Lucy Thornton
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Devastated Covid families say Matt Hancock WhatsApp messages 'twist knife' in wounds
Bereaved relatives have told of their fury after Matt Hancock's bombshell texts on testing were leaked. Matt Forest, whose mum died of Covid, said the former Health Secretary 'betrayed' his mother → Read More
Yorkshire Ripper's niece says evil uncle’s ashes were scattered at beauty spot
The Yorkshire Ripper, who terrorised women in the 1970s and 1980s, was convicted of 13 murders before his death in 2020 aged 74 after getting Covid → Read More
Firefighters offered £1,000 a shift to cross picket line during upcoming strikes
Fire chiefs are offering service members £1,000 a shift to cross the picket lines during upcoming strikes for 'resilience fire cover' in a move the union slammed as an 'insult' → Read More
Two cyclists killed in hit-and-run were father and son, 45 and 16, as tributes pour in
Detectives are hunting the driver of a red Golf after it's believed they struck the dad and son on a road in South Yorkshire before abandoning it in a nearby village → Read More
'Disgusting' rich Tory MP accuses nurses using foodbanks of 'not budgeting properly'
Tory Simon Clarke accused NHS workers of not managing their shrinking personal budgets properly. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, who earns £84,000 a year as an MP, sparked fury with his comments → Read More
Tearful nurse due to leave job today for £8,000 pay rise U-turned to join strike
Jade McCauley, 34, had handed in her notice as a community nurse at Northern General Hospital in Sheffield in tears before u-turning and joining strikers on the picket line → Read More
Dying firefighter with cancer demands health screenings to protect hero colleagues
Retired firefighter Martin Green, 63, has terminal prostate cancer, which he says was caused by his 30-year career with the London Fire Brigade, and wants to protect his colleagues → Read More
Firefighters who saved lives at Grenfell Tower diagnosed with terminal cancer
An investigation has uncovered a secret tragedy from the 2017 fire in West London, which killed 72 residents. → Read More
Multiple firefighters who saved lives at Grenfell Tower diagnosed with terminal cancer
Up to a dozen firefighters who saved lives at the Grenfell Tower have been diagnosed with cancers; the majority of which are understood to be digestive cancers and leukaemia, for which there is no cure → Read More
One in three teachers quit after just five years as schools face 'greatest crisis'
The Government is being urged to start negotiating with teaching unions to prevent a strike. Figures show 26,443 teachers who qualified in the last five years have already left the job → Read More
Snow and severe frosts bring UK heating misery as Arctic blast threatens -12C chill
The Met Office extended its cold weather warning yesterday to a seven-day cold snap with ice and freezing fog with the government warned its cold Weather Payments of £25, triggered by the big freeze in 300 postcode areas, will make little difference → Read More
Strep A: NHS in 'meltdown' as panicking parents swamp services over fears
Sick children have been waiting up to 10 hours on hospital floors to be seen in crowded emergency departments as parents fear for the health of their kids → Read More
Couple who won £1million on Lotto quit jobs and go on holiday every month
Adventurous builder Terry Kennedy, 29, and Kay Yoxall, 36, wrote a bucket list as soon as they scooped the eye-watering jackpot prize - and the pair have been busy ticking it off. → Read More
Sister of Shannon Matthews' kidnapper told police 'go to his house' on day one
Shannon Matthews' 24-day disappearance in 2008 sparked a huge search operation, but her kidnapper's family claim they urged police to 'check out' Mick Donavon from the beginning → Read More
Student banned from carrying eggs in public and must stay 500m away from King Charles
The student suspected of egging King Charles has said he has been banned from carrying eggs in public as part of his bail conditions, and since received death threats → Read More
Three Brit teachers could be hauled back to court over girl who drowned on school trip
Jessica Lawson, 12, was swimming in a French lake in 2015 with a group from East Yorkshire's Wolfreton School when a pontoon capsized and she drowned - the teachers in charge were acquitted → Read More
Army veteran left homeless with PTSD after savage mauling by pals' dog 'worse than war'
Former warrant officer Damien Jones, 56, was thrown to the ground by a Dogue de Bordeaux, which ripped into his bicep, causing nerve damage which led to an “uncontrollable spiral” that meant he was unable to work for months and nearly ended up on the streets → Read More
Criminal gangs fuelling dog attacks in UK as 2022 becomes deadliest year on record
The Mirror has been investigating the rising number of dog attacks in the UK after nine people were mauled to death since the start of this year → Read More
Girlfriend of boy, 15, stabbed to death reveals conversation MOMENTS before 'murder'
Khayri McLean, 15, was fatally stabbed in a "truly shocking" attack on Wednesday as he walked home from school, just minutes after exchanging heartfelt messages with his girlfriend → Read More
Water firms leaking 2.4bn litres EVERY DAY as Brits face drought and hosepipe bans
Thames Water was the biggest culprit, leaking 605m litres a day, with Severn Trent and United Utilities not far behind - despite the bosses of the firms trousering big salaries → Read More