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Ex-England rugby star died of drug and alcohol overdose after depression battle
Former Salford Red Devils captain Malcolm Alker passed away earlier this year of a drug and alcohol overdose following a battle with depression, an inquest has been told
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Police hunting for 'Eric Cantona lookalike' after £700 of booze is nicked
Internet jokers spotted a likeness to the former Manchester United star in the CCTV image of a bearded, grey-haired man they would like to speak to in relation to a theft
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Gran, 97, in care has possessions thrown away after contractors thought she died
The insurers issued an apology and paid £2,500 compensation for the harm caused after Mabel Ogle's personal items - such as her wedding and family albums - were thrown away
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Brit fighting for life after horror skiing accident plunged her into ravine
23-year-old Olivia Corbiere is fighting for her life and today had a four-hour emergency surgery, after falling about 15ft from a ski path into a ravine in Bansko, Bulgaria
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Brave schoolboy reunited with firefighters who saved his life
Blaine Beattie, 10, had an emotional return with the firefighters who rescued him. He was almost killed in a suspected arson attack and suffered 40 per cent burns
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Manhunt for Ian Beale lookalike who conned lonely people out of £400,000
South Yorkshire Police first launched an appeal for John Eric Wells in September 2019 - but, more than four years later, he still hasn't been caught as cops continue their manhunt
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Junior footballers banned from copying Jack Grealish after worrying trend
Manchester City and England star Jack Grealish is well known for wearing tiny shin pads, but a junior club has banned children emulating their hero amid safety concerns
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Sobbing dad told son 'could have survived' being electrocuted on football pitch
Teenage AFC Fylde footballer Luke Bennett died when a metal pole he was carrying came too close to an overhead electricity line - and crucially medics were dispatched to the wrong location
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Couple share how to cut weekly shop to £30 but still eat three full meals a day
Craig Harker, 36, and Rochelle Fairley, 29, embarked on a challenge to save money on their weekly shop - and with just £30 the couple fed themselves for seven days
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Missing mum failed by Nicola Bulley cops before taking her own life
Kiena Dawes, 23, was reported missing hours before she was hit by a train following the release of a man arrested on suspicion of assaulting her 11 days before she died - her family claim she was 'let down' by Lancashire Police
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Police officer jailed for lying twice that wife was driving when caught speeding
Mark Hinchliffe has been handed a six-month prison sentence after the officer got his wife to attempt to take the blame for two speeding offences over fears he'd lose his job
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Man killed and wife paralysed after being trampled by cows as they walked dogs
Teresa and Michael, who had been married for 34 years, would regularly walk the route during their lunch breaks as they worked from home during lockdown
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Devastated mum had stillborn baby two days after hospital wrongly sent her home
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Hayley Ryan lost her son Zaiyan at 30 weeks after being admitted to Prince Charles Hospital in South Wales with an NHS investigation finding several "care problems"