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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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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 Newham, London, with a man following close behind her. The thug, sporting a Nike backpack, black clothes and hat, then grabs the woman's phone and yanks it out of her hands as she tries to hold on. The woman falls to the floor as he pulls away violently, spilling her shopping on the pavement....read

'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.
Vegan children are 'desperately trying' to have playdates with meat-eating families so that they can 'steal food'
22/02/25 09:03
One mum from an area 'where it's become fashionable to be vegan' said it is 'insane' watching vegan children come to their house who then 'never stop eating' the forbidden foods.
From a broken boiler to blocked drains… the nine most common problems in a new home - with average buyers forking out £4K in unforeseen repairs
22/02/25 09:03
The average Brit forks out an extra £3,876 beyond their budget to fix unforeseen problems like a broken boiler or a leaking roof soon after getting the keys to their new home.
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'British people used to know how to protest': Fuming OAPs issue call to arms over plans for 150 newbuilds beside leafy cul-de-sac as they vow to lie in front of developer's diggers
22/02/25 09:02
Home to mostly pensioners, residents of Corn Close in Fiskerton have been devastated that their retirement plans could be thwarted by years of development.
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Santorini hit by 5.1 'earthquake swarm' as the storm continues
10/02/25 08:00
A state of emergency was declared last week after the Greek island experienced thousands of quakes that have been increasing in strength and frequency.
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Santorini is hit by 5.1 earthquake as the 'quake storm' that began earlier this month continues
10/02/25 12:46
A state of emergency was declared last week after the Greek island experienced thousands of quakes that have been increasing in strength and frequency.
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Lidl to open nine supermarkets this month - check our map to see if one is coming to a town near you
07/02/25 10:45
The German-owned store, beloved for its discounts, has said that hundreds of new jobs will be created as a result. It comes after Lidl had their most successful Christmas yet, with more than £1B in sales.
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Travel chaos between two major cities after car plunges onto railway tracks - as 'drink driver' is arrested
07/02/25 09:58
Network Rail confirmed that all lines are closed between cities and expect disruption to continue until the early afternoon. Police said a driver was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
Nursery manager, 67, who pushed and 'head-butted' two-year-old boy saying 'that's the only way he'll learn' avoids jail
06/02/25 03:48
Karen White, 67, admitted three counts of cruelty to children who were in her care at a south London nursery in 2021 and has been sentenced to a 24-month community order.
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'Flower Pot Bandit' pens hilarious apology after being caught on CCTV stealing pub's light-up table display while drunk
06/02/25 12:18
The pub in Lancashire posted a lighthearted Facebook plea for the mystery man to return the £8 item and five days later staff found a remorseful condolence card with £20 inside.
Fly-tippers caught in the act: Rubbish dumpers, mattress flingers and binbag litterers are captured on video
06/02/25 10:31
Locals in a North London neighbourhood have called the area an 'environmental disaster' after years of fly-tipping has made their streets look like a 'a recycling centre'.
The wave of 'entitled' shoplifters blighting pretty seaside town where traumatised staff have been threatened with hammers and one trader is losing £26k a year
04/02/25 11:24
Fiona Malone, who owns Tenby Stores and Post Office, said her shop is losing £26,000-a-year to thieves who range in age from 12 to 85, and have no regard for how it will affect her business.
Toddler and pregnant mother scramble from smouldering BMW seconds before it explodes in flames on busy road
04/02/25 10:06
Dan Scott was driving his BMW through London Road in Baldock, Hertfordshire, when his pregnant fiancée, Ellie Payne, noticed smoke coming from the car.
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Three stranded walkers saved just moments from death as 10-meter tide surges towards them after their tidal app mistook Silverdale, Lancashire, for Silverdale, USA
03/02/25 04:55
The trio got stuck in waist-deep 'fast moving' water after setting set off with their two dogs for a walk across the sands of the bay on Sunday, confident that their 'tidal app' would keep them safe
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Obsessed patient gave gynaecologist 'nightmares' after duping staff into handing over his mobile number and telling them she was 'going to get him'
03/02/25 12:58
Lisa Beevers, 59, repeatedly hunted down Dr Martin Farrugia at several hospitals and even deceived his secretary into handing over his mobile number, a court heard.
Mum-of-three may move family into a tent to escape 'horrendous' mould which returned 'with a vengeance' after council damp proofing left it 'ten times worse'
03/02/25 11:36
Fiona Kirkwood said she has been left feeling 'depressed' due to 'horrendous' mould spoiling her furniture and blackening her walls and windows in her Southampton home.
