16 h. ago Girl, 11, arm savaged in brutal Pocket Bully dog attack during playdate at friend's house

Schoolgirl Maisie Wallace, 11, was savaged by the canine at a friend's house in Dundee before being rushed off to hospital - where she was told she would need to have the muscle in her arm reconstructed

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22 h. ago Scots schoolgirl's arm ripped open in brutal Pocket Bully dog attack

Maisie Wallace, 11, has been left scarred for life.

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35 h. ago 'Pervert' killer who murdered pensioner then called Babestation dies in jail

Evil Gareth Dack was caged for a minimum of 33 years after he strangled 39-year-old Norma Bell before cutting up her clothing and calling Babestation sex chat lines while she lay on the floor.

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39 h. ago 'Pocket bully' dog overpowers pensioner as armed police rush to fatal attack

South Yorkshire Police said armed officers rushed to the scene where a 'pocket bully' dog had overpowered a pensioner and attacked her pet shih-tzu, ultimately killing it

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56 h. ago Immobile pensioner, 84, who died alone was unable to call for help after being sent home from hospital with no care plan in place

Samuel Brookes was transported to his bed where he could not reach his pendant alarm or the hand held device as he was left unattended for two weeks.

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6 d. ago DWP pension rules explained when someone dies and change that could impact millions

Your state pension stops when you die, but there are some exceptions depending on your circumstances and there are caveats such as your spouse's NI contributions

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6 d. ago Pictured: British couple killed in Naples cable car crash were ‘enjoying retirement’

The pensioners died in the cable car tragedy in Monte Faito along with two other people

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9 d. ago Edinburgh pensioner dies near busy Scots train station as cops race to the scene

Emergency services raced to Waverley Station at 3pm after they received reports that a 78-year-old man had taken ill, sadly, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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9 d. ago Widow, 76, died after lying in agony on ground of medical centre cark park for hours while waiting for an ambulance

Josephine Ellis broke her hip after falling outside the GP surgery. During her ordeal in Norfolk, no staff brought out blankets to keep her warm on the cold October day.

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1 week ago Pensioner dies in horror crash as another fighting for life in hospital

The road was closed until around 6.25pm to allow for an investigation at the scene and has since fully reopened.

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1 week ago Pontins owner charged with corporate manslaughter after nan killed by falling air conditioning duct

Grandmother Wendy Jones, 68, spent the final six months of her life in hospital before she died from the injuries she sustained when an air conditioning duct fell on her at Pontins

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1 week ago Pontins owner charged with corporate manslaughter over death of grandmother

Wendy Jones among 18 people injured at resort in Somerset when live damaged electrics exposed as ceiling fell

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2 w. ago Bristol XL Bully attack major update after woman left with life

Police in Bristol have offered an update into an XL Bully attack which left a woman with serious injuries. The attack happened at a property in Brislington on Thursday afternoon

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2 w. ago Bristol XL Bully attack: Neighbours recall chilling noises as dog mauled woman in home

Neighbours living near the house in Bristol recalled hearing a dog 'growling' and sounds of screaming after an XL Bully attack, which has left a woman in her 40s with 'life changing' injuries

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2 w. ago Attack by suspected banned XL bully dog leaves woman with ‘potentially life

Police forced to use protective shields to go into house

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2 w. ago Bristol 'XL Bully' dog attack as woman mauled in her own home with riot police rushing to house

Avon & Somerset Police officers had to use protective shields to enter a home in Bristol where a woman had suffered "life-changing" injuries in a dog attack

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2 w. ago An expert explains what happens to your pension when you die

There are different rules depending on the type of pension and your circumstances

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2 w. ago Chippy owner apologises to customers after charging £15 for fish and chips

Brad-Lee Navruz, who runs The Nippy Chippy in Gloucestershire, 'feels bad' for customers, but explained that the rising cost of ingredients has left him with no alternative.

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2 w. ago Pensioners 'could have died' if firefighters hadn't saved wooden bridge from Galloway wildfire

Eric and Sandra Baird were asleep at their property at Glenhead when the police knocked on their window at 2am to get them to safety.

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2 w. ago 'Most wanted' Russian oligarch flees Putin after tycoon's 'unfortunate shooting'

Petr Kondrashev, former owner of a 'magnesium and rare earth products' plant, has been charged in absentia with fraud on an especially large scale and falsifying evidence

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