All news by author: Debbie Luxon

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Man woke up to find dog had chewed his big toe 'to the bone' - but he's grateful
David Lindsay's blocked arteries in his legs were only discovered by medics after his pet puppy Harley feasted on his foot as he slept and doctors believe it may just have saved his life
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Parents accuse NHS staff of laughing as son, aged 5, has life support turned off
Haroon Rashid, 41, says he was forced to say goodbye to his son, Muhammad Ayaan Haroon, as medical staff in the same room were laughing in the background
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Spate of suicides rock Cambridge University as six students die in six months
Cambridge University bosses pledged to investigate after a spate of suicides saw six of its students take their own lives in as many months last year in a shocking 500 per cent increase
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Man who lost dad's ashes on boozy pub crawl reunited with them thanks to binman
Stan Blade decided to take the ashes of his dad, Stephen Jewitt, to Southend, Essex, to enjoy the pleasure rides and dodgems but ended up on a nine-hour bender where he lost them
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Worried mum dismissed by GPs 18 times discovers son has dangerous brain tumour
Tessa Crane was concerned about son Oscar's health and when he was seven months old took him to the doctors 18 times in a month but she was prescribed anti-anxiety medication and dismissed
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Terrified residents flee cliff edge homes over fears they could plunge into sea
A high tide of 3.7m and 50mph winds forced the evacuations in Norfolk, as residents feared their properties could be lost
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Boy, 8, found drowned in car 7 hours after mum crashed off road and into pond
The inquest into the deaths of an eight-year-old boy and his mum from Lincolnshire revealed the pair both died from drowning when the car they were travelling in crashed and flipped into a pond
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Police looking for missing mum find body buried in garden as man arrested
Missing mum-of-three Sarah Albone, 38, has not been seen since before Christmas last year, with police finding a body in her garden in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
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Dad paralysed by dodgy curry as food poisoning sparks rare auto-immune disorder
David Miller was struck down with severe food poisoning which then developed an auto-immune disorder that caused him to lose the use of his limbs.
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Mum claims mould in council home left her with pneumonia and 'coughing up blood'
Leela Grieveson, 45, was hospitalised with pneumonia and claims it was caused by the black mould in her Norwich council flat, which had seen her "coughing up blood"
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Moment attacker armed with crossbow walks up to victim to shoot him in head
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A man in his 30s was shot in the head with a crossbow and survived despite being placed into a coma for two weeks
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Mum with terminal cancer wants to see son 'write his first word' before she dies
Danni Day, 34, from Norfolk, has created a 'wish list' of things to do before she dies, after being diagnosed with an incurable cancer and given just two years with her baby boy
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Greedy seal tragically dies in failed capture after eating every fish in lake
Hungry seal Nelson arrived in Marks Hall Fisheries in Rochford, Essex in December and refused to leave. After three rescue attempts, the animal was shot with a tranquiliser and died
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Man sheds 5st after being told to get off Thorpe Park ride as he was 'too big'
Joe Thompson weighed 19 stone when he was told to get off the Colossus ride at Thorpe Park. The 35-year-old man has now lost five stone and eight inches off his 40-inch waist
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Dad with £500,000 'work injury' caught out after carrying daughter on shoulders
Perry Scott, from Gorleston, Norfolk, had made insurance claims for two small falls from a window-height scaffolding platform which he said left him unable to work and '15% of the person he used to be'
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Man accidentally killed own brother after driving over him in lorry test-drive
David Potter was showing his brother Mark Potter a lorry he was looking to buy at Harris Commercial Repairs Ltd in Basildon, Essex, when he accidentally struck him with the vehicle
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Dad forced to crowdfund his train fare so he can visit baby daughter in hospital
Wayne Wilkinson has been unable to raise the cash to visit his four-month old daughter Esmae in hospital where she's waiting for a life-saving operation to fix holes in her heart
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Lake owner rages after hungry rogue seal chomps £3,000-worth of his fish stock
Nick North said his business has been devastated by a ravenous seal, and claims environmental agencies said they're not allowed to attempt to catch it anymore unless it has life-threatening injuries
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runner 'turning into a statue' after getting same diagnosis as Celine Dion
When Celine Dion announced she had Stiff Person Syndrome, it was an emotional moment for Jon Kelf as the world learned more about the incurable condition he has been living with for three years