All news by author: Ashley Pemberton

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Brave schoolboy reunited with firefighters who saved his life
Blaine Beattie, 10, had an emotional return with the firefighters who rescued him. He was almost killed in a suspected arson attack and suffered 40 per cent burns
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Manhunt for Ian Beale lookalike who conned lonely people out of £400,000
South Yorkshire Police first launched an appeal for John Eric Wells in September 2019 - but, more than four years later, he still hasn't been caught as cops continue their manhunt
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Junior footballers banned from copying Jack Grealish after worrying trend
Manchester City and England star Jack Grealish is well known for wearing tiny shin pads, but a junior club has banned children emulating their hero amid safety concerns
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Heartbroken mum of footballer killed for 'agreeing with thug's compliment' dies
Jordan Sinnott’s mum was left grieving after her son was killed on a night out - and spent years fundraising after his death. But now Melanie Tait has tragically passed away from cancer
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Boy, 15, stabbed to death near school named as murder probe launched
The 15-year-old was knifed near Horsforth School in Leeds on Tuesday before being rushed to hospital where he tragically died from his injuries, West Yorkshire Police said
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Storm Babet horror as devastated son finds his mum 'floating in water' at home
Storm Babet has now claimed nine lives after making land fall midweek - it wreaked havoc across the UK bringing as much as six inches of rain in just 36 hours in some places
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Sobbing dad told son 'could have survived' being electrocuted on football pitch
Teenage AFC Fylde footballer Luke Bennett died when a metal pole he was carrying came too close to an overhead electricity line - and crucially medics were dispatched to the wrong location
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Couple share how to cut weekly shop to £30 but still eat three full meals a day
Craig Harker, 36, and Rochelle Fairley, 29, embarked on a challenge to save money on their weekly shop - and with just £30 the couple fed themselves for seven days
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Missing mum failed by Nicola Bulley cops before taking her own life
Kiena Dawes, 23, was reported missing hours before she was hit by a train following the release of a man arrested on suspicion of assaulting her 11 days before she died - her family claim she was 'let down' by Lancashire Police
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Police officer jailed for lying twice that wife was driving when caught speeding
Mark Hinchliffe has been handed a six-month prison sentence after the officer got his wife to attempt to take the blame for two speeding offences over fears he'd lose his job
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Man killed and wife paralysed after being trampled by cows as they walked dogs
Teresa and Michael, who had been married for 34 years, would regularly walk the route during their lunch breaks as they worked from home during lockdown
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Devastated mum had stillborn baby two days after hospital wrongly sent her home
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Hayley Ryan lost her son Zaiyan at 30 weeks after being admitted to Prince Charles Hospital in South Wales with an NHS investigation finding several "care problems"