5 h. ago Child WW2 hero who swept mines at 14 and trod water in boiling oil opens up on horrors

On the eve of VE Day, Ronald Butcher, 98, has opened up about his astonishing childhood at sea for the first time because "We must learn from the past and be peacemakers"

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8 d. ago My father poured boiling water on my dog and threw me across the room. He was a drunk

Dr Charlotte Proudman remembers the last time she saw her father. It isn't a happy memory. Then he died a week after her fourth birthday - freeing her from what would have been a life of 'sheer hell'.

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8 d. ago 'Cruel' woman chemically burns mice to death with bleach and boiling water

Carys Ann Roberts was given a suspended prison sentence after the wild mice were found to have suffered severe burns - she apologised for an 'error of judgement'

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9 d. ago Woman poured boiling water and bleach on 7 animals in horrific case of cruelty

The 28-year-old woman from Carmarthenshire has been banned from owning animals for seven years after being prosecuted for the offence

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1 week ago Boil mashed potatoes with one simple ingredient that makes them taste so much better

A cook has shared her simple trick to making 'perfect' mashed potatoes and it involves one common ingredient that will give the dish a much more delicious flavour instead of just boiling them in water.

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1 week ago Gang of crazed monkeys kill mum as she's covered with boiling water

There's been an uptick in monkey-related violence in across Indian villages after a woman was killed when a troop of menacing monkeys attacked her while she was carrying bath water

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2 w. ago He said just three words after pouring boiling water over a homeless man

The vicious assault arose out of a 'trivial dispute' following a night in the pub

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3 w. ago Teenage killer on vulnerable prisoners wing hurled boiling water over guards

Jayden O'Brien, 18, was serving a six-year sentence at HMP Wetherby for manslaughter when he attacked two officers while on a vulnerable and volatile prisoner wing.

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3 w. ago Major change to prison kitchen use after Manchester Arena terrorist's horror oil attack

Prison kitchens have been closed after the attack by Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi - we'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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4 w. ago Bafta Games Awards 2025: All of the winners of the 21st Bafta Games Awards, in pictures

The Scottish stars of Still Wakes The Deep, a horror game set on an oil rig in the North Sea, were among the top winners at the 21st Bafta Games Awards.

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