All news by author: Elizabeth Hunter

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Loch Ness Monster gender row as new book portrays Nessie as male
The Loch Ness Monster has always been referred to as female - with even Visit Scotland and Visit Inverness Loch Ness both calling it 'she' in the past. But a new romantic novel has changed that
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Woman collected Disney toys after being bullied – now they're worth £15k
Kerri Carter, 21, has autism and faced bullying throughout school over her condition. She began finding comfort in Disney films and enjoyed knowing that every story she watched would have a happy ending
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Richard Osman certain he could commit the 'perfect murder' and get away with it
Crime author and TV presenter Richard Osman is no stranger to writing about murder - so much so that he's almost certain he could commit murder and get away with it scot free
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Grandad, 70, graduates from uni despite losing most of his sight
Paul Deal completed a Masters degree in history at the University of Bristol - after leaving school with just four O-levels.
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Man's incredible transformation after nose growth stopped him leaving the house
Veteran Ian Arthur, 64, stopped going outside during the day because of a huge growth which grew on the end of his nose making it balloon in size until he visited a private clinic
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Quick-thinking hero villagers block in fly-tippers with their own cars
Pictures show officers from Warwickshire Police seizing a white van after large piles of rubbish were dumped on a country lane on the edge of Meriden in Warwickshire
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Mum says disabled daughter has 'shut down' after flood left her without bed
Amy Kavanagh, 31, suffers from Rett Syndrome and was left without a bed at Glasgow’s Haydale Care Home after flooding caused water damage to her floor and ceiling
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Public bogs with 'stunning sea view' in UK tourist spot could be yours for £20k
The block of public toilets, dubbed loos with a view, are up for sale in the UK's second home hotspot and look out at one of Britain's most iconic views
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Couple's warning as insulation 'scam' costs £11,000 and leaves home unsellable
The pair were urged to look into their home insulation by a cold caller in the midst of the cost of living crisis, but the project left them thousands of pounds out of pocket
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Bed bugs invade house leaving mum's entire body covered in blood blisters
Stacey Williams, 34, says her family are now 'hermits' as they try to avoid going outside to prevent the spread of bedbugs in Wales - both Stacey and her toddler have been viciously bitten by the bugs
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Girl, 2, is only person in world with unique condition - and she's mum's miracle
Despite doctors warning that she would never talk, her mum Sian Lawrence says Amelia has defied the odds to speak and has become a 'very chatty' little girl
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Bungling thief caught after sending photo of where he was staying to police
A thief stole a holidaymaker's camera - but sent the memory card back to the owner with a letter saying he was keeping the camera to pay for his own holiday
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Latest Loch Ness Monter sighting 'clearest yet' after first photo 90 years ago
This Sunday marks 90 years since the first official photo of the Loch Ness Monster, and decades later, people are still trying to snap the rumoured beast that lives in the murky water
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Woman charged £1,000 to move telecom company's mast wires in garden
Ellen Ballantyne, 67, wants to lay decking and have an outdoor seating area at her home in Greenock, Renfrewshire, but she is in huge dispute with Openreach over masts
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'Clearest evidence' of Loch Ness Monster's existence caught on camera
John Howie took a photo of a Nessie-shaped figure in the famous Loch Ness - and experts said the latest sighting is the 'clearest evidence' of the beast's existence
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Thief steals couple's £2k camera - then writes them a letter calling it 'karma'
Greg Crawford was visiting the Outer Hebrides with his wife Julie when they left their camera unattended on a bench - and weeks the person who got it sent a letter
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'I live next to new £85m superjail - all I can hear is female inmates screaming'
Residents have reported being harassed by 'crazed animal' prisoners as they walk through the streets next to HMP & YOI Stirling as complaints over the ‘non-stop’ noise are lodged
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Disabled man forced to drag himself down stairs and fears he'll miss own wedding
Despite reporting the broken lift over a week ago and forking out £150 per month for property maintenance, wheelchair user Chris Purnell remains stuck in his fourth-floor flat
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Dad breaks Guinness World Record for being on a swing - and finds love
The dad-of-three said he was in so much pain after spending 36 hours and 32 minutes going back and forth on a swing
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Horrified mum loses 9 stone after six-year-old daughter snaps sneaky photograph
Nikki Forbes was so taken aback when she saw a photograph of herself that had been snapped by her six-year-old daughter that she decided to change her whole lifestyle
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Kayaker stunned after spotting four-metre shark circling around him off UK coast
Ally Connell, 38, was only a mile from shore on a fishing trip with a pal near Dunbar, when he saw the massive four-metre long Basking shark circling around him in his kayak