7 h. ago Dad knocked man unconscious with single punch for allegedly exposing himself in street

Richard Gathercole was described as having a “heart of gold” despite assault

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10 h. ago Dad with 'heart of gold' knocked out man who was exposing himself to families

Richard Gathercole, 39, has been convicted of assault after knocking out a man who was exposing himself on a street in front of families with a single punch

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10 h. ago Dad knocked out man exposing himself in the street in front of children

Judge Richard Woolfall said it was a "miracle" it was not worse as the victim suffered a fractured skull and a bleed to his brain

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11 h. ago 'Furious' dad knocks out man exposing himself in street in front of families

Richard Gathercole, 39, admitted assaulting the man, who was left with a fractured skull as well as a bleed on the brain, after he was seen exposing himself to families

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59 h. ago Helen Flanagan 'fights tears' as she askes where 'time goes' in emotional parenting update

The actress, who shot to fame appearing in Coronation Street, shares three children with her former fiancé, footballer Scott Sinclair

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5 d. ago Man opens his front door to find two children whose dad was lying bleeding in the street

He came to the aid of a bleeding dad and used a new emergency medical kit which are publicly accessible in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot

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6 d. ago Pet lion escapes and attacks a woman and two children in the street

A pet lion escaped onto the streets of Lahore, Pakistan, and attacked a woman and two children on Thursday, July 3rd, 2025.

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8 d. ago Terrifying moment 'pet' lion attacks woman and her two children in the street after escaping its owner's home

CCTV footage released by the police showed the lion jumping the barrier around its home and pursuing a woman carrying her shopping on Thursday night.

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1 week ago Lucy Mecklenburgh responds to 'always leaving kids' after Ryan Thomas' '24 hours notice'

The former reality star and the Coronation Street actor share two children, Roman, five, and Lilah, three, together

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1 week ago Lucy Mecklenburgh says it's 'important' as she takes swipe at mum

TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh, who has two children with former Coronation Street cast member Ryan Thomas, has defended herself following a question about her parenting

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2 w. ago Help! My local high street is full of mothers dressed like their children – and it’s the Kate Middleton effect!

Thanks to the Princess of Wales’s fondness for matching her outfit with her daughter Charlotte’s, mummy and me dressing is in every park – and all over Instagram. Charlotte Cripps is not a fan. She talks to experts about what lies behind the trend, and explains why she wouldn’t be seen dead dressed the same as her daughters

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2 w. ago The world wants China’s rare earth elements – what is life like in the city that produces them?

More than 80% of China’s rare earth reserves are located in Baotou, an industrial hub of 2.7 million people that abuts the Gobi desertCentral Baotou, an industrial hub of 2.7 million people that abuts the Gobi desert in north China, feels just like any other second-tier Chinese city. Large shopping malls featuring western chains including Starbucks and KFC stand alongside street after street of busy local restaurants, where people sit outside and children play late into the evening, enjoying the relative relief of the cooler temperatures that arrive after dark in Inner Mongolia’s baking summer.But a short drive into the city’s suburbs reveal another typical, less hospitable, Chinese scene. Factories crowd the city’s edges, with chimneys belching white plumes of smoke. As well as steel and silicon plants, Baotou is home to China’s monopoly on rare earths, the metallic elements that are used in oil refining equipment and car batteries and that have become a major sticking point in the...

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