All news by author: John Siddle

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Urgent warning as 'no win no fee' clients left with huge debts as firms collapse
Clients of 'no win, no fee' legal schemes are being hounded for tens of thousands of pounds and fear they may lose their homes after two law firms collapsed owing millions
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'Army brought my husband and I together -then it destroyed us and now he's dead'
Natalie was once incredibly proud of her and her late husband James' military life but she now believes the army did not do enough to help after he developed PTSD due to the horrors he saw during his service
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Gas explosion as primary school evacuated and woman, 70, seriously injured
A gas explosion near St Luke's primary school in Bury, Greater Manchester, has left a 70-year-old woman seriously injured with a house turned to rubble amid a mass evacuation
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Canterbury Cathedral slammed for £950 retreat that 'sounds like a spa weekend'
An advert promising exclusive access suggests there 'may be opportunities to interact' with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, at Canterbury Cathedral
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Cleaner 'sacked for eating leftover sandwich left out in law firm's kitchen'
Single mum Gabriela Rodriguez was sacked from her £13 an hour job with Total Clean after eating a tuna sandwich left over from an event at Devonshires solicitors in London
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Olympic champ Becky Adlington's fury as two swimming pools close every month
Swimming chief estimate that 75% of councils face a swimming pool shortage by 2030 - with almost one in three children already leaving primary school unable to swim a length
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'Crazy' British Army Fortnite recruitment drive cost £100k before being scrapped
A YouTube promo advertises an “exclusive” livestream on Fortnite - and features Army characters - in a bid to attract teenagers but it cost a huge £100,000
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Celeb chefs sell £150 meals for Valentine’s Day that you must cook yourself
Rick Stein is offering heat-and-eat meal of grilled scallops, steamed lobster and chocolate pavé while Michel Roux Jr is selling saffron and champagne soup, beef Wellington and profiteroles
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Tata Steel boss slashing 2,800 UK steel jobs pocketed £700k pay rise last year
A top-earning boss at steel giant Tata is believed to have taken £1.6million in pay last year - even as the company plans to cut thousands of jobs at Port Talbot blast furnaces
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Woman, 27, dies falling out of a moving van as cops carry out probe
Leah Senior, 27, plunged from a white Ford Transit van travelling on a 40mph road in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday and police have confirmed an investigation is ongoing
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Youngest soldier to take part in Kabul evacuation found dead aged 20
Private Kieran Steven Heaney, who aided in the evacuation of thousands of Brits and Afghanis in August 2022 aged just 18, was found dead in his room at Chester barracks
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Migrants outnumbered two to one by guards on deportation flights
Guards hired by outsourcing firm Mitie outnumbered migrants two to one on flights deporting migrants and foreign offenders, with the Government spending more than £3million removing them from the UK
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Rishi Sunak under fire for giving knighthood to Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin
Labour the Liberal Democrats have joined with the TUC in slamming Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for giving knighthoods to controversial pub magnate Tim Martin and ex-RBS boss Stephen Hester
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Paula Abdul sues American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe for alleged sexual assault
Paula Abdul has sued Nigel Lythgoe for alleged sexual assault. She claims he sexually assaulted her on more than one occasion and 'verbally insulated and belittled' her
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Tax avoidance firm linked to Michelle Mone’s husband winding up after fine
As Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman face further scrutiny over their links to PPE Medpro, a tax avoidance firm linked to Barrowman is being wound up after it was hit by an HMRC fine
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Number of people killed and injured in road crashes in UK hits record high
There were 1,757 vehicles involved in crashes in 2022 in which police blamed a drug-impaired driver, figures show. Officers are now catching almost 400 offenders a week
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New PPI lawsuit could pay up to £18billion over 'outrageous' insurance scandal
Consumer champion Martin Lewis is backing a class action suit which could see millions of Brits share in a multi-billion pound payout if they were mis-sold insurance policies
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Range Rover owners struggling to get car insurance as thefts soar
Soaring thefts mean firms are declining to cover the SUVs – nicknamed Chelsea tractors – in some areas. New Range Rovers cost from £34,000 to more than £170,000
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Meghan Markle to 'reinvent damaged brand' after being spotted with fashion guru
Meghan Markle was seen schmoozing with top fashion guru Jamie Mizrahi at a Las Vegas as the Duchess of Sussex is set to reinvent her damaged brand in the wake of several controversies
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Alfie Lewis' parents come face-to-face with teen accused of murdering him
Alfie Lewis, 15, was stabbed to death outside St Margaret’s Primary School in Horsforth, Leeds, on Tuesday afternoon - his family described him as having a 'heart of gold'
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Britain's top four banks set to double profits - raking in £1,660 per second
By the end of September, NatWest, HSBC, Lloyds and Barclays had combined profits almost topping £40billion, according to analysis of the banks’ public accounts by Unite
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Suella Braverman fails in bid to deport rapist who is ‘danger to the community’
After being jailed for five years and placed on the sex offender's register, the Upper Tribunal court allowed the now-freed man's appeal to remain in the UK on human rights grounds
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Huge price we pay to watch TV is uncovered as streaming services hike fees
Households can shell out up to £750 a year, which includes the £159 TV licence fee, and is largely due to inflation-busting rises by big players including Netflix and Disney+
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Health warning over supermarket calorie-loaded Christmas sandwiches
Many of the sarnies take a big bite out of an adult’s daily ­recommended allowance of 2,000 calories, 70g of total fat and 20g of saturates, 90g of sugar and 6g of salt
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Nightmare of selling on Elm Street as properties go for 67% less than average
Those living on Elm Street, Huddersfield found properties sold for 67% less than their neighbours, thanks to the famous 1984 horror film Nightmare on Elm Street