All news by author: Ryan Merrifield

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Chemical attack suspect 'likely smuggled abroad by gangs', warns ex-police boss
Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi, 35, has been on the run since the horrific incident on Wednesday January 31 which left 12 people injured - with ex-PCC Martyn Underhill suspecting he is likely now abroad
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Everything we know about King Charles' cancer diagnosis so far
King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing immediate treatment, meaning many of his royal duties will have to be reduced for the foreseeable future
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Police still searching for mum of baby girl found in plastic bag 17 days ago
Newborn baby Elsa was found in a plastic Lidl bag in Beckton, East London, on January 19, with the Met Police still appealing to track down her mum after 17 days
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Snow to strike in hours as temperatures plummet to -10C amid Arctic blast
The Met Office has issued a severe snow warning for Thursday - but the weather agency has told the Mirror a wintery blast could arrive within hours in parts of the UK tonight
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Brave fishermen filmed battling with 12ft-long ‘monster’ great white shark
Coastal Worldwide owner and fisherman Blaine Kenny spent an hour reeling in the 12ft, 1,200-pound great white shark off Navarre Beach, Florida, using a swordfish head as bait
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Shark looked man straight in the eye before biting chunk out of his leg
Brett Connellan encountered the predator while surfing about 100 metres off Bombo Beach in Kiama, Australia - he said being mauled by the bull shark was his 'worst nightmare' coming
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Met Office map shows major rain storm heading for Britain this weekend
The Met Office is warning of rain this weekend, with flood warnings in place - though temperatures are set to remain very mild for this time of year before a cold front arrives
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Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats drivers go on strike demanding more money
Deliveroo drivers have gone on strike in London and Brighton tonight demanding higher pay, with thousands estimated to be taking part in the mass walkout, with support from Just Eat and Uber Eats couriers
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Boy, 8, killed by thug was 'too good for this cruel world', says family
Mustafa Ahmed, eight, was mowed down and killed by Nicholas Hopkins, 20 - who sped through a red light on his motorbike outside Greenwich Islamic Centre in East London
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Nan on mobility scooter killed after being hit by HGV at pedestrian crossing
Brenda Rostron, 63, died after being struck by an HGV while using a pedestrian crossing on her mobility scooter on Thursday - with her heartbroken family paying tribute
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Chemical attack timeline - suspect's movements after mum and daughter targeted
Abdul Ezedi, 35, has been on the run for more than 48 hours after the horrific chemical attack near Clapham Common, London, on Wednesday night saw multiple hospitalised
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Police make arrest after hospital in lockdown amid reports of 'man with machete'
Avon and Somerset Police said a man in his 40s has been arrested in connection with an incident at Royal United Hospital in Bath to be locked down, with armed officers at the scene
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Brianna Ghey killer Scarlett Jenkinson had a second 'kill list' of targets
Brianna Ghey's killers Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe were sentenced today for the 16-year-old student's murder - having been named after a reporting restriction was lifted
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Thug who killed boy, 8, in horror crash before grinning for mugshot is jailed
Unlicensed and uninsured biker Nicholas Hopkins, 20, ploughed into little Mustafa Ahmed, eight, as he crossed the road with his dad and brother outside Greenwich Islamic Centre
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Hot tub craned out of Captain Tom's daughter's luxury spa as demolition begins
Workers have removed the pool from a controversial £200,000 spa complex next to the home of Covid lockdown hero Sir Captain Tom Moore's daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire
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Brianna Ghey's teen killers named and pictured for 1st time as judge lifts order
Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, both 16, were convicted in December of the murder of the transgender student, also 16 after she was fatally stabbed 28 times in a frenzied attack in Warrington
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Two teens charged with murders of schoolboys Mason Rist and Max Dixon
Two teenage boys have been charged with the murders of Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16 - who were stabbed to death - and will appear at Bristol Youth Court on Friday
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Clapham chemical attack suspect's escape mapped - moving 7 miles in 83 minutes
Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, 35, is understood to have attempted to leave the scene in a car before crashing into a stationary vehicle and fleeing on foot
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New photo of Clapham attack sex offender with face injury as he's been spotted
Police hunting for the Clapham chemical attack sex offender have released a CCTV photo of suspect Abdul Shokoor Ezedi on Caledonian Road with a severe facial injury
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Ex-cop who killed former sergeant wife in attack on stairs at their home jailed
Retired cop Alan Claxton, 74, caused his wife Wendy, 70, to hurtle down the stairs with such 'massive force' she suffered catastrophic injuries usually associated with a car accident
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Killer who kicked gran to death and was told he'd 'never be released' is freed
Thug Humphrey Burke, 30, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order for kicking prison van attendant Lorraine Barwell to death - but is now roaming free just 24 months later
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Tributes to 'gentle soul' grandad found dead as boy, 16, arrested for murder
Grandad Paul Lawrence, 51 - described as a 'gentle soul' - was found dead in Littlehampton, Sussex, on Sunday morning - with a 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of his murder
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Dad's heartbreaking tribute to 'cheeky' five-year-old son following sudden death
'Cheeky and mischievous' Jeffery Ekpechue, five, was found unresponsive by dad Michael at his home in Tameside, Greater Manchester, and later died in hospital on January 7
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Man, 44, charged with murders of Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16
Avon and Somerset Police have confirmed a 44-year-old man has been charged with the murders of teenagers Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16 in Bristol over the weekend
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Constance Marten jury shown images of destroyed baby clothes found near car
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon went on the run with their newborn baby Victoria - with police finding their burnt out car before the child's body was found in a shed.