All news by author: Florence Freeman

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Bakhmut is 'slaughter-fest' for Russians who are being 'hammered' by Ukrainians
US General Mark Milley revealed in a press conference that Russia was suffering major losses in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after months of failed attempts to claim the city
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Body-mod addict dubbed 'Human Satan' wins world record for most horns on head
Body-modification addict Michel Faro Praddo, from Praia Grande, Brazil, says he has undergone more than 60 procedures including 'horns' implanted in his forehead and the removal of part of his nose
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Face of ancient Egyptian who lived 30,000 years before first Pharaoh uncovered
Scientists used facial reconstruction technology to reconstruct the man's face who is believed to have lived over 30,000 years before the earliest Pharaoh
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Huge golden nugget worth £130,000 uncovered by budget metal detector
The golden nugget was discovered by an anonymous Australian man who is believed to have only used a budget metal discover in this surprising discovery.
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Beauty queen accused of torturing and enslaving vulnerable women in her home
Former Miss Puebla, Maria Hilda Bustillos Luca, from Brazil, was charged after it was discovered she had enslaved and abused women up to 15 women over a period of 30 years
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Man strangled and stabbed teen to death with friends to see how they would react
Ariane Barbara was senselessly killed after a group of friends strangled and stabbed her to see if they were psychopaths. One suspect has been sentenced to 15 and two others are awaiting trial
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Teenager refused to return to school after being sent home for 'lingerie outfit'
Karis Wilson, from Canada, was left to complete her high school education at home after feeling nervous of returning when she was sent home for her outfit which made teachers feel awkward
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Floating restaurant named 'Silver Whale' sinks after being moored in city river
The ship was unused at the time it had sunk and was initially planned to be used as a restaurant but was put on the market for around £372,000 or 35 million rubles.
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Events planned across the UK for Eid al-Fitr - how you can celebrate
Eid al-Fitr is a festival which marks the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting and praying for Muslims. The festival is one of two major festivals for Muslims across the world and here's how it's celebrated
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Brit stranded in Philippines after cruise ship abandons him while in hospital
Holidaymaker Christopher Capel, 72, from Swindon, Wiltshire, left the ship after going to the hospital for some quick medical tests but when he got back, the vessel had already exited the port
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2ft girl, 9, mistaken for toddler after she stopped growing when she was just 3
Komal, who lives in Patiala, Punjab, India, had stopped growing at the age of three and now she measures at just 2ft (60cm) tall and weighs just 8kg (1st 3lb)
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Beauty queen plummets to her death from sixth floor trying to escape flat fire
Mayara Nitão, 27, from Brazil and who was crowned Miss Sertão Paraibano in January, plummeting from her sixth-floor flat to her death while trying to escape the fire in São Paulo
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Teenager dies after suffering cardiac arrest just minutes into school exam
Nadir Bekaddour, 19, had called out for help before tragically collapsing just minutes into his economics exams at The Lychee Gaston Berger high school in Ronchin, near Lille, in France, last week
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Sperm donor fathers over 550 kids after being blacklisted by his own country
Jonathan Jacob Meijer is being charged after breaking a pledge to father no more than 25 children. He is reported to have fathered more than 550 children around the world
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Paranoid Putin regularly sleeping in his office in Kremlin over war stress
Russian President Vladimir Putin is said to have abandoned his gymnast lover, Alina Kabaeva, to seek refuge in the well-guarded Kremlin after becoming paranoid and stressed after unleashing his war on Ukraine
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Top police chief says he uses exorcism and religious rituals to fight crime
General Henry Sanabria further claimed the infamous cocaine trafficker in Colombia, Pablo Escobar, was brought down through the use of spiritual rituals and exorcisms
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Best places to live in the UK revealed - see where your hometown ranks on list
If you're on the hunt for a new place to live in the UK other than London, check out this list of the top 250 places to live outside of London to give you some ideas
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Ryanair customer says airline sent him security code with the word "c***" in it
Joseph Jackson said was left in utter disbelief when he received a security code with an offensive word in what he brands as totally '"unacceptable" and a highly "offensive" oversight.
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Building-sized asteroid will fly closer to Earth than the moon this weekend
Asteroid 2023 D72 was discovered on Monday (February 27) but the building-sized asteroid will enter our atmosphere and fly by Earth later this weekend
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Best places to live in the UK are named - see where your hometown ranks on list
If you're on the hunt for a new place to live in the UK other than London, check out this list of the top 250 places to live outside of London to give you some ideas
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Boy, 5, diagnosed with ultra-rare brain cancer after routine eye test
Tyler Keys, 5, from Essex, was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer after going for a regular check-up. Tyler was recommended to have the test after his teacher became concerned about his learning
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Wetherspoons announces major breakfast change due to nationwide shortage
The popular budget pub chain has announced it will no longer serve tomatoes with its fry-ups amid the UK tomato shortage. As well as this, cucumbers are also said to be low in stock.
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Mysterious cave found hidden in hills where man lived for 40 years
Millican Dalton, originally from London, lived in the cave for nearly 40 years to escape busy city life. During this time he offered many camping trips and walks and even baked his own bread
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Abandoned dog froze to death while waiting to be found tied to tree in -5C chill
RSPCA officers in Merseyside say the dog was found tied up to a tree in remote woodlands in freezing cold temperatures and was waiting to be found before its death