1 hour ago Mother of 10 found guilty of keeping ‘house slave’ for 25 years

Gloucester Crown Court heard the woman was regularly beaten and also hit with a broom handle by Amanda Wixon – knocking out her teeth.

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3 h. ago Mother of 10 who kept vulnerable woman as ‘house slave’ for 25 years found guilty

Amanda Wixon, 56, held the woman between 1995 and 2021 at her family home in Gloucestershire

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8 h. ago Why are British people so obsessed with bins? | Polly Hudson

Our nation’s fascination with rubbish knows no bounds – as was proved by one recent online debateEven if you’ve never been anywhere near it, the Mumsnet message board is legendary. Since it launched in 2000, it has changed the vernacular – “am I being unreasonable?” is not just a question, it’s a shorthand for the type of person who asks it – and introduced us to the penis beaker (one maverick husband’s postcoital hygiene regime, made infamous). It’s a screenshot of society, a cultural thermometer; if it’s happening on Mumsnet, it’s big news. And one of the most popular recent threads is about bins.The post that kicked it off was written by a woman who lived opposite an empty house where tenants had moved out. The landlord popped round late at night to drag the bins out for collection, and the next morning, at 6.45am, she could hear the lorry approaching. The coast was clear, and she still had a backlog of rubbish from Christmas. Deciding it was a victimless crime, she slipped one o...

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15 h. ago Woman, 22, dumps older boyfriend immediately after Googling his house

A 22-year-old woman dating a 35-year-old man made a discovery when she Googled his property

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56 h. ago ‘Remarkable’ UPS driver ran into burning home to save woman, 101

Willy Esquivel was delivering nearby when neighbors asked him to help Ann Edwards, who lives alone in Santa AnaA United Parcel Service driver at work recently charged into a burning home outside Los Angeles and carried a centenarian woman out to safety in what officials called a “remarkable” example of “people looking out for one another in a moment of need”.As his heroics drew attention in online circles dedicated to finding uplifting stories in the media, Willy Esquivel told the Los Angeles news outlet KTLA that he was “just a UPS driver who was in the right place at the right time”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Woman living in darkness after developers build new house INCHES from her front window

For years, applications to develop the sliver of land separating Marilyn Devonish's semi-detached house from neighbouring properties had been thrown out by council planners.

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5 d. ago Barnet fire: Man and woman, both aged 90, killed in blaze at house in north London

Paramedics treated a 90-year-old man and a 90-year-old woman, but they were pronounced dead at the scene

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5 d. ago Horror as man and woman die in Barnet house blaze after 25 firefighters tackle flames

The London Fire Brigade was called to a semi-detached property in Barnet, North London shortly before 2am, the cause of the fire is not yet known but is being investigated

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8 d. ago ‘Beautiful’ woman, 29, found dead in bed by boyfriend after house party – as mum says ‘we will love her always’

A "BEAUTIFUL" woman was found dead in bed by her boyfriend after a house party, an inquest heard. Polly Zajdler, 29, was helped upstairs after pals described her as being "unsteady on her feet". Her partner Scott went to check on her in the morning and discovered Polly unresponsive in bed, the court in Bradford...

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8 d. ago Horror moment hooded thug fires shotgun through family’s door as woman screams ‘please, I have children in the house’

THIS is the moment a masked gunman fires shots through the front door of a family home as a terrified woman sobs: "I have children in the house". The ring doorbell footage shows the gunman pull a double-barrelled shotgun from a rucksack and fire at the front door. A victim says in broken English: "Someone...

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8 d. ago Young woman with 'beautiful soul' died at house party after 'deliberate act'

Polly Zajdler was in a happy relationship and was planning to move in with her boyfriend, Scott, before her sudden death following a house party in Huddersfield

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8 d. ago 'Beautiful' young woman found dead just hours after being put to bed at house party

Polly Zajdler was described by her family as a 'free spirit'

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2 w. ago Traffic campaigner puts up 'Bears crossing' signs to get drivers to slow down after three crashes outside her house

Penny Ballinger, from Drybrook, Forest of Dean, erected the signs after three car crashes took place outside her home.

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2 w. ago Woman charged with murder after girl, 4, dies in Manchester house fire

Carrin Wibier, 45, has been charged with murder following the death of four-year-old Lesma-Rose Wibier in a house fire in Rusholme, Manchester, on March 2

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2 w. ago Woman dies in house fire neighbours said was 'like an inferno'

Forensics teams have been inspecting the property today

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2 w. ago Elderly woman dies in house fire horror as police launch urgent probe

Police have confirmed the body of the woman was found inside a house in the Sandwood Park area of Guisborough, Teesside as officers carry out enquiries into the tragedy

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2 w. ago I'm divorcing my husband of 15 years after the final straw this Christmas. You'll never guess what happened when he was with his mistress on New Year's Eve...

This was my last holiday season as a married woman - our final big, fake festive season in a big, beautiful house. Now, I feel as if only the building still stands.

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2 w. ago Brave neighbours rescue woman from burning home after kicking door down

Two heroic neighbours charged into a burning house twice to drag a woman from the flames in Dalton, Huddersfield, after kicking in the front door

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2 w. ago 'Incredibly brave' neighbours risk lives to rescue woman from house fire

Two men kicked in a door and battled through smoke and flames to drag a woman from a burning home

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2 w. ago Artist murdered at $2m home on millionaires' island 'by son, 45,' during bloodbath that saw her younger disabled son and second woman killed at nearby $1m house

Danielle Cuvillier was found dead at her home alongside her son Mackenzie Williams, 45. Her disabled son Nick and a woman were killed at a second $1m home.

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