All news by author: Adam Aspinall
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Two 6ft 4in jockeys chasing glory at Cheltenham Festival in tough race
Jack Andrews and Thomas Costello are both 6ft 4in, and will tower over the rest of the jockeys, who average 5ft 2in. Jack made his debut last year but the horse failed to finish
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D-Day hero who was one of youngest Royal Marine commandoes dies aged 98
Lieutenant Norman Rose was just 18 when he landed ashore to fight to take Port en Bessin from 4,000 Nazis in June 1944. On November 1, 1944, he badly injured his leg
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Colin Firth's Pride and Prejudice shirt sells for eye-watering sum at auction
Items including Colin Firth's famous shirt and costumes from the films Sleepy Hollow and Finding Neverland were sold for eye-watering prices at auction
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Horror moment Novichok victim woke from coma to be told his girlfriend is dead
Charlie Rowley, 49, almost died at Salisbury District Hospital after he and girlfriend Dawn Sturgess were poisoned in Amesbury, Wiltshire, six years ago
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Cops resume search for head after body parts found across UK seaside town
Body parts belonging to Simon Shotton were found strewn over a two square mile area of Boscombe, Bournemouth, including limbs discovered by a shocked member of the public on a sea front
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Muhammad Ali's boxing glove he used to defeat Henry Cooper on sale for £500,000
Muhammad Ali's torn glove that was damaged during his epic clash with Henry Cooper at Wembley in 1963 has emerged for sale and is expected to spark a bidding war
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Britain's 'most unwanted dog' finally finds forever home after years in kennels
Eight-year-old Mason was rejected thousands of times by potential new owners after being abandoned in 2019 - however he has now been adopted
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Family of suspected victim of 'Frankenstein' killer handed fresh hope
The family of Simon Parkes, who was 18 when he vanished without trace from HMS Illustrious in 1986 in Gibraltar, have spent four decades looking for closure - and are a step closer
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'Frankenstein' killer who said murder is 'better than sex' could be free in days
Allan Grimson, known as the 'Frankenstein killer', could be freed from jail this week as the family of one of his suspected victims branded him a 'danger to society'
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Road to shut for six weeks for toad crossing to stop annual amphibian bloodbath
Charlcombe Toad Rescue Group hopes to help an estimated 2,500 amphibians reach their breeding lake in a valley below. Charlcombe Lane in Bath will be shut until March 25
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Kids returning from school trip find migrants hiding among suitcases in coach
One mum waiting to collect her child said the incident at Hounsdown School in Totton, Hampshire, was 'horrendous' after two men were found in the luggage compartment of a coach
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Pub moved brick-by-brick 10 miles down road after celebrities rally to save it
Popular Welsh pub the Vulcan was built almost two centuries ago and stars, including Rhys Ifans and James Dean Bradfield, supported calls for it to be saved after it closed a decade ago
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Police called as hundreds queue at dental practice in desperate bid for NHS care
The long line along Ashley Court in Bristol began forming early in the morning as locals tried to get NHS treatment - with cops called to manage the massive crowd outside the new practice
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'Eight banned XL Bully dogs' kept in house where gran mauled to death
There were eight XL Bully dogs in the house where 68-year-old Esther Martin was mauled to death on Sunday as she visited her grandson who witnessed the terrifying attack
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Man gets degree at age 95 to keep busy after death of his wife of 65 years
Dr David Marjot first trained as a doctor way back in 1952 but the nonagenarian is keeping his brain sharp by becoming the oldest person to ever graduate from Kingston University
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Gran mauled to death when she was left alone with eight banned 'XL Bullies'
Esther Martin, 68, was visiting the house of the man who owned the dogs in Jaywick, Essex, to see her 11-year-old grandson, who was in his care when the incident took place.
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First picture of dog owner whose 'XL Bullies' mauled gran to death
Essex Police were called to a property near Clacton-on-Sea shortly after 4pm on Saturday where they found Esther Martin, 68, seriously wounded before she died at the scene
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Owner of 'killer XL Bullies' that mauled gran said 'no one tells me what to do'
The grieving family of Esther Martin, who was killed in a dog attack in Jaywick, Essex yesterday, says the animals' owner ignored warnings that they were dangerous
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Boy, 11, 'ran shouting for help' as his gran was savaged to death by two dogs
The grandson of Esther Martin came out "shouting for help" as two dogs attacked and killed his grandmother in Jaywick, Essex where a man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous dog offences
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Woman dies after being mauled by two dogs in horror attack as man arrested
A man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous dogs offences after a horrific attack killed grandmother Esther Martin, 68, in Jaywick, Essex, police have announced
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Man appears in court charged with murdering two teenage boys in Bristol
A 44-year-old man accused of stabbing to death two teenage boys – 15-year-old Mason Rist and 16-year-old Max Dixon – in Bristol on Saturday has been charged with murder
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Bristol stabbing victim's family begs public for help to catch his killer
Schoolboys Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, were stabbed to death in the middle of a suburban Bristol street in what police fear was a case of mistaken identity
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Meet cheap cosmetic surgery tourists flying to Turkey despite deadly warnings
According to the Turkish Ministry of Health, the average fatality rate from cosmetic surgery in recent years has been roughly 1 in 3,000 procedures - but despite the dangers thousands still go under the knife abroad
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Mum's promise over missing son feared murdered by 'Frankenstein' serial killer
Royal Navy Rating Simon Parkes, from Bristol, was last seen drinking at a pub in Gibraltar after the ship the 18-year-old was serving on, HMS Illustrious, docked
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Cops dig car park in hunt for Brit feared victim of Frankenstein serial killer
Detectives are following a new line of enquiry in the disappearance of Able Seaman Simon Parkes, 18, who went missing 37 years ago, by digging up a car park in Gibraltar
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