4 d. ago Woman finds 'gems' in charity shop stock room and is left gobsmacked

A woman was left in shock over the 'gems' she found in a charity shop's stockroom, with items from the likes of Chanel, Prada, Gucci, and Valentino up for grabs at bargain prices

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5 d. ago Trans woman, threatened with electric shock therapy as child, comes out in 60s

Samantha Wolsey first wore a dress at the age of six, but kept her true identity private for years

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6 d. ago 'I was left seriously injured in taxi rank attack so kept my real identity hidden for years, until now'

Samantha, previously known as Billy, was beaten up for dressing as a woman in Wigan in the 1990s and even threatened with electric shock therapy as a child

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6 d. ago My wife didn't believe me when I told her my true identity... until I showed her

Samantha, previously known as Billy, was beaten up for dressing as a woman in Wigan in the 1990s and even threatened with electric shock therapy as a child

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6 d. ago ‘Aspirational in the silliest sense’: why The Lizzie McGuire Movie is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers calling attention to their comfort watches is a look back at the frothy 2003 comedyThree years ago, my fiance and I were winding through the narrow streets of Seville when he began a sentence with the words: “Imagine if.” Imagine if, he pondered, you went to a foreign country and it turned out that you looked exactly like one of their local celebs. People would approach you for autographs they would scream at you on the street you wouldn’t know what was going on. I stopped still and gawped at him. “That’s the plot of The Lizzie McGuire Movie,” I said. And that’s when I found out that the man I was going to marry had never seen the greatest film of all time.Movies with the word “movie” in the title are not usually considered the world’s best and yes, officially The Lizzie McGuire Movie is a flop, with a 41% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. But the coming-of-age comedy was released in 2003, at a time when critics were allowed to hate teenage girls a littl...

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7 d. ago Woman, 25, dies as back pain 'misdiagnosed as sciatica' before shock diagnosis

The sister of a woman who died less than a year after a "grapefruit-sized tumour" was discovered say "things could have been different" if the cancer was spotted sooner

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1 week ago Dog owner alleges part of pet’s tongue was clipped off at groomers

The traumatised owner said ‘there was blood on my sweater, my hand, and my wallet’

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2 w. ago Huge blast at Gatwick Airport as car erupts into ball of flames and people scream

A car burst into a ball of fire at Gatwick Airport earlier today - after smoke started bellowing out of the vehicle, an eyewitness said he saw a driver get out, before the car exploded

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2 w. ago Gatwick airport explosion: Car blows up as huge ball of flames seen and people scream

The car was left completely destroyed by the flames. In the footage, chilling explosions can be heard, a reminder of the intense heat as it burst the vehicle's tyres

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3 w. ago 'I'm American – one thing left me stunned when trying European fizzy drinks'

An American woman living in Europe to TikTok to share her shock after trying fizzy drinks there.. She shared how they were very different to the fizzy drinks she got back home

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3 w. ago ‘People scream in shock’: the US woman with the world’s longest tongue

Chanel Tapper holds Guinness World Records title with her 3.8in tongue that is longer than a medium-sized lightbulbParty tricks are second nature to Chanel Tapper, who has long wielded the Guinness World Records title for woman with the globe’s longest tongue.The California native can easily use the 3.8in (9.75cm) organ to remove Jenga blocks from a stack. She can flip red plastic cups with it; touch the tip of her nose as well as under her chin; and raise a spoon by curling it around the utensil. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Woman with shoulder pain and cough was in 'complete shock' as doctor gave results

Eve Perry from Wirral was just 24 years old when she was diagnosed with a rare condition, which had an impact on her whole family and has left her with lifelong scars

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