All news by author: Paul Donald

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NBC's Antonia Hylton announces rare cancer at just 30 after dismissing signs
Ignoring what seemed to be minor ailments because they were expected for someone who lived a glamorous life on the road could have had fatal consequences
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'I am a doctor and my healthy daughter, 16, died from flu despite vaccine'
A paediatrician has warned that it is essential people get the flu jab even after his fit and healthy daughter died within a day of being diagnosed with the virus
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'Doomsday Mum' Lori Vallow extradited for charges tied to husband's murder
Police say Vallow conspired with her late brother, Alex Cox, who shot and killed Charles Vallow in 2019 and they also allege Cox also shot at Boudreaux but missed
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See how different White House decorations are from Melania Trump to Jill Biden
The Biden Christmas decorations at the White House are all about children and the magic of the season putting them in stark contrast to the efforts of the Trump era
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Boy, 12, awarded £2.8million after witnessing aunt's fatal shooting by officer
Zion Carr, who had to witness the horrific shooting of his aunt by a police officer who was later convicted of her manslaughter when he was just eight-years-old, has been given compensation
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Girl, 10, dies after ‘contracting brain-eating bug from swimming pool’
The death of a young girl who contracted a rare disease after becoming infected with a bug that eats brain tissue while on holiday has left her family devastated
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Groom shoots dead wife, mum-in-law and two guests then kills himself at wedding
Fears over a disability led to a Thai man shooting dead five people at his own wedding, including his betrothed, her mother, her sister, a guest and himself
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Everything you need to know about H1N2 and how it differs to other types of flu
As we approach winter people's thoughts will be turning to bouts of the flu, but there is another strain that can cause greater risk to human health than the usual virus
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Cleaners sent to help hoarder with their house find mummified cats among rubbish
Professionals who went to clear a hoarder's home in Lancashire were horrified to find dead animals in amongst piles of junk that were blocking all entrances to the property
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Brother and sister freed after Hamas kidnap find out mum is dead and dad missing
Heartbroken Noam and Alma Or were released by their captors on Saturday but were horrified to be told their mother Yonat was gunned down at the kibbutz they where they lived while father Dror is still missing
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New Zealand U-turns on smoking ban with health experts 'appalled and disgusted'
A smoking ban that was hailed by leading health experts around the world is to be repealed by New Zealand's centre-right government after pressure from businesses
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Shoplifting isn't rudest thing customers do at clothing stores, say staff
Shop staff face all sorts of unacceptable behaviours from customers but still have to act professionally and here are some of the worst things the public do
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Tributes pour in to children killed by van while walking to school
Kindhearted people from a town where two young children were killed while walking to school have built a huge fund to help support the victims' families in just a few days
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American AI pilots pint-sized surveillance drones in Ukraine for war with Russia
The use of drones in modern warfare has been brought into sharp focus in Ukraine and now the US is deploying artificial intelligence to accompany and control them
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'I want to shut neighbour's business, customers keep taking my parking spaces'
Parking's always an issue when private spaces are involved, but when a neighbour's business resulted in paid-for spaces being taken by clients, one man decided to ask social media if he should get rid of the business, rather than the immediate problem
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'My husband went home with his mum on our wedding night - he's a manchild'
A woman whose husband left their wedding day ceremonies to be with his overbearing mother and her family has been warned by social-media users to get out while she can
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'Daughter-in-law only includes her mum in baby updates - we feel left out'
For relationships between in-laws to work and be congenial everyone involved has to be included in family events, otherwise relationships can quickly break down, as one couple found out
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'My daughter is an influencer - but I don't let her touch the money she earns'
A father has decided to put away his 15-year-old daughter's very high earnings from being a social-media influencer which she is furious over, so he has asked fellow users of an online forum if he's in the wrong or not
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'I refused to give pregnant woman my chair – she should have brought her own'
Having health conditions that mean you need to sit down any time there may be a long wait trumps the needs of a pregnant womean – especially if the the chair you bring belongs to you, according to social-media users
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Best time to put up your Christmas tree and decorations confirmed by expert
There is much debate between traditionalists and progressives about when it's the right time to start on those seasonal decorations, but experts think a suit-yourself approach may be the way to go
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'I signed up to sugar baby websites behind husband's back - we needed the money'
Being financially desperate led a woman to look into making money from starting a relationship with a sugar daddy, but she ended up shocking herself and quitting before anything serious happened
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Nursing home resident 'murders fellow resident in row over washing machine'
Care homes are a venue where most people go to live out their fading lives in peace, but shockingly, these places of supposed sanctity are now becoming a place of fear
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Moment aspiring rapper shoots & kills manager after street altercation with men
Kevhani Camilla Hicks faces a second-degree murder charge after allegedly shooting one of two men who appear to have tried to run her over
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Harry and Meghan 'haven't been invited' to spend Christmas in UK
Christmas is always thought of as a time for family, but Harry and Meghan may find themselves having to look on from afar as the rest of the royals gather for their traditional celebration
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Artist's colourful decorations lead to new cottage becoming popular AirBnB
Mary Rose Young's bold and bright decorating left her unable to find a buyer for her cottage in Gloucestershire – but she doubled down, bought a new property, did the same and it's now a top tourist destination