All news by author: Ryan Merrifield

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Gaza doc pleads for ceasefire in heartbreaking voice note as air strikes ramp up
Action Aid UK has sent the Mirror a heartbreaking voice note recorded by a desperate emergency doctor in Gaza as he pleads with Israel to halt the constant airstrikes
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Brit-Israeli 'hero', 22, killed while saving injured civilians from Hamas gunmen
Yosef Guedalia, 22, was killed during the massacre at Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7 - and has now become the 11th Brit confirmed to have died at the hands of Hamas
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Officer who handcuffed mum accused of 'not paying bus fare' under investigation
The Independent Office for Police Conduct confirms Met officer who wrongfully arrested mum accused of not paying bus fare in Croydon, south London, is under investigation
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Two women killed in horror M4 crash involving overturned HGV lorry and two cars
Two women were killed when a lorry overturned following a crash with four cars on the M4 as rain lashed down, with officers continuing investigations into the accident
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Doctors in Gaza performing surgery with mobile torches using vinegar in wounds
Gaza hospital's are having to ration dwindling medical supplies and fuel for generators leaving doctors expected to work in "very difficult" conditions amid the ongoing airstrikes
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Storm Babet forces mum-of-five out of home she had moved into just hours earlier
Mum Terri Masson, 33, had not even had time to unpack her bags or make a cup of tea when she was told she'd need to evacuate her new home due to flooding - hours after moving in
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King Charles pokes fun at himself over fountain pen gaffe just days into reign
King Charles has poked fun at an outburst he made over a leaking pen just days into his reign last year - during a speech celebrating the impact of immigrants on British humour
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Gaza hospital chief says explosion left 'too many body parts' to give death toll
Suhaila Tarazi, chief of al-Ahli Hospital, says the blast - estimated to have killed at least 500 people - is “unlike anything I have ever seen or could ever imagine”
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Greta Thunberg smiles as she's arrested in London for joining protest
Climate activist Greta Thunberg, 20, has been arrested while taking part in the 'Oily Money Out' demo in London, organised by Fossil Free London and Greenpeace as part of the Energy Intelligence Forum 2023
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Covid rockets in UK and situation will worsen as Brits urged to get vaccine now
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is urging eligible people to come forward for their coronavirus, as well as flu vaccinations to help limit the spread with cases on the rise
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Brussels terror suspect dies on way to hospital after being shot in cafe
Two Swedish football fans were killed during an attack linked to terrorism in Brussels on Monday night before the suspect remained at large for several hours, until he was gunned down by police
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Hamas commanders ‘training boys to fight Israeli forces preparing to storm Gaza’
Hamas commanders are reportedly training school aged soldiers as young as 14 to fight against Israel, with footage showing boys wielding assault rifles and dressed in military uniforms
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Bedbug explosion sees bloodhound spaniels deployed as UK's 'secret weapon'
Dog handler Brian Leith, 60, of BDL Canine Services in South Lanarkshire, said his sprocker can detect a bedbug infestation within seconds, when humans would take 20 minutes
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Snow and biting 60mph Arctic winds to see temperatures plummet this weekend
Arctic winds reaching 60mph, temperatures dipping as low as -4C and the first snow of the season could see Britain leapfrog autumn and go straight to winter this weekend
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EuroMillions winning numbers for National Lottery £48m Friday jackpot
Tonight's EuroMillions jackpot is worth up to £48million - with players hoping it being Friday the 13th won't scupper their chances of scooping the life changing sum
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Inside Israeli frontline as drafted Brit IT worker says war 'isn't Call of Duty'
British IT worker Josh Banks, 24, from Radlett, Hertfordshire, has been called up to fight against the Hamas militants as a reservist in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF)
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NASA to build motorways on the Moon using sunlight to turn lunar soil into roads
New research from scientists at the Aalen University in Germany have laid the foundations for roads and landing pads being built on the Moon to aid human expansion into space
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UK temperatures to soar after cold snap with snow this weekend in weather U-turn
Weather charts show temperatures are set to climb after the weekend cold snap, with pressure and wind direction changing to allow for bright sunshine and calmer conditions
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Man whose rape conviction against child was quashed may face private prosecution
Sean Hogg, 22, was convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl on numerous occasions - but was spared jail before his conviction was overturned by appeal judges, citing "insufficiency of evidence"
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North-south weather divide before Britain freezes over with -4C and snow to come
Autumn could be bypassed this year with summer quickly transitioning into winter by the weekend with the possibility of -4C by Sunday and the first snow of the season
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Devastating moment woman finds out her husband has been slaughtered by Hamas
Shaylee Atary and her one-month-old daughter Shaya survived the Hamas massacre in the Kfar Aza kibbutz on Saturday but her husband Yahav Winner went missing during the attack
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'I lost six colleagues in Hamas massacre - including pal shot dead in ambulance'
Barak Wittenberg, a regional medical director for MDA - Israel's Medical Emergency Service - was sent out to Ofakim amid a fierce battle to try save a colleague gunned down inside his ambulance
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Snow could strike UK in days as temperatures plummet to -1C in sudden cold snap
The Indian Summer could soon be well behind us as temperatures are expected to plummet to -1C in a matter of hours, with snow on the cards for parts of the UK over the weekend
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Half of England and Wales' speed cameras don’t work – see if your area's covered
Road safety experts at Road Angel have pulled up figures from a Freedom of Information request analysing how many fixed speed cameras are inactive across each area of England and Wales
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Babies 'beheaded' and families 'massacred at home' by Hamas, claims Israel
WARNING DISTURBING: Dozens of Hamas gunmen are said to have raided Kfar Aza kibbutz near the Gaza border, massacring residents and allegedly beheading babies during a sickening rampage