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Sophia Stanford

Sophia Stanford - Trainee News Reporter

Sophia Stanford joined MailOnline as a trainee news reporter in September 2024, where she then completed a three month placement at the Scottish Daily Mail offices based in Glasgow. Before joining the Mail, Sophia had a history of working broadcast, podcasting and film. Her interests lie in women's issues and health stories.

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Tributes paid to 'grandfather figure' found dead in London: Man, 65, is named as police launch murder probe and arrest woman, 28, and man, 54

25/04/25 06:58

Concerns had been raised over the welfare of Michael O'Donnell, 65, who had not been seen since February 24. But the Metropolitan Police found him dead in the Samara Drive flat in Southall on Wednesday morning after neighbours reported an unpleasant smell that had been getting worse for many weeks. A shocked father-of-two described how the generous Mr O'Donnell would often help his disabled son onto the bus. 'It was so kind of him as he himself walked with a stick. He was always smiling, joking and was very well liked. He was never any trouble, far from it. It was a pleasure to have him as a neighbour,' he said....read

Dreaded EU fingerprint registration to be rolled out in coming months - with fears of travel chaos at borders looming
25/04/25 12:59
The EES was meant to launch on November 10 last year but was postponed due to fears of chaos at airports and ports.
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Girl, 12, is fighting for her life after fiery three-car crash injured seven: Man, 20, and passenger arrested over smash
24/04/25 09:07
Shocking footage showed the moment one of the vehicles exploded into 'a ball of flames' after the smash in Denbighshire yesterday evening.
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I was accused of stealing from Morrison's and singled-out because I didn't print off a receipt - it was humiliating
24/04/25 07:15
Shiloh Forbes, 26, was stopped by security after they were told he had stolen three drinks totalling £11.49 despite a self-checkout staff approving his age verification.
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England legend Trevor Sinclair faces bankruptcy battle over £36k unpaid tax bill after his punditry stalled when he tweeted 'black and brown' people should not mourn the Queen
24/04/25 05:56
The judge damningly said 'Mr Sinclair has to wake up to the fact that there's no more head in the sand because this is serious'.
Brit, 44, with killer peanut allergy now eats four nuts each morning like pills - and his life has totally changed
24/04/25 12:37
This 'life-changing' switch was a result of a first-of-its-kind trial which discovered that people with peanut allergies were slowly 'desensitised' after being exposed to the nuts daily.
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Police release CCTV of man and woman after child 'dragged to the floor by her hair and kicked in the head at Primark'
23/04/25 07:18
Police have released CCTV of a man and woman as they hunt the alleged attackers who visited the retailers on Week Street in Maidstone.
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Urgent manhunt as convicted killer who shot newsagent in the head escapes from Scottish jail
23/04/25 05:25
Raymond McCourt, 59, murdered Khalil Mahmood, a newsagent, by shooting him in the head in 1993 - the public have been advised not to approach him.
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Lawmakers renew efforts to prevent Trump Parliament speech
22/04/25 06:45
Keir Starmer invited the US President for a State Visit as part of his charm offensive during a trip to the White House.
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Dame Deborah James's schoolgirl daughter says she is following in her campaigner mum's footsteps - and reveals valuable lessons Debs taught her
22/04/25 01:02
Her young daughter, Eloise, will join ITV 's Lorraine Kelly today on her show for the No Butts initiative after it was launched by Dame Deborah in 2021.
Prince William and Princess Kate are celebrating their 14th wedding anniversary - in the country where it all began
21/04/25 11:01
William and Kate's Royal Foundation will also announce a community project as the couple meet locals while remembering their 2011 wedding in Westminster Abbey.
'Much-loved' mother-of-two killed in single-vehicle crash: Family grieving double tragedy as she and her father die days apart
21/04/25 07:58
Shelly Feeney, who was in her 30s, was driving in Ballymooney last Monday morning when she was involved in a single-vehicle collision where a child also received minor injuries.
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Changed your minds? How Labour frontbenchers including David Lammy railed against Trump addressing Parliament during last state visit... as MPs launch fresh bid to block him
21/04/25 03:56
Keir Starmer invited the US President for a State Visit as part of his charm offensive during a trip to the White House.
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MPs launch campaign to BAN Donald Trump from speaking in Parliament on state visit as they label him a 'serial liar' who disrespects Britain
21/04/25 12:25
A message sent to Lord McFall of Alcluith, the Lord Speaker, said it would be 'inappropriate' for Trump to speak in the Palace of Westminster.
