All news by author: Kate Pounds

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Couple sold home to get 'Instagram' surgery in Turkey - but lived to regret it
Zara Edgar her husband Igel said they were 'more worried than ever' after trying to get the 'perfect look' - and wished they had never accepted a deal they found online [WARNING - contains graphic image]
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Woman travels 1,500 miles with hamster's ashes to visit his 'favourite' places
Lisa Murray-Lang, 47, carried hamster Spud's ashes in a vial on a necklace to some of the most recognisable sights around the world as a way of paying tribute to him
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Teen used his last £800 to start own business and now makes £100k
Tommy Rawlings's t-shirt business Velocita initially struggled but then went viral once it was worn by an influencer @laetitiaastern. He sold thousands in one night
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Couple heartbroken as puppy dies after swallowing Amazon toy
The seven-week-old pup - named Miss Red Collar - was rushed to the vets after chewing on the product, which has since been removed from Amazon after concerns were raised
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Widowed stroke victim is facing eviction from his own home
Tony Edgar built the one-storey property as an outbuilding to accompany a larger home on a plot he bough. But after a stroke and the death of his wife he decided to give up on the project - and live in the smaller property
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Brit kidnapped by the Taliban 'walked 12 miles a day in his cell to keep sane'
British aid worker Ian Purchase, 50, who was held hostage in solitary confinement by the Taliban for five months has told how the mental battle was hardest to deal with in his cell
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Gran forced to make heartbreaking decision after puppies worth £3.6k attack her
Rachel Adams, who lives in Oxford, bought two St. Bernard dogs - named Dave and Alan - for £3,600 but now the grandmother believes they may have come from a dubious source
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Royal Mail threatens to stop delivering to couple as cat 'attacks' posties
Lee Haynes and Jo Woodley received a letter saying Royal Mail posties have been experiencing problems with deliveries 'due the actions of a cat' at their property
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'I had to collect my daughter's passport in Hungary - the compo left me raging'
Attila Cseke, had to fly to Hungary to collect a passport for his daughter after a postal delay and requested compensation for the £300 trip, but was not impressed with the offer
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'I go on solo Dubai holidays without my kids so I can party - you should too'
Katie Smith, an office worker from the north-west of England, is a big fan of heading off to Dubai by herself to sip cocktails, swim in fancy pools and enjoy the highlife
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'I put my dog down when he became aggressive - he was a ticking time bomb'
Heartbroken Sharon Herrington was forced to put her beloved ten and a half stone St Bernard Bear down over fears he would one day launch a fatal attack and has warned others to be vigilant
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Lads' holiday descends into chaos as stunned Brits reel in 250lb catfish
The monster Wels catfish weighing more than double the average was hooked by a group of Brits holidaying in Mequinenza, Spain, with locals congratulating them on the catch
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Kurt Russell impresses holidaymakers by picking Goldie Hawn up on speedboat
Holidaymakers in Greece were treated to a surprise arrival after Kurt Russell turned up to pick up longterm partner Goldie Hawn on a speedboat
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Couple sell home and fly to Turkey for 'Instagram' surgery - but now regret it
Zara Edgar her husband Igel say they are 'more worried than ever' after trying to get the 'perfect look' - and wish they had never accepted a deal they found online [WARNING - contains graphic image]
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'I named my kids after TV shows but had to change one as nan refused to use it'
Louise Hauton, from Boston, Lincs., looked to her favourite TV shows when it came to picking names for her children - including One Tree Hill and Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Man forced to pay bailiffs £500 fine after council misreads his number plate
Steven Ward, 41, says he was woken up by bailiffs from enforcement firm CDER Group threatening to take his and his girlfriend’s cars off their driveway
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Anger on 'UK's worst road' where takeaways won't deliver due to crater potholes
Livid people living in an Essex village are at their wits' end over the condition of their road - which is littered with massive potholes with some even described as 'craters'
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Brit woman marries rapist in US jail 3,500 miles away after 9-month relationship
British woman Gemma Vasquez started a relationship with Leonel Vasquez, who is serving time in an American prison for rape and lives more than 3,500 miles away
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Boots eye test saves woman's life after optician spots sign of huge brain tumour
Katie Dunn, 30, was going for a routine eye test at Boots in Romsey, Hampshire when the optician spotted abnormalities and she was referred for an MRI scan which revealed a large tumour on her brain