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Mother sues Minnesota State Fair after son left with permanent kidney damage from E. coli infection

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A mother is suing the Minnesota State Fair after her son allegedly contracted an E. coli infection and developed permanent kidney damage from touching livestock. According to a lawsuit filed last week, Christina Vonderhaar said that, on August 29, she brought her son, then four, to the State Fair, where he pet several animals. Within two … Read more

Magpie star Tommy Boyd got £10,000 to entertain King of Brunei’s son

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TV and radio presenter Tommy Boyd would ban pocket money if he were made Chancellor of the Exchequer. Boyd, who famously presented children’s TV shows Magpie, Jigsaw and the Wide Awake Club in the 1970s and 1980s, was once paid the equivalent of £10,000 in 1985 to entertain the Crown Prince of Brunei at his … Read more

Mother-of-two, 28, reveals how a hug with her son saved her life after spotting a lump

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A mother-of-two has revealed how a hug with her son ended up saving her life after it revealed a cancerous lump on her breast. Emily Makin, from Wigan, lifted her arms to cuddle Harrison, now three, when she spotted a mass at the top of her right breast last summer. Initially thinking it was just … Read more