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Coin collector jailed for conspiring to hide £12m of Anglo-Saxon treasure urges fugitive metal detectorist to hand himself in - while much of the hoard still remains missing
20/04/25 11:38
Simon Wicks helped two amateur metal detectorists flog their findings on the black market in 2015 before being sentenced in 2019 for conspiring to conceal the treasure.
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Horrific moment man is stabbed in brutal attack outside flats in Bethnal Green - as police launch investigation and make arrest
20/04/25 08:38
The shocking footage caught three men savagely beating a 28-year-old with a knife and hammer, as residents ran out to stop the bleeding when the attackers fled.
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Moment Spanish tourist goads King's Guard Horse repeatedly with umbrella... but then regrets it
19/04/25 08:07
After provoking the animal, the King's Guard sitting on the horse then calls the emergency bell several times while trying to calm his horse.
Pictured: Woman, 32, stabbed to death inside flat - as man is charged with murder
17/04/25 09:01
Merseyside Police gave first aid to Rebekah Campbell, 32, after receiving reports of a stabbing at Knowsley Heights, Huyton, on Tuesday evening.
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Killers jailed after stabbing man 13 times in 20 seconds before going to pub and buying pints of Guinness
17/04/25 07:18
Mr Siafa - described as 'kind' and 'gentle' - was stabbed at least 13 times in 20 seconds in a premeditated attack and died in the arms of members of the public who rushed to help him.
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Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder after elderly couple killed in house fire
17/04/25 06:20
A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said that a man aged in his 90s and a woman in her 80s were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Teenage boy is killed and man seriously injured in farmyard machinery incident - as watchdog launches investigation
17/04/25 05:32
Paramedics discovered the boy in a critical condition but said nothing could be done to save him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Homeless Finnish man committed £2,000 'dine and dash' at one of London's most prestigious hotels, court told
17/04/25 05:10
Homeless Mikko Luistinen, 58, allegedly tucked into a sumptuous meal with wine at the five-star Dorchester Hotel on Park Lane.
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Dad, 42, left in coma after devastating motorbike crash now faces three-month NHS wait for brain rehab - as heartbroken wife says: 'I just want him to know who I am'
16/04/25 07:28
John Jeffrey, 42, from Harlow, Essex, spent two weeks in a coma, his wife now asking 'who's going to walk Jessica down the aisle? Who's going to teach James to shave?'
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Match of the Day's Jonathan Pearce is spared speeding driving ban after arguing he could be sacked if he was not able to get to games
16/04/25 05:28
The BBC Radio Five Live commentator told Lavender Hill magistrates court that he would face 'exceptional hardship' without his license - and even lose his home.
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Revealed: The secret to getting a strike in tenpin bowling
16/04/25 12:54
Using the work of 18th-century mathematician Leonhard Euler, scientists have now cracked one of the great questions of physics - and sport.
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Family's heartbreak as baby boy dies in tragic accident while on holiday in St Lucia
15/04/25 05:37
Seven-month-old Tommy Taylor-Mclean fell off of a bed on the first day of a family trip to the Caribbean island of St Lucia, East London Coroner's Court has heard.
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Japanese ambassador to the UK goes viral over his love for Britain - and taking Paddington Bear with him everywhere he goes
15/04/25 12:36
'London, here I come!' Hiroshi Suzuki posted a few months ago, unaware just how much his earnest joy at embracing British culture will cement his social media status as universally adored.
Prisoners are 'on streets for months without being tagged' after being released early under Labour scheme
13/04/25 10:13
Criminals are going months without being tagged as prisons face a backlog after Labour's early release scheme, it was reported last night.
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We don't want thousands of newbuilds on our Green Belt ... there is no need for more houses here - it's a fairytale
13/04/25 12:55
Ominously dubbed 'The Local Plan', 22,500 homes are set to be built over the next 15 years outside Bristol on large swathes of rural land, which local Darren Lawrence has called 'catastrophic'.
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President Trump envoy says Ukraine could be divided up 'almost like Berlin after World War Two' under terms of peace deal
12/04/25 12:30
General Keith Kellogg suggested Western troops could adopt zones of control as part of a 'reassurance force', while the Russians would occupy the east.
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Police arrest seven people in London raids after acid attack on man in his 30s - with charges including conspiracy to murder
11/04/25 08:25
Devon and Cornwall Police, with Metropolitan Police, arrested six men in their 20s at a number of addresses in Central London yesterday. A woman in her 30s was then arrested in Plymouth.
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Shocking moment man stalks woman as she walks with groceries before tearing phone from her hands - as snatchers plague residential streets
09/04/25 12:39
In a clip caught on CCTV the woman can be seen making her way home in with a man following close behind her. The thug then wrestles the phone out of her hand, shoving her to the ground.
