Gemma Sherlock

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Temple vigil held for India plane crash victims Gemma SherlockBBCPeople gathered at the temple in Preston in a show of solidarityPrayers were held at a Hindu temple in Lancashire for those who lost their lives in the Air India crash in Ahmedabad. The London Gatwick-bound flight crashed soon after take-off from the city's airport in the western state of Gujarat at about 09:00 BST on Thursday, killing 242 people on board. One person - a British man - survived.

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Monkey sanctuary site for sale amid funding crisisGemma SherlockWild FuturesRescued monkey Coco at the Wild Futures sanctuaryA monkey sanctuary site is up for sale after a period of "financial difficulty", charity bosses have said. The charity, which has provided a home for rescued monkeys for more than 60 years, said it hoped to find a "sympathetic buyer" who would help them continue to operate from the site or relocate under sustainable conditions.

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Farmers to get support vaccinating badgersGemma SherlockPA MediaBadger TB vaccinations increased to a record high by 24% across the country last year, the government saysFarmers in Cornwall will soon be able to administer badger vaccinations themselves to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB). The programme will launch later this year and comes as new figures show the number of badgers culled in England in 2024 fell by 12% compared to 2023.

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Couple thought news of £1m lottery win was 'a joke'Gemma SherlockNational LotteryIan and Nick Steele initially thought their £1m lottery win was a "cruel joke"A chef who has supported his wife through multiple sclerosis said winning £1m on the National Lottery "means everything". Ian Steele, of Heywood, Greater Manchester, said he started "shaking like a leaf" when he realised his Euromillions Millionaire Raffle prize was not a mistake.

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'I did not know what was wrong until NHS text'Shaun FlatleyShaun Flatley said he had never previously heard of abdominal aortic aneurysmsA man who did not know he had a potentially fatal stomach aneurysm has warned people that ignoring an NHS screening invitation would be like playing "Russian roulette" with your life. Shaun Flatley, from Rossendale in Lancashire, received a text message from the NHS asking him to go for a routine abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening.