4 h. ago Twist of fate that saved motorbiker's life after she rode into a PIGEON and was left with terrible injuries

Bike enthusiast Mercedes Valentine, from Brighton , had been racing down a residential street at high speed when a pigeon 'swooped' down and hit her on the head.

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5 h. ago Model was flung 260ft from her motorbike after crashing when a pigeon hit her helmet, but was saved by her family in the car behind who are ALL doctors

Bike enthusiast Mercedes Valentine, from Brighton , had been racing down a residential street at high speed when a pigeon 'swooped' down and hit her on the head.

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3 d. ago Twist of fate that left mother dead in freak beach accident: Mother slipped and got wedged head

A mother died when she became trapped underwater after falling in a gap between sea defence boulders while walking her dog with her daughter, an inquest heard today.

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4 d. ago Thuram and Martínez quell Feyenoord’s fire as Inter give Van Persie harsh lesson

Robin van Persie may have found that, for this year at least, fairytales have their limits. Only 10 days have passed since he was tasked with leading the club that forged him and it was a delicious twist of fate that Inter, contributors to a formative moment in his playing career, posed his first Champions League test. This proved a harsh introduction to the sharper end of management and it will be a shock for the ages if a depleted Feyenoord, willing but callow, can turn around a two-goal deficit at San Siro next week.Inter simply weathered an early storm and, summoning the poise and wisdom that so often helps Serie A sides dismiss irritating arrivistes, brought their potent strike force to bear. Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martínez finished clinically either side of half-time and at this point it would be a stretch to claim Piotr Zielinski’s missed penalty may be consequential. While Milan had fallen here in the playoffs and been humbled in the return leg too, their city rivals simp...

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6 d. ago Athletes on fertility, egg freezing and having it all: ‘I can have it if I want it’

Family planning in sports is no longer taboo, but elite female athletes like Kaillie Humphries and Maria Sharapova believe more open conversations should be taking placeThe cold sterility of a gynecologist’s office is about as far removed as you can get from a tennis court, a basketball gym, or a bobsled run. The crinkling white paper, the flimsy open-face gown that leaves patients vulnerable and freezing, the intimidating silver instruments laid out neatly on a table – it’s hardly an environment that feels empowering.Yet some of the highest highs and lowest lows of women’s lives take place in such rooms, just as they do on clay courts, snowy terrain or hardwood floors. It’s no small thing that women’s peak fertility coincides with their peak athletic performance. It’s a cruel twist of fate that just as professional female athletes must begin asking themselves whether they want to have children – and, if so, when and how – they are also focused on pushing their bodies to their limit...

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2 w. ago BBC Death In Paradise's Selwyn Patterson fate 'sealed' after fresh twist

Death in Paradise's Commissioner Selwyn Patterson looks set to be leaving Saint Marie, but could he be saved by a desperate act from his friends on the island?

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2 w. ago EastEnders fans fume over 'worst' twist as character's fate left in their hands

EastEnders fans witnessed tons of nail-biting drama in the latest episode, but they were left baffled when they were asked to vote for who Denise ends up with next

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