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Coronation Street's Julie Goodyear's husband shares rare picture amid dementia battle
Coronation Street legend Julie Goodyear's husband Scott Brand has shared a rare update on the actress as she celebrates her 83rd birthday amid her ongoing dementia battle

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Sir Rod Stewart's wife Penny Lancaster shares heartbreaking tribute as family rocked by death
Sir Rod Stewart's daughter-in-law Nicole Stewart has announced her older sister Christina has died at the age of 38, with Penny Lancaster among the first to pay tribute


McFly's Tom Fletcher shares shocking picture of swollen face as he rushes to A&E
McFly singer Tom Fletcher was rushed to hospital earlier this week after suffering a flare up of his autoimmune condition, uveitis, which causes inflammation inside a part of the eye

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Val Kilmer's heartbreaking video shows star's voice after cancer battle
Val Kilmer, who has died at the age of 65, shared one of his final social media posts last month, showing the after-effects of his throat cancer battle and treatment


ITV The Chase's Shaun Wallace makes five-word admission about love life
Talk turned to romance when Shaun, 65, appeared on the How To Be 60 podcast with Loose Women's Kaye Adams and her co-host Karen MacKenzie


ITV Coronation Street star Stephanie Davis in hospital with baby boy as he 'stops breathing'
The actress admitted she'd felt "powerless" when Samuel had "three scary episodes" on Monday


Teen dealing drugs since 16 went by 'Harry Potter username' in 24/7 operation from bedroom
Police said 19-year-old Lewis Breen-Ledger operated under the name ‘Dobby’s Packs’, which offered a menu of different drugs


I'm a Birmingham bin worker - residents 'on our side' as £6k pay cut will make me homeless
Caroline, whose name has been changed for fear of reprisals, said her and her three children were living 'hand to mouth' as it was


Medical response for tragic Baggies fan Mark Townsend at WBA game to be examined
Baggies fan Mark Townsend died during a match between Sheffield Wednesday and West Bromwich Albion in September 2024


ITV Loose Women's Andrea McLean collapsed at home and was 24 hours from death
Former Loose Women star Andrea McLean has spoken about how she was 24 hours from death after being struck down with pneumonia and sepsis, and then collapsed at home


Creepy attic find leaves new homeowner feeling 'uneasy'
They were spooked while exploring their newly purchased abode


All the parts of England, Wales and Scotland set for snow with only 5 counties spared
Despite the bright weather we're having, forecasters have predicted snow to arrive later this month


Walsall's Green Lane closed as police investigate after crash
Key route through out of Walsall remains closed this evening, April 3


Knifeman shot dead by armed police at busy train station named
David Joyce, 38, was killed by a single, close-range shot after he 'moved at speed' towards officers with a knife in Milton Keynes


Asda bag-snatcher says 'I'm a horrible person' for targeting OAP on New Year's Day
Melissa Elliker, aged 37, was jailed for robbery and a shoplifting spree at Boots and Sainsbury's


'Caring' man mauled to death after 'offering to look after brother’s dogs'
Assistant coroner Adam Hodson said it was not possible to determine which of the four dogs had fatally attacked Nicholas Glass


M5 update after body found on motorway as police issue statement
West Midlands Police issue update on major M5 incidents that closed motorway for five hours


Government minister 'wants Birmingham commissioners gone' in now-deleted message
Exclusive: Did Government website 'blunder' expose plan of Local Government minister to ease out commissioners brought in to help Birmingham City Council - or was it a simple error?


Huge UK airport expansion plan approved as 77,000 extra flights planned
The plans will see Luton Airport increase capacity to 32million passengers each year


Birmingham man found dead in garden after being mauled by dogs including XL bullies
Nicholas Glass, 33, was looking after his brother’s dogs while he was in hospital but suffered fatal injuries caused by dog bites, an inquest heard.
