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Pretty village is 'fantastic' but has one huge smelly problem plaguing locals
Spitall is a lovely little village in Pembrokeshire, south Wales, boasting beaches and historic sites including castles - but it doesn't seem lovely today, in fact, it stinks
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Mum covered in tumours from 'one-of-a-kind' disease terrified of dying alone
Charmaine Sahadeo, 42, from Chaguanas, Trinidad, has tumour growing in her mouth - which she named 'Frank' - which makes it difficult for the mum-of-two to eat and talk
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Couple's home 'missing from street' as they're left without post and takeaways
Lynn and John Bellamy live at number 20 - but when you walk along their road there is no flat between 19 and 21. They can't order takeaways, miss deliveries and have had tradesman do work on the wrong house
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Brave dad's headache was so bad he went to hospital - now he's fighting for life
Mark Downey, 44, first complained of a headache last September, but knew something wasn't quite right - he went to hospital, before scans quickly revealed he had a grade four glioblastoma, a fast-growing cancerous tumour
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Doctors said I was being dramatic over symptoms before devastating diagnosis
Between boxing, cycling, social work, and raising her three kids, Noelle Connolly, who has multiple sclerosis (MS), found the time to share her inspiring journey with The Mirror
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Council orders wheelchair-bound man, 102, to scrub graffiti off home or be fined
One Californian man pushing 103 is forced to continually paint over graffiti in his back garden facing strict council fines whilst his city plunges into increasing crime with resident asked to stay 'vigilant'
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Man declared brain dead and given 4% survival chance after plucking ingrown hair
Steven Spinale was in a coma for a month and underwent multiple treatments in hospital including open heart surgery after he developed blood poisoning from plucking the ingrown hair
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Great-granddad spends 50 years drawing entire village on 100ft scroll
Maurice Ivor Birch, 82, purchased the massive length of paper from a car boot sale for the equivalent of 50p originally intending to use it to entertain his four year old son
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Family 'escape' UK for dream home abroad and live mortgage free after paying £7k
Laura Phoenix, 33, and her husband Anthony, 32, moved 1,941 miles to Strazhitsa, Bulgaria, in September 2023 with their daughters Cecelia, aged four, and Nova, two
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Man finds doppelganger next to him on plane with same name and friends
Mark Garland was checking into a flight to Bangkok at Heathrow Airport when staff told him he'd "already checked in". What he didn't know was that he was about to make a friend for life
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Parent sparks debate over giving more inheritance to child who has kids than not
An anonymous parent who took to an online forum has caused a storm after asking whether or not they should give one of their children more inheritance because they have children themselves
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Heiress giving away her £22M inheritance is looking for 50 strangers to help
BASF heiress Marlene Engelhorn, who garnered media attention for her far-left agenda of increasing taxes on the rich, said she's forming a group of 50 individuals and 15 substitutes to help redistribute her $24.7 million inheritance in a passionate effort to offset wealth inequality
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Woman living life in agony says 'sometimes I wish for a lethal injection'
Lauren Bolton, 29, suffers from "locked jaw" - a degenerative condition which affects the movement of her jaw, ears, and temple and leaves her in excruciating pain
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Voice actor has barely spoken in her 'real voice' for 17 years
Tawny Platis, 33, has not spoken in her "real voice" for 17 years and says she finds "tween boys" the most fun to play - as she is naturally very shy when speaking in public
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Man buys wrecked £41,000 house in 'rough area' and turns it into house of dreams
Ryan knew nothing about the property beyond the auction website photos and even less about the area where it was located he made a £41,000 bid. He got quite a shock when he picked up the keys
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Etiquette expert says we've been eating peas wrong our entire lives
An etiquette expert has shared a tip on the correct way to eat peas that won't lead to a mess, and foodies are mesmerised. Some say it's the most helpful tip they've ever found
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Ultra-isolated UK village where 'if you survive first winter you stay forever'
A remote UK village is an "amazing" place to live say the locals due to people being "kind and helpful" and "if you can survive your first winter here you'll stay forever"
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5ft 7in 'short king' dating 6ft 9in man - and people think they're brothers
Charlie Monk, 5ft 7ins, met 6 foot 9ins Max Gray at work five years ago and says because of their huge height discrepancy strangers often confuse them for brothers
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'We painted front door pink - nothing prepared us for postwoman's reaction'
Markie Mullins and her boyfriend Milo Bird decided to paint the front door of their home in Detroit, Michigan, an eye-catching pink much to the delight of their postwoman
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'Family exclude me & say I'm faking 50 allergies where sip of coffee could kill'
Mia Silverman, a young woman with over 50 severe allergies, including nuts, seeds, dairy, fish, and various fruits and vegetables, has faced a lifetime of challenges
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Brit who just moved to US shares 'weird' things from odd chicken to flirty Ubers
Make-up artist Olivia Christina posted a TikTok video that outlined her thoughts so far in LA, including taking issue with one type of food in the city in particular
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Key things you need to know after mum loses all four limbs from undercooked fish
A mum in California lost all four of her limbs after she contracted sepsis when she ae raw fish from a food market in San Jose. Here is everything you need to know
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Expert details 3 things family wants you to leave behind for them when you die
Planning forward is important and although nobody likes to think of a loved one's passing, it is important to take care and avoid things that may bring struggles to those left behind
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'I was born with two penises and use both for sex - one lover was hooked'
The Los Angeles truck driver, known only as Tank, opened up about life with diphallia - a condition which meant he had two penises which would ejaculate simultaneously, even if only one was stimulated
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'Moved to quiet home to retire but rude neighbour makes life hell 12 hrs a day'
Bryan Plourde, complained over his next-door neighbour in Lincoln County, North Carolina, who allegedly blasts loud and vulgar music and disrupts his peace