Experience: a stranger snatched my daughter
'I'd explained to the girls that if someone did try to hurt them, they should shout, "I don't know you. What are you doing?" as loud as they could. But he had his hand over her mouth' It was 4pm at the...
View ArticleGood Ol' Freda: the Beatles' secretary tells her story
As a 17-year-old Freda Kelly was the envy of thousands of teenage girls: she was secretary to the Fab Four and ran their fan club. Now, in a new documentary about her role, she has finally decided to...
View ArticleSo what do teenage girls make of Miley Cyrus, Lily Allen and that video?
Teenage girls discuss what they think about explicit lyrics and videos So we've all seen the Miley Cyrus Wrecking Ball music video, which has been attacked for its sexually explicit imagery, and Robin...
View ArticleLisa Allardice on Doris Lessing: 'She helped change the way women are...
"Oh Christ!" was Doris Lessing's characteristically no-nonsense response to the assembled crowd of photographers from whom she learned that she had finally been awarded the Nobel prize for literature...
View ArticleIt’s time for entrepreneurs to make their numbers heard – for the benefit of...
IN HOLLYWOOD action movies, the hero often battles a room full of villains, defeating them one at a time before rescuing the girl. However, the world isn’t a movie – on planet Earth, when it comes to...
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Coalville teenager who had sex with girl, 14, is behind bars
This is Leicestershire -- A teenager who had sexual encounters with three under-aged schoolgirls has been sentenced to two years' detention. Zac Hall (19) had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old...
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Family of four escape injury after M6 crash
This is Staffordshire -- A FAMILY of four narrowly avoided serious injuries after their car was wedged between two roadside barriers on the M6 this morning. At around 12.45am the West Midlands...
View ArticleThe Cuckoo's calling by Robert Galbraith (J K Rowling) – review
'It makes one truly wonder, when your life is lived in front of the press, just how much do they really know?' For many days, even months, after the unthinkable happened, nobody at all, especially...
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Family pays tribute to Koen Allwood (15) who was killed after being hit by a...
This is Scunthorpe -- The family of a 15 year old boy who died after being hit by a car in Barton Upon Humber, have issued a tribute to him. Koen Allwood (15) from Barton, died after he was hit by a...
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Barton tragedy: Condition update on girl (15) injured in fatal road incident
This is Scunthorpe -- Police have today issued a condition udpate on a 15-year-old girl injured after being hit by a car in Barton. Last Wednesday (November 13), the girl suffered life-threatening...
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Should the age of consent for sex be lowered?
This is Bristol -- Prime minister David Cameron has rejected a call to lower the age of consent for sex from 16 to 15. Faculty of Public Health professor John Ashton said society had to accept that...
View ArticleSteven Moffat: 'I was the original angry Doctor Who fan'
His job is to produce a 50th-anniversary episode of Doctor Who that will knock our socks off. And his track record with the show means we're expecting something really special. So is he feeling the...
View ArticleSteven Moffat: 'I was the original angry Doctor Who fan'
His job is to produce a 50th-anniversary episode of Doctor Who that will knock our socks off. And his track record with the show means we're expecting something really special. So is he feeling the...
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Young cyclist hit by car in Grimsby
This is Grimsby -- A YOUNG girl has been injured after being involved in a collision with a car in Carr Lane in Grimsby this morning (Tuesday). Police and an ambulance raced to the scene at around 8am...
View ArticleUPDATE: Young cyclist hit by car in Grimsby
This is Grimsby -- A YOUNG girl has been injured after being involved in a collision with a car in Carr Lane, Grimsby this morning (Tuesday). Police and an ambulance raced to the scene at around 8am...
View ArticleAccused 'deleted Facebook account'
BBC Local News: Tees -- A taxi driver accused of having sex with schoolgirls deactivated his Facebook account after being confronted by one of the girl's mothers, a court is told. Reported by BBC Local...
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Steven Crump of Bugle goes on trial accused of rape and sex attack
This is Cornwall -- A BUGLE man has gone on trial, accused of raping a girl and indecently assaulting another. Steven Crump, of Fore Street is also charged with wilful assault and one charge of wilful...
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Warning to road users after girl, 13, is injured in Grimsby
This is Grimsby -- A STARK reminder of road safety has been issued after a teenage cyclist was injured after being involved in a collision with a car in icy conditions in Grimsby. The girl, aged 13,...
View ArticleWhite supremacist Joseph Paul Franklin has stay of execution lifted
Serial killer who targeted black people and Jews had won reprieve after judge cited concern over Missouri death drug A federal appeals court has upheld the execution of a white supremacist serial...
View ArticleHull: 10 reasons to visit the UK city of culture 2017
What should you look out for on a trip to Hull, once home to Philip Larkin, William Wilberforce and the Housemartins? *1 White phone boxes* Hull's independence and proud municipal history are...
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