7 h. ago "My council house was killing my kids" Mum's horror as sons 'poisoned' with toxic lead

Joanne Skinner, from Falkirk, was left terrified after discovering her two young sons were being poisoned by toxic lead in their council house—after months of unexplained illness and medical mystery.

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25 h. ago XL Bully attack horror as 'monster' dog called 'Karma' mauls mum's young daughters

The XL Bully dog named Karma suddenly flipped while at home with Victoria Hewitt and four children after a knock at the door - the mum admitted being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury

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44 h. ago London school closures: Prominent Labour MP says cost of living crisis means families can't afford capital

Family seeking housing in Camden offered a place in Manchester - while Enfield council considers buying homes in Liverpool

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47 h. ago 'I abandoned husband and kids for Egyptian toyboy but what happened next killed me'

Julia Clark, 53, stunned family and friends when she left her husband and kids after a holiday to Egypt where she struck up a romance with a local man who sent her a friend request on Facebook

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50 h. ago Horror as mum and son found dead after flash flooding at Petra tourist hotspot

The bodies of a mother and son who went missing while on holiday in Petra, Jordan, have been discovered after flash flooding decimated the historic desert city

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68 h. ago Tributes paid to 'beautiful' boy killed in horror fire as kids arrested

Layton Carr, 14, was discovered dead following the fire on Friday night.

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2 d. ago The sinister reach of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard: Calls for UK to ban Iranian military wing as a terror group

Since 2022, UK counter-terrorism police have identified more than 20 credible Iranian threats to kill or kidnap people in the UK - with the latest string of busts thought to have also been linked to Tehran.

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3 d. ago Reform UK chairman vows to use 'every instrument of power available' to stop migrants being housed in council areas his party now controls

Reform, led by Nigel Farage, gained more than 600 council seats and took control of 10 local authorities in Thursday's local elections .

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3 d. ago Heartbreaking message left for 'sensitive soul' lad killed in fire as 14 kids arrested

Floral tributes and heartbreaking messages have been left at the scene of a Gateshead fire that claimed the life of 14-year-old Layton Carr. Fourteen children have been arrested in connection

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4 d. ago 14 kids arrested over boy killed in fire as fundraiser launched to 'help with the stress'

A GoFundMe has been set up for 14-year-old Layton Carr who tragically died in a fire on Friday, with 14 children now having been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter

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4 d. ago 14 kids arrested over boy killed in fire as appeal launched to 'help with the stress'

A GoFundMe has been set up for 14-year-old Layton Carr who tragically died in a fire on Friday, with 14 children now having been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter

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5 d. ago B&M colouring book dubbed 'the stuff of nightmares' as mum shares horror

A mum shared the peculiar illustrations in the B&M colouring book on Reddit after feeling compelled to 'vet' its content for her toddler - and other parents are just as baffled as she is

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5 d. ago Mum tells of horror moment toddler prised from jaws of American bulldog during terrifying attack

The brutal attack, which in the back garden of their home, left the youngster and a two-year-old seriously injured in hospital.

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5 d. ago Prescot dog attack: Mum's horror after toddler prised from jaws – 'we're not coping'

A six-month-old American Bulldog named Oakley suddenly launched an attack on two toddlers in the back garden of their home on Johnson Avenue, Prescot, on Thursday

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6 d. ago Margaret Drabble: ‘Our family had a passion for Georgette Heyer’

The author on re-reading The Mill on the Floss, discovering the eccentric genius of Georges Perec and the comforts of Lee ChildMy earliest reading memory I remember very clearly being taught to read by my father, who had just returned from the second world war in Italy with the RAF. We were living in a council house in Pontefract, having been evacuated from Sheffield. I was three or four, and we used a primer called The Radiant Way which I loved. I later used the title for one of my novels.My favourite book growing up I loved the Alison Uttley stories and was shocked to find in later life that the creator of Little Grey Rabbit was not a good mother and did not like children. I also loved Mary Poppins by PL Travers. I didn’t like the film, which was saccharine, but I loved the much sharper book. Travers too was a very difficult person. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Holly Willoughby's kidnap and murder plot ordeal explained ahead of Channel 5 documentary

Channel 5's new documentary The Plot to Kill Holly Willoughby looks into the horrific plot to kidnap, rape and murder the ITV presenter by security guard Gavin Plumb

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6 d. ago London man pleads guilty to killing wife with axe in front of kids

London man pleads guilty to killing wife with axe in front of kids  Windsor Star

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6 d. ago Easter egg that killed kids 'laced with rat poison' before woman sent to ex's new family

The two children died after eating an Easter egg sent to them by their stepdad's ex-girlfriend - police in Brazil now believe a banned rat poison had been put in the chocolate

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7 d. ago Housing site that could have delivered hundreds of homes is scrapped

There was a lot of opposition to the potential housing site in north east Barry, but the council is now saying it won't be considered due to "deliverability" issues

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7 d. ago Horror details of how glam young mum died during BBL 'from fake doctor'

Mum María Paz Peñaloza visited Felipe Hoyos-Foronda, 37, from New York, to remove her butt implants after he allegedly posed as a plastic surgeon on TikTok

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