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3 weeks ago | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Emma Dunn |Iona Young
The family were told she had just six to 12 months to live - but Ava outlived this and passed away nearly two years later - aged 12. A mum is urging parents to trust their instincts after her daughter's tummy bug turned out to be an inoperable brain tumour. Jackie Dunlop, 38, became concerned when her daughter, Ava Nelson, then 10, suffered with severe headaches and sickness for three weeks.
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1 month ago | 
msn.com | Emma Dunn |Emma Slee
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Rory Cassidy |Emma Dunn
A Scots mum shed a third of her bodyweight - after being ashamed of herself when looking back on snaps from a family holiday. Emily Harris, of Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, ballooned after giving birth to her son, tipping the scales at 18st 12lbs. But she shed a whopping 6.5st after holiday photos from Disneyland Paris left her feeling "disgusted". The 31-year-old piled on the pounds after 18-month-old Hudson was born.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
devonlive.com | Emma Lloyd |Emma Dunn |Howard Lloyd
A woman has made £100k reselling second-hand clothes on Vinted and Depop. Becky Chorlton, 26, has always hated throwing things away and found a love for thrifting with her mum, Sandra, 62, a retired receptionist. Becky started listing some of her old clothes on Depop while studying for her masters in physical activity and health in July 2019. Within a couple of months she found she was pocketing more than she was earning from her part time job - around £100-a-week.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
somersetlive.co.uk | Emma Dunn
A little boy from Somerset who was born without his left hand is hoping to raise £20k so he can be fitted with a "superhero" bionic arm. Brodie Foster, seven, was born with a wrist and half a palm on his left arm and hasn't let it hold him back. But now the growing boy wants more independence and to be able to climb monkey bars, tie his shoelaces and do tricks on his scooter.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
nottinghampost.com | Emma Dunn
A nurse lost 14st after her weight left her "hobbling home" from gruelling 13 hour shifts. Rosie Whitney, 30, struggled with binge eating and weighed 27st 12lbs and was a size 28 at her heaviest. She was in placement as a student nurse when she realised she needed to make a change. Rosie struggled to stay on her feet for the whole of the 13-hour shifts and would "hobble" home. She needed her partner, Lewis, 28, an air duct cleaner, help her take her shoes off.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
msn.com | Emma Dunn
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
nottinghampost.com | Andrew Nuttall |Emma Dunn
A die-hard Taylor Swift fan has splashed out £5k to attend the Eras tour nine times across three different countries. Bridget Saric was thrilled to snap up tickets to Swift's coveted Eras Tour in Melbourne, Australia, in February 2024. The 21-year-old was hooked on the Swiftie sensation and ended up attending nine shows in total - three in Melbourne followed by another in Sydney.
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Aug 4, 2024 | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Emma Dunn |Ryan Carroll
A Scots baby who lost weight in the womb is the only child in the world with a rare condition which causes her to have up to 34 seizures a day. Minnie Granger, two, was born weighing just 4lbs 4oz at 37 weeks - after doctors noticed she had lost 80g in the womb. Her mum Hannah, 29, was forced to have an induced pregnancy before the tiny tot was taken for genetic testing and diagnosed with very rare chromosome deletion and 21 missing genes.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
plymouthherald.co.uk | Emma Dunn |Shannon Brown
Tom Daley's grandparents have shared their immense pride and admitted they still get "butterflies" watching him dive, following his latest Olympic medal win. Daley, 30, secured his fifth Olympic medal after clinching a silver alongside Noah Williams, 24, in the men's synchronised 10m platform in Paris on Monday morning (July 29). The diving champion came out of retirement after his six year old son, Robbie, expressed his wish to see his dad compete at the Olympics.
