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COUNCIL TO SPEND THOUSANDS FIXING MINOR DAMAGE TO RICHARD III STATUE
A council is spending thousand of pounds of taxpayers’ cash on repairing a statue of Richard III – even thought the damage is barely visible
ROGUE LETTING AGENT JAILED FOR STEALING LANDLORDS’ MONEY
A dodgy letting agent has been jailed after he helped himself to £27,000 of landlords’ money and then closed his business. Chandra Patel, 34, took
DAD AND DAUGHTER SCOOP OVER £700K WITH SPECIAL FAMILY NUMBERS
A grandfather who encouraged his daughter to start playing the Lottery with him after she gave birth to his first grandchild was thrilled to tell
HEALTH OFFICIAL SAYS BETTING SHOPS ARE MAKING PEOPLE FAT
A prominent health official has said that it is not fast food that is the biggest cause of obesity – but BETTING SHOPS. Rachel Flowers
WEDDING GUESTS SPOIL SIBLINGS BUT DON’T BOTHER WITH COLLEAGUES
Wedding guests lavish siblings with gifts to the tune of £80 – but work colleagues are lucky to get above £20 for their nuptials, according
JUNIOR DOCTOR’S STRIKE ROUND-UP – BRISTOL
Nearly 100 junior doctors picketed the front entrance of the Bristol Royal Infirmary in hail and sunshine as patients’ non-emergency care appointments were cancelled. Doctors
MUM GETS DAUGHTER’S BRAIN TATTOOED ON HER CHEST
A mum whose daughter suffers from an extremely rare muscle condition has decided to get a permanent tribute tattoo on her chest – of her
BULLSEYE’S JIM BOWEN GIVES PAL £8k FOR CANCER SURGERY
A former cancer sufferer has revealed legendary Bullseye presenter Jim Bowen handed her Bully’s special prize – by giving her £8k for reconstructive surgery. Sally
ENERGY SUPPLIERS COULD OWE CUSTOMERS £1.5 BILLION
A mild winter means that energy users might have paid £1.5 billion too much, according to a new study. Almost one-in-ten families could be due
CARBON TAX ‘COULD PAY FOR THIRD WORLD CLEAN WATER AND BROADBAND’
Taxing carbon could be used provide clean drinking water, electricity and broadband in the developing world, according to new research. By taxing CO2 emission and
CROOK JAILED FOR FIVE YEARS AFTER HE BEGS JUDGE FOR LONG SENTENCE
Britain’s loneliest crook has been jailed for five years – after he begged a judge for a LONG sentence. Lee Pheasey, 29, raided a pensioner’s
OWNER STUNNED AFTER NECKLACE FLUNG IN UNDERWEAR DRAW SELLS FOR 36K
The owner of a rare 19th century necklace stashed for decades in her underwear draw was stunned after it fetched £36,000 at auction. The unidentified
CHUBBY CABBIE LOSES WEIGHT AFTER FAILING TO FIT THROUGH TURNSTILES
A chubby cabbie has shed a whopping nine stone in as many months after he failed to squeeze through turnstiles at a football ground. Fan
4YO BOY WITH NO LEGS IS FUNDRAISING TO PAY FOR NEW EXTENSION
A brave four-year-old boy who lost his fingers and legs to meningitis is determined to raise as much money as he can for a new
MONEY REALLY CAN BUY HAPPINESS SUGGESTS NEW RESEARCH
Money CAN buy happiness – if your purchases fit your personality, suggests new research. The study, published in the journal Psychological Science, examined nearly 77,000
NIGHT VISION GOGGLES USED TO COMBAT DOG FOULING HAVEN’T CAUGHT ANYONE
A council which was criticised for giving staff night vision goggles in a bid to crack down on dog fouling has not caught a single
EX-LEEDS UNITED DIRECTOR DESCRIBES TWO-YEAR HELL IN DUBAI JAIL
A former football club boss has described his two years hell in a stinking Dubai cell on a trumped–up charge. David Haigh, 38, said he
WOMAN TOLD EX SHE WAS KIDNAPPED TO CON HIM OUT OF CASH
A woman who tricked her ex-boyfriend into paying her £2,500 by pretending she had been KIDNAPPED by a sex fiend has been jailed. Charlene Carasco,
FEARS ENERGY SECTOR CHANGES COULD TRIGGER SURGE IN COLD CALLING
Changes in the way gas and electricity is able to be sold could lead to a surge in cold calls and even door-to-door sales sharks,