All news by author: Ryan Fahey

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Man dies after falling overboard from ferry on UK coast
The Stena Line ship had set off from Belfast on Saturday and was heading to Birkenhead, when the alarm was raised that a man had fallen overboard, sparking an urgent Coastguard response
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Doomsday cult 'murdered 191 kids' by ordering them to starve to meet Jesus
Mackenzie and the other suspects did not enter pleas in the coastal town of Malindi because High Court Judge Mugure Thande granted a request from prosecutors that they undergo mental health assessments and return to court on February 6
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Prison officer took £500 bribe to lie during murder case after man shot dead
Wiktoria Bujko, 30, reported a "false confession" for one of the three men awaiting trial for the murder of Iron Miah, who was shot dead on his doorstep in east London, and died two days later
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Woman denies killing girl, 11, with poison while trying to get rid of bedbugs
Jesmin Akter, 33, allegedly scattered aluminium phosphide around her flat in Shadwell, east London on 26 November 2021, but the chemical was activated by moisture and produced the dangerous phosphine gas, which poisoned her 11-year-old
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Groom arrested at his own wedding - seconds after saying 'I do' to wife
Blonde bride Gundula B., 40, had to be rushed to hospital to be treated for shock after officials in Austria ruined her big day, carting off her hubby-to-be Hamza, a Kurdish national who reportedly had his asylum application cancelled days earlier
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Massive online pregnancy scam tricks scores of men out of thousands
"Mangesh Kumar" has been swindled out of 16,000 rupees (£151), which is a month's wage, after becoming involved with a company that offered him a big payout to impregnate a childless woman in India
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Aldi worker shot dead in front of shoppers by ex while stacking shelves
Aysel L had reportedly warned people before that she was frightened for her safety due to the behaviour of her ex Plamen P, before she was shot dead at an Aldi near Frankfurt, Germany
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Covid hotspots in UK confirmed after rise in JN.1 variant - 10 areas with most
London and the South East are the regions worst-hit by the current surge in the new JN.1 Covid variant, which began to rise over Christmas and has become the dominant strain across the world
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Met Office issues rare amber snow and ice warnings across almost entire UK
The Met Office has issued a rare amber alert, which means the severe weather conditions could lead to a "potential risk to life and property", as well as a number of other issues, including widespread travel delays, road and rail closures and power cuts
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WHO warns of new 'unpredictable' Covid strain as hospitals on brink of collapse
JN.1 is now the most-prolific form of coronavirus on the planet and could become a significant risk to public health if European governments fail to properly monitor cases
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Footballer killed in club 'was revenge for minor incident in bar on Xmas Eve'
Remy Gordon carried out “awful revenge” against Cody Fisher on Boxing Day after Mr Fisher made brief “unavoidable” contact with his back while leaving a crowded Birmingham bar with a friend two days earlier
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Putin frees evil 'Granny Strangler' from 25-year jail term to fight in Ukraine
Maxim Myshkin, 40, known as the "Granny Strangler" in the Russian press, was released early from an almost 25 year sentence despite twice strangling and robbing women pensioners
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Three days of snow to fall on UK as six inches expected and warnings issued
The Met Office, the UK's national weather forecaster, predicts that heavy snow will hit Scotland and northern parts fo the UK as the rest of isles see a cold, dry day
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Inside town so plagued with 'crime and unwanted homes' that 'no one can leave'
Cllr Laured Kalari said Sandwell in the West Midlands has experienced a rise in crime, coupled with a lack of investment by the local authority over recent years
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Boy, 9, fighting for life after horror crocodile attack while out swimming
The nine-year-old was rushed to a community health centre near Jabiru in Australia's Northern Territory where he was treated by specialist doctors and a flight nurse before being airlifted to Darwin
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Vet jailed for life after stabbing ex-girlfriend to death in 'senseless attack'
Veterinarian Alberto Fioletti, 31, of Fordingbridge, Hampshire, has been jailed for 15 years for stabbing mother-of-two Stephanie Hodgkinson, 34, to death at her seaside home in Bournemouth
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Horror at dentist as boy, 5, dies while having milk teeth taken out
Marianna Vakhniak and her partner Viktor Pashnyk, who are both musicians, took their five-year-old son to the Ori-Dent dental clinic in Lviv, Ukraine to remove two milk teeth on December 17 last year
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Man tracked mugger down on Facebook when he left giveaway clue behind at robbery
After he was attacked and robbed of £80, the victim returned to the scene of the crime in Grimsby, where he found a bank card belonging to Ashley Bracey, 36, which enabled him to stalk him on Facebook and hand his details over to the police
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Family's heartbreak as baby diagnosed with rare cancer after dentist trip
George McGovern, 39, and Joanne Sergeant, 34, who welcomed their daughter Ellie-Mae in October 2022, have revealed their horror after finding she had stage four neuroblastoma following a routine dental check up in Runcorn
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Eton College forced to close after sewer flood as £50k-a-year school delays term
Eton schoolboys were supposed to return to class after the winter break on Tuesday, but an overloaded local sewer system scuppered plans, with boys now being moved to remote learning
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Winning Lotto numbers for tonight's £5.4m jackpot revealed
Tonight there's an eye-watering £5.4m up for grabs - a seriously lifechanging amount, and should your lucky numbers come up you could retire instantly, and start making all of your dreams come true
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Covid cases surge across entire planet as UN explains 'unacceptable' gatherings
The head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says there were 10,000 Covid deaths during December, jumping by 42 per cent in nearly 50 countries
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Famous Russian sailor 'feared dead off coast' after disappearing
A Russian navy reservist lieutenant captain Roman Titov, 58, has not been heard of since December 21, 2023 when his boat went missing in the North Sea, and is now feared dead
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Victims of Post Office scandal to be handed £75,000 upfront compensation payment
Rishi Sunak told MPs today that Horizon convictions will be quashed on a "blanket basis" with each victim being handed a £75,000 compensation payment after a public outcry in the wake of the ITV drama ' Mr Bates vs the Post Office'
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Ecuador President declares 'armed conflict' as drug lord escapes jail - latest
A state of emergency has been declared after a mob of assault-rifle-wielding men entered a public TV channel station while it was holding a broadcast in Ecuador's port city of Guayaquil