Eric, 85, left at the loo by coach

Eric, 85, left at the loo by coach: "

PENSIONER Eric Tomlin was left stranded at a service station miles from home when the driver of a National Express coach sped off without him after dropping him off to use the loo.

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Crooks nick £360,000 of police gear between 2008 and 2010

Crooks nick £360,000 of police gear between 2008 and 2010: "

THIEVES have swiped £360,000 worth of goods – from POLICE.

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Teenage driver quoted £33,000 to insure £3,000 car

Teenage driver quoted £33,000 to insure £3,000 car: "

TEENAGER Jake Redshaw thought he’d pay a bit over the odds to get his second-hand motor insured fully comp.

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Pervert who got sexual thrills in cow manure sent to prison

Pervert who got sexual thrills in cow manure sent to prison: "

A PERVERT with a fetish for cow manure who terrorised a farming family was jailed yesterday.

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Coventry family call exorcist after "haunting" of house by poltergeist - watch the spooky video footage

Coventry family call exorcist after "haunting" of house by poltergeist - watch the spooky video footage: "

GHOULIES, ghosties and things going bump in the night have forced a young family to call in an exorcist to their ordinary terraced house.

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Hen turns cock after undergoing gender-bending sex change after 'she' stops laying eggs

Hen turns cock after undergoing gender-bending sex change after 'she' stops laying eggs: "

It turns out pet “Gertie” had had a sudden, eggs-traordinary sex change.

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'Creative grooming' craze sees dogs given weird and wacky dog hairdos - pictures

'Creative grooming' craze sees dogs given weird and wacky dog hairdos - pictures: "

Spare a thought for these poor pooches – because their owners must be barking.

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Salted-caramel millionaire's shortbread recipe

Salted-caramel millionaire's shortbread recipe: "A delicious recipe for crisp shortbread topped with salty caramel and chocolate"

Happy Mother’s Day: Messages from Star readers and showbiz stars - VIDEO

Happy Mother’s Day: Messages from Star readers and showbiz stars - VIDEO: "

IT’S Mother’s Day and we have been out and about in South Yorkshire getting YOUR video messages for mum - could there be one for you?

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Three kitchen fires lead to warning over chip pans

Three kitchen fires lead to warning over chip pans: "THREE kitchen fires in four days have prompted firefighters to issue a new warning about the dangers leaving chip pans unattended and not using smoke detectors."

Prisons must be tougher, says survey

Prisons must be tougher, says survey: "The Coalition's law and order policies have failed to win public backing according to a survey commissioned by Lord Ashcroft."

Boy tells how he helped save stabbed schoolgirl Chloe West

Boy tells how he helped save stabbed schoolgirl Chloe West: "The schoolboy praised for saving the life of 14-year-old stabbing victim Chloe West has spoken for the first time about his actions.

£170,000 bill on uneaten porridge sees it removed from hospital menus

£170,000 bill on uneaten porridge sees it removed from hospital menus: "For decades, porridge has been a staple on the breakfast menu in hospitals across the country but now it is being withdrawn at two hospitals after bosses calculated they were wating £170,000 a year on uneaten portions of the dish."

Royal wedding: stamp design fault tears royal couple apart

Royal wedding: stamp design fault tears royal couple apart: "A royal wedding stamp featuring Prince William and Kate Middleton has an awkward feature - a perforated line down the middle which splits the couple up.

Street's mail deliveries banned after dog 'bites' postwoman

Street's mail deliveries banned after dog 'bites' postwoman: "The Royal Mail has suspended deliveries to an entire street after a postal worker claimed she was bitten by a Jack Russell terrier."

Jon Venables was allowed to make trip abroad

Jon Venables was allowed to make trip abroad: "The former justice secretary Jack Straw gave personal approval for Jon Venables, one of James Bulgers killers, to make an unsupervised trip abroad, it was disclosed yesterday."

Cancer patients denied 'last hope' robot surgery

Cancer patients denied 'last hope' robot surgery: "Cancer patients are being denied a pioneering treatment that offers their only hope of survival - even though millions of pounds have been spent on the technology behind it."

British children 'ungracious losers'

British children 'ungracious losers': "

Good sportsmanship was traditionally defined as being humble in victory and gracious in defeat. Now, ideals of fair play are being inverted on sports pitches countrywide, with children throwing tantrums, sulking and swearing when victory eludes them.

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Cameron poised to water down NHS reforms

Cameron poised to water down NHS reforms: "

The Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is fighting a desperate rearguard action to save his NHS reforms amid pressure to water them down from David Cameron and Nick Clegg.

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