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Asda stores recall popular item because it may contain pieces of metal
The Food Standards Agency announced the recall across the UK and told customers not to eat the product
Nottinghamshire Police force put into special measures by watchdog
The force in the East Midlands to see an “enhanced level of monitoring”
Woman is saving heart-shaped potato for Valentine’s Day dinner
It's a mash made in heaven
Dad told he will ‘never walk again’ after bike crash while visiting daughter in Thailand
Lee Francis, 54, fractured his spine in three places and is now paralysed from the waist down
Head teacher says school can’t hire new staff because the grass needs cutting weekly
'Come rain or shine every week, the grounds maintenance team come out and they cut this field.'
Fans ‘sneak into Super Bowl dressed as Sky Sports staff’ to avoid £10,000 ticket
They appeared to have successfully gamed the system
Brianna Ghey’s heartless killer laughed and boasted ‘I know how famous I am’
A vigil was held yesterday to mark one year since Brianna's death
Manchester was first to use the progress Pride flag. But it’s still fighting for equality
ORIGINAL: 'Manchester is deep-rooted in its activism... It's part and parcel of the very air that we breathe, in this city.'
I tried a DNA test to see if I might have allergies and the results shocked me
ORIGINAL: A test for food intolerances threw up a huge red flag
Urgent warning over heaters ‘that could explode or start fires’ sold on TikTok
Consumer group Which? found several products which they say could explode, cause electric shocks or start house fires
Police spent four hours in missing woman’s home watching Netflix and using her dumbbells
A search party had been looking for Abbygail Lawton, 21, after concerns for her welfare
Man admits smashing glass into dad-of-two’s face and ‘blinding him’
Gareth Dean, 37, smashed a glass into Matthew Syron's face in a bar on Boxing Day last year