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A SOMERSET schoolgirl has been given the all-clear a decade after she was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour.

A SOMERSET schoolgirl has been given the all-clear a decade after she was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour.

Lyra is releasing her third charity single on Good Friday. - Credit: Jill Dando News A seven-year-old brain tumour survivor is releasing a third charity single on Good Friday to boost mental health and wellbeing. The inspirational Lyra Cole from Somerset is releasing a cover of Toy Story’s ‘You’ve Got a Friend In Me’ to raise money for In Charley’s Memory (ICM), a mental health charity. Lyra, from Highbridge, had emergency surgery to remove a brain tumour 'the size of an orange' when she was five months old. The talented youngster hopes the song will cheer people up after such a cha...

A seven-year-old girl who survived having a brain tumour removed as a baby melted hearts with her rendition of Merry Christmas Everyone on live TV. Lyra Cole, from Somerset, last year beat Stormzy in the official download charts with her cover of Christmas classic When A Child is Born, with all proceeds donated to Brain Tumour Research.  The schoolgirl, who had emergency surgery at five months old to remove a tumour the 'size of an orange', has now released a second charity single - a cover of Shakin' Stevens' festive classic - and hopes to bag a chart top spot once again.