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1. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Amy Fenton

   Paedo teacher jailed for grooming and abusing girl (opens the original)

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   A paedophile teacher who groomed and abused a girl for months has been jailed for 11 years. Preston Crown Court heard David Brown, 35, spent months contacting the young girl on social media. He used four different phones and in one occasion, video called her wearing just his underwear. The court heard he went on to sexually assault the victim and kissed her after several months of sexual messages. Brown also took the child to secluded locations to abuse her and also groomed her to engage in sexu

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2. Article · Jul 6, 2026 · Amy Fenton

   Beloved dad-of-two found dead in hotel room as family pays tribute (opens the original)

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   A "proud and devoted dad" was found dead in a hotel room in Gloucestershire. Father-of-two Graham Smith died at the Queens Hotel in Cheltenham on June 11 this year. The 42-year-old, who was born in Preston, Lancashire, was pronounced dead at the scene. The dad-of-two, who was born in Preston, was pronounced dead at the scene. After Graham's death his wife shared a heartfelt tribute to him online along with a series of photographs of him with their sons, reports LancsLive. She wrote: "My handsome

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