7 h. ago British Paralympian, 35, vanishes while on holiday in Las Vegas and has been missing for more than a week

Sam Ruddock (pictured), 35, who has represented Britain in shot put, cycling and sprinting, had gone alone to the American city to watch the annual WWE WrestleMania event.

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10 h. ago British Paralympian Sam Ruddock reported missing in Las Vegas

Athlete has not been heard from since 16 April and did not check out of his hostel or take his belongingsA British Paralympian has been reported missing in Las Vegas after not being seen for more than a week.Sam Ruddock, from Warwickshire, who has cerebral palsy and has competed in cycling and shot put, travelled to the US on 13 April while planning to attend WrestleMania, his friend Lucy Earl said. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago British Paralympian missing in Las Vegas and last heard from over a week ago

Sam Ruddock was last heard from on April 16 and has since been reported missing to police in the UK and US.

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16 h. ago Fears for Brit Paralympian grow after going missing in Las Vegas two weeks ago 

British Paralympian and world para-cycling double-gold medalist Sam Ruddock was last seen in Las Vegas two weeks ago. He was due to watch a wrestling match, but he never turned up.

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66 h. ago Trump pardons GOP fraudster who paid for plastic surgery with slain cop memorial fund

President granted clemency to MAGA-aligned former Las Vegas councilwoman Michele Fiore just weeks before her sentencing date

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4 d. ago Vet who went viral for 'kicking horse' in video found dead in national park

Dr Shawn Frehner, 56, was found dead at Lake Mead in Las Vegas, Nevada, two weeks after going missing following the sharing of a viral video which shoed him kicking a horse in the face

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6 d. ago Doctors discover new cause of autism: 'Fourteen times more likely'

People with a little-known genetic muscle condition may be 14 times more likely to develop autism, a study published this week from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) suggests.

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8 d. ago Fans left baffled as WWE star Rhea Ripley accepts 'weird' request from fan ahead of WrestleMania

WWE star Rhea Ripley accepted a bizarre request from a fan at an autograph signing this week in Las Vegas before WrestleMania, baffling fans who witnessed the interaction.

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8 d. ago Every confirmed match for WrestleMania 41 on Saturday and Sunday

WWE’s biggest show of the year is here, with The Rock, John Cena and CM Punk due to be involved in various ways

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8 d. ago WWE WrestleMania 41: Start time, live stream and confirmed match card today

Wrestling’s biggest event of the year takes place over two nights in Las Vegas on Easter Weekend

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9 d. ago Is WrestleMania 41 FREE on Netflix? UK start time, live stream and match card for two nights of WWE main event

The greatest show in WWE is coming to Las Vegas this weekend as John Cena takes centre stage

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9 d. ago Is WrestleMania 41 free to watch on Netflix? Full details and match card for WWE event

Wrestlemania 41 takes place place in Vegas at the weekend with WWE’s biggest names due to take to the ring and fans can tune into the much-anticipated event with the help of Netflix

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1 week ago Schools in Spain required to serve fruit, vegetables and fish in fight against obesity

Rules brought in this week limit amounts of fatty and fried food and levels of sugar and caffeine in drinksAll schools in Spain will be legally obliged to serve fruit and vegetables as part of their lunches and fish at least once a week under new rules aimed at reducing the amount of fried and fatty food served to children.Hailed by the government as a key plank of the fight against childhood obesity, the rules brought in by royal decree this week will also compel schools to offer vegetarian and vegan meals. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Our once quiet Essex town has turned into 'Bas Vegas' with raucous stag and hen parties going wild at weekends

Basildon in Essex has become a hotbed of anti-social behaviour with some neighbours saying they no longer venture into the town centre after dark.

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3 w. ago America's next great heavyweight boxing star needs to change things up ahead of Vegas debut

Richard Torrez Jr is set to make his Las Vegas debut this weekend after an eye-catching start to his boxing career but the heavyweight hopeful still has work to do

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