'Paranoid' man, 37, slit his wife's throat and left her to die on children's bedroom floor after accusing her of speaking to other men
08/04/25 10:20
Wahib Albaradan, 37, who had previously been diagnosed with schizophrenia, repeatedly accused mother-of-four Salam Alshara, 27, of speaking with other men.
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I was diagnosed with breast cancer months ago - and I'm STILL waiting for my treatment to start: Terrified patients claim hospital backlogs and staff shortages are putting their lives at risk
08/04/25 07:29
Patricia Patterson, 72, had her cancerous breast tissue and lymph nodes removed nine weeks ago but her follow-up appointments have been repeatedly cancelled.
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Farm barn 'that sleeps 16' illegally used as a holiday home for SIX years because owners failed to apply for permission
07/04/25 09:13
The Old Dairy Accommodation in Tillingham, that can go for £725 a night, has been available to let for large groups since as early as 2019.
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Fury at Birmingham councillor who went on 'holiday' to Egypt while city overflows with rubbish
07/04/25 07:17
Employees in the council's refuse management team have told MailOnline they are 'p***ed off and getting it in the neck while the city is in a tip and he's off on a jolly paid for by a charity'.
Terrifying venomous snake spotted in UK's most Instagrammable beaches
07/04/25 10:45
Lewis Perrin Williams was exploring the scenic rockpools when he saw the poisonous snake fall from the vegetation in the clifftops above.
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Terrifying venomous snake spotted slithering across rocks and SWIMMING at one of the 'UK's most Instagrammable beaches'
07/04/25 12:33
Lewis Perrin Williams was exploring the scenic rockpools when he saw the poisonous snake fall from the vegetation in the clifftops above.
Woman, 35, and man, 37, arrested after 60-year-old shot dead on the street: Pair held on suspicion of conspiracy to murder
07/04/25 12:21
The 60-year-old man died in Stanley, County Durham, on Saturday evening in a 'truly shocking incident'.
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Tragedy as cyclist, 81, is killed in 'hit-and-run' on country lane - as three people are arrested
06/04/25 04:45
A blue Volkswagen Golf hit the elderly cyclist on the A57 in Todwick but the man died at the scene on Friday afternoon despite emergency services attending.
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Snow White, not so green - now controversial flop Disney film is accused of being too wicked to the environment
06/04/25 01:10
By analysing more than 250 Disney film sets, Snow White was revealed to have created at least 4,258 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
Sunworshippers risk their lives to catch some rays on the crumbling cliffs as weather experts say it is going to heat up even MORE next week
05/04/25 06:03
With the high today of 20.8C in Hurn, Dorset, people across the UK flocked to the beach and parks to soak in the unusually warm spring weather.
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Keir Starmer 'hopes to win over Donald Trump in tariffs row with trip to Scotland to meet the King - as well as a round of golf at Turnberry'
05/04/25 01:06
Although the trip is not directly linked to diplomatic efforts to improve tariffs between the UK and the US, some Whitehall officials are hoping that the royal itinerary makes way for constructive talks.
Heartbreaking moment distraught farmer sees newborn lamb carried off by sea eagle
04/04/25 07:57
Duncan Maclean, 40, was checking on his sheep this morning when he spotted three sea eagles - two clutching lambs in their talons.
Reform UK candidate is suspended from party after tweeting Jimmy Savile was a 'working class hero'
04/04/25 04:56
Stephen Hartley, who was standing in the Banbury Hadrwick ward ahead of local elections next month, was revealed to have posted on X that Savile was a 'working class hero'.
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Moment paedophile neighbour is caught red-handed stealing intimate footage of mother and her young sons after hiding spy-cam in teddy slipper
02/04/25 12:37
When Peter Tomlinson, 56, of Nottinghamshire, was arrested, police found more than 2,000 images and videos of his family undressed and on the toilet.
Man, 57, dies and woman and boy are left seriously injured after 'berserk' attack at home in Brighton - as man, 19, is arrested
01/04/25 10:39
Emergency services rushed to the 'tragic incident' of a teenager attacking multiple people inside a house in a 'berserk' rampage early this morning.
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Driver miraculously escaped with minor injuries in horror crash with lorry that ended with BMW crushed against motorway central reservation
31/03/25 03:03
The crash happened this morning on the A1 southbound when the smaller vehicle was dragged 100 metres along the barrier but the driver escaped relatively unharmed.
