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All news by author: Douglas Whitbread

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Gay couple 'thought they were going to die' as they were attacked by eight thugs
Daniel Timothy, 31, and Jordan Brook, 36, were left with cut eye sockets, scars and swollen faces following the 'frightening' assault outside Blackburn Train Station on Tuesday night
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'Clinically dead' holidaymaker brought back to life after young boy raised alarm
Debbie Taylor, 56, was pulled from the pool at the four-star Globales Mediterrani Hotel in Menorca and brought back to life by an off-duty firefighter after his son spotted her
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Tory snubs Sunak for Farage in election leaflet - Reform UK opponent furious
Dame Andrea Jenkyns, one of Rishi Sunak's fiercest Tory critics, has come under fire after her election leaflet featured two photos of herself with Nigel Farage
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Couple's 'pure joy' at giving birth to miracle baby after six miscarriages
Charlie and Lynette Bathgate, both 42, had spent ten heartbreaking years trying to bring a child into the world without success - but now they have welcomed their 'miracle' daughter
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Thieves hack down huge tree in dead of night leaving children 'devastated'
Staff at New Hall School in Essex said trespassers entered their grounds and felled the incredible 61-year-old horse chestnut tree. It is believed the tree was felled between April 30 and May 1
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WW3 fears as expert warns Iran has enough uranium to make 12 bombs
Israel and Iran have been on a collision course throughout Israel's six-month war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip and tensions have now reached a new high in the region.
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Map shows US towns that could miss out on 'perfect' solar eclipse as path shifts
A new map charting the precise location of where a 'perfect' eclipse will be seen on Monday in the US has revealed how some towns may now miss out on the celestial phenomenon
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Ex-Trump officials believe he’s 'too dangerous and too selfish' to lead again
A host of Donald Trump’s most trusted former officials, who occupied pivotal roles in his administration, now say the ex-reality TV star should not be given a second presidential term
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Princess Diana's touching words of praise to William and Harry's tailor
The letter, which is accompanied by its handwritten envelope, was penned to an Army tailor who made soldier costumes for young William and Harry
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Motorists mocked as cars stuck on beach and battered by waves at iconic resort
Pictures show the mangled remains of a convertible Peugeot 206 and a Vauxhall Corsa, which were destroyed on Blackpool Beach, in Lancashire
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Woman bagged an £800,000 jackpot - after finding a winning ticket in her purse
The stunned punter now plans to pay off her mortgage after she decided to check the ticket, which was bought back in late September, before finding out she had won the life-changing cash prize
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'Britain's loneliest home' taken off market after failing to attract buyer
The three-bedroom property in Whernside, North Yorkshire, has been removed from sale, estate agents said today - it has no mains electricity or water and has failed to find a buyer
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Angry motorist puts up cheeky sign on road ravaged by 174 potholes
The sign inferring the battered stretch of road has 'gone t*ts up' has been met with praise from locals. A nearby garage says it has seen a huge increase damaged vehicles recently
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Locals baffled as council puts up Benidorm-style sun loungers next to busy road
The three wooden recliners were put up next to a busy main road in the town of Stretford, Gtr Manchester, and locals have been left bemused by the decision given the poor view
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Boy, 8, left seriously ill with life-threatening bug at 5-star luxury resort
Natalie Parr, 36, said Jaxon Bentley is 'a shell of what he used to be' after getting kidney failure and salmonella following a stay at the Eftalia Ocean Hotel, in Antalya
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Female stingray living in aquarium may have been impregnated – by a shark
Baffled staff think the stingray, named Charlotte, is thought to have become pregnant after she spent time in a tank with a couple of male white spotted bamboo sharks
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Mum's chilling text from daughter who was 'drugged & raped with pal in Barbados'
The two women, who have since returned to their homes in the US, allege they were given spiked cocktails and were then sexually assaulted by employees of a resort on Grand Bahama island
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Pet owner 'most likely' got bubonic plague from their cat, health officials say
Health chiefs in Oregan’s Deschutes County, say the individual probably caught the illness through close contact with their infected moggy and is now being treated for the potentially deadly condition.
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Sleuths decipher mystery weather note discovered in pocket of 1880s dress
The bizarre set of words stumped experts for a decade until analyst Wayne Chan dedicated his life to the mystery and realized they were connected to weather patterns.
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First untethered spacewalk seen in iconic photos ahead of 40th anniversary
These incredible photos capture lone astronaut Bruce McCandless II floating in space after he stepped out of his shuttle Challenger with only a jetpack to propel him.
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Trump's 'hidden room' at Mar-A-Lago missed by FBI during document raid
Both a 'secret room' and a locked cabinet were reportedly not checked during a raid on Trump's Florida based residence for classified material back in August 2022.
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Man, 60, sailing from California to Hawaii vanishes as US Coast Guard searches
Noel Rubio, who was last heard from 37 days ago when he headed for Kaneohe, on the island of O’ahu, only has a VHF-FM marine band radio aboard his 32-foot sailing boat, Malulani.
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Mum terrified to learn she's having twins again declares 'I'm lucky'
Married couple Jessica, 34, and Victor Ortega, 36, knew there was an increased risk that they might conceive another set of babies - but were 'shocked' when the news was revealed.
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Accuser shares how she plans to spend Trump's $83M as lawyers plan challenge
The writer and columnist was awarded the astonishing figure after she successfully won a civil case against the ex-US president in a civil case in New York on Friday
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Furious ex-miner living on painkillers and soup as he can't afford dentist
David Creamer, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, blames the Conservative government for "destroying" the crucial dentist service as the cost of private treatment soars