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Fuming Ryanair passenger so angry at ‘ridiculous’ £55 check-in fee that she refuses to board flight
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Hina Muneer branded the £55 charge ‘ridiculous’ and decided to abandon her five-day trip and eat at a Nepalese restaurant instead

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‘I’m a 47-year-old virgin – I’m terrified of being intimate with anyone’
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Andrew Brookman says he is no longer ashamed of being a virgin as he nears 50

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Pregnant woman horrified as mother-in-law uses top baby name in bizarre way
Real Life

A pregnant woman has shared her dilemma after her mother-in-law used her top baby girl name in a rather unusual way, and she is now unsure whether she needs to use another moniker

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‘Doctors thought my purple arm was down to a virus – the reality was far worse’
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Dan Joe was a fit and healthy young man when he suddenly started feeling faint and having ‘fuzzy eyes’

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Woman was left ‘in shock’ after finding a new lump on her body every day for a week
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Kaylee Engle was just 22 when she found a bump under her skin by her breast, which she initially dismissed – but then she found a new lump every day for a week

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Sick terrier called Princess found with 80 hairbands, scrunchies and a headband inside her
Real Life

A vet has now warned dog owners after she spent an hour painstakingly pulling out every item along with some fabric and paper in an emergency operation

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‘I thought I had food poisoning from Christmas meal – then I needed 13 organs removed’
Real Life

Rebecca initially dismissed her sickness as being a result of her Christmas work meal – but months later discovered she had a rare form of cancer.

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Elderly couple lose everything as 90th birthday celebrations turn to devastation
Real Life

‘They are not insured and are absolutely devastated that we have to ask for help…’

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Men purposely bumping into women in public as alarming ‘trend’ reaches London
Crime

Victims who have shared their stories often describe the assaults as sudden, startling, and resulting in physical injury.

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Mum dies on holiday after being rushed to hospital – then family get huge shock in autopsy
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British mother-of-two Beth Martin, 28, tragically died while on holiday in Turkey – and her family were left with a huge shock when her autopsy results came back

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‘My restaurant is under siege by Lime bikes dumped outside – we can’t take deliveries’
Lime bikes

The Primrose Hill restaurant is popular with celebrities

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‘I left Croydon to launch my own business in Dubai – now it’s worth £1million’
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Jason Kwao, 28, dropped out of university after 1 year because he ‘didn’t find it useful’

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Woman films outfit at tube station and is startled by tannoy worker’s ‘rude’ comment
Tube

Fashion stylist Talia-Brodie Francis was left in stitches after a tannoy announcer at a London Underground station interrupted her outfit video to tell her she needed permission

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Family says doctors ‘missed chances’ to save baby boy who died, age one
Real Life

An inquest has heard Archie Squire died despite more than 10 visits to A&E

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Boy, seven, told he had a tumour after teacher saw the signs
Real Life

Todd was given his diagnosis on Christmas Eve

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‘I have a rare condition that causes face tumours – a North London café refused to serve me’
Real Life

The man claims the café staff treated him differently due to his looks

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Coffee fan’s Pret subscription provided ‘red flag’ that saved her life
Health

Zee Valentina started having ‘debilitating’ fatigue in January 2023 and said she put it down to work stress

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Mum binge-ate as an ‘escape’ – then she lost 6st in six months
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Becca Goddard said it had made her a ‘better mum’

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‘My back gave way doing yoga and now I have CES and walk with a cane’
Real Life

Terrilyn Griffiths, 44, was teaching her ex-partner’s kids a standing bridge pose when she first injured her back in July 2021

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‘My sister is naming her baby after fungal infection and I’m horrified’
Real Life

A man has been left horrified after his sister announced she’s naming her daughter after a fungal infection – and says she won’t change her mind as ‘it’s not up to him’

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Inside the abandoned North London mansion left to rot by rich owners
London Stories

The sad mansion sits on a street known as ‘Billionaire’s Row’

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South London childhood sweethearts with Down’s Syndrome engaged after reconnecting
Real Life

