All news by author: Jacob Farr

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Boy, 7, given heartbreaking tumour diagnosis after hospital visit for neck pain
Mason Mackenzie, seven, had woken up in January unable to move due to neck pain and so his mum, Carly Mackenzie, 26, phoned the GP to make an appointment
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Man beaten in 'racial attack' after thugs heard him speaking Polish to his dog
Robert Krawczyk sustained severe injuries after the attack in an Edinburgh park and now feels scared to leave the house - he believes the assault was racially motivated
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Moment 'lowest of low' burglar steals Christmas presents from family's doorstep
Jenny Collins described stealing from children as "vile and the lowest of the low" after a yob nicked Christmas presents from her doorway in the Granton area of Edinburgh
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Tourist's plea after losing necklace with dead dad's ashes at Christmas market
What should have been a festive mini-break has been soured by the loss of a treasured keepsake
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Woman occupying booked train seat refuses to move saying passenger is 'younger'
Shrija Bajpai has told how she and her husband were on a train from Edinburgh to London where a woman allegedly refused to give up the seat they had pre-booked saying they were "younger"
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Gran furious as flat is infested with plague of slugs that ruin family dinners
Rose Alexander, from Edinburgh, says her flat is so damp she is constantly having to fight off an invasion of the slimy critters - including on Christmas Day as she served up dinner
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'Ryanair flight chaos left us stranded in airport for 24 hours with no food'
Mhairi Robertson, 25, had attended OffSonar in Barcelona along with friends after their trip took a turn for the worse when their Ryanair flight was delayed on Monday night
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Woman terrified as swooping seagulls repeatedly attack her and dog
Melanie Potter Hughson said her little dog was repeatedly accosted by a seagull while playing in their garden in Broxburn, West Lothian, making the animal scared
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Inside dated shopping centre that time and local shoppers forgot
The Westside Plaza in Edinburgh was once the beating heart of a community, but as the years have rolled on, and online shopping has taken over, the space has seen an exodus of shops and customers