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Mental health Young at suicide risk as health cuts bite
Charity forced to turn away at least 200 children and teenagers a year and warned there could be a huge rise in the number of young people committing ...
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Thousands of confidential medical records are left in car park
In a shocking security blunder, DHL Healthcare left out documents reportedly containing patients' names, addresses and details of their medical ...
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Comedy rich list Peter Kay tops list of UKs richest comedians
Britain's top comedians are laughing all the way to the bank, building up fortunes to rival Premier League football stars.Despite the recession, our comedy rich list based on publicly available accounts, reveals that the UK's most popular comics are among the country's highest earners and tot up millions in profits.Heading the list ...
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Linda Wootton Double heart and lung transplant dies nine days after she has benefits stopped
A double heart and lung transplant patient died just NINE DAYS after the Government stopped her benefits and ordered her to go back to work. Linda Wootton, 49, was on 10 prescription drugs a day, suffering high blood pressure, renal failure and regular blackouts. Yet Atos - the private firm carrying out the Government's controversial work capability assessments - ruled she was fit enough ...
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Woolwich attack Fiancee of butchered soldier Lee Rigby in tears as she says goodbye to her guardian angel
Brave Aimee West wept as she laid flowers near the spot where Army drummer Lee was killed, composing herself as she read tributes tied to the railings of his ...
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Woolwich attack This is one war we have to win
It was cruel enough that Rebecca Rigby had to see pictures of her dead husband's beheaded body lying in a heap on the road.Even more cruel that Lee Rigby's family and his fiancee had to watch footage of his killers - their hands dripping blood - waving the knives and meat cleavers they'd used to hack the life out of him.But just to make sure their souls and sanity were destroyed ...
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Hospital sends out six confidential medical records to wrong patient
Greater Manchester's Tameside Hospital for an assessment last month. Four weeks later she received a referral letter, but also a bundle of medical reports, including mental health assessments, for six others. Tracy, 32, from Droylsden, said she no longer trusts the hospital to keep her personal records safe. She said: "The worst thing is, I know one of the women whose letters I ...
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Woolwich attack Is this where murder suspects Michael Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo plotted the atrocity
Neighbours reported seeing Michael Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo visiting the ground-floor apartment in the weeks leading up to the murder of solder Lee ...
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Griff Pugh The man who really conquered Everest
Daughter of physiologist who helped Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay to conquer Everest reveals extraordinary story of ...
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The Monster of Worcester Mother of three victims wont find peace until he is dead
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Wife of Paul Hollywood wants divorce after Great British Bake Off sex symbol grows close to Marcela Valladolid
The wife of TV's Paul Hollywood is to file for divorce - amid rumours he has grown close to fellow chef Marcela Valladolid, the Sunday People can reveal. Jilted Alexandra, 49, wants to end her 15-year marriage to The Great British Bake Off sex symbol, said a friend. The source said: "She has decided there's no way back and has spoken to a solicitor about filing for a divorce. ...
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Blackburn Rovers player Colin Kazim-Richards accused of gay taunts
A professional footballer is to appear in court accused of making homophobic gestures during a Championship match.Blackburn Rovers forward Colin Kazim-Richards, 26, was summonsed under the Public Order Act after Brighton and Hove Albion fans complained to police.The Turkish-born player was accused of making gay gestures towards rival players and their supporters during the game in Brighton in ...
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Bedroom Tax Gran is threatened with eviction despite councils pledge
A gran has been threatened with eviction from her home of 30 years over Bedroom Tax arrears - despite a council pledge no one would lose their house. The Sunday People can report that Maureen Pilbeam, 59, owed 177 to Brighton Council on the three-bedroom council home where she raised her five children. She now lives alone but says the city has no one-bed flats. She was served a "Notice of ...
