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A few of Monica's exclusives for the Daily Star

woman 'duped' out of £20k after online date kidnapped and beat her for eight months

EXCLUSIVE Ruth Tunnicliffe, 61, from Leeds, has decided to speak out on her ordeal after she fell in love with a "lunatic" who allegedly stole her passport so he could kidnap her in the US.

Horror flats with rats' blood splattered across walls leave families living in hell

Families in a housing block riddled with rats say they are "depressed, anxious and exhausted" after being left to deal with an infestation of rodents for months

TUI passengers 'treated like caged animals' after being trapped on tarmac for 6 hours

More than 200 TUI passengers claim they were left to sit on a stationary plane with no air conditioning or running water for six hours - halting stag do's, birthday celebrations and family trips

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'Britain's best bodybuilder' left homeless by gang attack says stripping saved his life

Danny Clifford, son of the Last of The Summer Wine actor Keith Clifford, was threatened with his life by an evil gang - he became a stripper to make ends meet after becoming homeless

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A few of Monica's exclusives for the Daily Star

Woman has jaw broken in two places in brutal e-scooter mugging she thought was a joke

Rosina Jepson says she was left with her jaw fractured in two places and was forced to have screws fitted into her face in major surgery after she was attacked for her e-scooter in south London

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Man who 'wanted to steal a walrus' set to expose horror marine park 'abuse' in trial

Former animal trainer Phil Demers is preparing to further expose theme park attraction Marineland, Canada, for the twisted abuse against animals he reportedly witnessed at the park

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Brit soldier who had both legs blown off by Taliban to set record by climbing Everest

Hari Magar, 42, lost his legs in a horror bomb blast in Afghanistan in 2010. He has since defied grim health and safety warnings and learned to climb mountains as an inspirational double amputee

Teachers suffering 'heat exhaustion' forced to 'lie on floor' in horror heatwave

School staff have warned that they may not be able to protect kids from sunstroke as they have dropped ill from the extreme heat - it comes as the Met Office warn there is a risk to life

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A few of Monica's exclusives for the Daily Star

Bears hug after rescue from horror 'bile farm' where they were caged and starved

Moon and sun bears have been tied up, drugged and crammed into tiny chicken cages according to charity Animals Asia, who have shared a video of their touching rescue

Family told to 'put son to sleep in the kitchen' after mould in bedroom made him sick

A family from Hertfordshire said they were left with no choice but to end their tenancy with Clarion Housing Group after their son had become poorly from the excessive mould in their flat

'Massive gas explosion blast' leaves house smoking wreck as whole roof blown off

Daily Star reporter Monica Charsley went to the scene of a gas explosion in South London and spoke to eyewitnesses

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Tired parents up all night with sick baby fuming as Starbucks 'sends them empty bag'

A couple have called for answers from Starbucks Reigate after they received an Uber Eats order without anything inside after being up all night with their sick baby