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DIY savvy couple with 4 kids transform dining room in just three days for £600 A DIY savvy couple have transformed their dining room to accommodate their growing family for just £600 in three days. Lesley Swales, 57, and 48-year-old Paul Parkin, rolled up their sleeves and built bench seating and a table from scratch […]

A mum ‘fat-shamed by a camel’ on a holiday with her pals shed a whopping 10st – and then scooped the top prize in a bodybuilding competition. Carla Sheard, who ballooned to 18st at her heaviest while binge-eating takeaways and sweet treats, shrunk to a petite size 8 after hitting the gym and eating healthy, […]

A black plumber said he suspects his race may have factored into a decision to arrest him after a client reported £10,000 missing from her home. Paul Peters, from Aigburth, spent five hours in police custody and two months on bail before the charges were dropped, despite Merseyside Police being aware that his client hadn’t […]

A mum-of-two who nicknamed herself the ‘Iron Lady’ beat up a 14-year old girl and vowed to slit her throat after the victim got caught up in a fight with her teenage stepdaughter. Carla Wiles, 36, jumped into her car after being told about the fight and ambushed the youngster in the street. As her […]

Rosie Coombs and boyfriend Callum fell in love with the idea of living on the water after lockdown made them crave a calmer life. So the couple, from Bridgenorth, Shrops, decided to bite the bullet and go for it – selling their £400,000 newly renovated detached cottage with a roof terrace to buy a £75,000 […]

A hero four-year-old saved her mum’s life after she collapsed with a near-fatal brain bleed. Sonya Jones, 46, was woken at 4am by a splitting headache and phoned an ambulance before collapsing. Little Sophia heard her mum and bravely stayed by her side the whole time. She managed to go downstairs and let paramedics in […]

The group of friends behind the ‘Four Lads in Jeans’ viral meme have admitted they can’t remember anything about the night out when the photo was taken. What started as a random picture snapped by a stranger outside Birmingham’s New Street train station of pals Connor Humpage, Kevin Rooney, Jamie Phillips and Alex Lacey has […]