18 h. ago Welsh teenager suffers 'significant' injuries after taking part in social media challenge

The teenager's mum said the experience was the 'scariest moment' of her life

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34 h. ago Scots butcher fined £1,000 over massive explosion that sparked huge fire & left three in hospital

A BUTCHER has been fined more than £1,000 after a gas bottle she stored in her shop ignited and caused an explosion to rip through the building. Ann Davidson, 51, kept a bottle of propane gas in the kitchen area of her Butcher’s shop in Strathaven, Lanarkshire. The valve for the storage cylinder had been...

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35 h. ago Butcher's gas bottle causes huge explosion and leaves man scarred for life by burns

An explosion ripped through Ann Davidson Butcher's shop in Strathaven and she has appeared in court in connection with the incident.

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67 h. ago Freak accident on stag weekend leaves man paralysed from neck down

Nick Ashdown says it was the ‘scariest moment of my life’

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3 d. ago Delhi Red Fort blast: Police detain multiple suspects after car explosion leaves 9 dead

Authorities in restive Himalayan region of Kashmir detain at least five individuals

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5 d. ago ITV This Morning guest left 'fighting for her life' after scary ordeal

Shadow Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho appeared on Monday's edition of This Morning

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6 d. ago Boy, five, could be scarred for life after being mauled by 'bull breed' dog while he was playing in a park

The boy suffered injuries to his eye, ears and cheeks during the incident, which happened off Schofield Street in Mexborough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

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7 d. ago 'I bonked my partner's best mate – now he's bombarding me and I'm scared he'll ruin my life'

JUST JANE: Today our agony aunt Jane O'Gorman is dealing with a new issue from a Daily Star reader who is being hounded by a demanding former crush

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8 d. ago Cleaner feared 'for her life' after hearing noises from clients bedroom

A cleaner has shared how she was 'scared for her life' after hearing noises coming from a client's bedroom, and she's not the only one to have had a creepy encounter while on the job

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8 d. ago Cleaner scared for her life after hearing ‘banging’ from clients bedroom

A professional cleaner from Kent thought she was either going to be starring in a Netflix documentary as a woman that got away, or the victim of an awful crime after hearing a 'banging' noise

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1 week ago Horror as pressure cooker explosion leaves influencer with ‘agonising’ burns on her face and chest

AN influencer has been left with "agonising" burns on her face and chest after a pressure cooker exploded. Rafaela Rocha Sousa, 35, said she suffered first-degree burns to her face and second-degree burns to her chest when the appliance blew up in her home in Goias, Brazil. Rafaela, known online as Rapha Poppet, said she...

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1 week ago Dear Jobs Guru: ‘I’m scared it’s too late for me to change careers at 39 years old’

Our Jobs Guru James Innes is here with some advice for reader Ben, who’s worried that he may have missed the boat when it comes to starting afresh

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2 w. ago Motherwell 1 St Mirren 4 – late Hampden drama sees Buddies face Celtic or Rangers as Saints bid to end 12

It was All Saints’ Day ..and night. Before kick off, Buddies fans unfurled a banner urging Faith over Fear. Throughout a terrific first half for their heroes, Mikael Mandron and Dan Nlundulu terrified the life out of Motherwell. And, after surviving a late scare of their own, it’s St Mirren who’ll take their place in the...

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2 w. ago Poor Nicolas Sarkozy. His hardline views on crime and punishment have come back to bite him

The former French president zealously promoted a zero-tolerance penal system. Luckily for him, his prison visitors include powerful friendsTwenty years ago, a tragic event changed the direction of my life. Three teenagers from the banlieue of Clichy-sous-Bois, north of Paris, were returning from a football game one afternoon in late October 2005 when they were chased by police. Zyed Benna, Bouna Traoré and Muhittin Altun had done nothing wrong (an inquiry later confirmed this) but were so disoriented by fear of the police, they hid in an electricity substation. In an awful twist of fate, Zyed and Bouna died by electric shock on 27 October 2005, while Muhittin was severely burned – and scarred for life by the ordeal.Their deaths led to rioting across France – the worst in years. The episode also turned me into a fully committed activist against racism and inequality. Yet for some politicians the response was to criminalise the victims. The interior minister at the time for example, N...

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2 w. ago Lily Phillips 'scared' of dads reactions as she tries to 'give back' to neighbours

EXCLUSIVE: Lily Phillips is staying in this Halloween and is expecting plenty of men to be knocking on her door - but not like that. Here, the controversial model spills on her latest plans

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2 w. ago Liam Hemsworth’s life from turbulent romance with famous ex to family health scare

Australian actor Liam Hemsworth is taking over from Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, but what do we know about The Witcher star away from the cameras?

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2 w. ago 'I braved one of the world's scariest theme park mazes and was nearly sick'

Universal's Halloween Horror Nights is scaring the life out of punters with Terrifier. Kelly Williams decided to give it a go and left with goose bumps and utterly horrified

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2 w. ago Brendan Rodgers talked himself into trouble and Celtic chaos could lead to the unthinkable

Rodgers was accused of being ‘toxic’ and ‘divisive’ by Celtic chief Dermot Desmond in an explosive response to his resignation, which leaves an unlikely challenger in pole position for the Scottish title

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2 w. ago Dear Jobs Guru: ‘I’m scared to tell my boss I need flexible hours now I’m a single dad’

Reader Scott is hoping for full custody of his kids once his divorce is finalised, but he’s worried his manager won’t be sympathetic. Jobs Guru James Innes is here with some advice

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3 w. ago Freddie Flintoff couldn't watch TV shows with car crashes after his horror smash

Former Top Gear host Freddie Flintoff, 47, has opened up about the difficulties he's faced following the car accident which nearly killed him and left him scarred for life

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