All news by author: Ryan Merrifield

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UK faces one more day of summer heat this year - exact time 27C blast will hit
Weather maps forecast one more day of scorching summer heat this year - with 27C expected in the coming days amid the rain and thunderstorms, before autumn arrives
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Cops to speak to sex party guests as man charged with deliberate HIV spread
Luke Davis, 29, from Kiddersminster, Worcestershire, has been charged with the criminal transmission of HIV with West Mercia Police appealing to anyone who may have attended sex parties to come forward
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'Tonsillitis' teen's room left untouched and mum sleeps in her bed
Leah Rogers, 17, died after coming down with what she thought was tonsillitis just days after returning from a holiday to Majorca, with her family keeping her bedroom unchanged
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Met Office issues warning for lightning and storms - check forecast in your area
The Met Office has issued two yellow weather warnings for rain and thunderstorms across England just hours after a seven-day scorcher came to an end with temperatures having hit 32C
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Disposable vapes set to be banned in just days to stop kids getting hooked
Rishi Sunak has voiced his concern that vape companies are targeting children, with a government plan to ban the disposable devices to be unveiled next week, according to reports
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Runner who saw Daniel Khalife rang 101 a day earlier but couldn't get through
Frank Noon, 66, from Chiswick, west London, believes he saw fugitive and 21-year-old terror suspect, Daniel Khalife, twice the day before he was eventually arrested
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Couple who bagged massive lottery jackpot put win down to one crazy coincidence
Georgina and Jim Nugent scored the £181,818 prize when their street won the £1m jackpot in the People’s Postcode Lottery - and believe it is due to a string of events starting in 1976
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Prisoner fighting for his life after being stabbed inside HMP Wandsworth
An inmate at HMP Wandsworth is fighting for their life after being stabbed just days after fugitive Daniel Khalife fled the prison - with the patient taken to a major trauma centre
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Met Office shares exact date 32C heatwave will end after hottest day of year
After consecutive days of 30C heat across the UK, weather operator the Met Office has told us when the blistering sun and high temperatures are meant to come to an end
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Daniel Khalife said seven words to police officer during arrest - eyewitness
Fugitive Daniel Khalife, 21, was arrested by a plain clothes officer on a canal tow path in west London on Saturday morning, 75 hours after escaping Wandsworth Prison
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Daniel Khalife made 'one major error' which led police to him, says army expert
Ex-British Army intelligence officer Colonel Philip Ingram told the Mirror there was one crucial "starting point" that led police to fugitive Daniel Khalife after he escaped prison
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Tragedy as girl, 4, boy, 9, and man die in horror BMW crash with lorry
A nine-year-old boy, four-year-old girl and driver of a BMW car - a man in his 30s - died after the collision with a lorry on the A5 in Hinckley, Leicestershire
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Fugitive Daniel Khalife caught by plain-clothed officer who pulled him off bike
Fugitive Daniel Khalife was pulled off a bicycle by a Met Police officer on Saturday morning on a towpath in west London, 75 hours after escaping from Wandsworth Prison
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Cops swoop on van as terror suspect's escape route revealed - updates
Terror suspect Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, who escaped from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday morning by clinging to the bottom of a food truck is still missing
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Cops have 48-hour window to find fugitive Daniel Khalife, ex-army expert warns
Colonel Philip Ingram, an ex-British Army intelligence officer, believes police hunting escaped prisoner and terror suspect Daniel Khalife, 21, will be aiming to capture him by tomorrow
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Daniel Khalife was 'missing for an hour before alarm was raised at prison'
Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife, 21 - who is suspected of planting a fake bomb at an RAF base and gathering information that might be useful to terrorists - escaped prison on Wednesday
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Last text from girl, 17, who died on first holiday after getting tonsillitis
The heartbroken siblings of Leah Rogers, 17, who died from a rare disorder after returning from holiday, have revealed some of the final messages she sent to them
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Horror moment Russian missile obliterates Ukraine outdoor market killing 17
Footage shows the moment the Russian missile tore through the outdoor market in the city of Kostiantynivka, near the front line in the Donetsk region, creating an inferno
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'My little sister died on first trip without parents after getting tonsillitis'
"Leah was gone. I will never get over how it happened, I’ll never accept it, it’s not normal. It's something that, until the day I die, will be etched in my brain"
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Six key lifestyle factors behind cancer rise as under-50s see 80% surge in cases
A study by the University of Edinburgh found 3.26million people aged under 50 had been diagnosed with different types of cancer in the last 30 years, naming six key factors helping to contribute
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Five people die after cable car line snaps over 300ft drop at popular resort
Five housekeepers working at the Ayuterra Resort in Bali were killed after a glass lift's cable broke sending them plunging more than £300ft down a steep embankment
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Pair arrested for 'cutting hole in Great Wall of China to use as work shortcut'
The two men - named only as Zheng and Wang - were arrested for allegedly smashing a path through a section of the ancient Great Wall of China to use as a shortcut to their work site
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Amber health alert issued for 8 areas as temperatures hit 32C - see full list
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has upgraded its amber heat alert across eight areas of England, with temperatures expected to reach 32C over the next two days
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Moment woman who killed husband in birthday row confessed and showed 'pride'
Penelope Jackson, 66, stabbed husband David, 78, to death after they rowed during a birthday Zoom call with their daughter and son-in-law, with a new documentary exploring the case
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Millions of pensioners set for a huge rise next year - check if you're eligible
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has admitted that there may be a blip in the August inflation figure, but is adamant the Bank of England's plan to reduce inflation is working