AN Emmerdale fan favourite is set to be rushed to hospital after a horror dog attack – as a new villain arrives.

It comes as new villain Celia – played by Jaye Griffiths – makes her entrance in the Dales.

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Paddy Dingle falls victim to a horrific dog attack in Emmerdale[/caption]

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The soap legend’s dad Bear manages to rescue him[/caption]

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New villain Celia is arriving in the soap[/caption]

In upcoming scenes, Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) finds a sheep trapped in a fence on Celia’s farm.

After freeing it, the beloved vet is left terrified as an aggressive dog approaches.

The dog attacks Paddy – and although dad Bear (Joshua Richards) rescues him, the soap legend is left seriously injured.

At the hospital, Mandy (Lisa Riley) tries to comfort a traumatised Bear.

Paddy’s grateful to his dad for saving his life, but things take a turn when Bear issues brutal insults.

Mandy ushers Bear out and tries to lift Paddy’s spirits – although it’s clear he’s devastated.

Having returned home, even best mate Marlon (Mark Charnock) can’t make him smile on an unhappy birthday.

Spurred on by Bear’s words, Paddy grabs the vets’ bolt gun and heads to Celia’s farm.

However, things don’t go quite as planned – with the vet blaming Bear for the disastrous encounter.

ITV previously announced Jaye Griffiths’ casting as newcomer Celia last month.

She has been teased as a rival for Moira Dingle (Natalie J. Robb) – who is in serious trouble and facing massive fines for her farm contaminating the water supply.

When Ceilia calls to enquire if she can rent two of her fields, Moira is quick to shrug her off, but she clearly means business. 

Celia’s reputation precedes her as Moira isn’t keen to deal with this woman, despite bad finances on her own farm. 

Producer Laura Shaw said previously: “We are absolutely delighted to have Jaye Griffiths joining us to play the role of Celia. 

“Having recently taken over a nearby farm, not much is known about mysterious Celia’s past before arriving on the outskirts of the village.

“While Celia has a tough edge with an air of respectability, the audience and our villagers will soon start to see what this woman is truly capable of.”

Jaye – known for her roles in Casualty, The Bill and Doctors – added:  “I was delighted to get this role – without giving the game away she is very different to anyone I have played before and I can’t wait to really get into the heart of her storyline.” 

Emmerdale airs on ITV1 and ITVX.

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Marlon tries to lift his friend’s spirits[/caption]

A MAJOR warning has been issued to parents over illegal sunglasses sold in the UK that are harmful to children.

A third of the kids’ sunglasses bought from online marketplaces including Amazon, AliExpress, eBay and Temu can’t provide the eye protection required and are unsafe for children to wear, new research revealed.

This can cause major eye problems for children later in life.

Consumer watchdog Which? bought 20 pairs of sunglasses from six online marketplaces.

It then put them through standard lab-based tests and stated that “UV test and compliance failures combined mean that none of the 20 pairs of sunglasses we tested from online marketplaces can be sold legally in the UK”.

The watchdog discovered two pairs let through too much ultraviolet light (UV), which could damage a child’s eyes. 

On five pairs – including one with dangerously low UV protection – the watchdog found significant differences between the amount of protection provided by one lens compared to the other.

On its website, Which? reported: “Good glasses have the same level of protection across both lenses.

“And all the kids’ sunglasses bought from marketplaces were missing key information, labels and markings required for them to be sold in the UK legally.”

Researchers added: “The latest in our series of investigations into unsafe products shows why more needs to be done to prevent their sale through online marketplaces.

“The Government’s Product Regulation and Metrology Bill presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect online shoppers and to give online marketplaces clear legal responsibilities to keep dangerous products off their sites.”

Which? added that “the most important thing” that a pair of kids’ sunglasses can do is to protect young and still-developing eyes from the harmful effects of the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays. 

It went on to say: “But worryingly, two pairs bought from Amazon and eBay failed to effectively filter the sun’s rays, despite both claiming to provide sufficient UV protection.”

“Children are exposed to more UV than adults, their eyes are still developing, and this increases the risk of UV damage.

“Overexposure to UV over many years can lead to cataracts and macular degeneration.”

Amazon, eBay, AliExpress and Temu were approached for comment.

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A FAMOUS British seaside resort is rolling out a walkie-talkie scheme to crack down on its high rates of antisocial behaviour.

A network of 100 walkie-talkies will be give out to beach lifeguards, shop owners, businesses, pubs, CCTV operators and police to use, with hopes of improving safety in the area.

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The Cornish town has been struggling with anti-social and boozy behaviour[/caption]

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The network of walkie-talkies will be rolled out to lifeguards on beaches like Fistral[/caption]

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Charlie Hester is the owner of Clover Club in Newquay who is among the shop and business owners who have also been given walkie-talkies[/caption]

Drunk tourists and shoplifting have become a significant issue in the town of Newquay in Cornwall.

