All news by author: Richard Gittins

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Wealthy couple claim 'devious little sod' of a nephew 'stole' their £4m house
Cheng-Jen Ku quit the property in plush South Kensington, London, because he was fed up with "too strict" house rules imposed by his multimillionaire aunt and uncle
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Killer pig farmer's wife gets 'unusually' high divorce pay-out
Wealthy pig farmer James Seales, 66, was jailed for life for the 2012 shotgun killing of Philip Strickland, 36, and has now lost an 'unusual' divorce battle with estranged wife Alison Seales, 55
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Family torn apart as son sues own parents in battle over £2.3million family farm
Sean Preson bought a farm with his parents so he could live with them. He said the decision was made during a pub Sunday lunch in 2002, but since then their relationship deteriorated
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Siblings cut out of £300,000 will so stepmum's son can look after beloved parrot
Ian McLean and his two siblings are now set to launch a fight to win back their inheritance after their late father Reginald's second wife Maureen changed her will
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Millionaire shoots boy thinking he was urban explorer searching £30m estate
Gary Steele lived at the 1,300 acre Witley Estate, near Godalming, Surrey, when it became target of an online campaign of urban explorers, encouraging them to break into parts of the property
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Marine wins £700k compensation after 'inadequate' earplugs led to hearing loss
The Ministry of Defence has been forced to pay out a huge sum after its hearing protection equipment was found to be inadequate. Former Royal Marine James Barry was awarded more than £700,000
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Couple face £160,000 bill after 'monstrous' neighbour's fence 'boxed them in'
Gary and Kerry Hambling have been left with a £160,000 legal expenses after failing in a bid to sue their neighbours over a fence they had erected between their country homes
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Rugby star paralysed by tackle by rival who 'vowed to break her' lands court win
Dani Czernuszka sued rival rugby player Natasha King for £10m in compensation after a tackle left her permanently paralysed, and a High Court has ruled in her favour
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Neighbours war as 'monstrous' millionaires accused of boxing in home with fence
Gary and Kerry Hambling have blasted millionaire neighbours Garry and Jenny Wakerly’s "deliberately and unpleasantly antagonistic" actions in a High Court battle