2 h. ago 'I went on bike ride five years ago – now my skull is detaching from my body'

Connor Edwards, 30, says he is "literally bedbound and wheelchair bound with a head that is falling off" after being bitten by a tick while mountain biking - and he desperately needs help

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3 h. ago 'I was bitten by a tick while mountain biking – now my head is falling off my body'

Connor Edwards says his life started to deteriorate after getting Lyme disease from a tick bite while exercising, and further health complications have meant his skull is getting looser and looser

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9 d. ago Woman rushed to hospital after falling from aerobridge at Sydney Airport

The woman, who reportedly suffered critical head and internal injuries during the fall, has been transported Royal Prince Alfred Hospital where she remains in an induced coma

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9 d. ago Child suffers head injury after falling from top window of double

The youngster was rushed to hospital after suffering a head injury during the accident on his way home from school.

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1 week ago Possum hunts, Antarctica and the army: one woman’s road to winning the most extreme mountain bike contest

The first woman to land a backflip in competition, Robin Goomes grew up on a remote island off New Zealand and sold possum furs to buy her first dirt bike aged 10Growing up in the remote Chatham Islands, about 800km off the coast of New Zealand, Robin Goomes had a unique upbringing. She would often tag along with her mum, a Department of Conservation ranger, helping with pest control, feeding burrowing birds and planting trees around the island.“I was a mum’s girl for sure,” says Goomes. “I always looked up to her, but she was different from your average mum. She was very hands-on, and taught me how to weld and how to shoot.” After learning how to hunt possums, Goomes began making money by plucking possum furs and selling them to the mainland. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Cyclist smashed head open after horror fall and died as motorists ignored him

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: A cyclist died after he fell from his bike and landed on the top of his head, suffering a cracked skull and blood loss as motorists ignored him in the road

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2 w. ago Snooker icon reveals how he has been tamed by beauty queen partner 23 YEARS his junior after gambling away millions during his heyday

Known as a big-time partier in the 1980s and '90s, 'the Whirlwind' swapped 'nights out' for 'pamper nights in' after falling head over heels for Sky Sports walk-on girl Jade Slusarczyk.

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3 w. ago Tragic groom, 29, who died in horror incident on Benidorm stag do pictured

Dad-of-one Oliver Holroyd, 29, from Halifax, died in front of his father and friends on his stag do in Benidorm after falling backwards off a bar stool and hitting his head

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4 w. ago Britain’s Evie Richards makes mountain biking history as most decorated female short

The world champion has gone unbeaten in back-to-back weekends in Brazil

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