Known for some of the country’s most beautiful beaches, it has become a popular resort and one of the most visited coastal town’s in the UK.

It has subsequently become troubled, with its beaches being used all year round.

Use of walkie-talkies will therefore enable people to easily stay in touch if potential problems arise, and thereby prevent the spread of troublemakers.

Alcohol-related problems have become particularly common in Newquay, such as under age drinking or rowdy stag dos.

This kind of anti-social behaviour and low level crime is something Newquay’s Business Improvement District (BID) hopes to combat, along with the police and crime commission.

Newquay BID manager, Mark Warren, said: “This could literally be someone causing a problem at the beach and heading to the high street.

”If anybody is being silly or dangerous we would be aware of them rather than it being too late.

“We can link between the shops any ASB (antisocial behaviour) and we can link in anything related to low level crime.”

Implementation of the walkie-talkies is not intended to replace calling 999 or 111, but aim to make businesses feel safer.

Mr Warren added: “It is more of a family town, a wellbeing place. But on top of that I want to make sure it is a very safe place.”

“It is an umbrella approach to the town. We have got a clear safety business that are in communication with each other. We have got a safety blanket that we can utilise.”

The new walkie-talkies come in addition to 80 that have already been distributed to shops and pubs in the town.

Charlotte Larkin runs The Pet Centre, a family business that have now been using the walkie-talkies for a year.

She has witnessed how the new system has helped minimise the problem of shoplifting from businesses and the town in the area.

Charlotte said: “It has been very helpful.

“Even if we see someone who is prolific we will let the shops know.

“As soon as they know they have been watched they won’t try it.”

Staff at The Pet Centre generally use the walkie-talkies at least twice a week to warn businesses of shoplifters, which Charlotte considers have made a good difference in the community.

“We had a shoplifter a couple weeks ago and we posted it on the Newquay pages and within a couple of days the guy came in and paid his bill.”

She added: “It opens up communication where you wouldn’t really have it. It makes it safe. It is a good solid community down here.”

The Fistral Surf School is another business that has been given a walkie-talkie.

Its manager, Jenny Brian, said: “They are a good initiative to have in Newquay and it is a good way to communicate with businesses especially on anti-social behaviour.

“We haven’t had any problems with it but it is a busy town so it is good to have procedures in place.”

Cornwall Council has been contacted for comment.

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Charlotte Larkin at The Pet Centre in Newquay has seen the benefits of the walkie-talkies this past year[/caption]

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The walkie-talkies are good to have as a preventative measure on the beach which is a tourist destination[/caption]

A BRIT dad has been left with a broken spine after plunging 30ft from a balcony in Ayia Napa.

Sam Hudson, 24, from Lincoln, was on holiday with his brother and a pal when he tried to leap between two balconies while drunk at the popular Cypriot resort.

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Sam Hudson has been left seriously injured after falling from a third floor balcony[/caption]

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The decorator and dad to a two-year-old boy was spotted by a passerby trying to walk between two balconies[/caption]

The decorator and dad to a two-year-old boy was spotted by a passerby trying to walk between balconies last Sunday evening.

Sam was leaving a pool party at the Anmaria Beach Hotel – where he was staying.

He is thought to have been trying to reach his brother’s room next door – but the details are unclear, as Sam says he can’t remember events before the fall. 

The passerby phoned emergency services after they saw Sam fall from the balcony.

While witnesses say the holidaymaker fell from a second floor of his hotel, the fall was reportedly as high as from the third floor with it being around 30ft, onlookers believe.

He was rushed to a local clinic before being transferred to the island’s biggest hospital, Nicosia General Hospital.

Sam is currently hospitalised in Cyprus after breaking his pelvis, part of his spine and his leg.

The Brit faces medical bills running into the tens of thousands – after it emerged he hadn’t taken out any travel insurance.

Cops have launched an investigation into the accident. 

His stepmother, Karen, and her husband flew out the next day to be with their son who at the time was in pain and heavily medicated.

The family started a GoFundMe to help with medical costs after they had to choose between paying between £30,000 to £60,000 for a repatriation plane or staying in Cyprus for Sam’s recovery.

In the description of the crowdfunding page, his family says: “This is a devastating situation for both Sam and his family.

“Sam has a two-year-old son who’s missing his daddy deeply, and Sam is heartbroken that he can’t be there with him.

“He’s not only a father, but also a son and a brother—now stranded, in pain, and feeling isolated so far from home.”

Over £4,100 has been raised so far.

His mum Karen has also spoken out on her son’s devastating fall as she told MailOnline: “You know what young boys are like but I never could have predicted something like this would happen.

“Doctors at the hospital have said he’s lucky to be alive or to not have more severe damage.”

She added: “We told him so many times before he left that he needed to get travel insurance but he didn’t listen.

