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Mum who saw UFO on fishing trip wakes up with marks on her body
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The 'suction marks' refused to fade after Joelle woke to find herself surrounded by bright lights
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Char gets paid to ignore men and eat cheese and onion sandwiches
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Char says the work has paid to get her daughter through university debt free
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Deaf man ‘shocked’ to be offered Waitrose job during Christmas rush
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Farid Alimardani, 55, who was born deaf, was shocked to be offered a job at Waitrose with a British Sign Language interpreter
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Couple sell all of their worldly possessions to move into a shed in the woods
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A couple sold all their possessions to move into a tiny off-grid cabin and created their dream home
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Lad, aged 27, spends £25,000 on attending 600 football matches
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Billy Hewitt is an avid Wolverhampton Wonderers fan
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Woman unrecognisable after cream left her swollen and flaking
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Ellen has ended up with flaming skin and weeping sores after applying cream to a couple of bumps
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Woman opens up England's first all-year-round Christmas cafe
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Kim Warren has opened up the festive venture in Ironbridge, Shropshire
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Man suffered second-degree burns when vape set fire to trousers
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Nine-inch flames burst out of Dave's pocket, setting his shorts on fire and burning his leg
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Trampoline accident led to brave schoolgirl's bone cancer diagnosis
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Poppy Vanner will shortly start having chemotherapy treatment
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Mum who couldn't shift weight loses 35lbs with simple changes
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Lisa put on three stone after having children, but a couple of simple changes have finally seen her lose it again
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'I went into my parents' hotel room on holiday and found them both dying'
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Kelly Ormerod has battled for five years to get to the truth that Susan and John Cooper were poisoned in their room
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'I felt my weight embarrassed my son' Woman loses 18st after making three life changes
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Kelly Barker is a teacher and says she felt like a 'hypocrite' advising school kids to eat healthy
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Young dad dies suddenly in bed weeks after fiancée gave birth to their second child
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'I want him to be remembered for what he used to do — it was always everybody before him and he was so marvellous with my two girls'
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Survey exposes percentage of people who cheat on their partners and those who come clean
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A shocking percentage of people cheat on their partners, with the likelihood of being impacted by cheating in relationships sky-high
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'I had no idea men could get breast cancer until it happened to me'
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Mike Rossiter is a runner and first noticed a lump on one of his nipples when he was training for a marathon
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Stranger donates 'life-saving' kidney after watching TikTok video of woman in need
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The stranger was a perfect match for a woman experiencing kidney failure with an incurable condition
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Britain's most boring man, dubbed 'dull Kev', releases roadworks calendar for 2024
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Kevin Beresford, 71, believes his latest calendar 'Roadworks of Redditch' could be the dullest yet
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Man lost more than 13st in two years by playing football
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Alex Cook, 46, said he was too heavy to do things such as helicopter rides and ziplines but is now able to take part and has a ‘new lease of life’
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Five-month-old baby's hair is so thick people think it's a wig
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Millie Ray was born with thick hair
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Mum-of-two charges £40 to come and decorate your Christmas tree
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Janine Ralph is already fully booked for this festive season
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Paul shrunk 5cm in height after doctors misdiagnosed him with a 'pulled muscle'
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Paul Harker was diagnosed with cancer after doctors thought his symptoms were due to a pulled muscle
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Dog-obsessed woman splashes out on Wagyu beef, swimming lessons and £500 birthday bash for pet
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Noel Duan, 32, adopted her beloved rescue dog Artemis back in March 2016, and she said having the pup in her life brings her ‘so much joy’
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Teen told his symptoms were down to spicy food - then he collapsed
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Jake Adams doesn't even like hot food, but three doctors put his symptoms down to a migraine, until his body 'shut down'
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Teenager left with 'bomb-like injuries' after being hit by tractor
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Lucie Maguire was 19 when she had her right leg amputated, broke her back and suffered more internal injuries after she was hit by the vehicle
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Mum who saw UFO on fishing trip wakes up with marks on her body
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The 'suction marks' refused to fade after Joelle woke to find herself surrounded by bright lights
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Exploding vape set fire to man's beard and melted into his hand
UK News
The explosion left a fireball in Mike's kitchen and his home started to fill with smoke
UK ministers call Turkey after woman, 31, died having bum lift
UK News
The meeting could result in new rules and regulations to protect people going abroad for plastic surgery
Mum who saw UFO on fishing trip wakes up with marks on her body
Real Life
The 'suction marks' refused to fade after Joelle woke to find herself surrounded by bright lights