9 d. ago Family of 'real life Cinderella' targeted by bullies at school prom thanks town for rallying round in defiant message of support

The father of Blackpool schoolgirl Jessica Robinson, 11, whose school prom night was ruined by a bully who 'tore her dress to pieces' has praised his local town for rallying round with support.

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1 week ago Girl, 11, leaves school prom in tears as bullies 'tear her dress to pieces'

Jessica Robinson left her primary school prom in tears after a bully repeatedly 'stamped on' her £450 gown

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1 week ago Community rallies round 'real life Cinderella' by holding a 'Prom re

Jessica Robinson, 11, left her primary school prom last month in tears when a bully 'repeatedly stamped on' her £450 blue dress as others 'filmed it and laughed' while it was 'torn to pieces'.

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1 week ago Cruel bullies leave 'real life Cinderella' in tears after 'tearing her dress to pieces' at school prom

Jessica Robinson, 11, left her primary school prom last month in tears when a bully 'repeatedly stamped-on' her £450 blue dress as others 'filmed it and laughed' while it was 'torn to pieces'.

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1 week ago Real life Cinderella flees prom in tears after cruel bullies rip up dress

Jessica Robinson, 11, left her primary school prom in tears after a bully "repeatedly stamped on" her £450 dress. The local community are now rallying to give her the prom re-do she deserves

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2 w. ago Scout leader asked schoolgirl, 14, to be his girlfriend then had sex with her in forest

Michael Harper, now 21, pressured the girl into a sexual relationship, leaving her terrified that she might be pregnant, prosecutors said. Despite this, the ex-scout leader avoided prison

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3 w. ago Burn notice: Gen Z and the terrifying rise of extreme tanning

Nasal sprays, injections and sunbeds – for many people, the yearning for a tan now outweighs the risks. But why?Hannah Clark got her first spray tan for her school prom and has never looked back. “I’m not proud of it, but I have used sunbeds,” says the 29-year-old graphic designer from Plymouth. Her goal is “that glow you get when coming back from holiday. You know, when you walk around and people say: ‘Oh, you look really healthy.’ It’s that feeling I’m chasing.”Clark is far from alone. On TikTok and Instagram, posts with the hashtag “sunbed” number more than 500,000. Last year, a survey from skin cancer charity Melanoma Focus found that 28% of UK adults use sunbeds, but this rose to 43% among those aged 18 to 25. This new generation of younger tanning obsessives will go to extreme lengths to darken their skin. Some track the UV index – the level of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation – and deliberately sit in the sun at the most dangerous times of day. Others use unregulated nasal tan...

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