Joe Smith
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Mum, 37, stuck in Portugal after stroke left her 'unable to talk' (opens the original)
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A mum has been left stranded in a Portuguese hospital after she had a stroke in her sleep while on a weekend break with her new husband. Last Sunday (September 20) Shereen Lafferty, 37, woke up on during her holiday in Faro unable to speak and with her right side "paralysed", her "devastated" sister-in-law has said. The mum-of-one, who married husband Robert, 36, in March, spent around five days in intensive care in the Faro hospital this week, and her condition has thankfully since improved. Si
Family issues statement after baby dies 'on fishing trip' (opens the original)
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The family of a three-month-old girl who died during a camping trip have released a statement following the launch of a murder investigation. Staffordshire Police confirmed that two men and two women were arrested on suspicion of murder following the child's death on Saturday, September 5. Emergency services were called to the scene off Strawberry Lane, near Cheslyn Hay, at approximately 8:45am after receiving reports of an infant in cardiac arrest. The child was pronounced dead at the scene. Th
Tragedy as woman found dead in tent at UK music festival (opens the original)
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A woman who was found unresponsive in a tent at a music festival was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Police are now investigating the 'unexplained' death. Emergency services scrambled to Houghton Festival in Norfolk on Sunday at around 6.10pm to reports a woman was found unconscious in her tent. Despite the best efforts of paramedics, the woman was tragically pronounced dead. Police say her death is currently being treated as unexplained, but is not thought to be suspicious, The Mirror repor
Teen rushed to hospital after 'setting himself on fire' (opens the original)
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A teenager who set himself on fire in a field has been rushed to hospital. Air ambulance crews, police and paramedics were called to the incident in Harrowgate Hill, Darlington, near the White Horse Pub, on Monday. Durham Constabulary said the 15-year-old boy is believed to have been using petrol when it was accidentally set alight. The incident was described as a "tragic accident" by the force, after the teen was rushed to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle for treatment, reports the Mir
Earthquake rocks Spanish holiday hotspot with tremors ‘like an explosion’ (opens the original)
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A popular Spanish holiday destination has been rocked by an earthquake with locals describing the tremors as “like an explosion.” A quake occurred 3.73 miles (6km) South of Granada, a historic city located in the Andalusia region in southern Spain. It hit at 3.46pm local time (2.46pm BST) sparking fear in the nearby city as “floors and walls moved”, the Mirror reports. According to the Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the earthquake measured a magnitude of 3.7. Its epicentre was in the town o
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