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Kirstie McCrum

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  • Deputy Head of News, Live News Network, Reach PLC
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Feminist, alarmist, award-winning journalist (Reach PLC, @NewStatesman @DailyMirror), Withington Book Festival founder

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Man jailed for keeping dead mum in freezer for three years over £78k in benefits

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By Kirstie McCrum Verified, Abigail Hunt Verified
| MSN UK Verified
A man has been jailed after keeping his deceased mother in a freezer for nearly three years while pocketing more than £78,000 in fraudulent benefit payments. Christopher Phillips, 60, had previously pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful and decent burial of Silvia Phillips, 89, at their home in Porthcawl.
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Police probe reports 'child left in the back of car alone' in heat at car boot sale

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By Kirstie McCrum Verified, Megan Shaw
| MSN UK Verified
Police are investigating after a baby was reportedly left unattended in a parked car at a Leeds car boot sale. The incident was brought to light on social media by seller and content creator Jody Lloyd-Francis, whose Facebook post rapidly gained significant attention. At the time of writing, it had garnered more than 5,800 reactions and over 1,200 comments, with numerous people voicing concern for the child's welfare and discussing how the situation ought to have been managed.
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Boy thrown from Tate Modern balcony finally released from hospital after seven years

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By Kirstie McCrum Verified, Abigail Hunt Verified
| MSN Deutschland Verified
A young boy who was thrown from a viewing balcony at the Tate Modern art gallery has a "smile back on his face" following his discharge from hospital, his family has revealed. The French child was just six years old when he suffered severe injuries in an attack carried out by then-teenager Jonty Bravery at the London landmark on August 4, 2019.
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