11 h. ago Former MMA fighter ‘died four times’ amid double lung transplant

Ben Askren, a former Olympic wrestler, had been hospitalized in Wisconsin with a severe case of pneumoniaFormer Olympic wrestler and MMA star Ben Askren, who has been hospitalized in Wisconsin after a severe case of pneumonia, said in a post on social media Wednesday that he had undergone a double lung transplant and is in recovery.Askren said during the Instagram video that he recalls very little of what happened over a month-long stretch from late May through the first two days of July. His wife, Amy, had said in a series of social media posts that Askren was put on a ventilator in June and placed on the donor list for a lung transplant on 24 June. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Former Olympic wrestler and MMA star Ben Askren recovering from double lung transplant

Olympic wrestler and former UFC fighter Ben Askren has undergone a double lung transplant after battling severe pneumonia

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24 h. ago ‘You are living with a difficult person who is waiting to die’: my harrowing time as Patricia Highsmith’s assistant

I worked for the author of The Talented Mr Ripley in her final months. She was so mean and secretive, I imagined she wanted to kill meI first read Patricia Highsmith’s novels in the autumn of 1994. I was 20 and living in a room in her house in Tegna, Switzerland, that was plastered with bookshelves full of her first editions, organised in chronological order. Pat was 73 and knew she was about to die; she had been, it was rumoured, diagnosed with cancer or some other terminal disease. I was trapped in her world with her, trembling. She had weeks left to live and had spent so much time writing about how to get away with murder. I fantasised that she might try to kill me.The story of how I ended up in that house begins a few months earlier, in Zurich, with me on a blue tram, on my way to dinner at the house of Anna and Daniel Keel, a couple I’d grown friendly with. Anna was a brilliant painter for whom I had been modelling since I was 17. Her studio smelled like oil paint, instant coff...

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37 h. ago Man accused of murdering Iraq War veteran ‘just wanted to give him a black eye’

Gregory Twigg, 32, has denied intending to cause serious harm to Lee Woodward, 39, who died in hospital 10 months after he was punched three times.

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45 h. ago Reservoir Dogs star Michael Madsen's cause of death after actor found at home

Actor Michael Madsen, famed for starring in huge Quentin Tarantino films such as Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, died at the age of 67 and was found at home by cops

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3 d. ago João Pedro makes early mark for Chelsea but Blues forwards must avoid seeing red

New signing made a bright Club World Cup debut and now eyes Fluminense, one of his former sides, on TuesdayEstêvão Willian was not the only Brazilian attacker to offer a tantalising glimpse of the future during Chelsea’s win against Palmeiras in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup. There was also a bright cameo from João Pedro, who came on for Liam Delap just after Estêvão’s equaliser early in the second half and proceeded to change the game with his brawn and intelligent link-up play.It was an eye-catching performance from the forward given that his £60m move to Chelsea had been announced two days earlier. What had the 23‑year‑old been doing during his time off? Lifting logs and existing on a diet of raw steak, presumably. The aggression from João Pedro was startling. He was raring to go after a couple of training sessions with his new teammates and, while he was not involved in the winning goal, his bustling forward play was a vital part of Chelsea reasserting their dominance...

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3 d. ago Russia’s former transport minister dies from gunshot hours after sacking

News of Roman Starovoit’s death made public shortly after that of his sacking by Putin, but timeline is unconfirmedRussia’s former transport minister has died from a gunshot wound just hours after Vladimir Putin sacked him.The body of Roman Starovoit, the ex-minister, was found in his car in a Moscow suburb. He appeared to have killed himself, Russia’s investigative committee said in a statement. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Russia’s former transport minister dies from gunshot wound hours after sacking

News of Roman Starovoit’s death in his car made public shortly after that of his sacking by Putin, though timeline of events remains unconfirmedRussia’s former transport minister has died from a gunshot wound just hours after he was sacked by Vladimir Putin.The body of Roman Starovoit, the ex-minister, was found in his car in a Moscow suburb. He appeared to have killed himself, Russia’s investigative committee said in a statement. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Jude Bellingham, Diego Maradona... and Bobby Moore: Eight times a club's shirt number has been RETIRED as Liverpool fans call for tribute to Diogo Jota's No 20

ISAAN KHAN: Liverpool fans are calling for the club to retire Diogo Jota's No 20 jersey as a mark of respect after his tragic death. The football world is in a state of mourning.

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4 d. ago Jude Bellingham, Diego Maradona... and Bobby Moore: Seven times a club's shirt number has been RETIRED as Liverpool fans call for tribute to Diogo Jota's No 20

ISAAN KHAN: Liverpool fans are calling for the club to retire Diogo Jota's No 20 jersey as a mark of respect after his tragic death. The football world is in a state of mourning.

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5 d. ago Chaka Khan pays tribute to ‘amazing’ Quincy Jones at Montreux Jazz Festival

The 72-year-old opened the 59th edition of the Swiss music festival with a homage to the 28-time Grammy winner who died last year aged 91.

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5 d. ago Man who died in Paisley 'stabbing' pictured for first time as family pay tribute

Richard Lee died after being attacked with a bladed weapon in the early hours of Thursday morning in Paisley.

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6 d. ago 'I've nearly died seven times and there was no tunnel or bright light'

Shona Hirons has lived through cancer, a near-fatal bike accident, and was even in a two-week coma, and while she didn't have any 'out of body experiences', she no longer 'fears death'

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7 d. ago Police officer, 38, who died suddenly on duty is pictured for first time as tributes pour in

Pc Ian Minett, aged 38, died last month while on duty with Gloucestershire Police, and has been described as a 'massive loss' by his colleagues as tributes pour in

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7 d. ago Michael Madsen dies as Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill icon found 'unresponsive at home'

US actor Michael Madsen, famed for starring in huge Quentin Tarantino films such as Reservoir Dogs and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, has sadly died at the age of 67

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7 d. ago Brutal shooting of prison officer outside gym was 'act of retaliation'

Lenny Scott tragically died after being shot six times last February.

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8 d. ago Orangutan 'lays motionless' after puffing on vape handed to her by MMA fighter

Cage fighter Anastasia Luchkina sparked a huge backlash on social media when she bizarrely chose to share footage of herself giving her vape to an orangutan to smoke

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9 d. ago Shock new favourite to play James Bond met with huge backlash from fans who have branded the actor 'too adorable' for the part

Supporters have been eagerly waiting to find out who will be the next star with a 'license to kill' after Daniel Craig relinquished the part with the 2021 film No Time To Die.

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9 d. ago Starving newborn baby left alone for days after mum died is rescued in nick of time

Police officers in Phoenix, Arizona, discovered a newborn baby "clinging to life" after the child's mother died and the infant was left alone in the home for several days

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9 d. ago Conor McGregor civil rape case appeal begins as judges consider claims Nikita Hand was 'beaten by her partner hours after the alleged sex attack'

MMA fighter Conor McGregor's appeal against a High Court jury's finding that he assaulted Dublin woman Nikita Hand in the penthouse of a hotel in December 2018 will be heard today.

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