The frumpy, middle-aged woman who persuaded a series of people she was an autistic 12-year-old: Some took her in and gave her dolls, toys and dummies. Now, as she's jailed, her victims reveal just how they were hoodwinked
Confronted by the tragic tale she told in a childish voice, at first they didn't see beyond her Minnie Mouse T-shirt, hair bow and matching backpack.
'It's been a hideous time for Bear': Truth behind Cheryl's surprise TV comeback as insiders tell KATIE HIND about her quiet life with her son, and why she's joined the Voice two years after the death of Liam Payne
There was a time when Cheryl Cole had her life mapped out on a road ablaze with bright lights. Young and married to Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole, she wholeheartedly embraced her fame.
AMANDA PLATELL: Harry's 'at home' and the children are in UK schools, but Meghan's drive and ambition will keep her flitting back and forth to California... I just hope she doesn't forget a video call isn't the same as mum's loving arms
Meghan, it is said, will travel back and forth to their home in California where her As Ever business is based, selling the Californian lifestyle. Harry will be the key 'at-home' parent.
BORIS JOHNSON: The hot dang Right-wingers of oil-rich Texas love solar and wind power - here's why THEIR electricity bills are so low
We just can't go on like this. It is now clear that the cost of electricity in this country is out of control. We are walloping consumers and we are crippling our industry.
Brace for 'a lot more' migrants, council warns - as Home Office refuses to give guarantees numbers won't soar at ex-RAF sites
Minutes of a private meeting with councillors in Norfolk reveal Home Office officials refused to guarantee that the number of small-boat migrants housed there won't soar.
Should William be 'the bigger man' and extend an olive branch to Harry? 'Absolute rubbish', says REBECCA ENGLISH, telling Palace Confidential that if he decides not to reconcile it is 'entirely his choice' and he should be 'personally applauded'
English argued that Harry's behaviour since Megxit was 'nasty' and 'vindictive' enough to warrant estrangement, and that William should not be judged if he chooses not to seek reconciliation.
Houses rammed, stabbings, drive-by shootings - inside the gang warfare turning Middlesbrough into a dystopian nightmare: PAUL BRACCHI
Ramming homes with vehicles has become the modus operandi in the tit-for-tat gang wars plaguing Middlesbrough.
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Struggling Holly is blamed for faults of men, says comic pal
Holly Willoughby is facing an uphill battle to attract viewers to her YouTube series Together, which is being billed as a 'home for real conversations'.
Liam Gallagher's youngest son Gene, 25, leads the nepo babies at Reading and Leeds festivals as Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's son Moses and Foo Fighter frontman Dave Grohl's daughter Violet also perform
Oasis singer Liam Gallagher 's youngest son Gene, 25, took to the stage at the Reading music extravaganza with his band Villanelle.
Self-proclaimed misogynist with history of violence against women is banned from going on 'incel forums' and loitering near female toilets
Victor Valentine from St Pauls in Cheltenham was issued a five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order on Monday despite not being convicted of any sexual offences.
KEMI BADENOCH: If we want to know what kind of man Burnham is, let's see if he stops Labour's early release programme next week
Multiple cars have been rammed into people's houses, a man was stabbed two miles from that crash site and other cars have been set on fire. All this in the space of a week.
DANIEL HANNAN: If the three parties on the Right can't do a deal, the Left will take power again
The skies over East Kent's chalk downs are vast. The villages above the white cliffs, with their brick-and-flint houses and low-steepled churches, are small-c conservative places.
Double-decker bus crashes into building beside London station - bringing knock-on traffic and public transport disruption
The H98 collided with a building on Station Road in Hayes and Harlington at around 7 pm on Friday evening.
Labour backs plans for 20mph speed limits across ALL new housing developments in latest attack on motorists
Ministers have endorsed quango proposals to introduce 20mph or lower speed limits, encourage car sharing and make roads narrower on new housing estates.
Lindsay Clancy jury sent home for weekend after failing to reach verdict in first two days
The jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial were sent home for the weekend as they continue to deliberate on her fate.
King Haakon VIII takes the throne in Norway amid outpouring of grief following death of Harald V - as Epstein links cast shadow over new royal family
Haakon's new role follows the passing of his father - the cousin of King Charles III - who died after a brief stay in hospital today.
Right-wing firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE at Louisiana airport... as his mugshot is revealed
Sources claim the British firebrand was taken into custody at an airport in Louisiana, with inmate records indicating he is now at a detention center there, via TMZ .
County launches its own security operation over migrant fears after exposure of 'holiday camp'
Essex County Council said it will provide 'security operatives' in Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford after it was announced that the capacity of MPD Weathersfield would rise.
Labour's rising costs hit higher earners more, official figures show
Wealthier households are seeing prices rise higher than poorer ones for the first time since March last year.
Now PM Andy Burnham's not so keen to lose the Elgin Marbles - saying the British Museum should choose their fate
The Prime Minister had supported returning the sculptures, saying two years ago they should be shipped to Greece with 'no strings attached'.
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