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Miracle walkers David Cameron debate Doctors said cerebral palsy sufferer would never leave his wheelchair... they were wrong
Paul Greenwood/Huw Evans Agency Cerebral palsy sufferer Tomos Walters was never expected to walk, let alone debate politics with David Cameron. His parents were told to accept when he was just two that he would never even be able to lift his head unaided. But the Sunday People can reveal that the battling lad, now 14, has proved everyone wrong. Not only is he on his feet, the would-be ...
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Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock Holmes star is bear-ly recognisable as he films new series as detective
FameFlynet Who's this under a guardsman's bearskin hat? Actually, it's elementary my dear Watson - anyone could spot Sherlock Holmes in that disguise. These Sunday People pictures show actor Benedict Cumberbatch looking like he had the Hound of the Baskervilles on his head this week as he filmed his third series featuring the legendary detective. Benedict, 36, was assisted by ...
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Corrie studio to become IKEA office – and the famous cobbles will be ripped up
Coronation Street is to be ripped up - and the historic studios turned into furniture giant IKEA's HQ. The Sunday People can reveal that the land the famous cobbles sit on is to be sold to private investors while the Granada building - where all inside scenes were filmed - is being bought by the Swedish firm to turn into its European head office. High-tech new Corrie studios open this ...
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Sex abuse claims Stanbridge Earls School may be forced to close
A scandal-hit school where a pupil was allegedly raped has been branded unsafe by education inspectors and may be forced to close, the Sunday People can report. Ofsted ordered stronger leadership at Stanbridge Earls School after an emergency visit, despite head Peter Trythell quitting last month. The school, which specialises in teaching boarders with learning difficulties aged ten to 19, has ...
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No words can describe the heartbreak Hundreds pay respects to murdered soldier Lee Rigby
Hundreds of people paid their respects to the dead soldier Lee Rigby this weekend as books of condolences were opened in his home town and other parts of the country. More than 400 messages flooded Rochdale council's website after a tribute page for the 25-year-old fusilier was set up on ...
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Kompany rubbishes Manchester City exit talk
Vincent Kompany: Staying on at City Kompany has been linked with Monaco and Barcelona in recent weeks but is adamant he is going nowhere. He wrote on Twitter: "Speculations and questions about next season. I'm not going anywhere. I love playing for City and I've still got some unfinished business."It represents another boost for the 2012 Premier League champions as they ...
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Britain should prosecute terrorist suspects not play shady games of geopolitics
Founded by the Syrian cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed before being taken over by Anjem Choudary, it was banned in 2010. But it has been linked to one in five terrorists convicted in Britain over more than a decade. It is little surprise that the Woolwich suspects have been on Whitehall's radar for years. Mr Choudary has already admitted knowing Michael "Mujahid" Adebolajo, as someone ...
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What made two gang members turn to jihad on Londons streets
Clutching a placard protesting at a "Crusade against Muslims", Michael Adebolajo was a striking figure. Dressed in immaculate white robes, the young man's imposing physical presence made him stand out from the other protesters.It was 2007 and Adebolajo was protesting outside Paddington Green police station in west London over the arrest of a fellow Muslim radical. Stern-faced but ...
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Video More arrests in connection with London terror attack
British police have arrested 3 more suspects in connection with the terror attack that left a British soldier hacked to death on a London street. Charlie D'Agata ...
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Google tax policy is just capitalism
Eric Schmidt, the head of Google, has shrugged off criticism that his company pays only a fraction of its tax bill, saying it's "just capitalism". He also challenged the British Government to change the law or stop ...
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London party for German football fans About 150000 descend on Wembley for Champions League final
German football fans painted London town red - and yellow and black - last night as the capital opened its doors to an estimated 150,000 who travelled to experience the atmosphere of the Champions League final, even if they didn't have ...
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Terror in Woolwich - a soldiers tale UK Muslims - your country needs you
Out of the horror of Woolwich, the despair of a fallen soldier's grieving family and a far right determined to stoke racial and religious hatred, comes a message of hope and unity for ...
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