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Girl told she'd never walk alone joins top ballet school
A girl with cerebral palsy, who was told she would never walk unaided, has been offered a place at the English National Ballet School.
Six-year-old Matilda Duncan, known as Tilly, had pioneering surgery after best friend Casey Burke, five, and mum Suzanne, started a fundraising campaign.
Tilly's mum, Rachel Knowles, said, "We're over the moon... She loves dancing and now she can."
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