All news by author: Fiona Leishman

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Doctor says 11 common things can damage your brain - including drinking coffee
Speaking on the Diary of a CEO podcast, Dr Daniel Amen explained the "eleven major risk factors that steal your mind" which include drinking coffee, not sleeping properly and not looking after your gum health
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Serial killer suspect's 'bone-chilling' comment to woman as she drove him home
The client recalled Rex Heuermann's "odd" behaviour and his becoming difficult to work with in the year before the alleged Long Island serial killer was caught by police
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Kidnapped woman 'fought for her life' and parents warn abductor still at large
Carlee Russell disappeared after calling police to report an unaccompanied toddler walking down the side of the highway in Hoover, Alabama, before screams were heard and she vanished
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Serial killer suspect accused of making horror calls to victim's sister
The family of Melissa Barthelemy, one of the 'Gilgo Four' found strangled and wrapped in burlap near Gilgo Beach, Long Island, received a series of harrowing calls from her alleged killer after her disappearance
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Everything we know about Carlee Russell's mystery disappearance - and return
Carlee Russell was driving home from work along the interstate when she pulled over, calling police to report a toddler on the side of the highway. However, when they arrived minutes later, neither Carlee or the toddler were anywhere to be seen
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Girl, 6, shot in road rage horror while in car with family may never walk again
Six-year-old Onyx was in the back of the car on the way home from football practice with her dad, two stepbrothers and stepmother when a group of motorcyclists opened fire, shooting her in the back
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Horror over TikTok trend for killing wasps with petrol - and urgent warning
The method of getting rid of wasps and their nests on people's front porches has gone viral on TikTok, however an expert has warned it's not only "dangerous" but potentially "illegal"
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Death Valley tourists slammed as they flock to experience record 55C heatwave
Tourists are flocking to the Death Valley national park in California as a sizzling heatwave grips the state to experience what could be record-breaking temperatures in the hottest place on Earth
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Woman thought she was going blind after dodgy eyelash extensions ruined her eyes
Sharing her experience on TikTok, the woman was convinced she was going to go blind after her eyes were left irritated, red, and with "unbearable" pain after her first set of lash extensions
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Swimmers heading to the seaside warned to watch out for venomous creature
While sharks get most the bad press when it comes to animals you don't want to run into at the beach, there's another creature which may look pretty but its sting packs a punch
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Mum 27, killed after being run over by lawnmower while laying down in park
WARNING: GRAPHIC DETAIL. Christine Chavez was lying in a park in California when she was run over by a landscaper who was cutting the grass with a John Deere pull-behind tractor and didn't see her
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'Worn out’ murder suspect arrested 'at gunpoint’ after nine-days on the run
34-year-old Michael Burham escaped from prison in Pennsylvania after fashioning a rope out of bedsheets and climbing onto the roof before rappelling down and running off into the woods
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Warning Alaska volcano could erupt imminently as officials raise alert level
The Shishaldin Volcano in Alaska has been erupting for five days with plumes of ash being sent tens of thousands of feet into the atmosphere with a warning in place for the volcano alert level
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'Design flaw' on doomed Titan submersible that could have led to deadly incident
Stockton Rush, OceanGate Expeditions CEO, fashioned himself as an innovator, confident he was set to bring something exciting to the world - but his work is now under question
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Firefighters struggle to contain California wildfires amid deadly heatwave
Wildfires have broken out in Riverside county, south-east of Los Angeles with hundreds of firefighters sent to tackle the blazes as evacuation orders were put in place for residents
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Woman who disappeared after calling cops to report lone child found alive
Carlethia Russell vanished after calling police to report an unaccompanied child walking along a busy highway, her car was found with the engine running but there was no sign of Carlethia or the child
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Scientist claims he has proof reverse ageing is possible - but experts disagree
Six chemical cocktails have been discovered that can return cells to their younger versions in an effort to halt and even reverse the ageing process in what's been hailed a "breakthrough"
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Passengers on flight left in tears at attendant's incredible announcement
Six-year-old Jessa was on her way back from a Make a Wish Foundation trip when the flight attendant made the heartwarming announcement which had the Southwest Airlines flight erupting with cheers
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OceanGate deletes social media in apparent bid to vanish after Titan disaster
The firm behind the submersible which suffered a "catastrophic implosion" on a voyage to the wreckage of the Titanic appears to have removed as many traces of itself from the internet as it could
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Woman disappears after calling police to report child spotted alone on motorway
Carlethia 'Carlee' Russell called 911 to report an unaccompanied toddler walking along the side of the highway, but when police arrived she, and the child, were nowhere to be found
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'I’m 63, my girlfriend’s 25 — strangers slam age gap and say I kidnapped her'
Claudio and Semie met on a dating app for affluent singletons when she was just 18 years old but say their relationship is real despite the online trolls calling Semie a gold digger
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'3 reasons police may have arrested serial killer suspect after 13-year manhunt'
Gilgo Beach murders expert Robert Ottone spoke to the Mirror about what could have prompted the arrest of architect Rex Heuermann in connection with the Long Island murders
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Serial killer suspect boasts about hammer he uses for work in odd interview
Rex Heuermann, 59, a prominent New York City architect has been arrested in connection with the murders of the 'Gilgo Four' - four women whose bodies were discovered along Ocean Parkway in 2010
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Full list of products aspartame is found in as sweetener ruled carcinogenic
Aspartame is a common sweetener found in sugar-free drinks, sweeteners, cough sweets and chewing gum, among other things, but a recent WHO report highlighted it was 'possibly carcinogenic to humans'
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Belt with mystery initials and chilling link between 10 unsolved murders
A suspect has been taken into custody reportedly in connection with the deaths of the 'Gilgo Four' - four women whose bodies were discovered along Ocean Parkway near Gilgo Beach in Long Island