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Desperate mum in 'constant rage' forced to pull out own contraceptive coil
Kierra Platt, 27, says she was forced to remove her own contraceptive coil at home because her GP surgery refused to take it out due to 'funding' - leaving her with no choice
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Mum left with giant CRATER in leg after docs dismissed 'flaky skin' for years
FOR 10 years, Megan Grieves went back and forth to the GP more than 30 times, searching for answers.A decade later the mum has been left with a giant
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Dad stuck on BA flight for seven hours with bolt sticking into his head
Jonathan Yates was flying from Heathrow Airport in London to Toronto, Canada, with his partner Sandra Craven, but ended up having quite an uncomfortable flight
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Mum savaged by otter sees beast when she goes to sleep and burns effigies of it
Jen RoyceJen Royce was badly injured by an otter while tubing down a river with friends - sJhe has even burned an effigy of the otter in a bid to work through the trauma
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I called cops after finding a stranger sleeping on my sofa now I married to him
A WIFE has revealed she met her husband after calling the cops when he staggered into her home drunk and fell asleep on the sofa - now they've been ma
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Mum’s warning after girl suffers ‘oozing’ chemical burns from henna tattoo
A mum fears her daughter will be left 'scarred for life' from a black henna tattoo - after it hospitalised her with oozing chemical burns.Kirsty Newto
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Spider bite leaves dad with 'rotting stinking' hole in his leg after morning run
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Kevin Tomlinson set out for a five kilometre run not far from his Doncaster home, but the dad was left with a 'rotting' wound on his thigh that stank like 'gone-off meat'
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'I get mum-shamed for raising my child in the circus, nurseries have blocked me'
Keyla Remache raised her little girl in the circus and travelled around the UK every week. Despite receiving lots of hate online, the mum-of-one wouldn't change a thing
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Teen makes statement by arriving at prom in vampire coffin to 'rise from dead'
Abi Ricketts made her fellow classmates scream when she rocked up to her school prom in a gothic coffin and 'rose from the dead' on the red carpet, with 'funeral staff' in tow
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'My life's been ruined after freak accident in B&Q with runaway trolley'
Tara Shawbrook was injured while visiting a B&Q store in Bamber Bridge, Preston, was taken to the hospital and has since been diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder - but got no compensation
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Nurse's Twitter post for a 'celebrity boyfriend' lands her a match
The nurse's appeal for a 'celebrity boyfriend' like pop star Hozier paid off when a stranger joked that he was formally a bass player for a cartoon.
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Teen who collapsed in house fire saved by dog who woke her by licking her face
Melody Chen was cooking scrambled eggs when she momentarily left the room to get her insulin medication, but collapsed before she could take it - and in the meantime, a fire broke out in the kitchen
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Couple rebuilding dream home that was bulldozed - but neighbours say it's 'ugly'
Jay Kurji fell out with a workman after refusing to pay him an additional £3,500 before the property in Stoneygate, Leicester, was bulldozed while he was on holiday
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Moment pensioner, 73, is drop-kicked by thugs as he walked home from mosque
The 73-year-old worshipper suffered a broken hand in the horrific attack in King's Heath, Birmingham
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Woman who nearly died says husband appeared in vision - with very blunt message
When Carole Attle was hit by a bus Stockton-on-Tees she felt her life ebbing away but she said he dead husband David appeared and told her heaven was just too full
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Widow hit by bus survives after dead husband appears saying 'no room upstairs'
Carole Attle, 74, suffered horrific injuries after she was knocked down by a single-decker while shopping in Stockton-on-Tees before being put into a medically induced coma
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Newcastle United fan got premature celebratory tattoo - and then his team lost
Kris Cook got a four inch tattoo on his left leg celebrating Newcastle United winning the Carabao Cup, three days before their 2-0 loss to Manchester United in the game on Sunday
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Mum given months to live after 'Covid jab side effect' turns out to be cancer
Katie Pritchard, from Tysoe, Stratford-upon-Avon, was told her cancer symptoms were just the side effects of her Covid vaccine or a prolapsed bladder following childbirth before she was given just months to live
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Mum has months to live after doctors said cancer symptoms were due to Covid jab
Katie Pritchard is having to crowdfund £200,000 for private treatment after she was twice misdiagnosed, being told her symptoms may have been down to the Pfizer vaccine and even being insulted by the suggestion it was an STI
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UK's 'filthiest home' with rotting rubbish and smashed furniture sells for £175K
The three-bedroom terraced house in Coventry has been dubbed 'Britain's filthiest home' after being neglected with rotting rubbish, damaged furniture and holes in the walls. But to many people's surprise, the property has been sold at auction.
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Woman kept overdue library book for 56 years over 3p fine - now it's far worse
Lesley Harrison, 70, from Tyne and Wear, has finally returned a library book 56 years overdue after being too scared to face the 3p-a-week fine - but kind staff spared her the staggering £2,000
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Homeowner who built house on driveway forced to tear it down in planning row
Mr Singh's family previously said they were using the 'mini-property' as a gym and were defiant it was staying put. But the homeowner has significantly reduced the structure of the approved garage.
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Mum forced to give birth on driveway after being sent away from hospital
Hannah Mitchell was in so much pain she 'thought she was going to die' when she arrived at Walsall Manor Hospital experiencing regular contractions, but was sent home
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Fury as more than 50 'ugly' bollards spring up to stop school run parking mayhem
Neighbours living near Meadows Primary School were confused by the decision to install three rows of 60 bollards instead of a fence and claim the posts are an an 'unnecessary eyesore'
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Mum of four died of heart attack after waiting 11 hours for ambulance
Hannah Houghton, a 36-year-old with cystic fibrosis, was struggling to breathe when fiancé James Jackman called 999 and was promised a 'blue light response' but paramedics did not arrive for hours