3 d. ago Brit dad breaks neck in Benidorm pool after stranger 'pushed him in at shallow end'

The father of two said the 'freak accident' came about because he didn't know how deep the swimming pool was after a complete stranger 'playfully' pushed him into the water

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3 d. ago British father of two breaks his neck after stranger pushes him into shallow swimming pool as a prank during Benidorm holiday

A holiday to Benidorm ended in horror when a dad broke his neck and back - after being 'pushed into a shallow pool as a joke'.

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4 d. ago Mirror Daily Digest: Top stories from Beckham's ex speaks out to Soccer Aid drama

In this Monday's Mirror Daily Digest, we've pulled together the biggest stories of the day from Romeo Beckham's ex speaking out on the famous family feud to one Brit dad's life-saving flight change and fallout from yesterday's Soccer Aid

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4 d. ago Brit dad meant to be in miracle seat 11A on doomed Air India flight cheated death

Owen Jackson, 31, from Essex, was booked onto the same Air India route on Saturday which would have been the same aircraft as the one which crashed, killing all but one of the 242 people onboard

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5 d. ago Brit dad's chilling Air India realisation as he was set to fly on doomed plane

Owen Jackson, 31, from Essex, was due to fly back to the UK on the doomed Air India flight which crashed killing all but one on board - and even more chillingly was seated in the same spot as the lone survivor

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5 d. ago Brit dad shares weird coincidence after cheating death on Air India flight

A British dad has shared his shock and expressed his gratitude for the last minute flight change that saved his life - he was due on the Air India flight 171 this week

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1 week ago Brit dad dies in Turkey after being escorted off plane and getting separated from family

Ben Crook, 32, was reported missing after the plane he was on with his partner Jess Jenkins and their two children landed in Turkey, and he was escorted off the flight

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1 week ago Couple shares hilarious video of a Benidorm hotel with no free sunbeds one minute after the pool opens

A British couple captured the hilarious moment they discovered every sunbed had been snapped up by sun-worshipping guests in Benidorm only a minute after their hotel pool opened.

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2 w. ago Big Star: The Nick Skelton Story review – story of showjumping’s comeback king spares the horses

Documentary charting the British Olympian’s career including his return from breaking his neck is for equestrian fans only due to tight-lipped interviewsIt’s one hell of a comeback. In 2000, champion showjumper Nick Skelton broke his neck in a bad fall; two years later, he was back on a horse and out of retirement. He went on to win Olympic gold twice, first in London in 2012, then aged 58 at Rio in 2016 (with a replacement hip), becoming the oldest British winner of an individual Olympic gold medal in more than 100 years. Skelton (and his horse Big Star) finally retired in 2017; his story is told in this solid but largely unrevealing documentary, flawed by tight-lipped interviews, no one rocking the boat.Skelton was born in Warwickshire, the son of a chemist. He rode his first pony aged 18 months (“we did everything together”) and after parting ways with school at 15, he went to work for tough guy horse owner and trainer Ted Edgar (“a bastard” according to one friend). Talented and...

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2 w. ago Brit dad 'caught spying for China' as he 'called Xi Jinping the boss in phone calls'

John Miller, 63, is accused of conspiring with US-based Chinese national Cui Guanghai, 43 after he was arrested in a sting involving undercover FBI agents

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2 w. ago Doctor tells Brit dad to 'carry on' as he loses two stone in two months with one change

Marcel Botes, 33, from Edinburgh, was motivated by concerns about the impact his weight was having on his health

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3 w. ago ‘Gift of life’: experts hail neck and head cancer breakthrough

Global trial shows immunotherapy drug significantly lowers chance of cancer spreading or returningAn immunotherapy drug can ward off head and neck cancers for twice as long as the standard treatment, in the biggest breakthrough in two decades.Pembrolizumab stimulates the immune system to fight cancer, targeting a specific protein that enables the drug to wipe out cancer cells. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Brit dad loses two stone by changing one thing as doctor gives him thumbs up

"So far I’ve lost 12.5kg. I reached my original goal weight of 87.6kg in two months. I set a new target of 83.5kg, which I achieved a month later."

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