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Drunk driver banned after pulling up next to cops at petrol station with an open bottle of wine while stinking of cannabis
03/02/25 10:04
Cameron Mayes, 23, has been given a three year driving ban and forced to pay £200 after his 'brazen' mistake. A PC said his 'shocking' actions meant 'he paid a lot more for the fuel than he realised'.
Margaret Miles-Bramwell dead at 76: Slimming World founder who changed the lives of millions of Brits dies as tributes pour in
02/02/25 04:09
Ms Miles-Bramwell died on Sunday morning surrounded by her family after she had 'touched the hearts and changed the lives of millions of people', Slimming World said in a statement.
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Jeremy Clarkson reveals he may try 'Ozempic-like' weight loss drug as part of health kick to 'stay alive as long as possible for his granddaughter' after heart scare led to emergency operation
02/02/25 03:54
The former Top Gear host said he had to 'do everything in my power to not die' so that he can spend as much time possible with his 'hilarious' granddaughters.
Fire-ravaged LA gears up for the Grammys as awards show shifts focus from the glitz and glam to fundraising for devastated city
02/02/25 12:17
The decision to go ahead with the Grammys was met with controversy but the Recording Academy hoped the show will drive donations for the tens of thousands of wildfire victims.
My council is kicking me out of my flat weeks before I'm due to give birth so homeless people can move in - it's a disgrace
01/02/25 01:43
'It would be difficult to carry a lot of stuff, I find it hard already to just clean the house, I get so exhausted', the expecting mother admitted, despite council ignoring her pleas for an extension.
Met Police arrest six as Tommy Robinson supporters invade Stand Up To Racism counter-demo area as rival protests fill central London
01/02/25 12:22
Thousands of protesters from opposing sides gathered across central London, with one group marching in support of Tommy Robinson, while another held a counter-protest against racism.
Villagers lose 'David and Goliath' battle against billionaire entrepreneur as plans to build £30,000-a-night wedding venue gets the green light
31/01/25 02:39
Residents in Huntingfield, Suffolk, claim the 'all singing, all dancing' entertainment centre which could hold 288 people will destroy their rural idyll and has 'gone too far'.
Black Met Police officer who called black colleagues 'cotton pickers' for not thinking force's public order unit is racist keeps her job after being found guilty of gross misconduct
28/01/25 04:47
Pc Mia Korell, who is part of the Roads and Transport policing command, was accused of using the term to describe black officers who did not believe the Territorial Support Group was racist.
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Bargain two-bedroom home goes on the market for just £10k - but there's a catch
28/01/25 01:53
Rightmove have said the home in Middlesbrough would need a full renovation after what was left behind by the previous owners.
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Metal detectorist who stole £3m Viking treasure hoard goes on the run as police issue warrant for his arrest after he fails to appear in court
28/01/25 12:08
George Powell was part of a duo who failed to declare they had unearthed invaluable coins and other jewellery on farmland in Herefordshire, dating back 1,100 years that 'rewrote history'.
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Boy racer who killed friend in 69mph crash while waiting to do speed awareness course and later caused another smash while inhaling hippy crack at the wheel is jailed for four years
28/01/25 10:41
University student Adam Ali, 18, had already been caught speeding on a motorway and improper use of his car horn despite passing his test just weeks earlier.
Furious grandmother, 75, left unable to sleep in her bedroom after contractors rip out her ceiling due to leak
28/01/25 09:21
Isabella Fields, who cares for her four grandchildren, had problems with a leak at her home in Glasgow. When contractors tried to help, she didn't expect that she'd be left without a ceiling for almost a month.
Major charity shop could close more than HALF of its UK stores in huge blow to the high street
27/01/25 02:11
A charity could close more than half of its 138 high street shops in the next 18 months after dire forecasts showed massive losses.
London Underground bosses issue urgent warning as people falling onto Tube tracks soars over last three years
27/01/25 12:50
Commuters on the Tube have been left with life-changing injuries after London Underground admitted that there has been a huge rise in people falling in the tracks.
Local council is forced to apologise after gassing moles running riot in church graveyard to death
27/01/25 09:48
Councillors for Tadley in Basingstoke, Hampshire, were forced to apologise after fierce backlash and insisted they had no choice but to kill the wildlife 'burrowing' around graves.
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DPD driver caught on Ring doorbell pulling off VERY 'audacious' delivery technique... but can YOU guess what he does?
26/01/25 03:02
EXCLUSIVE: A couple in South London caught their DPD driver red-handed for his rather unusual delivery technique. 'The sheer audacity of it caught me off guard', said James, 30.

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