nearly ruins his marriage

A 25-year-old man has been left feeling lost in life after discovering he could have a twin brother living just minutes away from his house - and it almost caused the end of his marriage

Society

1 week ago Huge boy band star who found fame in the 90s has a very normal job these days

In the Nineties this boy band star was scoring Christmas Number One's and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Phil Collins. Here's what he's doing now...

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2 w. ago Scots boy who defied doctors gives hope to sick kids who spent Christmas in hospital

Noah Connell, who suffers from Pierre Robin Sequence, has created a Christmas bauble to show ill children there is a "light at the end of the tunnel".

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2 w. ago Christmas Day LA shooting sees boy, 16, killed as four rushed to hospital

A shooting on Christmas Day has seen a 16-year-old killed after gunfire erupted in Antelope Valley, LA, as Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed four more were injured

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2 w. ago Four, including boy, 8, in hospital after Christmas horror crash

A large-scale emergency response attended the two-car crash

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2 w. ago Man fighting for life after horror Christmas Eve crash as woman and boy rushed to hospital

A man has been arrested following the collision in Croxteth, Merseyside

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2 w. ago Boy, 8, and three others in hospital on Christmas Day after horror crash

A 32-year-old man from Liverpool was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving

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2 w. ago Boy, 3, left an orphan at Christmas as parents and sibling killed on way home from party

A family of four were driving home from a Christmas party in Texas when they were involved in a head-on collision with a suspected drunk driver, killing three members of the family

Society

2 w. ago 'I became real life Santa after sad little boy said he didn't want a single toy'

Bill Houghton, 80, is hand-making hundreds of beautiful wooden toys for children in need this Christmas – after one little boy's story captured his heart.

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2 w. ago Boy, 8, and three others taken to hospital after serious Christmas Eve car crash

Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash involving two cars near the Vikings Landing on the East Lancashire Road. A boy, 8, and three adults were taken to hospital with two people in serious condition

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2 w. ago Boy, 8, and three others rushed to hospital after serious Christmas Eve car crash

Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash involving two cars near the Vikings Landing on the East Lancashire Road. A boy, 8, and three adults were taken to hospital with two people in serious condition

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3 w. ago Boy, 8, among four in hospital following Christmas Eve crash on East Lancs Road

Emergency services are on the scene in Liverpool

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3 w. ago Urgent police search for north London schoolboy, 13, ‘who should be with family on Christmas Day’

Abdul’s father said the family are ‘deeply concerned’ for his safety since he left him in Islington

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3 w. ago ‘I plugged in Zelda and everything changed’: developers share their fondest Christmas gaming memories

From a family showdown on Guitar Hero III to the winter levels in Diddy Kong Racing, the designers of some of today’s top titles recall the gifts and moments that lit up their childhoodsThere is a viral video that tends to get passed around at this time of year. It’s an old home movie showing a boy and a girl on Christmas morning eagerly unwrapping a present that turns out to be an N64 console – the boy is, to put it mildly, extremely pleased. It’s a scene a lot of us who play games will recognise: the excitement and anticipation provided by that big console-sized parcel, or the little DVD-shaped package that could be the latest Super Mario adventure. Although I never got a games machine at Christmas, I remember one year being given Trivial Pursuit on the Commodore 64 and the whole family gathered around the TV to play. It was one of the few times my mum and my sisters showed any interest in the computer, and I loved getting them involved.Veteran designer Rhod Broadbent of Dakko Dak...

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3 w. ago Madonna, 67, strips down to lingerie for racy Christmas shoot with toy boy lover Akeem Morris, 29

Madonna is known for her provocative persona, and it looks like even the wholesome holiday season hasn't been able to tame her wild side. 

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3 w. ago 'Remarkable' baby boy from Bromley home for Christmas after 500 days in hospital

Bertie Melly weighed just 1lb 10oz when he was born prematurely and has spent the majority of his life in hospital

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