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Teacher's phone rang out in classroom after pupil she groomed guessed her number
Rebecca Joynes was today convicted of engaging in sexual activity with two teenage boys, whom she groomed during her time as a teacher at a Greater Manchester high school
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Flight diverted to major UK airport 3,000 miles away after 'medical emergency'
A flight bound for New York's JFK Airport has been diverted 3,000 miles to Manchester Airport after a passenger suffered a medical emergency on board
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Inside the miniature house 'hidden in the dark' under major UK city centre
The tiny house is located deep in the tunnels in Liverpool city centre on the way from Edge Hill. It is dangerous to get to due to the live railway tracks on either side of it.
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Mum with 'heart of gold' died on holiday as police urgently appeal for witnesses
Jillian Hughes, described as a "true diamond", was the victim of an alleged assault outside a hotel on the Isle of Man on Good Friday - and a man has been charged with manslaughter
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Cop shares photo of colleague in bikini and is given marching orders from force
David Jackson has been dismissed from Merseyside Police after he was found by a panel to have abused his authority and breached standards of professional behaviour
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Dad forced to drive past takeaway his son was shot dead by every single day
Alfie Lewis lost his son Aaron, aged just 26, after he was shot outside Anna Jung's chip shop in Wavertree, Liverpool, a murder which has not been solved in the seven years since
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Horrific moment patients run for cover as boy lights aerosol flamethrower in A&E
Merseyside Police were called to Royal Liverpool University Hospital on Monday after the act of aggression by the 17-year-old boy and has since been investigating
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Inside UK street with hidden tunnels and house haunted by little girl
A Georgian street in Prescot, Merseyside, has houses which have a maze of "hidden tunnels" and are said to be haunted with one home having the ghost of a little girl who sits at the end of a bed
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Man who suffered sunburn on Magaluf holiday gets devastating diagnosis on return
Calum Wyatt was diagnosed with skin cancer that eventually spread to his brain and led to a seizure - despite the dad never using sun beds and only getting burnt once on a boys holiday in Spain
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Dad 'eating himself to death' realised he had to change while watching football
When Ian Forrest was watching Manchester City play Inter Milan in the Champions League in June, the dad started feeling unwell - and a visit to the doctor the next day changed his life
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Brit dubbed 'Duke of Benidorm' after moving to Spain without a penny in the bank
Louis Thomas Grier had no money in the bank when he moved from Kirkby to Benidorm in January this year. He was dubbed the Duke of Benidorm when he moved to the Spanish resort
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Mum diagnosed with rare condition when baby gave her black eye with TV remote
Hannah Newman-Smith, 34, was diagnosed with a rare blood condition called aplastic anaemia after noticing bruises on her body, including one on her face after her toddler hit her
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'Devoted' dad -of-two, 42, dies at home after complaining of pains in his head
Shaun Loughran had a brutal battle with cancer since he was diagnosed with a bowel tumour in January 2020. After it spread to his liver, abdomen, and brain, he has now tragically passed
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Theatre nurse recalls horror moment she realised who stabbing victim really was
Debbie Scott was working a late shift as a theatre nurse at Whiston Hospital when she got an alert for a trauma team to go to the resuscitation unit
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Young mum who was 'beautiful inside and out' dies hours after playing with kids
Jade Roberts, from Liverpool, sadly took her own life in April 2021. Her mother Tracey has vowed to make a change by setting up a charity called the Jade Roberts Project
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'Fantastic' young mum dies hours after video of her laughing with her kids
A mum struggling with mental health took her own life just hours after making a video with her kids – and her death has sparked fundraising efforts to battle the 'silent killer'
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Pedestrian fighting for life and woman arrested after major crash on busy road
The crash happened on The Strand, Liverpool, in the early hours of the morning but the driver of a white Audi TT "travelling at a speed" fled the scene on foot, Merseyside Police say
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Devastating reason why grieving mum has kept daughter's clothes laid out on bed
Claudia Forden was killed in a horror crash after Jack Caddick lost control of his Mercedes on a bend at 68mph near Little Crosby, Merseyside, leaving her family heartbroken
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Security guard 'with huge heart' dies weeks after being injured at Creamfields
Michael, who was also known as Bruno tragically died after a serious head injury while working as a security guard at Creamfields festival in Cheshire
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Stressed dad of seven losing home of two decades in the dark to what comes next
Thomas Gillespie, 66, has spent more than 24 years working as a caretaker at Linacre Primary School in Bootle, living there with his wife and 13-year-old son in a house on the grounds
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'I spent all my money on holiday that got cancelled 45 minutes before take-off'
Sarah Watkinson and her daughter Olivia are among hundreds of passengers who have had their flights cancelled following a technical fault in the UK's air traffic control system
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'Loving' dad dies after urgent call orders him to go to hospital immediately
Kevin Gillett from Liverpool initially thought his symptoms were due to diagnosed Crohn's disease until doctors discovered a tumour which had spread to his lymph nodes
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Man, 74, who loves Ibiza has 'terrifying club schedule' that would rival most
Robert Johnson used to work as a DJ in Liverpool back in the 1970s - but it wasn’t until he turned 40 that he 'fell in love' with techno and rave music
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Family's heartbreak as 'beautiful' boy, 11, dies in sleep to brother singing
Heartbroken dad Paul Woodward, 36, was told to 'prepare for the worst' six years before his son's eventual tragic death
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Ring doorbell captures moment woman wielding 'machete' attacks camera
Susan Blackburn, 41, was upstairs in her bedroom at home in Anfield, Liverpool, with her two daughters asleep, when a stranger approached her front door and cut her Ring doorbell camera off
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