Birmingham

Twins, 17-months-old, are the first in Britain to both be diagnosed with an incurable brain disease

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Identical baby twins are the first in Britain to both be diagnosed with an incurable brain disease – the same which killed Coleen Rooney’s sister in 2013, aged 14. Amelia and Ruby Sampson have Rett Syndrome, which gets progressively worse and will rob them of the ability to speak or move freely, cause breathing and … Read more

Valentine’s Day MASSACRE! Cupid’s arrow proves painful as loved-up revellers crash to the street

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Valentine’s Day MASSACRE! Cupid’s arrow proves VERY painful as loved-up revellers crash to the street or get carted-off to A&E on boozy Feb 14 night out Friends and couples in Birmingham, Newcastle and Leeds hit the town for a Valentine’s Day party last night Paramedics came to the aid of several revellers who had injured … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS: Sorry Boris, your vision of the future is out of date

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Boris Johnson might as well have made this week’s announcement about the go-ahead for a £106 billion high-speed rail link wearing a silk cravat and a frock coat. Here was a prime minister making grandiose promises to transform this nation through steel, just as his Victorian predecessors — Peel, Disraeli, Gladstone —had thrilled to iron. … Read more