All news by author: Nicole Wootton-Cane

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'I caught the Victorian disease surging in UK - doctors didn't know what to do'
A 26-year-old from Manchester says he's endured four rounds of scabies treatment after initially being misdiagnosed with herpes and genital warts, claiming that doctors were confused by the symptoms
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Man United fan who paid £450 for 'VIP experience' says meal was 'disgrace'
The fan decided to 'treat himself' to the experience at Manchester United's game against Bayern Munich earlier this month but wasn't impressed with what he was offered
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Heartbreak as 'healthy' man last seen at pub with pals never made it home
Christopher Barlow, described as a "much loved" and "popular person", was discovered dead in a canal in Stockport, Greater Manchester, days after he was reported missing
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Race to save sick dad stuck in Philippines as family issue heartbreaking appeal
Reece Jones says his critically-ill dad Nicholas 'doesn't have long left' as his need for an urgent liver transplant grows ever more desperate - but they are stuck abroad and can't afford to come home
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Baby girl's potentially life-saving drug treatment snatched away over costs
Isabelle Bennett from Bury was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis a matter of weeks after being born and has now had a potentially life-saving drug taken away from her over costs
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'I had my dreams of joining the police crushed over single unjustifiable reason'
A woman, who suffers from heavy periods, also known as menorrhagia, said Greater Manchester Police said she would have to defer her policing application for 12 months because of her condition
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Drunk driver's five cowardly words after crashing car and leaving friend to die
Van driver Ashley Dean, 40, downed six pints and sniffed a line of cocaine to 'sober up' before smashing his car on March 23 last year. His friend Lisa Birtwistle died that night
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Cabin crew 'crying' and captain 'shouting' as flight is diverted twice
A passenger on board a Jet2 flight from Manchester to Lanzarote claimed the cabin crew were 'crying' and the captain was shouting when the plane was diverted twice
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Horror scenes as vehicle smashes into ground floor shops in busy city centre
Witnesses in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, described the "properly horrendous" scenes following the bus' collision - as emergency services rushed to help those in need
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Baby found with cocaine and cannabis in system after dying in squalor
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Baby Grant Storey-Delaney was found dead in a baby bouncer at a home in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, which one detective said was the 'one of the worst addresses' she had ever seen
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Parents hit out at 'diabolical' school uniform amid row over knee socks and shoe
More than 60 children at Manchester Enterprise Academy (MEA) in Wythenshawe were forced to queue outside the school due to uniform issues on Thursday, parents said
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Mum's pain as son found dead in prison after being given 'combination of drugs'
Margaret Pomeroy spoke of her heartbreak as her son Michael McDonagh was found unresponsive at HMP Forest Bank, a Category B jail in Salford, Greater Manchester
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Mum 'at breaking point' as family-of-8 forced to live in one-bed council flat
Cheryl Shaw says she is at breaking point as her family of eight are forced to live on top of one another in the damp, mouldy, one bed flat in Manchester and her pleas for help go unanswered
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Jet2 passengers 'stuck in boiling plane for hours' as flight from hell diverts
Travellers on the Jet2 flight LS951 were diverted after circling their planned destination of Corfu as there was 'no room' for them to land, according to Michael Webster, who was on the plane
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Teenager found dead near hospital she'd left just an hour before
Evelin Chacko was being given care at Royal Bolton Hospital in July, 2020, when she walked out to head off ward for a bit, something she had done before, but the teenager never returned and took her own life nearby
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'My wife had Alzheimer's at 52 and was so ill she didn't know our girl had died'
Clive Downing, 61, is now appealing for more support for families of those diagnosed with early-onset dementia after his wife Jayne was diagnosed aged jut 52
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ISIS targets children with explosives placed in fake PlayStation controllers
Household items such as phones and TV remotes have been turned into weapons to target civilians and children. They have been discovered by the Mines Advisory Group charity
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Gran humiliated as airport staff 'make her drop trousers and expose stoma bag'
Colette McAreavey, 75, was travelling home to Belfast on Friday after visiting her daughter and two grandchildren in Manchester when she says she was subjected to the "intimidating" treatment
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Podcaster, 29, fell to her death from hotel window while in Spain with pals
Eden Young, 29, was a respected figure in the Manchester arts and cultural scene, and had travelled to Madrid to attend a festival for online publication and podcast Polyester
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Brit, 22, in coma after buggy crash in Cyprus as family try to get her home
Ellie Horrocks, from Greater Manchester, was rushed to hospital after the horror incident in the popular Cyprus holiday resort of Ayia Napa
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'Cherished' girl with 'beautiful soul' dies after freak accident in bathroom
Falaq Babar, 11, became unwell after fainting and hitting her head in the bathroom. She was taken to the hospital but she later passed away, leaving her family heartbroken
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Thug's grim words to victim during robbery after warning he'd 'get shanked up'
Two men told their victim withdraw £50, before abandoning him. One of the thugs then told his victim: "You're lucky you work for a living. I'm 21 and I have to do this," a court heard
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Mum told her son was vomiting because he was hungover - the next day he was dead
Joshua Kerfoot became unwell and started throwing up after a Friday night out in October last year - after being sick for a few days, he suffered a heart attack and tragically died
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'Fit and healthy' mum gets devastating diagnosis after collapsing at home
Sophie Elliot, from Derbyshire, was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome - which happens when there is an extra electrical connection in the heart and causes the heart to beat abnormally fast
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Girl, 3, went to bed with a runny nose - but mysteriously never woke up
Eva Rydings, from Oldham, was found dead in her bed by her brother in the morning after going to bed having appeared to be "healthy" and "normal", an inquest heard
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