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John Danks

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  • Senior Journalist Reporter, BBC
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Senior Journalist Reporter/VJ for @BBCSpotlight. Don’t play baseball. DMs open. john.danks@bbc.co.uk
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Childhood 'taken from me' through fake illnesses

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By John Danks Verified, Julia Gregory Verified
| Yahoo Verified
A man whose mother falsely claimed he was suffering from serious illnesses says he will never regain his lost childhood. Lisa Hayden-Johnson from Brixham won public sympathy for her fight for Matthew Johnson's medical care after claiming he was unable to walk, eat or breathe without assistance - she was jailed in 2010 for three years and three months for putting him through unnecessary treatment.
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Childhood 'taken from me' through fake illnesses

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By John Danks Verified, Julia Gregory Verified
| Aol Verified
Matthew Johnson said he has processed what happened in his childhood A man whose mother falsely claimed he was suffering from serious illnesses as a young boy says part of his childhood was stolen from him. Lisa Hayden-Johnson from Brixham won public sympathy for her fight for Matthew Johnson's medical care after claiming he was unable to walk, eat or breathe without assistance - she was jailed in 2010 for three years and three months for putting him through unnecessary treatment.
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Pubs scoring big cash boosts during World Cup

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By John Danks Verified, Cameron Weldon
| Yahoo Verified
Follow Pubs scoring big cash boosts during World Cup John Danks; Cameron Weldon - South West Sat, July 11, 2026 at 11:02 AM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Landlord Lewis Challen said trade during the World Cup has been great [BBC] Pubs across the South West have had a real boost in trade as a result of the World Cup, landlords say.
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