Girl wins £3m pay-out after NHS battle
This is Staffordshire -- A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl who suffered life-changing injuries during her birth at Crewe's Leighton Hospital has won a £3 million payout from the NHS. The Crewe girl, who cannot be...
View ArticleGeri Halliwell and Emma Bunton want Spice Girls reunion
Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton want another Spice Girls reunion tour. The girl group - made up of Geri, Emma, Victoria Beckham, Mel B and Mel C -... Reported by ContactMusic 20 hours ago.
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Girls should not need to say the 'F word'
This is Somerset -- Dame Helen's full-on 'F word' approach to dealing with unwanted attention would have had our mothers rushing for the Lifebuoy soap and the toothbrush. The kind of profanity that...
View ArticleMan cleared of groping schoolgirl
This is Bristol -- A MAN has been cleared of sexually abusing a Bristol schoolgirl. Gavin Nellis fought back tears as he said he was upset when told about allegations made by the child and felt...
View ArticleHolly would like you to help her short film win
This is Leicestershire -- Many film stars turn their hand to directing later in their careers but 10-year-old Holly Jacobson has got behind the camera sooner than most. The young actor from Western...
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How Kay delivered on the royal baby against all odds
I'll be honest. For a time I was, frankly, sneering at the girl. But gradually, the longer her wait went on, the more she pushed and strained to no avail, I truly began to feel her pain. Reported by...
View ArticleZaatari camp: makeshift city in the desert that may be here to stay
It was planned as a short-term refuge, but many of the 150,000 Syrians now living in the camp may never go home When Zaatari camp was first carved out of the sand of northern Jordan a year ago, it was...
View Article10 classics of Indian cinema, decade by decade
To celebrate the Indian film industry's centenary year, here are 10 essential movies – from a silent film about the life of the Buddha to a violent gangster epic *Prem Sanyas/The Light of Asia (Franz...
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Call for calm over paedophile Facebook posts
This is Leicestershire -- Police have appealed for calm after residents learned a convicted sex offender is living in their neighbourhood. James Carroll was named on a Facebook page which was...
View ArticleCall for calm over Facebook paedophile posts
This is Leicestershire -- Police have appealed for calm after residents learned a convicted sex offender is living in their neighbourhood. James Carroll was named on a Facebook page which was...
View ArticleNigerian senator who married girl of 13 accused of breaking Child Rights Act
Nigerian human rights groups claim Senator Ahmed Yerima's child bride undermines protection for legal status of children A Nigerian senator who married a 13-year old girl has blocked attempts to...
View ArticleShining lights of Brazilian music provide a turbo-charged set
This is Somerset -- BRAZILIAN music is coming into vogue with a new wave of electronic and techno artists turning the traditional Latin-American rhythms into distinctive contemporary styles with a...
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Teen illegally tattooed girls
This is Grimsby -- TWO young girls were illegally tattooed by a teenager who was just using them as "practice" for a possible career as a tattooist. One of the tattoos on a 14-year-old girl read:...
View ArticleYour stories: Tower Clearing - Part 1 by ellathebookworm
'Someone's in there. People feel it, when they enter the place. Like they're being watched' Tower Clearing was an anomaly. A soaring structure built of old brick and clad with emerald and blood red...
View ArticleMel C: Spice Girls could reform
Mel C believes the Spice Girls are ''closer than ever'' and could reunite for more concerts in the future. The girl group - also made up of Victoria... Reported by ContactMusic 23 hours ago.
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The trip of a lifetime
This is Devon -- NEW ON DVD: Side Effects (Cert 15, 101 mins, Entertainment One, Thriller/Romance, also available to buy DVD £17.99/Blu-ray £19.99) Starring: Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine...
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China: Toddler Pulled From Pram And 'Murdered'
A two-year-old girl dies after being thrown to the ground by a man arguing with the girl's mother over a parking space in Beijing. Reported by Sky News 21 hours ago.
View ArticleShadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - review
'If you haven't read this book, you don't truly know what addiction is' If you haven't read this book, you don't truly know what addiction is. A debut novel that makes the NYT bestselling list? That...
View ArticleAlbum: Honey Ltd, The Complete LHI recordings (Light in the Attic)
Got a summer pop longing? You could do worse than this small chapter in the history of the girl group. Reported by Independent 14 hours ago.
View ArticleJosephine and I; Barnum; The Hush – review
Bush, London; Theatre in the Park, Chichester; The Shed, London Actor Cush Jumbo's first play, *Josephine and I*, juxtaposes the lives of two performers. One is the phenomenal entertainer Josephine...
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