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Twin girls have defied the odds and are due to start their first day of school after being born at 26 weeks weighing a tiny 1lb 14oz - as much as just half a bag of sugar. Little Grace and Olivia Oman both arrived three months premature in July 2013 and were smaller than the palm of their mother's hand. Doctors told parents Vicki, 32 and Mark Oman, 30, there was very little chance the identical tots would even survive...

A binman pleaded guilty today (Thurs) to supplying drugs to a 15-year-old girl shortly before she died, a court heard. Jacob Khanlarian, 20, admitted five counts of supplying cannabis and MDMA to tragic teen Leah Kerry and some of her friends. Khanlarian, from Newton Abbot, Devon, supplied MDMA, a class A drug, to Leah on July 14 - the day before she died, Exeter Crown Court heard. The teen, of Torquay, Devon, fell unconscious at 4am in a park on...

A father has told of his heartbreak after his son inherited the same rare degenerative condition as him and is now struggling with mobility -- aged just five Andrew Frerichs, 51 and son Calum, 5, both live with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), a condition which affects the dexterity of their hands and legs. But dad Andrew does not want his son to be disadvantaged by the disease, which caused him some pain growing up. Andrew was diagnosed aged 11, after inheriting...

  Police have arrested 20-year-old man after a GUN was pointed at firefighters as they attempted to fight a blaze at a cannabis factory. Officers were called to Gregory Ave, in Weoley Castle, Birmingham, at around 8pm on Wednesday (30/8) after the weapon was pointed at firemen. West Midlands Fire & Rescue Service attended the scene after a fire broke out in a junction box outside the address, which was being used as a drugs farm. The man was arrested...

A "reformed" criminal who hit the headlines after donating one of his KIDNEYS to a complete stranger is back behind bars for a frenzied attack on his ex-wife's pal. Wesley Joyce, 36, gave one of his organs to cystic fibrosis sufferer Sally-Anne Grainger, 36, three years ago in a bid to make up for his misdemeanours. The former soldier said he wanted to do something to make amends for his criminal past which included serving four years in prison for...

A pensioner who received a love note from Jimi Hendrix after charming the rock icon at a 1967 gig is now selling the letter at auction for an estimated £3,000. Anthea Connell, 69, was handed a signed guitar strings packet after catching the eye of the American rock legend at a concert when she was a stunning 19-year-old. She was with her then boyfriend Eddie Cooke - whose Sons and Lovers band were supporting Jimi at the Boston Gilderdrome in...

  The world's cheekiest jobseeker wrote a letter to a company boss because he knew the role was free after an employee died - and even included the DEATH CERTIFICATE. In a letter to an agricultural company, the applicant for the job of technical manager claimed he had even attended the funeral to "be sure he was truly dead and buried". Attached to the hand written letter was the applicants CV and even a copy of the deceased technical manager's...

A mother has slammed Disneyland for refusing to let her son take part in a 'Princess For a Day' experience - because he's a boy. Hayley McLean wanted to book the exciting day as an early Christmas present for three-year-old Noah, who is a massive Frozen fan and loves dressing up as Elsa. But when she tried to book bosses at Disneyland Paris replied stating that "it is not possible to book Princess For a Day for a boy". Full-time...

A baby born deaf miraculously began hearing when his mum opened a bag of CRISPS over him while he slept. The sound of the bag popping open awoke Liam Champken, who was 14 months old, and mum Jennie is convinced it was the moment could finally hear. Liam, now 10, was born eight weeks early weighing only 3lb 3oz, and doctors said he could not hear because his cochlea was irreparably damaged. He also suffered from bronchiolitis, which caused him...