2 hours ago Woman accused of being ‘ungrateful’ for ditching her own birthday party that she wanted to be small

‘You shouldn’t have to stay in a situation that makes you uncomfortable,’ one person responds on Reddit

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2 hours ago Laos poisoning victim 'went from confused to comatose in 30 minutes' reveals doctor

A major, transnational investigation is underway to determine how six people fell ill and died after downing free tainted shots at a hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, earlier this month

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2 hours ago Elderly man dies after car enters water in Lancashire amid Storm Bert chaos

A woman also in her 80s was recovered from the water and remains in hospital

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3 hours ago Laos doctor who treated 'methanol poisoning' victim, 19, has told of how she went from confused to comatose in half an hour then died nine days later

Holly Bowles, 19, (pictured) of Melbourne in Australia, died from suspected methanol poisoning on Friday during her travels, just one day after the death of her best friend.

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3 hours ago South African dissident writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach dies at 85

South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former white-minority government’s apartheid policy of racial segregation, has died in Paris, his family announced on Sunday

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3 hours ago Fifth man dies and hundreds of homes flooded as Storm Bert continues to wreak havoc

At least 200 flights were cancelled at London Heathrow as Storm Bert continued to batter the UK

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3 hours ago Beloved UK seaside town now facing 'Frankenstein heroin' plague as residents beg for help

Bournemouth residents have noticed an increase in the number of deaths linked to drugs. Big Issue seller Karl Burnes said he knows 'quite a few people' who have died of overdose

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3 hours ago Meet the man behind the petition demanding a general election: More than one million Britons have called for change amid fury at Labour's Budget tax raid

Michael Westwood, who is the owner of Britain's 'cheapest pub', said he didn't imagine in his 'wildest dreams' that his campaign, which has been reposted by Elon Musk, would get such traction.

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3 hours ago Inside the insidious Democratic plot to keep Biden in office using harassment tactics out of a spy novel

Democratic allies of Joe Biden plotted a secret harassment campaign to keep a third-party challenger to ensure his victory, even as polls showed voters wanted another option.

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