A mum has finally been able to enjoy her first cuddle with her tiny daughter who arrived at just 25 weeks while she was in Blackpool.
Editor Vanessa Sims watched in astonishment as Lancashire's world champion carver Simon McMinnis created former Prime Minister Boris Johnson from a pumpkin in front of her eyes.
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