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• Man's life support switched off after hospital staff mistake him for another patient

  16-01-2025 14:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David Wells, 69, was put on a life support machine in Vancouver, Washington, after choking on steak, but staff at the hospital called the wrong family to ask if they wanted it switched off
  
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• Kiena Dawes' vile ex Ryan Wellings' dark prison fate as he smiles at sentence

  16-01-2025 17:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Vile thug Ryan Wellings left his fiancée Kiena Dawes feeling like there was nowhere left to turn - but now, he will be the one to suffer behind bars with a 'fraught' future ahead
  
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• Nancy Pelosi makes her decision on whether she will attend Donald Trump's inauguration

  16-01-2025 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 84-year-old, who is recovering from a hip replacement operation, attended Trump's first swearing in four years ago.
  
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• 'Monster' boyfriend who subjected Kiena Dawes to horrific abuse before she took her own life and blamed him in suicide note is jailed for six years

  16-01-2025 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Violent 'bully' Ryan Wellings was previously cleared of the unlawful killing of Kiena Dawes, 23, who left a suicide note calling her partner a 'monster' who had 'killed me'.
  
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• Kiena Dawes' desperate 10 attempts to escape evil boyfriend Ryan Wellings

  16-01-2025 17:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kiena Dawes ended her life following a two-year campaign of vile abuse from her partner Ryan Wellings, which saw her report her abuser to the police multiple times and ask for help from a charity
  
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• Ryan Wellings sentencing: Kiena Dawes' partner is jailed for more than six years after young mother took her own life following two years of horrific abuse: Live updates and reaction

  16-01-2025 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live updates from Preston Crown Court where Ryan Wellings is being sentenced for assault and coercive and controlling behaviour.
  
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• Hugh Grant reveals how he accidentally ‘poisoned’ his kids giving them worms

  16-01-2025 17:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hugh Grant has revealed he accidentally poisoned his whole family (Picture: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)Hugh Grant has revealed that he has ‘started cooking for the first time in 64 years’ and immediately gave his family worms.
  The Bridget Jones’ Diary actor, who was recently nominated for a Bafta, has recalled a gruesome story involving his recent foray into cooking.
  He revealed in an interview with Renée Zellweger that he has managed to p
  
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• Heart-stopping moment Las Vegas police find murdered woman's body in freezer leading to arrest

  16-01-2025 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chilling bodycam footage captured the moment Las Vegas police officer discovered Monique Gilbertson's dead body inside a freezer chest on November 6.
  
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• Thames Valley Police Chief Constable Jason Hogg suspended amid investigation into claims of 'gross misconduct'

  16-01-2025 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chief constable of Thames Valley Police Jason Hogg has been suspended with immediate effect amid an investigation by the police watchdog into allegations of gross misconduct.
  
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• Domestic abuser who terrorised Kiena Dawes before she took her own life smiles as he is jailed

  16-01-2025 17:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kiena Dawes was just 23 when she left her nine-month-old baby with a friend with a note on her phone saying: ‘I was murdered. Ryan Wellings killed me.’ (Picture: Facebook/Lancashire Police)A violent bully who subjected his ex-girlfriend to two years of horrendous abuse before she took her own life was branded a ‘clear danger’ to women as he was jailed for six-and-a-half years.Kiena Dawes was just 23 when she left her nine-month-old baby with a friend with a note on her p
  
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• Kiena Dawes sickeningly replaced by lookalike girlfriend who left dead mum disturbing gift

  16-01-2025 17:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ryan Wellings, who abused Kiena Dawes for two years before her suicide, has today been sentenced to six years and six months - but his new girlfriend Emma Croft, who has loyally stood by him during the trial, was nowhere to be seen
  
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• Kiena Dawes: Brutal fiancé learns his fate after young mum takes her own life

  16-01-2025 17:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ryan Wellings was found guilty of assault and controlling and coercive behaviour against girlfriend Kiena Dawes - but he was cleared of her manslaughter at Preston Crown Court
  
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• Four teens jailed for luring trans girl to roller disco and stabbing her

  16-01-2025 17:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Summer Betts-Ramsey, Bradley Harris, Camron Osei and Shilou Hinds have all been jailed (Picture: Met Police)Four teenagers have been jailed for luring a transgender teenager to a roller disco to ‘viciously’ stab and beat her.The 18-year-old victim, who lives with ‘thick scars’ and still struggles to sleep, only survived the attack last February 10 because passersby stopped to help her.The group of teens lured her to a roller disco in Harrow, north west London, under the
  
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• Labour backs down over grooming gangs: Whitehall fixer to undertake 'rapid audit' into scale of child sex abuse in Britain - as Home Office paves way for five new local inquiries

  16-01-2025 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yvette Cooper told MPs she had asked Baroness Louise Casey to oversee a three-month review into gang-based child sexual exploitation.
  
