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A toddler almost died after acid from a battery she swallowed burned through her STOMACH and main ARTERIES. Kacie Barradell, two, ingested the 10p-sized lithium cell battery which fell out of a button car key. She has spent a total of eight weeks in hospital and her parents have been warned she might be paralysed from the waist down. Her oesophagus is so badly burned she cannot eat or drink and is currently being fed through a tube. Kacie’s mum...

Homeless people across the country are risking their lives by sleeping in bins, according to a refuse firm. The warning has come after refuse collectors reported finding an increasing amount of people seeking refuge in bins who could accidentally be harmed or killed if the commercial waste disposal units get picked up. Talking to the Big Issue, Mark Hall of Business Waste said: “It’s terrifying for our staff to find somebody lurking inside on their early morning rounds, and they constantly worry...

"I couldn’t believe it when they arranged for me to meet Martin Kemp. He’s awesome on TV and I’m still so excited I got the opportunity to work with him on my movie." Schoolgirl and budding movie-maker Beth Ward is making her cinema debut – after holiday chiefs brought in Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp to transform her family holiday video into a professional short film. Beth, 10, sent her video to travel company First Choice with a letter which said "I...

Runaway mum Samantha Baldwin DRUGGED her sons with sedatives and falsely claimed her husband sexually abused them, a court heard today. Baldwin, 40, forced her sons Dylan Madge, six, and Louis Madge, nine, to ingest sedative Zolpidem as well as benzodiazepines, which are taken to tackle anxiety. Baldwin was found with her sons at a holiday complex 15 miles from her home in Newark, last Thursday following a ten-day Europe-wide police hunt. At a hearing at Nottingham Family Court today...

A paedophile who groomed a 14-year-old on Facebook before luring her to his house and having sex with her has been jailed for two years and eight months. Robert Oliver, 23, told the teen he was a teenager on social media before encouraging her to send him explicit photos of herself. The pervert then sent his victim photos of his privates before pressing her into meeting him for unprotected sex at his home. When the schoolgirl’s friend told a teacher...

A giant dog which was so badly neglected vets couldn’t tell what breed it was is ready to be rehomed following a miraculous four-month transformation. Kenny was close to death when he was found cruelly dumped on a residential street, with people thinking he might be a wrinkly Shar-Pei. The then 18-month old mutt was starving to death, had an appalling skin condition, serious issues with his eyes and could hardly stand. Pennine Pen Animal Rescue in Oldham, Gtr Manchester,...

This adorable dog has been trained to SNEEZE on command. Three-year-old Cavapoo Rocco has been performing this unusual trick for attention and extra treats for the last 14 months, owner Tara Stray says. “He used to get quite excited when he was a puppy and he sneezed once and I responded by saying, 'Good boy, sneeze',” Mrs Stray said. “He remembered it and now he'll sneeze whenever that is said to him.” The 45-year-old from Drayton, Portsmouth said Rocco is...

An angry mum claims her teenage son has been taken out classes after having his hair PERMED to copy his rapper idol. Haman Harim, 13, had his head shaved at the sides and an 80s-style perm on top so he could look like teen rapper Little T. But mum Sharon Coxall says he was then excluded from normal classes because teachers claimed his retro hairstyle was affecting his education. Sharon, 51, hit out at the decision by teachers to put...

Two bank workers were caught illegally using blue badges to park in spaces reserved for the disabled during a crackdown. They were among eight motorists taken to court and fined in south London after being caught misusing the permits which actually belonged to friends or relatives. The permits can only be used legally if the disabled person is either driving the vehicle or a passenger being dropped-off or picked-up in that location. But the fraudsters were caught parking their own...