The pair first met at college in 2000

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Man given 5 years to live after headaches and nosebleeds caused by brain tumour
Real Life

Scott had been suffering from headaches and nosebleeds but put these down to working long hours and heavy gym training

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Romesh Ranganathan spotted shifting sausage rolls at South London bakery
Beckenham

The comedian is a co-owner of Coughlan’s bakery

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Property pricesNew London map shows areas where house prices are fallingHouse prices are falling in 30 areas of the country – see if your home is among them by using our interactive map

Netflix’s ‘underrated’ thriller sees Anthony Hopkins ‘more villainous than Hannibal Lecter’
tv

Anthony Hopkins’ portrayal of a wealthy engineer keen to exact revenge on his wife and her lover has unnerved some Netflix viewers, with some branding his character ‘evil and despicable’

Britain’s ‘most woke’ £2m roundabout due to open next week
Traffic and Travel

The project is slated to open on June 6 but has been controversial with locals for its ‘inclusive route’

Government responds to petition calling for all of UK to vote in London mayoral elections
London Mayoral Elections

The petition has amassed almost 50,000 signatures

Group of boys spotted ‘throwing stones at a baby’ in South London park
Sutton

Witnesses are being urged to come forward

CrimeUnofficial Met Police driving tactic ‘piggybacking’ exposed after medic caught hitting 103mphThe officer was returning the police car to its home garage after a long bank-holiday shift policing Notting Hill Carnival

The old London Underground route we wish still existed that went all the way to the seaside
London Underground

A certain line used to be far longer, before it was shortened and kept well within London’s boundaries

Fuming Ryanair passenger so angry at ‘ridiculous’ £55 check-in fee that she refuses to board flight
Ryanair

Hina Muneer branded the £55 charge ‘ridiculous’ and decided to abandon her five-day trip and eat at a Nepalese restaurant instead

‘Frustrated’ mum with ‘seriously ill’ child refused blue badge – council even rejects appeal
Harrow

Harrow Council claimed a letter co-signed by a specialist nurse was ‘not clinical evidence’

TfL warns 4 London Underground lines will entirely shut this weekend affecting Wembley match
London Underground

The Jubilee, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan line face severe disruption

Property pricesNew London map shows areas where house prices are fallingHouse prices are falling in 30 areas of the country – see if your home is among them by using our interactive map

Netflix’s ‘underrated’ thriller sees Anthony Hopkins ‘more villainous than Hannibal Lecter’
tv

Anthony Hopkins’ portrayal of a wealthy engineer keen to exact revenge on his wife and her lover has unnerved some Netflix viewers, with some branding his character ‘evil and despicable’

Britain’s ‘most woke’ £2m roundabout due to open next week
Traffic and Travel

The project is slated to open on June 6 but has been controversial with locals for its ‘inclusive route’

Government responds to petition calling for all of UK to vote in London mayoral elections
London Mayoral Elections

The petition has amassed almost 50,000 signatures

Group of boys spotted ‘throwing stones at a baby’ in South London park
Sutton

Witnesses are being urged to come forward

CrimeUnofficial Met Police driving tactic ‘piggybacking’ exposed after medic caught hitting 103mphThe officer was returning the police car to its home garage after a long bank-holiday shift policing Notting Hill Carnival

The old London Underground route we wish still existed that went all the way to the seaside
London Underground

A certain line used to be far longer, before it was shortened and kept well within London’s boundaries

Fuming Ryanair passenger so angry at ‘ridiculous’ £55 check-in fee that she refuses to board flight
Ryanair

Hina Muneer branded the £55 charge ‘ridiculous’ and decided to abandon her five-day trip and eat at a Nepalese restaurant instead

‘Frustrated’ mum with ‘seriously ill’ child refused blue badge – council even rejects appeal
Harrow

Harrow Council claimed a letter co-signed by a specialist nurse was ‘not clinical evidence’

TfL warns 4 London Underground lines will entirely shut this weekend affecting Wembley match
London Underground

The Jubilee, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan line face severe disruption

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