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• Bad breakouts? Shoppers say this spot-slaying serum is ‘life-changing’

  16-01-2025 17:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bad breakouts? Body blemishes? Shoppers say this spot-slaying serum is ‘life-changing’ for revealing clearer skin within a matter of weeks (Picture: 47 Skin)
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  When trying to look and feel your best, nothing puts a dampener on things li
  
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• 'Strange' message missing twin sisters in Aberdeen left before vanishing

  16-01-2025 16:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As the search continues for missing twin sisters Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, their concerned brother Jozsef has opened up about the 'strange' message the women left for their landlady, before they vanished in Aberdeen
  
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• Our £3,700 Egyptian hotel was more like Syrian warzone: Brits' anniversary trip turns in to holiday from hell with power cuts, hairs in bed and 'prison block' rooms that were 'nothing like the photos'

  16-01-2025 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robbie and Dawn Bennett flew out with two friends for a £3,700 two-week, all-inclusive holiday in Safaga, Egypt, to celebrate their 11th wedding anniversary.
  
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• 'Highly-respected' doctor who sexually abused female patients from Orthodox Jewish community 'for his own gratification' is jailed for eight years

  16-01-2025 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Wayne Sefton Davis, a GP in Salford, carried out the assaults against two 'naive' women as part of invasive examinations in the 1990s and 2000s.
  
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• Fears shops will run out of bottled water after burst pipe at treatment plant leaves 40,000 homes without supply in Conwy

  16-01-2025 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Around 40,000 households in north Wales face having no water as five schools have been forced to temporarily shut their doors after a pipe burst at a treatment plant. 
  
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• Ron DeSantis reveals his pick to fill Florida Senates seat after Lara Trump withdrew her name

  16-01-2025 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Florida Governor Ron Desantis has announced who will fill Senator Marco Rubio's seat.
  
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• Cleaning fans have 'easy' way to get rid of mould on blinds with cheap product

  16-01-2025 16:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mould is a common problem during the winter months as the cold weather can cause condensation on your windows and items like curtains and blinds, which creates the perfect damp conditions for mould to grow
  
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• Elianne Andam: Confrontation over teddy bear that led to schoolgirl's tragic death

  16-01-2025 16:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Elianne Andam ran off with a bag items belonging to her friend's ex-boyfriend in a gesture of solidarity, that cost the 15-year-old her life, stabbed to death by Hassan Sentamu
  
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• Fortress increases takeover bid for hospitality chain Loungers to £354m

  16-01-2025 16:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fortress Investment Group said it has now made a 325p-per-share offer to buy the fast-growing hospitality chain
  
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• Family restaurant tracking down 'dine and dash' couple who 'fled over £83 bill'

  16-01-2025 16:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The owners of Belluno Italian restaurant in Newton St Cyres, Devon have released CCTV images of a couple they accused of leaving without paying the £83 bill for their meal
  
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• Police probe after blogger accesses and films house where Virginia McCullough murdered her parents and kept their bodies for four years

  16-01-2025 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  McCullough was handed a minimum 36 year jail term for poisoning her father John, 70, and killing her mother Lois, 71, in a hammer and knife attack in June 2019.
  
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• India urged to drop Virat Kohli for England tour following Australia struggles

  16-01-2025 16:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  India superstar Virat Kohli largely struggled against Australia (Picture: Getty)India have been urged to drop superstar batter Virat Kohli for their upcoming tour of England following his struggles in Australia.Kohli, one of the best players of his generation, has suffered a significant dip in form in recent years and continued to struggle during the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy.The 36-year-old scored his 30th Test century in the series opener in Perth as India thrashed Australia to take an ea
  
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• Kiena Dawes death: Brutal Ryan Wellings 'a clear and present danger' warns prosecutor

  16-01-2025 16:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The court was told Ryan Wellings was convicted of assaulting his last girlfriend before Kiena. The prosecutor pointed out the similarities in the cases
  
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• Kemi Badenoch rules out Nigel Farage pact after blistering tirade against ex-Tory leaders

  16-01-2025 16:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kemi Badenoch lashed out at former Tory leaders despite all her shadow cabinet having served as ministers in previous governments as Labour said she is in 'complete denial'
  
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• World’s longest-serving KFC worker, 74, has dished out 6,000,000 drumsticks in 47 years

  16-01-2025 16:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Long serving KFC employee Pauline has worked in Taunton’s KFC for an incredible 47 years (Picture: SWNS)A 74-year-old gran who is the world’s longest-serving KFC worker says the title has made her a local celebrity.Pauline Richards has been an employee of the fried chicken franchise for 47 years, working at the chain’s store in Taunton, Somerset since 1978.During that time she has served over six million drumsticks and a similar number of chicken wings, and tried her hand at p
  
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• Female teacher 'began sleeping with boy when he was 11 and had his baby when he was 13'

  16-01-2025 16:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A New Jersey elementary school teacher has been accused of sexually assaulting one of her students for four years and having his baby.
  
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