A teenager says she would not have done as well in her GCSEs if she did not seek counselling. After struggling with academic confidence and panic attacks, 17-year-old Islay sought help from Mitcheldean …
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A man will celebrate 20 years in his second career working at a DIY store in July, after retiring from the prison service at the age of 65. Ron McLaughlin is a customer …
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A zoo has announced the death of a "gentle" and "almost affectionate" 19-year-old tiger. Lincoln Zoo said Julia had been suffering from a number of age-related health problems and was put down on …
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Family and friends of a man who died after the car he was travelling in was "deliberately rammed off the road", police have said, are planning a charity football match in his memory …
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A teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 12-year-old boy. The 15-year-old, who spoke only to confirm his name, was not asked to enter any pleas at Birmingham Crown …
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Inverness' Culloden Academy is closed because of problems with its water supply. The high school and community centre complex sent pupils home on Tuesday, the first day of the new term after Easter, …
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A man with a severe sight impairment has issued a warning to taxi drivers telling them they have to accept guide dogs by law. Nathan Major-Kershaw, 29, from Hull, said he had experienced …
A man has suffered "life-altering" injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Rotherham. South Yorkshire Police was called to reports of a road traffic collision on Fitzwilliam Road, a busy route through …
The reopening of a parish community shop in County Antrim after the church was set on fire in an arson attack last September represents the "first shoots of revival", the director of the …
Drug dealers behind an operation making thousands of pounds a week have been jailed for a total of more than 16 years. Regan Murray, 25, was responsible for suppling large amounts of drugs …