All news by author: Lucy John

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Man with toothache and unable to access dentist left overdosing on pain meds
Simon Thomas lives in agony because of a toothache and is unable to see a dentist who could refer him to have surgery to remove the tooth, living on painkillers
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UK to be hit by colder conditions than usual with widespread snow forecast
According to The Met Office, there is potential for "widespread snow" in the UK towards the end of January, with the weather being colder than usual for the time of year
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Man's life 'destroyed' after being wrongly accused of filming teen in cubicle
Michal was leaving Cardiff International Swimming Pool after taking his son to play on the slides when two police officers approached him holding handcuffs
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Woman dies alone after broken telegraph pole left her 'unable to call for help'
Concerns grew for Margaret Green and other elderly residents of Maerdy, south Wales, when their personal alarms wouldn't work following damage to a telegraph pole
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Thug put bag over girlfriend's head and pushed her down stairs in horror abuse
Student nurse Rebecca Griffiths thought Dean Hennessy was funny and charming when she met him in December 2020, but within four months he had become jealous and violent
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Rugby player charged with sexually assaulting 3 women in club over single night
Rugby player Api Ratuniyarawa appeared in court to confirm his name after he was charged with sexually assaulting three women in a Cardiff nightclub between October 31 and November 1
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Dad left with PSTD and tried to take own life after being injured in dog attack
WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Mark Cole never would have expected that one day his favourite animal would attack him and cause him to nearly take his life as he candidly opened up about his ordeal
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Boys wear skirts and PE kits to school in protest over shorts ban in heatwave
Parents of children at a number of schools across south Wales have described "unfair" rules as temperatures pass 30C and teachers come in wearing "skirts and shorts"
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Woman found video of boyfriend raping her on his phone before taking own life
WARNING MENTIONS SUICIDE: Edward Weeks recorded himself on motion-sensitive cameras around his bedroom as he sexually assaulted and raped vulnerable girlfriend Tina Lewis while she slept
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'We keep getting fined for parking outside our home despite having permits'
Residents living in Bargoed, Wales, have slammed the local council for a "shambolic" rule which means half of their street is fined for parking outside their own home
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Child dies and three more injured after fire rips through house
An investigation has been launched into a house fire in West Cross, Swansea yesterday that left one child dead, a man seriously injured and two people suffering from smoke inhalation
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TikToker who shared anorexia struggle dies after telling followers 'I'm scared'
Amy Eliis from Broughton, Flintshire, grew a following of more than 140,000 on TikTok, where she shared her experience of the disease
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Brit dad, 73, drowns on Turkey family holiday minutes after walking along beach
Philip Terrence Jarvis, 73, was on a trip to Antalya, when his family became worried about his whereabouts when he didn't return following a walk and swim at the beach
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'Our missing daughter wasn't seen as high-risk by cops until she was found dead'
The Metropolitan Police admitted five shortcomings in their investigation into Hannah Warren's death after she went missing during a bout of suspected psychosis
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Chilling message pasted onto wall after top police officer shot in front of son
An off-duty police officer was shot multiple times in front of his own son and a number of young people by masked men in Omagh, Co Tyrone, in Northern Ireland
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Mum does home STI test and is horrified to find out she has HIV
Shauna Davies said she thought her live was over when she learned she had the disease but she has now vowed to use her story to show people what it's really like to live with HIV today
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Elderly man, 91, charged with murder after his wife, 92, found dead in home
John Woodbridge has been charged with murder after his wife, Anne Woodbridge, was found dead at a home in Weston-super-Mare on Monday morning
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Police find 'potential witness' in red coat in search for missing dog walker mum
Nicola Bulley was last seen walking her dog Willow last Friday morning, around 9.20am but vanished leaving concerned loved ones and police worried for the mum's safety
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Boy who's already 6ft 5in may have to quit rugby as he can't find boots that fit
Rugby mad Elliot Beavan, 15, excels at the sport and loves playing as often as he can, but the tall teen's feet are growing so big his mum is struggling to find boots big enough