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Tourist carries her severed arm to ambulance after it is ripped off

British tourist, 26, carries her own severed arm to the ambulance after it is ripped off in dirt buggy crash on Mexico holiday Chelsea Vella was on an excursion near Puerto Vallarta when her buggy flipped Ms Vella put her hand out to shield her head but the vehicle landed on her arm  The prison officer […]

Ex-Liverpool star Dean Saunders’ ‘drink-drive’ jail sentence suspended

Ex-Liverpool star Dean Saunders has had his 10-week jail sentence for suspected drink-driving suspended for 18 months. Saunders, 55, successfully appealed the sentence after he was stopped by police for "atrocious" driving on May 10. He refused to give breath specimen before continuing his "obstructive and evasive" behaviour at a police station. The officer who […]

Florida arm wrestler reveals intense work out

World champion arm wrestler reveals the incredibly intense work out she needs to stay at the top of her game Arm wrestler Sarah Bäckman, 27, films a section of her intense work-out routine For training she repeatedly slams a taut band down on a table to simulate a competitor’s arm The eight-time World Arm Wrestling Champion recorded […]

Viktorija Sokolova murder could not have been prevented, review finds

Murder of ‘vulnerable’ Viktorija Sokolova, 14, who was killed by a porn-obsessed teenager, 16, who raped and then beat her to death with a hammer could not have been prevented, review finds Viktorija, 14, was murdered in Wolverhampton’s West Park on April 11 last year Ayman Aziz – 16 at the time of the killing […]

Finance director is jailed after stealing £21,000 to feed drug habit

Finance director, 36, caught taking heroin at work is jailed for more than two years after stealing £21,000 to feed his drug habit in theft that cost four workers their jobs Richard Turner looted thousands of pounds of the Stockport company’s money Bosses uncovered scam after Turner was discovered taking heroin in the office Four […]

Facebook removes accounts from UAE, Nigeria, Egypt and Indonesia

Hundreds of pages accused of ‘coordinated inauthentic behaviour’ and misleading millions of users worldwide. Facebook has removed several pages, groups and accounts on its platforms from the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia, citing “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” aimed at misleading social media users.  A total of 443 Facebook accounts, 200 pages and 76 groups, as […]