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Veteran plans to become first triple amputee to complete London Marathon

Former corporal Andy Reid, who lost both legs and his right arm after stepping on an IED in Afghanistan, expects it will take him 12-13 hours.

Evening Standard

‘They stay awake in school’: The children who used to sleep in classroom corners that now have their own beds

After The Independent’s Christmas campaign last year bought 900 beds for youngsters, one mother says her three children are sleeping much better now that they proudly own bunk beds

The Independent UK

More than £150,000 raised to buy beds for impoverished children in The Independent’s Christmas appeal

More than 900 children have had their lives changed thanks to your generosity over the last month

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Karl, 11, and his six-year-old brother are among 850 families who have received new beds as part of this year’s Independent-backed Christmas charity appeal

The Independent UK

Child Amputee Raises $28K+ For Disabled Kids With Mountain Climb

10-year-old amputee exceeds fundraising goal by over 46 times through mountain climb

Zenger

Quad Amputee, 10, To Scale 656ft Mountain For Charity

Luke Mortimer aims to conquer Embsay Crag to raise funds for children with disabilities

Zenger

Owner Spent Four Months Drawing Art For His Comic-themed Restaurant

I was drawing every single day until midnight, or sometimes even until 2 am.

Zenger

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7-Year-Old Boy Holds Fishing Rod With Bionic Limb In Inspirational Moment

Alex Sparkes fulfills lifelong dream of fishing with his dad after receiving life-changing prosthetic arm

Zenger

Knock-off 'Morrisan' store leaves shoppers in hysterics

The shop recently opened in the centre of Manchester

Manchester Evening News

'We're huge Harry Styles fans - and we're finally visiting the village where he grew up'

A two mile walking tour takes Harry Styles fans past his childhood home and W Mandeville bakery, where he worked as a teen

Daily Mirror

Huge thunderstorm 'in blink of an eye' leaves homes 'shaking' and causes floods

After record high temperatures for the year, parts of the UK quickly found their sunny days turned around as dark clouds swept in and in Manchester locals said houses were left 'shaking' by the sudden storms

Daily Mirror

Cricket umpire, 88, back for 72nd season - insisting he's 'too quick' to be hit by ball

Keith Dibb, Britain's oldest cricket umpire, is back behind the stumps for another season in Yorkshire's Dales Council League, having overseen more than 1,000 matches

Daily Mirror

Elderly couple at risk of homelessness after 'banking error' linked to Scottish home

Bernard and his wife Lea say they have lost tens of thousands of pounds from the sale of a property due to 'mismanagement' from RBS. They claim they have been left financially 'ruined'

Edinburgh Live

Elderly couple on verge of being homeless after 30-year-old banking error

Harrogate couple Bernard Lockett and Lea face being left to live on the streets due to what they claim is "mismanagement" of their money from a high street bank

Daily Mirror

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RAF bomber command veteran, 97, takes to the skies one more time

Harry Appleton was treated to a 20-minute flight above the skies of Manchester by 18-year-old pilot Nathaniel McMurray

The Independent UK

Mother’s heartbreaking tribute to ‘precious boy’ who died while swimming in canal

George Lund was in the water with friends in the Stourton area of Leeds on Saturday when tragedy struck

Daily Mirror

'Wonderful' boy, 14, who died in canal had jumped in 'as a prank' and couldn't get out

George Lund was named locally as the 14-year-old who was pronounced dead at the scene at Aire and Calder Navigation Canal in Leeds on Saturday, with heartbroken relatives paying tribute

Manchester Evening News

'I finally told my boss I couldn't read and write. Now I'm Queen of Crime'

Karen Woods, from Miles Platting, decided to take an adult literacy course while working as a cleaner

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Woman who learnt to read and write at 39 now best-selling author with 27 books

Karen Woods, 53, quit school at 15 and only learnt to read and write after a promotion at work - just months later, she wrote her first novel

Wales Online

'I held a joint funeral for my daughter and husband after they died days apart - then found new love with a widower'

Alice's husband and daughter passed away within six days of each other in 2019

Daily Mirror

Carer had to bury daughter next to husband after the pair died six days apart

Alice Palmer, 68, was a lifetime carer to daughter Beth, 20, who suffered with cerebral palsy, scoliosis, blindness, and epilepsy. Sadly she died at a young age, and then Alice's husband, John, passed away too

Manchester Evening News

The state-of-the-art £5 million doctors clinic left 'unused' with empty consultation rooms and equipment still unwrapped

'The doctors are keen to get in there themselves'

Daily Mirror

Abandoned £5million state-of-the-art clinic unused with no GPs a YEAR after it was built

Little Lever Health Centre in Bolton, Greater Manchester, was meant to welcome medics soon after it opened but the £5million state-of-the art medical facility still lays empty

Manchester Evening News

The amazing sniffer dogs dubbed Lexi's Angels' who have tracked down dozens of missing mutts

Border collies Diesel and Skye have been described as 'real-life pet detectives'

Manchester Evening News

Manchester pub landlord reveals trick to 'perfect pint' of Guinness as punters flock from across the country to try it

The perfectly poured pint has been voted the best outside of Ireland by pub-goers

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