7 h. ago A fight for survival – the reality of life in the Amazon in the shadow of Cop30

A short boat ride from Cop30 lies the home of Seu Ladi, who tells Nick Ferris how deforestation and climate change has changed life in Belém – while others warn of a potentially devastating risks to future of the forest

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11 h. ago Boy embroiled in fight for his life after nursery notices 'strange walk'

Raffi Starkowitz's parents said they felt like they had been hit by a train when they heard the news

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26 h. ago Man United star Mason Mount reaches out to family after horror crash and critical injury

A big Manchester United fan who is in an induced coma continues to fight for his life in hospital three weeks after suffering 'life-changing' injuries, having been hit by a car

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31 h. ago Dad remains 'critically ill' three weeks on from 'unimaginable' tragedy in Sainsbury's car park

Lewis Rimmer continues to fight for his life in hospital, while a fundraiser for his family has now passed £100k

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4 d. ago In the name of their fathers: Eubank v Benn began and ended a heady era of British boxing

Their dads lit a fire that consumed me but Eubank Jr v Conor Benn embodies all that has gone wrong with the Dark TradeThirty-five years ago this month, on 18 November 1990, my life changed course when I watched Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn fight each other in Birmingham with a ferocity which left me astonished and breathless. After that savage and surreal contest, I began working on a book about boxing, Dark Trade, which allowed me to become a full-time writer.Benn and Eubank were so different that my already deep interest in boxing caught fire. I became consumed by the fight game for decades until, earlier this year, I finished writing The Last Bell, my fifth and final book about boxing. I still loved the most interesting fighters and their incredible life stories, but the controversies around the manufactured rivalry between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr left me sick at heart. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Watch salesman who killed himself after being tied up in £1.1million heist had been working in shop that was a 'front for organised crime', court told

Oliver White, 27, took his own life after being accused of 'not putting up enough of a fight' against robbers who grabbed a haul of luxury watches.

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5 d. ago 'My dog worries me with his strange behaviour but vet said it's actually sweet'

A woman was left feeling worried after noticing her dog doing a strange thing after every walk - but the reason might surprise you, as it actually has a sweet meaning

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5 d. ago 'My dog scared me with odd behaviour until vet told me it had sweet meaning'

A woman was terrified when her dog started exhibiting strange behaviour every time they came back from a walk - but she has since been told the sweet reason for his actions

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1 week ago Man, 19, fighting for life after being shot in back and leg on residential street in Huyton

A TEENAGER is fighting for his life after he was shot repeatedly in a horror attack on a residential street. Emergency crews were scrambled to an address in Huyton, Merseyside, after the teen was shot in his back and leg last night. Chief Inspector Andy Hughes said: “We are still in the very early stages...

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2 w. ago Hero rail worker in fight for life following Huntingdon stabbing

A 32-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the Huntingdon train knife attack is now being treated as the only suspect

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2 w. ago Huntingdon train stabbings suspects are 'British nationals' as two still fight for life

Two British nationals – a black male, 32, and a 35-year-old man of Caribbean descent – were arrested following the harrowing train attack which saw 10 people injured in a mass stabbing

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2 w. ago Tragedy as British girl, three, loses fight for life two weeks after she was pulled unconscious from Greek hotel pool

The toddler was staying at a hotel in Lardos on the island of Rhodes with her family when she went towards the swimming pool's ladder and entered the water.

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3 w. ago Mum buys drapes for baby daughter's nursery but soon notices eye

A mum was left in hysterics after noticing an unexpected and inappropriate detail in the drapes she got to decorate her baby daughter's nursery - but parents are urging her to keep it

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3 w. ago Mum buys drapes for daughter's nursery but soon notices inappropriate detail

A mum was left gobsmacked after noticing an inappropriate detail printed on the drapes that she'd hung up in her baby daughter's nursery, and people are urging her to keep it

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4 w. ago UFC star Nathaniel Wood: ‘I blamed my opponent when my newborn daughter was in intensive care’

Exclusive interview: British UFC featherweight Wood opens up to The Independent on the dark thoughts he used to get into the frame of mind to fight when his newborn daughter was fighting for her life

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last month Sue Johnston 'had to fight for her life' after actress attacked in terrifying assault

Sue Johnston, who played Sheila Grant in Channel 4 soap Brookside, has spoken out about the soap's groundbreaking rape storyline - and how it helped her

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