“I want the government to make it a legal requirement that all young people must have travel insurance before travelling because I don’t another family to have to go through what we have.

“I’ve heard of families having to remortgage their house or sell their car to cover costs of accidents like this – all because they didn’t think to take out insurance.”

Sam’s accident comes weeks after another Brit fell from a hotel balcony in Marbella.

The unnamed man was reportedly fighting for his life after falling from the balcony onto a public street at 5am.

Police have interviewed the three friends who were with the tourist, who is described in reports as being young.

Reports suggest that over 100 people have died from ‘balconing’ – the dangerous act of jumping or falling from hotel balconies, mostly carried out by young British men – in Spain’s Balearic Islands over the past two decades.

Several hundred more have been seriously injured.

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Sam is ‘lucky to be alive’ after the fall and is now recovering in hospital[/caption]

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A FAMILY saved £36k by learning to do jobs rather than paying others – including cutting hair, fixing their own dishwasher and re-decorating their kitchen – using DIY online tutorials.

Natalie Smith, 35, from Dymchurch, Kent, is a self-confessed “frugal” mum – and loves a DIY project to save some cash.

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Natalie Smith with husband Jason and kids Finn and Lola in Snowdon[/caption]

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The savvy mum says she and her family save “a few thousand pounds” every year[/caption]

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She learned to cut her family’s hair, fix their own dishwasher and re-decorate their own kitchen using DIY online tutorials[/caption]

After she and husband Jason Smith, 35, moved into their first home 12 years ago they began tackling tasks themselves to save cash – learning the skills others have, so they wouldn’t have to pay out.

Now it’s a way of life for Jason and their two children – Finn, 14, and Lola, 12.

Over a decade on, they reckon they may have saved as much as £36k from their savvy savings.

When a new job needs doing full-time blogger Natalie and Jason, a web developer, hop on Google and watch YouTube tutorials, refusing to pay a professional to do any job they can learn to do themselves.

Natalie watched countless YouTube videos to teach her to cut Jason and Finn’s hair like a pro.

After purchasing the right clippers, combs and scissors, she had made the money back in just one month.

Rather than paying a kitchen fitter thousands to re-paint their kitchen cupboards, she used online how-to guides and YouTube tutorials to teach herself how to clean, sand, prime and paint them.

Jason learned to fix their oven and dishwasher when the appliances broke down – when the family were faced with costly repair jobs.

Natalie learned how to clean her own windows. After taking initial advice from DIY websites, she “made it up as she went along” using water, dishwasher rinse-aid and a squeegee – which she reckons saves her £20 a month alone.

Natalie said: “It definitely saves us a few thousand every year.

“We only ever pay for work we can’t do ourselves.

“When we first bought the house we were completely skint so we had to fill it with second-hand bits and DIY everything.

“It was the case of making it nice but spending as little as possible.”

When it came to redecorating the kitchen, Natalie and Jason took on the challenge of DIY-ing it as much as possible.

We definitely save thousands a year – doing monthly haircuts and cleaning our own windows saves £720 a year alone

Natalie Smith, 35

She said: “Before I painted the kitchen cupboards, I Googled about the prep – sugar soap clean, filling, sanding, and finding the right primer for the type of wood.

“I looked at tutorial blogs and videos to work out which paints would be the most durable and what rollers and equipment I would need too.

“Afterwards, it all looked brand new again.”

Alongside that, the savvy-minded mum loves to snap up a second-hand bargain from Facebook Marketplace, which she can then upcycle herself, if needed, using her newly-developed DIY skills.

She said: “The sideboard in our kitchen was free and I repainted it.

“Our dining table is solid oak and was immaculate £150 from Facebook Marketplace.

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Jason learned to fix their oven and dishwasher when the appliances broke down[/caption]

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Natalie said Jason tackled some of the most daunting tasks[/caption]

“When our things look tired I sand and revarnish or repaint them.”

Natalie said Jason tackled some of the most daunting tasks – such as replacing the heating element in the oven by watching a step-by-step YouTube tutorial.

Another included fixing the dishwasher by following another tutorial – and ordering the correct new parts based on advice from the videos rather than paying a specialist to come to the home.

Similarly, whenever they have issues with their drains, they tackle the issue themselves after buying a kit online and learning the technique.

And they’d never dream of bringing in a professional to tidy up the driveway, fences and patio when Jason can whip out his jet washer.

Natalie estimates they save “a few thousand pounds a year” by DIY-ing as much as possible.

And in doing so, they free up money to go into a travel fund so they can take trips away as a family.

She added: “I just think it’s all about making small changes. Obviously, money is extremely tight for a lot of people. We’ve been there so we know.

“But I do think just trying to save where you can – it can make life more affordable.

“We definitely save thousands a year – doing monthly haircuts and cleaning our own windows saves £720 a year alone.”

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