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I was handed £30,000 cleaning bill after nightmare tenants TRASHED my home and left it infested with rats
31/03/25 11:27
Galina Manders, 49, said seeing the state of the home since the rental has left her 'choked up and in tears' as Greater Manchester Police are investigating for suspected criminal damage.
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Family-run Indian restaurant releases CCTV of 'dine and dashers' who racked up £287 bill before complaining about the food and refusing to pay
31/03/25 10:48
The brazen customers even ordered extra helpings and dishes to take away before quickly hurling insults after being handed the bill, Tariq Ahmed said.
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Body of newborn baby is found in bag outside church in London as police launch urgent appeal to find mother
25/03/25 04:46
The body of a newborn baby has been found in a bag outside a London church as police launch an urgent appeal to try and find their mother.
Major charity shop to close more than half their UK stores
25/03/25 03:35
The charity shop will shut 39 of its 138 shops in the coming days amid declining footfall and spiralling costs. A further 31 have been earmarked for closure between April 1 and March 31 next year.
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Major charity shop will close more than half their UK stores in fresh blow to High Street - is your local on the list?
25/03/25 10:53
The charity shop will shut 39 of its 138 shops in the coming days amid declining footfall and spiralling costs. A further 31 have been earmarked for closure between April 1 and March 31 next year.
Fashion influencer sued British fitness brand Gymshark for $1million after it axed her sponsorship deal 'over pro-Israel views'
23/03/25 03:59
British fitness brand Gymshark has settled a claim for $1million from a US fashion influencer after it allegedly axed her sponsorship deal over online criticism of her pro-Israel views.
We're furious over plans for £40m theme park next to our homes - we'll be living in a concrete jungle... but the council doesn't care
23/03/25 12:37
Jane Britton, who has lived on the hill that looks over Swansea for the last 20 years, has had to go to the doctor over her decimated mental health caused by the constant dread the park will be built.
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Gen Z worker who asked for a paid day off to get tattoo... for her mental health - as TV star boss said they felt obliged to cave in
22/03/25 01:10
Television presenter Steph McGovern has revealed that a Gen-Z worker asked her for a paid day off in order to get a tattoo because it would help her 'mental health'
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As Hollywood's 'wokest' movie Snow White hits box offices today, cinema lovers reveal what they REALLY think of Disney's controversial remake
21/03/25 06:58
Film critics have widely panned Disney's Snow White remake as a 'painfully muddle-headed affair' that is 'exhaustingly awful' - and now fans have weighed in with their equally punchy verdicts.
'Aggressive' RAF officer groped colleague's wife on dance floor at memorial ball and said he would 'only need five minutes' with her, court martial told
17/03/25 04:26
Flight Lieutenant Jonathan Gwynn allegedly told the woman he wanted to have sex with her to which she responded: 'Well, my husband would have something to say about that'.
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British TikTok star, 25, took her own life using 'suicide kit' after being 'failed' by mental health services, inquest told
17/03/25 04:05
Imogen Nunn, 25 - known as Deaf Immy on the social media platform where she highlighted hearing and mental health issues - had sourced a 'suicide kit' online.
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Teen driver who killed three friends, aged 16 and 17, in horror Ford Fiesta crash on the way home from school faces years in prison
17/03/25 01:21
Edward Spencer had been due to go on trial over the deaths of the three teenagers who were killed in April 2023 as they travelled home from school.
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Only eight Albanian prisoners sent back home to serve their sentences under £8million scheme - two years after it was introduced
17/03/25 12:53
Twelve murderers, eight rapists and more than 100 found guilty of drug or firearm offences are just some of the Albanians who were expected to leave our shores.
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Bubble tea chain plots UK takeover that could create 2,000 jobs in major expansion - will YOUR town be one of the first to get a new store?
17/03/25 11:54
The popular Asian drink has exploded onto the British scene, with the chain's CEO joking 'we can't wait to show the UK how tea is meant to be'.
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Parents fury as children forced to walk through stinking 'monstrosity' full of bottles of urine, rats and even a DEAD CAT to get to school
16/03/25 07:23
Fatima Alashinloye, 11, developed the school project to clear up the rubbish after seeing the 'dangerous' and 'horrible' mess she and her classmates are forced to be around.
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Inside eerie abandoned water park left to rot 10 years after tragedy killed 15 people and injured 500
15/03/25 08:53
The once hugely popular theme park was rented out one night for a dance and music event where coloured powder exploded over the crowd, 'melting' party-goer's skin but now lies abandoned.
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Thief who murdered Amazon delivery driver in 60mph crash when he tried to stop him stealing his van is jailed for 30 years
14/03/25 12:44
Claudiu-Carol Kondor, 42, was hanging onto the van when 'cruel' and 'callous' Mark Ross stole the vehicle and deliberately crashed into a stationary Mini to 'get rid' of the delivery driver.
