WIDOW AWARDED £300K AFTER EX CONNED HER OUT OF THOUSANDS
A widow whose love rat ex-boyfriend left her homeless has had the last laugh after a judge ordered her ex to pay back £300,000. Lyn Walcott, 68, of Hadleigh, Essex, was forced to move in with friends after she lent money to her boyfriend of seven years, Martin Forster, 57, to pay off debts and buy stock for his jewellery business. The mother-of two met Martin, a professional gambler, on a blind date in March 2005, and the couple quickly became an item.
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BABY MAY PARALYSE ME AND LEAVE ME IN LABOUR PAIN FOREVER
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STORM CHASER PHOTOGRAPHS STUNNING EXTREME WEATHER
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HUNGRY HERON STRUGGLES TO HOLD ONTO ITS CATCH
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MIRACLE BABY SAVED BY SUPERGLUE
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SCUBA-DUPER DIVER BREAKS RECORD FOR 50 HOURS UNDERWATER
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OWLS ARE MASTERS OF DISGUISE IN INDIAN FOREST
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
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WOMAN REVEALS HOW SHE FELL INTO A BONFIRE AND WAS LEFT SCARRED FOR LIFE
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KINGFISHERS DIVE FOR THEIR DINNER
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SNOOZING SEAL PUP
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