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"The safety of children, any empathy or reasonableness was replaced by something that felt incredibly orchestrated."
"The safety of children, any empathy or reasonableness was replaced by something that felt incredibly orchestrated."
"This isn’t about the technicalities of football. It’s about one mum’s realisation that it’s a wonderful thing to do with your child."
"This isn’t about the technicalities of football. It’s about one mum’s realisation that it’s a wonderful thing to do with your child."
"The horrifying truth of the drug’s ravaging effects were laid bare by a young woman from Arbroath."
"The horrifying truth of the drug’s ravaging effects were laid bare by a young woman from Arbroath."
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