Britain's latest crimewave hits the rich and famous: How brazen thieves prowl London's most exclusive streets targeting high-end cars... and they don't care if you see them doing it
14/03/25 12:39
Recent footage has shown a hooded figure breaking into a Mercedes-Benz parked near Harrods and making away with bags of designer goods, like Louis Vuitton, in broad daylight.
Mourners gather for funeral of Slimming World founder Margaret Miles-Bramwell as followers of the weight loss regime pay tribute
10/03/25 02:37
Friends, family and followers of her famed weight loss regime attended the service at Derby Cathedral on Monday, passing by the famed Slimming World head office on their way.
Royal fans accuse Meghan Markle of being a 'hypocrite' for wanting to change her name to 'Meghan Sussex' after footage from her infamous 2021 Oprah interview shows her emotionally saying how she 'nearly lost my name' after experiencing 'loss of identity'
07/03/25 12:45
The new naming preference was revealed when a irritated Duchess of Sussex snapped at her 'friend', actress Mindy Kaling , for referring to her by her maiden name.
Mice perform 'first aid' mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on fallen companions, scientists reveal
04/03/25 01:25
The rodents were seen rushing to a drugged mouse and clearing the airways of the casualty.
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Not too sweet! Treats on holiday may make you suffer 'obese brain', scientists say
03/03/25 12:07
A week of indulgence can change the chemical makeup of your brain to make it behave as if you are overweight, giving you an 'obese brain', scientists have found.
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Young women now earn £2,200 more than men as gender pay gap goes into reverse amid 'crisis of masculinity'
03/03/25 12:06
A report has found that women aged 16 to 24 earn nearly £2,000 more than their male counterparts, marking the first time young men's wages have fallen behind as the gender pay gap grows.
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Urgent search launched for 'unpredictable' raccoon dog which escaped in North Wales
02/03/25 09:36
An 'unpredictable' raccoon dog has been on the loose in north Wales for weeks.
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Our 'luxury' flats have been invaded by heroin addicts who sleep in the corridors and leave syringes on the stairs... but the police won't do anything to help
02/03/25 11:41
David Parchot, who has had a flat in the centre of Bournemouth for the last nine years, said 'residents have had to come home to the carpet peppered with used needles and drug addicts using cocaine'.
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Ugly reality of Britain's best beach: Fuming locals blast top award as a sham with 'scummy ghost town' and tacky vape shops blighting the shore
02/03/25 10:51
Vile sewage has made it 'almost inevitable' for the beach to lose its Blue Flag status and boarded up shops dominate the centre, while the prolific vape shops have been repeatedly investigated.
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Inside the horrific world of deepfake porn: How young woman student was targeted in vile sex crime by her music prodigy best friend - and why experts believe police reports are just the 'tip of the iceberg'
02/03/25 08:25
Jodie started to have a panic attack when she saw the AI porn made of her - a perverted form of online violence that is happening to thousands of women without them knowing about it.
Why women say they prefer their DOGS to their boyfriends... and what men need to change to out-do their meddling mutts
01/03/25 02:05
Fed-up wives and girlfriends across the UK say their dog is more dependable than their man - and one in 10 think their pooch smells better too.
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Eight in 10 young men fear they're going bald (and their partners are worried too)
23/02/25 02:21
The biggest concern voiced by a fifth (22%) of men in the study was the fear they will 'look less attractive' to their partner or to other men or women after losing their hair.
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Wind in the Willows village overrun by real-life Mr Toads! Road hogs and tiny pavements in celebrity enclave Cookham leave locals dicing with danger - now TV comedian is leading campaign for a cycle path network to turn it into a 'mini-Amsterdam'
23/02/25 11:55
Cookham residents, who have been left fearing for their safety amid narrow roads and paths, are trying to reclaim their streets from dangerous driving, with the help of some celebrities.
Drug dealers have set up a crack-den on our road just yards from a primary school and London's fashionable Covent Garden... addicts queue up everyday with their pipes, shoot-up in the street and harass passers-by - but the council refuse to do anything
23/02/25 11:49
With 'crackpipes and paraphernalia' covering the street next to flats that sell for £2.2million, residents and businesses on Parker Street have said it is a 'dystopia'.
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The ONLINE doctor will see you now: New list of health conditions that allow you to skip the lengthy GP queue
22/02/25 01:59
Millions of Brits can avoid the lengthy wait to see their GP if they have one of 16 health conditions that can now be treated using a new Online Doctor service.

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