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Ex-student weeps as she's jailed for supplying ecstasy tablet that killed friend

Ex-student weeps as she's jailed for supplying ecstasy tablet that killed friend

A student who supplied a £7 ecstasy tablet to a friend and fellow graduate who then suffered a fatal reaction…

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Tributes to four young men killed in horror Uber smash as victims named

Tributes to four young men killed in horror Uber smash as victims named

Three teenagers and a man who died in a horror with an Uber have described as the "best set of lads you could…

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Real-life Open All Hours 'Arkwright' has worked 80 hour weeks for 47 years

Real-life Open All Hours 'Arkwright' has worked 80 hour weeks for 47 years

A corner shop owner nicknamed "Arkwright" says he is still Open All Hours after 47 years because no-one wants…

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Mum turns car into fireball after pouring petrol INSIDE her motor by mistake

Mum turns car into fireball after pouring petrol INSIDE her motor by mistake

A driver turned her own car into a raging fireball after pouring petrol into the wrong slot. Mum-of-two Julie…

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Heartbreaking thing boy does every night after mum's tragic 'booze binge' death

Heartbreaking thing boy does every night after mum's tragic 'booze binge' death

A young mum-of-one died in a freak accident after a five-hour binge-drinking session, her devastated partner …

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Heartbreak of 'intoxicated' mum whose baby girl died in bed beside her

Heartbreak of 'intoxicated' mum whose baby girl died in bed beside her

An 'intoxicated' mum whose baby girl died in bed beside her has revealed her heartbreak, saying she knows she…

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The Sheffield monster finally caught 25 years after a horrific rape and sexual attack on two teenage girls

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Robert Wilson, who changed his name to Joshua The High Priest by deed poll, was jailed for 17 years in 2009 A Sheffield monster who evaded justice for sex attacks on two teenage girls for 25 years - despite being jailed twice for a rape and sexual assault in the intervening period - was eventually snared by DNA.
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The South Yorkshire shoe fetishist rapist caught over 20 years after a string of attacks on women

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Lloyd had an obsession with shoes and would take them as trophies from his victims A sexual predator dubbed the Dearne Valley shoe rapist - named after his secret collection of victims' stilettos - was caught over 20 years after a string of attacks on women. James Lloyd was 49 when he admitted four rapes and two attempted rapes in 2006, having dragged women off the street in Rotherham and Barnsley and tying up the horrified females with pairs of tights.
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Brazen beef thief spent 15 minutes smashing through “bulletproof” glass at trendy Sheffield city centre bar

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The nervy lag made off with the entire Father's Day beef supply - valued at over £200 - and caused £5,000 damage A brazen beef thief spent 15 minutes smashing through “almost bulletproof” glass while raiding a trendy Sheffield city centre bar and restaurant as gobsmacked commuters looked on. The cheeky crook targeted Kapital at the Heart Of The City development on Wellington Street as early starters passed by at around 4.30am on Friday (June 19).
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