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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DAZZLING BEAUTY OF THE MILKY WAY ABOVE UK AND ITALY
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EYE-OPENING INSIGHT INTO KENYA’S LARGEST DUMPING GROUND
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FRILLED LIZARD SINGS FOR THE CAMERA
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STABBED BY SON
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
EYE-CATCHING TRIBAL HAIRSTYLES
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TROUBLESOME PYLON MEETS EXPLOSIVE END
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HOPE FOR HOMELESS HEDGEHOG
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CHIPMUNK YOGA
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