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Mother stabbed in the neck with screwdriver fights for her life - Metro
One witness, who asked not to be named, said: 'The woman had two dogs that she had been walking – a little westie and a border collie – which were standing over her and guarding her. 'A woman ran over to try and help but the dogs wouldn't let her ...
Photographers starting to fight back against 'excessive' security measures - Metro
Another London-based photographer, who has asked to remain anonymous for fear of attracting more attention from the police, said he had his camera pointed at the stadium in November 2010 when a police car pulled up. 'The policewoman got out and shouted ...
Frankie Cocozza tweets his way to a date with 'dream woman' Amy Childs - Metro
A source close to Brighton lad said: 'Frankie is shameless when it comes to women. 'He loves big breasts, glamour girls and red hair especially. Amy's his dream woman.' Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, they added that their flirtation began when they met ...
Baghdad suicide attacks and others across Iraq leave dozens dead - Metro
Hospital workers, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the death toll was likely to rise with more than 200 people injured. In one of the deadliest attacks, a car bomb went off near a security checkpoint in the shopping district of Karradah in ...
Man who gave birth after being born a woman recounts baby joy - Metro
He described his 11-month-old daughter as his 'little angel' but said he did not want to be identified as many of his friends were not aware of his history. Speaking anonymously to the Mail on Sunday, he said: 'I don't want everyone to know that I'm ...
British Olympic medal winners may go barefoot in sponsorship row - Metro
'There will be chaos if this rule is enforced,' one agent, who chose to remain anonymous, told the Daily Telegraph. 'They are quite happy to wear Adidas tracksuits, but their footwear is almost part of them, it is wrong to tell them they have to change ...
Make-up banned by school after handful of girls piled it on too thickly - Metro
One 16-year-old, who refused to be named, said: 'The ban is just ridiculous and the school is going to extreme lengths to stop us wearing make-up. 'The school says it affects our education but it doesn't. I just put some mascara and foundation on at ...
Paintball bursts breast implant, extra fake boob padding issued - Metro
The move comes after a 26-year-old woman, who declined to be named, suffered a ruptured implant after being shot in the chest at the UK Paintball centre last weekend. A spokesman said: 'Part of the fun of paintball is that it hurts a bit when you get ...
Surrey nudists angry about planned tower block next to naturist club - Metro
One of the naturists, a 26-year-old woman who did not wish to be identified, told the Daily Telegraph: 'Not that I'm ashamed of my body, but I don't want any Tom, Dick or Harry staring at me from their windows.' Another, 33-year-old Wendy, ...
Police launch murder inquiry after widow, 86, found battered to death - Metro
A 42-year-old neighbour and close friend, who did not want to be identified, said: 'I've known Pat since I was 14 – she's got a heart of gold. 'She would help anyone and she absolutely loved animals. She used to have a golden labrador but her current ...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange unhappy about online leak - Metro
Around 100 pages of interview transcripts, photographs and background material was posted online by an anonymous source earlier in the week. ...
Hulk Hogan wedding ends in a fight as police are called in - Metro
Speaking to Radar Online, a source said: 'Hulk's snappy wedding clip just might be subpoenaed since they are in the background punching it out! ...
Carlos Tevez 'not ruling out transfer to Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs or Chelsea' - Metro
Carlos Tevez is not ruling out staying in England when he eventually engineers a move away from Manchester City, with sources close to the player suggesting ...
Niqab is banned in Syrian colleges - Metro
'We have given directives to all universities to ban niqab-wearing women from registering,' a government official said. Hundreds of primary school teachers ...
Thieves make off with Raoul Moat loot - Metro
A neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: 'People were just stripping the place – it looked like they wanted keepsakes. Other people were nipping in and ...
Dubai aquarium leak forces mass evacuation of visitors - Metro
The aquarium at the Dubai Mall sprang a leak earlier according to a police official, who refused to be identified: "There was a small problem, ...