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The Latest Breaking News from Irene

Pensioner living in cold, damp and rundown home gets surprise transformation by generous strangers

Irene was living with doors hanging off, holes in her walls and without heating or hot water

Manchester Evening News

Pensioner's heartbreaking reaction as squalid home transformed in time for Christmas

Irene was emotional after seeing the transformation for the first time

Liverpool Echo

Crazed thug battered his brother to death with guitar while he slept

Steven Barnes brutally attacked his brother after they had an argument about their elderly mum's care

Manchester Evening News

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Chilling words serial killer told police before his last victim found decapitated

National Forest serial killer Gary Hilton murdered and dismembered at least four hikers between 2007 and 2008 as he would camp in the forest and prey on helpless ramblers in Georgia's Blood mountain

Daily Mirror

Couple feel 'ripped off,' Olivia Attwood quits and City rallies together

The latest ECHO headlines on Monday, November 7

Liverpool Echo

City rallies behind Irene after fears she 'may not survive winter'

A huge outpouring of help for Irene means the project to improve her home can begin soon

Liverpool Echo

Elderly woman living without heating or hot water 'may not survive winter'

Shocking images show the sad situation Irene is in

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Fears pensioner heating home with single-bar fire ‘may not survive winter’

‘She is a elderly lady that needs urgent help,’ founder of group that helps vulnerable people with heating says

The Independent UK

Pensioner 'overwhelmed' with heartwarming offers to transform squalid home

More than £8,000 has been donated to help Irene, as well as an outpouring of offers to fix up her home

Liverpool Echo

Scousers' 'hearts broken' as pensioner 'may not survive winter' in squalid house

One reader said: "It breaks my heart to know people are falling off the grid and radar when this lady of all people needs extra support"

Liverpool Echo

Vulnerable, elderly woman faces winter without hot water or heating in squalid house

An appeal has been started by a local man after an elderly woman was discovered living in squalid conditions without any hot water and only a tiny electric heater to warm her entire home

Daily Mirror

Woman faces winter with no hot water or heating in squalid house

Elderly woman Irene is living in 'terrible' conditions with fears she 'may not survive winter'

Liverpool Echo

RTE Late Late: Ryan Tubridy explains Vicky Phelan's absence from show

"I'm sorry she's not well enough at this time and of course we are thinking of her, her kids and family"

Dublin Live

Ryan Tubridy explains Vicky Phelan's absence on Late Late Show as health update shared

"I'm sorry she's not well enough at this time and of course we are thinking of her, her kids and family"

Irish Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

Ken Tucker obituary

Other Lives: Chartered architect who specialised in retail design, notably for the Liverpool store Littlewoods

Leeds Live

Rob Burrow documentary to air on BBC showing how he lives with motor neurone disease

The half-hour documentary offers an intimate look into how the Leeds Rhinos legend lives with his disease

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Hello, Dolly!’ missing the old-fashioned razzle-dazzle that the musical demands

For all it strengths, including a fine cast, the production at Marriott Theatre hampered by in-the-round staging.

The Guardian - UK

‘So many people tell me they wish they could get out!’ Can we escape the tyranny of WhatsApp groups?

Group chats were a lifeline during lockdown – but for many, the constant messages have become an oppressive distraction. Leaving, however, is not so simple

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Manchester Evening News

Famous chippy's price rise drew complaints from customers - it's still not enough in a trade facing 'extinction'

Levers is an Oldham institution

The Conversation

'Let's just do it': how do e-changers feel about having left the city now lockdowns are over?

In 2020, propelled by the pandemic and the push to work from home, thousands of Australian households made the decision to move from the city to the country. A significant swathe of these internal migrants were “e-changers”, workers holding on to their city jobs and working remotely.

The Guardian - UK

A Confederacy of Dunces audiobook review – Reginald D. Hunter narrates a comedy classic

The comedian rises to the challenge of bringing John Kennedy Toole’s motley cast of misfits to life

Liverpool Echo

125 tributes, death and funeral notices from across Merseyside

People pay tribute to people who have passed away in recent weeks

Daily Record

Super smart Glasgow girl becomes first in school to get in to Oxford University

Megan McCloskey is working at Greggs to save as much money as she can to start her studies as just one of six people to study chemistry at the Queen's College.

Chronicle Live

From igloos to the tundra - Hexham veteran shares memories of military training in the Norwegian Arctic

Newcastle-born Douglas Elsworth joined the Army aged just 18 years old - and went on to have a long and prosperous career

Newcastle Herald

Snug as a bug in mum's bear hug

Topics: A baby koala, recruits needed for a plant-based diet study and a spotlight on advertising.

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