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'We were saving money up for our honeymoon - now I'm spending it on his funeral'
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Laura Burr's husband Edward, 32, died just 186 days after they married
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'My husband's ghost is with me everywhere I go, even in the bedroom'
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Nicky Wake said her late husband had always spoke about wanting a threesome before he passed away
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Man dubbed 'The Drainspotter' spends 30 HOURS a month searching for drains
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He has banded together with a group of fellow drain-lovers to create the 'Manchester Manhole Collective'
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People think I'm a world-famous rock star - but my Yorkshire accent gives it away
Yorkshire
Joseph Petcher, 50, says he is regularly mistaken for a famous rock star, until they hear his Yorkshire accent and the truth is revealed
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'Turkey holiday was meant to be a short break, but it nearly cost me my life'
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Richard Moore, 55, was placed in a medically induced coma after developing a fever and chest pains
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Tributes pour in as unmistakable face on the terraces 'Mr Manchester City' dies
People
Manchester City super-fan, Craig 'Shez' Shennan, 52, was recognised by football fans all over the world
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The 'miracle' little girl giving back to the hospital that gave her a chance to live
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Summer is making every day count by helping others in need
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Man flies Greggs sausage roll 1,000 miles to pregnant woman craving snack abroad
Greggs
Seven months pregnant Lauren Nyland was holidaying in Portugal when a 'hero' came to her aid, jetting in from the UK armed with the Greggs sausage roll she craved
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Brits left stunned by what happens to items donated to clothes banks
Charity Shops
Many charity banks are bursting at the seams, which has prompted a clothes reseller to urge the public to think twice when making future donations in order to prevent wastage
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'I was left looking like an alien... I wouldn't wish this on anyone'
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Charlie Michael Baker said he would wake up 'in a puddle of dry skin' with blood on his bedsheets
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Woman can't believe what she finds in charity shop as people tell her to 'sell for £1m'
Charity Shops
A woman who walked into a charity shop couldn't believe her luck after unearthing some items that could be worth a fortune - and to top it off, she was able to take it home for free
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Three sisters shed 18 stone by all making drastic change to their diet
Dieting and weight loss
Sisters Emma Castle, Tammy Fisher, and Katie Nutt had a combined weight of over 55 stone before they transformed their lives
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Brave mum who plans to end her life after daughter’s exams says decision is her ‘last bit of parenting’
Health
A mum with motor neurone disease is planning to starve herself to protect her 'amazing' children from seeing her 'brutal' death, after being diagnosed with the terminal illness two years ago.
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'I’m worried I’ll be kicked out on the streets. What am I going to do about the kids?'
Oldham
A huge rent increase has left one single mum scared she could end up without a home. Charlotte Hall reports.
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'I was trying to deescalate an argument, completely unaware of the danger awaiting me'
Liverpool
Gerry Anketell was stabbed multiple times in an Airbnb after he tried to intervene during a row over the bathroom
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'It was the worst experience of my life - he told everybody that I smelt like poo'
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Carmen Corr-Davies has faced years of abuse and says she has 'no quality of life', she spoke to Stephen Topping about her horrific condition and the challenges she faces.
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'If only I could have him back for one more hug'
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Leon Montanari made a list with his mum by his bedside - and it's gone on to help thousands
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'I was born without ovaries - but I'll do anything to be a mum'
Northern Ireland
The 41-year-old is desperate to become a mother, in spite of the unfair cards she has been dealt
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'We sold everything we owned and moved into a £25,000 school bus with our kids'
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Lotti Harrison, 29, and Ty Burns, 37, packed up their lives in the UK for a life on the road
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Mum and son 'living in tent by the road' after flying to Tenerife to start new life
Canary Islands
Once he gets a job, Joshua plans to save up and rent a home with a solid roof and walls
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I've tried 500 Tesco meal deals - these are the sandwiches you should get and avoid
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He started reviewing meal deals while he worked at Tesco during the pandemic
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'I am not ashamed of being a virgin at 47'
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Andrew says he often felt like he would "rather be on his own"
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Agony of Manchester mum, 29, who smells like 'rotten fish and eggs'
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Carmen Davies, 29, from Fallowfield, has a rare condition that's forced her to 'live life away from people'
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'Broken' family's desperate plea following devastating news on son's 16th birthday
Anthony Nolan
Reece Khan faces gruelling treatment and has been given a one in five chance of survival by medics
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