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Horror as pet cat found 'crying in distress' at car wash and covered in burns
Horrified vets treating the cat concluded that it had likely suffered burns from a chemical or boiling water which were so severe its owner fears its fur may never regrow
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Grieving daughter given ashes of 'complete stranger' instead of mum's in mix-up
Anne Gibson, who lives in Harpurhey, Manchester, claims she was handed a box of ashes from A Milne Funeral Directors in Scotland in September - five months after her mum’s funeral
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Man rushes to help teens after their car flips - then one 'pulls out machete'
A 60-year-old Oldham man was gardening when he heard a bang and saw a car had flipped onto its side in the street - he ran to help the young occupants before one of them pulled out a machete
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Mum who had heart attack an hour after giving birth told she has a year to live
Kelsie Jade McHugh is on the waiting list for a bowel transplant following a series of serious medical episodes including a heart attack an hour after giving birth
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Kids 'lured into vape shops by criminals offering freebies before blackmailed'
Children are being lured to vape shops and exploited by criminals, warn police who are urging parents to speak to their kids about using location sharing settings on social media
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Mum, 35, has few weeks left to live after cough turned into horror diagnosis
Joanne Kelly, a nursery nurse from Bury, Greater Manchester, was told on Good Friday she has terminal cancer after the mother of one suffered with a persistent cough
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Thief steals man's coat in bar but crook wasn't prepared for what happened next
Ben Gransmore claims his £300 North Face coat was pinched from a cocktail bar in Manchester city centre - but luckily, he AirTagged his coat ahead of his night out
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Boy, 7, died of undiagnosed eating disorder as he lived on just 'a few biscuits'
Alfie Nicholls, who had autism, died at age seven after developing the undiagnosed eating disorder ARFID - now his mum now wants everyone to be aware of the condition and how to manage it
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Thug murders neighbour with hammer and neighbours overhear chilling confession
David Read suffered at the hands of Mohammed Ali Khan at his flat in Blackburn, Lancashire, in what Lancashire Police called a "truly shocking murder" - but now Khan faces jail
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Town where locals are so terrified by robbery shops make customers knock
On Sunday November 12, a man with a meat cleaver burst into Beth’s Cafe & Sandwich Bar on Blackburn Street and threatened a member of staff before leaving with the till, leaving businesses in the area afraid and shocked
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Five hurt after 'temporary floor' collapses at Manchester Royal Infirmary
Five people were reportedly pouring concrete at Manchester Royal Infirmary when the structure beneath them gave way and they fell from the third floor to the second
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Grieving young mum 'saw friends having fun without her' before taking own life
WARNING MENTIONS SUICIDE: "Beautiful" Natalie Cunliffe, a mental health nurse, took her own life after struggling to cope with her elder sister's "incomprehensible" death in 2022
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'Cops took my husband away – 45 mins later a knock at door tore my world apart'
Dad-of-six Gareth Roper was taken away from his home after his wife reported him 'acting somewhat strangely' and shortly after, he tragically died after being hit by a speeding car
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'My six kids screamed and cried when I told them dad was never coming home'
Gareth Roper died in a hit-and-run crash in Wigan, Greater Manchester, after police left him left barefoot outside a supermarket without money or his mobile phone