23 h. ago Terrifying moment tourist appears to fight for life underwater as divers reveal what really happened

Footage of the incident has garnered millions with many sharing theories about what went wrong, but a diver who claims to have been on the same trip has shared her perspective.

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25 h. ago Terrifying moment underwater tourist appears to fight for life in viral video as diver reveal what really happened

Footage of the incident has garnered millions with many sharing theories about what went wrong, but a diver who claims to have been on the same trip has shared her perspective.

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66 h. ago Woman who travelled to 7 countries last year says four things help her avoid getting sick

Everyone falls ill sometimes but no one wants to feel sick on holiday, so a woman who travelled to seven countries last year has shared some tips for travellers who want to stay in good health during their trip

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67 h. ago British toddler had to fight for his life after illness on US holiday left him looking 'like a skeleton'

Ayesha and Melissa Jevins, from Warrington, Cheshire, were visiting family in Florida when their one-year-old son Dylan was rushed to A&E with a mystery illness that left him 'skeletal'.

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7 d. ago ‘Every parent’s nightmare’: after 18 years, was this the final search for Madeleine McCann?

As visitors pose for selfies in the Portuguese resort where the British child disappeared, a breakthrough seems further away than everThe police have packed up, the diggers and radar scanners gone from the Algarve scrubland. The latest search for Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who vanished from a Portuguese holiday apartment 2007, has ended quietly without any apparent breakthrough.After 18 years of intermittent searches, this one, led by German police, may well be the last. In Praia da Luz, a seaside town etched into the world’s memory by the tragedy, that realisation lands with a mix of relief and weariness. Locals barely speak about the case now, if at all. The McCann investigation brought an unrelenting glare of media attention that many here would prefer to forget. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Mirror Daily Digest: Top stories from David Beckham's knighthood to warnings over supermarket salad

In this Friday's Mirror Daily Digest, we've pulled together the biggest stories of the day from the tragic death of a British toddler to the DWP's new state pension warning

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9 d. ago Police focus on abandoned Portuguese buildings in Madeleine McCann search

German and Portuguese officers work in countryside near resort where toddler went missingSearches for Madeleine McCann have resumed in Portugal with police using a digger to clear debris around an abandoned building a few miles from where the British toddler was last seen in 2007. On Wednesday, Portuguese and German authorities continued focusing on derelict structures in countryside a few miles from the resort of Praia da Luz. The fresh searches for Madeleine began on Tuesday, 18 years after the three-year-old disappeared from Praia da Luz while her parents were out having dinner, leaving her sleeping in a nearby room with her toddler twin siblings. The sounds of chainsaws and strimmers could be heard as investigators appeared to continue clearing areas of scrubland in Atalaia, on the outskirts of Praia da Luz. Police used a JCB to clear rubble around one building and also appeared to have emptied another nearby disused structure of debris. Bricks and rocks could be seen piled outs...

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann cops prepare to drain two wells as they search derelict Portuguese farmhouse for signs of her body

Portuguese and German police launched joint searches of an area in the Algarve, a short distance from the resort of Praia da Luz where the British toddler disappeared.

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann investigators search rundown farmhouse as German cops hoping to find signs of her body return to Portugal

Portuguese and German police launched joint searches of an area in the Algarve, a short distance from the resort of Praia da Luz where the British toddler disappeared.

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1 week ago Portuguese and German police renew search for Madeleine McCann

Teams expected to use radar equipment that can scan beneath ground as they look for evidence that could implicate prime suspect Christian BrücknerA new search for Madeleine McCann is under way in Portugal with police officers gathering a few miles from where the British toddler was last seen in 2007.Portuguese and German police are carrying out the search 18 years after the three-year-old disappeared from the resort of Praia da Luz while her parents were having dinner out, leaving her sleeping in a nearby room with her toddler twin siblings. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, giant of African literature, dies aged 87

Kenyan writer’s death announced by his daughter, who wrote: ‘He lived a full life, fought a good fight’The Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who was censored, imprisoned and forced into exile by the dictator Daniel arap Moi, a perennial contender for the Nobel prize for literature and one of few writers working in an indigenous African language, has died aged 87.“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dad, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, this Wednesday morning,” wrote his daughter Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ on Facebook. “He lived a full life, fought a good fight.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘The giant penis took shape easily, as I passed through a village called Three Cocks’: meet the artist athletes drawing with GPS

From the phallus on a Welsh hillside, to a huge portrait of Chappell Roan, these Strava runners, riders and skaters have been busy In 2013, I was in the worst shape of my life. Though I functioned well day to day, I was a heavy binge drinker and smoker. Unfit, obese and unhappy, on impulse I signed up to a white-collar boxing fight. I trained six days a week for three months, shifting three stone by fight night. Winning that fight was great, though turning my life around had been my main goal. After that, I started challenging myself regularly while raising money for mental health charities.My first 24-hour challenge involved ascending Pen y Fan – the highest peak in south Wales – 10 times in a row during the dead of winter. It was horrific, but it raised lots of money, so next time I wanted something even bigger. Having seen examples of Strava art online, I thought that might be a good way to get people’s attention. I decided on a big run in the Bannau Brycheiniog (formerly the Bre...

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3 w. ago Turkish health chiefs break silence on death of Brit mum Beth Martin after shock autopsy

Mother-of-two Beth Martin tragically died after coming down with a mysterious illness just as she arrived on holiday - and Turkish officials have now released a statement addressing her death

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3 w. ago 'Our TUI holiday was ruined by illness but they say we might've eaten too much'

David and Julia Lofts claim their holiday was ruined after eating at the hotel restaurant - but TUI says there is no 'causal link' between the hotel and their symptoms

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3 w. ago I had an aneurysm in Tenerife and had to be repatriated: Why falling ill on holiday could cost you £200,000

Steve Rhodes (pictured with wife Julie) suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm while on holiday in Tenerife last year. He spent over three weeks in hospital.

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3 w. ago 'I felt sure I would die': Housekeeper stabbed by millionaire's son in £20m Chelsea home breaks silence

The housekeeper has described how her daughter gave her ‘the courage to fight for my life’

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3 w. ago Cyclist in 'fight for life' after Cardiff crash as two in car arrested

The collision took place in Grangetown and South Wales Police arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of drink driving

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3 w. ago 'I was at the pub with my mates, then the next minute my life changed forever'

Mairead Clabby was enjoying a regular night out with her colleagues at the local pub until she was forced to intervene in a fight that broke out, leaving her with a life-changing condition

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4 w. ago Heroic mother, 27, dies after saving her two sons, four and three, from devastating house fire

Kayleigh Lennox, 27, lost a fight for life in hospital three days after fire engulfed a two-storey property at Cant Crescent in Carlisle.

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