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Police dog Bryn was shot 20 years ago by a man with a hunting rifle after attending a domestic incident with his handler

Jamie Cowens hopes of a football career were ended when he suffered a badly broken leg in a serious car accident

Great-great grandfather Harry Read jumped 10,000 feet to fundraise for The Salvation Army

Grace Jones, known to her friends as "amazing grace" revealed the secret of her longevity as a daily dram of whisky

“This has been a long and exhaustive investigation aimed not just at bringing to justice those who engage in violent gang warfare – on this occasion almost costing a young man his life – but also curbing activities which allow them to glamorise and incite violence through Drill music videos."

The teenager and a 36-year-old woman were injured in Sheldon, Birmingham, during the "targeted attack"

Alan’s story: I’m from Sunderland. My background is pretty chaotic. My father was put in prison for life. He was absent when I was little and we really only ever saw him in prison. My Nan was lovely and my main carer – she brought up me, my sister and brother and a cousin. My mum has been there throughout my life. She wasn’t a drug user or drinker but she just couldn’t cope with kids. When I look back...

Demi Pearson, 15, and her younger siblings Brandon, eight, Lacie, seven, and three-year-old Lia died in a house fire

Edward Mosley, from Newquay, Cornwall, appeared at Truro Crown Court