27 h. ago 'I was raped at 8, a mum by 10, married at 11 and had six children aged 17'

A child herself, Sherry Yvonne Johnson first gave birth when she was just 10 and was raising six children by the time she turned 17 — her own mother made her marry her rapist.

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49 h. ago Love Island favourites Toni and Shakira snog in racy video after leaving villa

Love Island fans completely fell for finalists Shakira Khan and Toni Laites, and it's clear their friendship is only going from strength to strength outside the villa

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63 h. ago Four children arrested after boy, 14, died in warehouse fire will face no further police action

Layton Carr was found dead after emergency services rushed to a blaze near the Fairfield Industrial estate in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, on the evening of May 2.

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4 d. ago Bella Thorne’s honest playlist: ‘I wrote an essay about why I admire Lil Wayne for school’

The actor has a soft spot for Olivia Rodrigo and can’t listen to any of her exes’ music, but which wintry Christmas hit did she sing at a summer karaoke?The first song I fell in love with When I was a kid, my mom gave me her iPod, and I fell in love with all her music from the 70s and 80s. I’d sing Call Me by Blondie at the top of my lungs, jumping on the bed. What a great song.The first single I downloaded I was in [Disney sitcom] Shake It Up when I started falling in love with hip-hop. I went on a binge and discovered BedRock by Young Money. I was so obsessed that I ended up writing an essay about why I admire Lil Wayne for school. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘I didn’t realise pigs were like, massive’: the London rapper who fell in love with farming

Lewisham MC Fekky went from collaborating with Skepta to buying his own farm – without ever having set foot on one. Hood 2 Farm sees him trying to learn the skills, and turning his wild, slapstick journey into hilarious TVIn Hood 2 Farm, a 76-year-old shepherd is explaining his daily routine. “There’s only my wife and I, and when she gets out of bed, I get in, and when I get out of bed, she gets in,” he says. The south London rapper Fekky pauses, before saying: “If you don’t mind me asking, if she’s getting out of bed, you’re getting in bed, when are you hugging up, man?” The farmer laughs and replies: “It’s not happening, chap!” to Fekky’s clear horror.This kind of interaction is common on Hood 2 Farm, a unique and genuinely inspired YouTube series about the rapper’s attempt to become the steward of his own farm. Across eight 30-minute episodes, he meets farmers from around the UK and learns basics such as milking cows, shearing sheep and driving tractors. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Married care worker guilty of inciting boy at children's home into sexual relationship

Lindy Leah 'fell in love' with a teenage boy living at the children’s home where she worked as deputy manager.

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5 d. ago Married mum 'fell in love' with boy in children's home and asked him 'for love bite'

Lindy Leah was said to have 'fallen in love with' a teenage resident of the children's home where she was employed as deputy manager

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5 d. ago Married mum at children's home asked boy 'for a love bite' found guilty of sex crime

A woman was found guilty of being a person in a position of trust causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity after asking the teen for a 'love bite'

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5 d. ago Married mum who asked care home teen for 'love bite' found guilty of sex crime

Lindy Leah claimed she had 'fallen in love with' the unnamed teen resident of the Merseyside care home where she worked, but accepted her messages were 'inappropriate'

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5 d. ago Care worker GUILTY of sex crime against boy she fell 'in love' with after string of WhatsApps revealed

Lindy Leah has been convicted after a trial at Liverpool Crown Court

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5 d. ago Schoolboy who stabbed another pupil to death found guilty of murder

Harvey Willgoose, 15, was stabbed in the heart in front of horrified children by another 15-year-old boy who had brought a hunting knife to school.

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5 d. ago Teenager found guilty of murdering fellow pupil with hunting knife during lunch break

Harvey Willgoose, 15, was stabbed in front of horrified children by another 15-year-old boy who had brought a hunting knife to school

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7 d. ago Married carer who 'fell in love with' teen boy claims she was 'obsessed with Ketamine'

Married care worker Lindy Leah 'fell in love' allegedly had a sexual relationship with a boy she fell in love with at a children's home, donning skimpy outfits and letting him sleep in her bed

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8 d. ago Care worker denies wanting 'love bite' from boy, 15, because she 'had a husband'

Lindy Leah, 44, allegedly 'fell in love with' a teenage boy at the kids' home where she worked, and is said to have encouraged him to 'go missing' so they could spend time together

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8 d. ago Carer, 44, 'urged boy at kids' home to go missing so they could have night away'

Lindy Leah, 44, allegedly 'fell in love with' a teenage boy at the kids' home where she worked, and was said to have encouraged him to go 'missing from care' so they could spend time together

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8 d. ago Care worker had sexual relationship with boy at children's home she 'fell in love' with, donning skimpy outfits and letting him sleep in her bed, court hears

Lindy Leah, 44, 'fell in love' with a teenage patient having been assigned as his key worker, it was revealed at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday. She had 'denied any improper behaviour'.

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9 d. ago 'Get your a*se home tonight so you can go missing with me': Court hears care worker's WhatsApp messages to boy she 'fell in love with'

Lindy Leah allegedly messaged him: "I miss you so much. All I want is for me and you to have a night away from everyone, just us."

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9 d. ago Love Island's Kady McDermott on how she's changed since time on show 'I was a bit crazy'

EXCLUSIVE: Kady McDermott shot to fame on Love Island's second season in 2016, where she fell for Scott Thomas and became one of the standout stars of the year - but she's come a long way since then

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3 w. ago Minehead bus crash: School to reopen for first time since fatal bus crash which killed boy

A 10-year-old boy died and six children and three adults remain in hospital after a school bus with 60 to 70 of its pupils and staff crashed on Thursday afternoon

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3 w. ago For nine years my married lover promised she'd leave her husband and child for me... what happened next destroyed my life, says MAX WOOLDRIDGE

It was a rainy April evening, cool and blustery, and I remember it vividly because that was the night I fell in love with a married woman.

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