All news by author: Mark Branagan

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Boy, 8, may have died after following deadly social media magnet challenge
Rhys Millum died after swallowing ten silver magnets measuring at 3mm each, a coroner has ruled after the youngster sourced the idea from what his mum fears may be a deadly TikTok craze
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Family's heartbreaking tribute to tragic girl, 10, killed in Boxing Day crash
Abbie Wilson, 10, and an unnamed 66-year-old man were killed in the head on crash on the A166 in East Yorkshire on Boxing Day, with six others injured, police have confirmed
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'Lovely' teen boy and girl killed in horror crash as best friend fights for life
Polite Moyo, 18, died alongside a 19-year-old girl after a crash in Leeds in the early hours of Friday. Another friend, aged 18, who was a passenger in the car, is in intensive care
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'Lucky' teen, 14, rescued by parents after nearly being 'buried alive' on beach
Quick-thinking parents saved their 14-year-old son from being buried alive in the sand after the hole he was digging suddenly collapsed. The brave mum and dad acted quickly when their boy became trapped Anderby Creek, near Skegness, in Lincolnshire
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Moment McDonald's security guard body slams woman 'after row over eating chips'
McDonald's have demanded the firm in charge of its security in Leeds, Yorkshire, fully investigates the incident after provoking outrage on social media
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Moment parking officers slap ticket on car left abandoned in blizzard
The driver is thought to have ditched their car in heavy snow covering the road in Bradford, West Yorkshire, hence making them unaware that they were parked on double yellow lines
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Ex-Corrie star begged pupil at boarding school to act out his sexual fantasies
Anthony Bessick, who has played four roles in Coronation Street and appeared in Emmerdale, has been banned from teaching at Tring School of Performing Arts over his lewd behaviour
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Car ploughs into crowd during boy racer meet after hurtling off road
A teenage boy has been arrested after two people were seriously hurt when a Mazda MX5 veered off the road and hurtled into a crowd of spectators in Portsmouth, Hampshire
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Mum and child killed after Audi smashes into Jaguar dealership as they walked by
The mother and child were tragically pronounced dead shortly after an Audi crashed into a Jaguar dealership with the driver taken to hospital under arrest