1 hour ago 'I fear I could die any moment after common symptom turned out to be brain aneurysm'

Amber Ford, 31, from Scotland, was a 'healthy' individual before she became unwell in 2018, and now faces a grappling decision as she lives in fear of when she could die

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22 h. ago Daughter of Brit couple held by Taliban issues devastating update and fears dad will die

Peter and Barbie Reynolds were due to appear in court on Thursday but the trial was halted at the last minute while a new judge was found, their daughter has said

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25 h. ago Fears British pensioner held by the Taliban along with his wife could die before he is released as family issues health update

The daughter of an elderly British couple imprisoned in Afghanistan for unclear reasons says that she worried her parents could die in jail as their health deteriorates. 

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40 h. ago Fears for health of British couple held by Taliban as ‘trial delayed’

Afghanistan prison conditions were described as ‘brutal’ and likened to ‘what I imagine hell is like’

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48 h. ago Fears for British couple in 70s held by Taliban as court appearance delayed

Daughter says Barbie Reynolds, 75, is malnourished after being given one meal a day and Peter, 79, is also decliningThe family of a British couple in their 70s imprisoned by the Taliban has expressed serious concerns over their deteriorating health after delays to their expected court appearance.Peter and Barbie Reynolds, who run a training business in Afghanistan, were detained last month when they travelled to their home in Bamiyan province. The couple, aged 79 and 75, who have been running projects in schools in Afghanistan for 18 years, had not been informed of the charges, their daughter said. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago This City Is Ours Sean Bean's life from multiple marriages to injuries that impacted career

As This City Is Ours prepares to hit our screens, we take a look at Sean Bean's life beyond the cameras including his fear of flying, multiple marriages and tattoos

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3 d. ago Welsh rugby talent leaves for new life on other side of world as coach reveals fear

Ryan Wilkins jets off to Australia this weekend after a season in Super Rygbi Cymru

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4 d. ago US man released after being held by Taliban for more than two years

George Glezmann was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a touristUS politics live – latest updatesA US man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban in a deal brokered by Donald Trump’s hostage envoy, Adam Boehler, and Qatari negotiators.George Glezmann, an airline mechanic from Atlanta, is the third American detainee to be released by the Taliban since January. He was seized by the Taliban’s intelligence services in December 2022 and was designated by the US government as wrongfully detained the following year. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Britons held by Taliban to face court hearing despite charges remaining unclear

British couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds have been separated in a Kabul prison ahead of court hearing without their Afghan interpreter

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5 d. ago British pensioners jailed in Afghanistan to appear in court after the Taliban said their arrest was a 'misunderstanding'

Peter, 79, and Barbie Reynolds, 75, were arrested after they returned to their home in Bamiyan province on February 1.

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6 d. ago Ellen Pompeo's offscreen life from 'painful' family loss to fears about death

Ellen Pompeo has faced much heartbreak in her own life

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6 d. ago Exact details of Antarctica base row as scientists beg for rescue over terrifying reason

A number of South African researchers posted at an isolated Antarctic research station are living in fear after one of their team members allegedly threatened the life of another

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7 d. ago Children of British couple held by Taliban denounce their ‘cruel and unjust’ detention amid health fears

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, have worked in Afghanistan for 18 years

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8 d. ago Fears for life of British pensioner held by Taliban in ‘undisclosed location’

He has a chest and eye infection and needs medication, daughter pleads

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9 d. ago UK couple being held in separate prisons by Taliban says daughter

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were detained as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province on February 1.

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1 week ago Noughties music legends life after fame – bankruptcy, chart flops and deportation fears

Singers from the 90s and 00s have often given up the music world to concentrate on other ventures, but where are some of your favourite stars from the good old days now?

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1 week ago Exploited, recognised as a slavery victim, now facing deportation: one seafarer’s UK ordeal

After years of helping Scottish criminal investigations and despite fearing for his life in India, Vishal Sharma’s asylum claim has been rejectedWhen Vishal Sharma, an experienced merchant seaman, arrived in London from India in November 2017, he was looking forward to a good job on a Belgian tanker, the MT Waasmunster, assisting engineers. He had a 15-month contract and a transit visa, enabling him to travel to Milford Haven in Wales, where the 174-metre vessel was anchored.But in a last-minute change of plan, his Mumbai agent told him to head to Southwick in West Sussex, England, to board a scallop trawler, the Noordzee. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Revealed: Cheryl Tweedy's convicted killer stalker who left her 'fearing for her life' by turning up at her house after Liam Payne's funeral

EXCLUSIVE: Convicted killer Daniel Bannister, 50, was today jailed for 16 weeks for breaching a restraining order he was handed in September.

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1 week ago Labour councils end investments in UK defence firms to win pro

Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors in Dudley, in the West Midlands, were the latest to vote to divest their pension funds from British defence companies.

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1 week ago North Sea collision: ship’s master arrested as fears grow for marine life

Police launch criminal investigation while local leaders call on Starmer to prevent environmental catastrophePolice have detained the master of the container ship Solong as experts voiced growing fears over the environmental impact of the collision in the North Sea.The 59-year-old was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after the search was called off for a sailor onboard the Solong, which drifted ablaze off the coast of Yorkshire on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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