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17-year-old girl knocked on head and assaulted for 60p
This is Nottingham -- ROBBERS assaulted a 17-year-old girl for 60p. The girl was walking out of the Ewe Lamb Lane Store, in Stapleford, when a man, with a group of about five other men, hit her on the...
View ArticleWhy can't women time travel?
From The Terminator to Back to the Future to Richard Curtis's new film About Time, movies love time travel – but it's strictly for men. Anna Smith wishes she could turn back the clock Poor Rachel...
View ArticleGirl's needle horror at anti-crime event
This is Lincolnshire -- An eight-year-old girl pricked her finger on a hypodermic needle which she found hidden inside a toy at a crime prevention event. The young girl won the china doll on the...
View ArticleZadie Smith on NW – Guardian book club
Zadie Smith explains the inspirations behind her latest novel What's this novel about? My books don't seem to me to be about anything other than the people in them and the sentences used to construct...
View ArticleDead Man Down on Sky Movies
When vicious New York mobster Alphonse (Terrence Howard) discovers the body of his key henchman in his own freezer, one of the few people he can trust is enforcer Victor (Colin Farrell), the man who...
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Girl's ankle broken in street attack
This is Leicestershire -- A teenager's ankle was broken after she was attacked by a group of youths. The 15-year-old was injured when she and two friends became involved in an argument with the youths...
View ArticleJade Ewen: Sugababes are 'pretty much done'
Jade Ewen says the Sugababes are ''pretty much done''.The singer has seemingly confirmed the girl group is over after a two-year hiatus, because she... Reported by ContactMusic 21 hours ago.
View ArticleParents of ecstasy death teenager blame academic and partner for death
The parents of a teenager who died after taking ecstasy at a house party say they hold a former academic and his partner whose home the party was at responsible for the girl’s death. Reported by...
View ArticleI never met her, says man facing rape charges
This is Bristol -- A MAN accused of raping a teenager repeatedly told a jury: "I never, ever met her." Fabian Henry sustained a heavy barrage of questions accusing him of grooming the youngster,...
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Win tickets for new stories and magical shoes
This is Dorset -- THE summer holidays have arrived and that means it's not long until the Sting in the Tale Festival of Stories. From 16th to 26th August over 20 venues across East Dorset will be...
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Plymouth man Craig Goldstone found guilty of park rape
This is Plymouth -- A MAN who raped a drunken student in a city park has been told he faces a long prison sentence. Craig Goldstone, aged 29, dragged the girl into bushes and attacked her in Devonport...
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PLAIN JANE: My top parenting tips
This is Kent -- ALL together now, a great big ahhhhhh. I love a new-born baby (it's the next 18 years that wears one down). And, together with the rest of the nation, I would like to add my congrats...
View ArticleRoyal Baby and mobiles lift William Hill
The nation might have successfully bet on George being the Royal Baby’s name, but he didn’t have red hair and wasn’t the girl they expected — helping bookie William Hill make a profit on its royal...
View ArticleClaire Messud: 'I still believe at the end somebody will say: and you get an...
The novelist on middle age, twee adages and why being likable will cost you dear The nature of Claire Messud's novels – the elegance of their construction and prose, the wry, precise sentences, her...
View ArticlePrize clues
This is Nottingham -- 1 He's too upset to calm down (6) 4 Sort of step many debtors neglect to make (8) 9 A binding affair, perhaps (6) 10 Keep up support (8) 12 They open out for the novice (8) 13...
View ArticleThe Great War: we are as blind to our times as the innocent lovelorn boy was...
As we near the centenary of the First World War's start, honouring the past should make us think of the present too The inscription carved into the huge beech tree, which stands on a hill path in...
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Girl knocked off her bike in Scunthorpe
This is Scunthorpe -- A girl is believed to have been knocked off her bike in Scunthorpe this afternoon. Humberside Police are said to have attended the incident at around 12.30pm. The incident is...
View ArticleWhy the Incas offered up child sacrifices
As it tried to ward off disasters on the Pacific ring of fire, this advanced culture showed its dark side, explains leading anthropologist Kim MacQuarrie These children [to be sacrificed to the...
View ArticleThird 17-year-old arrested by detectives investigating rape of 12-year-old girl
Two 17-year-old boys, who cannot be named, for legal reasons, have already appeared at Thames Magistrates Court on July 27 charged with raping the girl in Walthamstow. Reported by MailOnline 6 hours ago.
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I'm half the girl I used to be! Graduate loses 12st in just nine months after...
Holly Hatfield, 23, had been looking forward to travelling home on an EasyJet flight from Berlin to East Midlands Airport last July after completing her studies for her masters degree. Reported by...
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