Tom Campbell

Tom Campbell is a Real Life reporter at PA Media, covering exclusive human interest stories. In this role, Tom has interview a wide range of people from ex-gang members to gong therapists. He joined the company in March 2023 after spending a couple of years in general news at SWNS Media Group and working for regional papers in South and West London.

<p>Nico hitching his first ride in California in 2017 </p>

Hitchhiker reveals only country where his thumb was turned down

<p>Charlie was play-fighting with another dog in the back garden </p>

Dog owner’s warning after watching in horror as pet died in garden

<p>Steve with a parking fine (left) and Steve with his partner Joy </p>

Couple feel ‘mugged’ on holiday after £100 fine for car park rule

<p>Toby and his father Andy standing outside their house</p>

Father and son in bid to create UK’s ‘spookiest Halloween house’

<p>Robert Armstrong, 58, was given months to live after doctors discovered a large tumour in the middle of his brain (Collect/PA Real Life)</p>

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Father with pins and needles told by doctors he has huge brain tumour

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Father with pins and needles told by doctors he has huge brain tumour

<p>Robert Armstrong, 58, was given months to live after doctors discovered a large tumour in the middle of his brain (Collect/PA Real Life)</p>

<p>Phillip with his wife Vanessa </p>

Dad died from flesh-eating bacteria after swim on holiday in Turkey

British explorer Nick Hollis was forced to call off his North Pole attempt after his ice runway broke in half (World’s Toughest Row/PA Real Life)

Bid to finish epic Grand Slam thwarted by breaking Arctic sea ice

<p>Lizzie Palin, 17, sat her GCSEs just 24 hours after her father suffered a stroke and later passed away (Collect/PA Real Life)</p>

Teen forced to take GCSE days after her dad died calls for exam change

Maria Iglesias-Garcia was involved in a terrible motorcycle crash that shattered her ankle bone to pieces (Collect/PA Real Life)

Teacher who suffered horror motorbike crash that shattered ankle into tiny pieces cannot wear high heels six years later

Maria Iglesias-Garcia was involved in a terrible motorcycle crash that shattered her ankle bone to pieces (Collect/PA Real Life)

Teacher who suffered horror motorbike crash that shattered ankle into tiny pieces cannot wear high heels six years later

<p>Ionie Smallwood, 33, has spent months living in a house where she cannot cook and is forced to wash dishes in the bath (Collect/PA Real Life)</p>

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Woman left cleaning dishes in bath after builders disappear

Ionie Smallwood, 33, has spent months living in a house where she cannot cook and is forced to wash dishes in the bath (Collect/PA Real Life)

Woman left cleaning dishes in bath and cooking with microwave for months after builders walk out of £20K renovation

<p>A gang of five men and one woman were responsible</p>

Two injured after gang-related machine gun battle outside party

<p>The knife is also reusable and can be washed </p>

Sustainable wooden knife cuts through steak ‘easily’

<p>The crash happened on the M25 </p>

Driver who blamed ‘imaginary friend’ for M25 van crash is jailed

<p>The 28-year-old was discovered on Saturday </p>

Missing teacher’s body discovered by dog walker

<p>The 28-year-old was discovered on Saturday </p>

Missing teacher’s body discovered by dog walker