JT McNamara Paralysed After Cheltenham Fall

Irish jockey JT McNamara has been paralysed after suffering a neck injury in a fall at the Cheltenham Festival, doctors have confirmed. The 37-year-old rider is said to be in a "very positive frame of mind" after having surgery at a Bristol hospital...

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Nine Hundred Pigs Killed In Dorset Farm Fire

Up to 900 pigs have died in a major fire which ripped through a piggery at a farm. Firefighters fought a blaze for up to three hours after being called to Seaborough Manor, near Beaminster, Dorset. A total of 50 firefighters were on the scene at the...

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Savile Police Arrest 82-Year-Old Man

An 82-year-old man from Berkshire has been arrested on suspicion of sexual offences by officers from Operation Yewtree, the Metropolitan Police have said. The pensioner is one of 11 people arrested so far as part of investigations into alleged offending...

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Injured Teachers Receiving Millions In Payouts

Teachers have been awarded record compensation payouts totalling tens of millions of pounds over workplace injuries, new figures show. One secondary school teacher was awarded more than £382,000 after his arm was slammed in a filing cabinet, while another...

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Snow: Fed Up Brits Head For Sunnier Climes

Some 1.7 million British holidaymakers are expected to head overseas for the Easter weekend, with Spain, Egypt and Tunisia being the most popular destinations. As the UK suffers one of the coldest Easters on record, the Association of British Travel...

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Parents Of Suicide Teen Call For Law Reform

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent The parents of a 17-year-old who were unaware he had been arrested for drink driving before he killed himself are calling for a change in the law. Nick and Jane Lawton were not told their son, Joseph,...

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Energy Bill Hikes 'Cut By Efficiency Schemes'

A new report claims government policies helping to insulate homes and promoting the installation of more energy efficient boilers are reducing the rise in gas and electricity bills. Savings generated from energy efficiency policies are already having...

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Dog Attack: Tributes Paid To Jade Anderson

Tributes have been paid to a 14-year-old girl who is thought to have been killed by a pack of "aggressive and out-of-control" dogs. Jade Anderson's body was discovered with wounds consistent with a dog attack at a house shortly after 2pm on Tuesday,...

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Snow: Fifth Day Without Power For Thousands

Costs Rise As Lambs Brought Indoors Updated: 11:46pm UK, Monday 25 March 2013 By Frazer Maude, North of England Correspondent The Dean family have been farming in the Yorkshire Dales village of Threshfield since 1236. Toft House Farm will have...

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Mobile Phone 'Steaming' Thieves Are Jailed

A gang of youths who stole mobile phones and tablets worth £150,000 by "steaming" high street stores in broad daylight have been jailed. The group of males, aged 15 to 22-years-old, raided 42 Carphone Warehouse stores in London and surrounding areas...

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White Easter Looms As Cold Snap Continues

Snow and bitterly cold temperatures are set to continue across most parts of the country right up until Easter, forecasters have said. The Met Office said there is a 90% chance the unseasonal severe weather will continue to keep large parts of Britain...

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Airlines 'Should Charge Fat Passengers More'

Airlines should make heavier passengers pay more for their plane tickets and lighter ones less, it has been suggested. The controversial pay-as-you-weigh pricing scheme has been mooted by a Norwegian professor who argues that weight and space should...

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Weather: Man Dies In Snow Trying To Get Home

A young man died in a "very tragic incident" after trying to get home in the snow in Burnley after a night out with friends. The man's body was discovered in deep snow by a farmer at 1.30pm but emergency services struggled to get to the area because...

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'Huge Problem' Of Male Suicide Rate In UK

Nelson Fell Through The Cracks Updated: 4:19am UK, Sunday 24 March 2013 To the outside world Nelson had the world at this feet. A professional snowboarder, on the cover of magazines, coach to the British Olympic snowboard team, as physically fit...

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