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Parents told their newborn son may be put in coma as they battle to save life
Zoe and Matthew rushed their three week old son Thomas to Worcestershire Royal Hospital when he quickly became extremely ill shortly before Christmas
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HMRC sending UK households with certain tax code into 'negative Personal Allowance'
Tax codes with a ‘K’ mean you have income or deductions which are higher than your tax-free Personal Allowance and are not already being taxed.
Masked Singer fans 'certain' Conkers isn't Ben Shephard after clue 'gave it away'
The Masked Singer final will unmask the remaining three celebs
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Masked Singer star had to 'get clearance' from producers for final song
The Masked Singer final will see the remaining three celebrities unmasked after they perform for the last time
Major study could pave way for personalised mental illness treatments
The three-year GlobalMinds project, supported by 10 NHS trusts, aims to transform understanding of severe mental illness including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Cyclist who 'crashed into van during attempted police stop' dies
Police have referred themselves to the watchdog following the incident
Met Office weather warning as 60 UK areas face heavy snow and ice before Monday
The Met Office has issued several yellow weather warnings for snow and ice this weekend as cold air moves south across the UK
£99,987 warning for students who took out student loans betwen 2012 and 2023
Martin Lewis has slammed Rachel Reeves, over a change to repayment thresholds affecting 5.8 million people who took out a student loan between 2012 and 2023.
Schoolboy charged with murder after man stabbed to death
The 16-year-old boy is due in court next week
Rapist finally caught 40 years after attacking woman in car park
David Hill, 75, has been convicted more than 40 years after he attacked a young woman in a car park - thanks to advances in DNA science
Primary school teacher, 32, charged with sexual assaults of boys
Joseph Haffenden has been remanded in custody after being charged by police
Mortgage repayments boost for 1.8 million people
Around 1.8 million borrowers are expected to remortgage this year, meaning many could benefit from the lowest mortgage rates seen since 2022.
Police staff caught with 600 indecent images avoids jail
Phil Joseph, 28, has been handed a suspended sentence
British skiers among three dead in avalanche during high risk warning
Two British men and one French national died in an avalanche at the Val d'Isère ski resort in the French Alps on Friday, a day after a red avalanche warning was issued across the region
Crimestoppers £1k reward to find wanted Midlands man who has 'gone into hiding'
Corey Fawsitt is wanted in connection with 23 alleged offences
Thug avoids jail after beating up pregnant wife who later gave birth to twins
Jason Withers, 36, punched the victim in stomach while she was expecting, left her with a black eye. and controlled her finances and social media
Weather maps reveal exact date 500-mile snow band and -10C freeze hits UK
Weather maps show a long narrow band of snowfall stretching from northern Scotland through northeast England and the Midlands as far south as London, with temperatures plummeting to -10C in rural areas
'Popular' army medic found dead in barracks as probe launched
Corporal Lucy Wilde was found unresponsive and could not be saved
Man killed in horror A500 smash in Midlands
The collision involved a grey Jaguar and a white lorry
Masked thug sneaked into man's bedroom and chucked TV at him in terrifying Midlands raid
Sandy Hughes, 47, has been jailed for his part in the burglary