All news by author: Antony Thrower
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Pub's licence under review because employees 'keep fighting with the punters'
Denbighshire Council's licensing committee is set to meet after North Wales Police called for the Millbank in Rhyl to have its licence revoked after incidents between staff and customers
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Flight delayed with hundreds of passengers stranded as pilot gets stuck in lift
The Qatar Airways service to Doha in Qatar was unable to take off until firefighters freed the team, who were stranded for around three hours earlier today inside an airport lift
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Girl, 14, found dead in bed days after family celebrate Christmas
Maisie-Jade Thornton was found dead in her bed in Accrington, Lancashire, two days after celebrating Christmas with her family after suffering a suspected seizure in her sleep
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Thirsty Brits to down 400 million pints this month as UK shuns Dry January 2024
Millions of people take part in Dry January each year, where people stay sober for the first month of the year, but several are set to ignore it to kick off 2024, according to experts
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Village on point of being swallowed by sea as residents want to live normal life
Picturesque Fairbourne in Gwynedd, Wales, is at severe risk of flooding thanks to its location near the sea, an estuary and a river, and could be lost to the sea in the coming decades
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'Fraudster' caught on Ring doorbell scamming vulnerable nan out of bank card
A 72-year old grandmother had thousands of pounds taken from her bank account after a pair of scammers stole her bank card after claiming to be from her bank's fraud team
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Christmas Day motorway horror as driver falls asleep at wheel after 12hr shift
North West Motorway Police shared the shocking remains of a car which crashed on Christmas Day near Ashton-under-Lyne when a driver fell asleep at the wheel on the way home from a 12-hour shift
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Brianna Ghey's murderers will be named as judge lifts anonymity order - live
The teenage murderers of Brianna Ghey, currently known only as Girl X and Boy Y, have had their identities suppressed due to their age until now as a judge ruled they can be named
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Debris topples into restaurant as screaming diners 'thought we'd been bombed'
Customers enjoying a meal out at Ramona in Manchester were left shocked when falling debris pierced the restaurant's canopy, causing some to believe they were being bombed
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Public Health warning as two UK schoolchildren diagnosed with rare disease
Two children from Dalton School in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, one in year one and another in year two, have been diagnosed with hepatitis A as a Public Health Warning was issued
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Wife with dementia shot dead by husband who took his own life during pandemic
Simon Johnson was carer for his wife Margaret, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2018, but during the pandemic the couple struggled as services came to a standstill, leading to the tragedy
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Boy accused of killing schoolgirl will type evidence as he's 'selective mute'
The 16-year-old defendant, known only as Boy Y, is set to begin giving evidence today into the death of Brianna Ghey in February, but will be typing his answers to the court as he has selective mutism
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'I worked as TV licence officer - I'll never forget one chilling incident'
Reach reporter Amy Fenton has lifted the lid on her time as a TV licence officer and helped confront people who had neglected to pay the compulsory fee
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Nurse who made medication blunder told colleague 'I don't care anymore'
A misconduct hearing at the Nursing and Midwifery Council was told a complaint was made about Niall O’loingsigh, who was lead at the Avon unit at Charterhouse Care Home in Keynsham, Somerset
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Mum being forced out of her own home due to what's happening next door
Hayley Trotter, 45, broke down in tears at a planning committee in Salford over plans to convert the vacant home in Eccles, Greater Manchester, into a house of multiple occupation (HMO)
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Boy's 'swollen' tummy turned out to be 'every parent's worst nightmare'
Ralph Tathum, three, first complained of a tummy ache and a ultrasound later discovered he had cancer and now requires a multi-organ transplant with a possible answer in the US
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Hot tub skin infection leaves 12-year-old girl in agony for two years
Poppy Burns, 12, has suffered pain for two years after spending time in a hot tub and catching a skin infection in her foot which eventually led to a painful diagnosis
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Grandmother who took monkey dust 'accidentally' ends up in hospital
Amanda Hauser, 51, accidentally took a drug known as monkey dust and banged on people's doors claiming men were after her and was later arrested
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Mum-of-five on heroin killed herself and another driver in horror crash on A16
Toxicology reports show Mikah Chandler, 45, had a "potentially fatal amount of heroin" when she crashed her boyfriend's BMW into a van driven by Graham Ross, killing them both
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Dog killed by car after fleeing firework as devastated owner calls for ban
Fiona Longworth, 47, had been walking her beloved two-year-old Spanish rescue Sol when a firework went off, causing the collie greyhound cross to runaway and was hit by a car on the A1
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Dad who noticed odd sign in stomach given three cancer diagnoses before death
Gareth Weston, 37, first saw his GP in May this year and over the next four months was given three different cancer diagnoses before it was found to have spread and died the next day
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Girl, 3, killed after driver's 'deliberate' decision on motorway led to fireball
Faye Dawson, three, was killed when the car she was in collided with a Porsche driven by Terence Unsworth who had "deliberately" performed a U-turn on the M6 motorway
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Driver fights back tears as he admits killing girl, 12, as she got off the bus
David Pursglove, 35, pleaded guilty to causing the death by careless driving of schoolgirl Lexi McDavid, 12, who was hit by a van when she crossed a road in June last year
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Man broke his partner's nose as he drove at 70mph on the M4 with children in car
Gareth Davies punched his partner in the face as they drove on the M4 motorway at 70mph, before the car crashed as they came off the motorway, with two children inside
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Popular pub known for its 'lovely' Sunday roasts gets zero food hygiene rating
The Blue Bell Hotel, in Middlesbrough, known for its large beer garden and "lovely" Sunday lunches, was given the shameful rating following an inspection in September
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