Mail Online • 17th April 2025

Teen left 'hours from death' after vaping habit 'triggered' sepsis

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EMMA NELSON FOR MAILONLINE

A 16-year-old who almost died of a life-threatening lung infection has warned youngsters to avoid vapes at all costs, after doctors said her 18-month habit triggered her disease.

Isabella Troncao, from Las Vegas, developed a bacterial infection in her throat last  year, which quickly turned into deadly Lemierre’s syndrome — when a bug spreads to vital blood vessel...

The Sun • 13th April 2025

A Scots gym-goer who suffered aching muscles and 'cola' pee had deadly disorder

A KARATE student thought she was just sore after an intense class - only to discover it was a deadly condition breaking down her muscles and turning her pee into ‘COLA’.Gemma Underwood, 41, was left in hospital for five days where she was put on IV fluid and had a catheter fitted after she woke up unable to move her upper body.When the mental health ward manager noticed she was passing very dark urine that ‘looked like cola’, she was rushed to A&E where blood tests revealed she had rhabdomyolysi...

Mail Online • 8th April 2025

Vape warning after 'healthy' cheerleader left with 'popcorn lung'

By EMMA NELSON FOR MAILONLINE Published: 11:07, 8 April 2025 | Updated: 12:52, 8 April 2025 A terrified mother has warned of the dangers of e-cigarettes after her daughter developed a deadly, life-long lung condition linked to vaping. Brianne Cullen, 17, began using disposable vapes 'in secret' aged 14 to 'ease anxiety' triggered by the return to school post Covid lockdown. But one afternoon four months a go, the keen cheerleader from Nevada, the US, called home out of panic - she was st...

Mail Online • 31st March 2025

'Dine and dashers' order extras but then refuse to pay £287 bill

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SOPHIA STANFORD

A group of shameless 'dine and dashers' racked up a bill of nearly £300 - which included ordered extras - at an Indian restaurant before complaining about the food and refusing to pay.

Jumeira, the family-run business in Staplehurst, Kent, released CCTV of the greedy customers who ate in their restaurant a fortnight ago.

Faheem Ahmed, 26, said the group of four adults and f...

Mail Online • 28th March 2025

Freeloader who moaned benefits is harder than working goes on holiday

By JOSE RAMOS Published: 14:37, 28 March 2025 | Updated: 16:12, 28 March 2025 A freeloading masters graduate who moaned that claiming benefits is harder than working has used his Universal Credit to fund a 'dream trip' funded by the taxpayer.Joshua Bishop - not his real name - went viral recently when he claimed the hoops he has to jump through to keep his benefits is harder than having a job.But this week the 27-year-old has posted videos of himself claiming to be in Japan as he boasts...

The Sun • 26th March 2025

I spent £5k on a Turkey makeover to boost my career instead, I got butchered

A WOMAN who hoped getting surgery would boost her modelling career has revealed it ruined her dream job.But now Kristin MacDonald says her hopes have been tarnished after surgeons botched her boob job and designer vagina.The 36-year-old Canadian headed to Turkey for a new body as she got surgeries that included a BBL, boob job, liposuction, abdominal etching and labiaplasty for £5,100. seeing it as an investment in her career.However, the 36-year-old says surgeons cut her operation short after s...

Daily Mirror • 25th March 2025

'Boob job saved my life - I discovered something that turned out to be serious'

A mum has claimed a boob job could have 'saved her life' - because it helped her discover a lump that turned out to be cancer. Tayla Gardiner first noticed something was wrong while she was showering in January, and felt an itchy 20p coin-sized lump in her right breast.

Wanting to rule out anything sinister, the 32-year-old went to her GP, and was referred to a cancer clinic in February. There, an ultrasound and subsequent biopsy revealed she had Grade III triple-negative invasive ductal breast...

The Mirror US • 4th March 2025

Mom claims XL bully tore off chunks of flesh in horror attack as friend watched

A mom claims her ‘cowardly’ dog-owner friend did ‘nothing to help’ as her XL bully tore into her flesh. Erica Mayes was rushed to hospital following the horror incident after suffering several nasty bite marks to her legs, arms and hands. She had been visiting a pal in Rockdale County, Georgia, who had agreed to dogsit her pitbull puppy, Kunta. The 49-year-old drove to her house and dropped off the pooch in a room that her friend's XL bully was also in on December 20. Erica said her friend asked...

The Mirror US • 26th February 2025

Horror as baby, one, almost dies after earring back gets lodged in her lung

A terrified mother from Georgia was shocked after X-rays showed that her one-year-old with pierced ears had a metal earring back stuck in her lung. Suzanne Boyd thought that her daughter, Raelyn, had the flu after hearing loud, rattling noises coming from her chest. She took her to the doctors the next day but her symptoms hadn’t improved even after a week of steroid treatment. After a trip to a children’s hospital and an X-ray, Boyd and her husband, Tyrell, were informed that an earring back wa...

The Sun • 21st February 2025

I went to Turkey for a Snapchat filter face - my op was more like a horror film

A MUM who hoped face surgery in Turkey would make her look like a 'snapchat filter' had a 'horror-film' op that has left her unable to even close her eyes.Joanne Law felt 'wrinkly' after losing seven stone following a successful gastric sleeve surgery in Turkey in February 2023, so was 'excited' to get work done on her face at the same hospital.The 56-year-old had saved up around £5,200 for a face, neck and eyelid lift along with a fat graft and went under the knife again in June 2023.But when J...

The Mirror • 21st February 2025

Harry Potter fan has own terrifying creature in form of tumour with teeth

A teenager obsessed with Harry Potter creatures says the stories have become a reality after doctors discovered "monster tumours" growing teeth and eyes inside her body. Nesli Meir had been on holiday in Guatemala when she began getting sharp abdominal pains which she initially suspected could be appendicitis. The 17-year-old's agony continued for two days until CT scans revealed the horrifying truth. The teenager has now been diagnosed a tennis ball-sized teratoma tumour, often nicknamed a 'mon...

Mail Online • 19th February 2025

Watch the agonising moment gym bro's pec RIPS off the bone

By EMMA NELSON FOR MAILONLINE Published: 15:17, 19 February 2025 | Updated: 12:18, 20 February 2025 A fitness lover has been scared off bench presses for life, after a mishap with a 140kg barbell caused his chest muscle to detach from the bone, leaving him writhing in agony.Tristan Barnes, 23, from Manchester, has blamed the excruciating incident on his use of dangerous anabolic steroids — which trigger a dramatic increase in muscle mass.The drugs, which are often sold illegally, caused...

New York Post • 17th February 2025

Bride struggles through vows as baby screams during ceremony: ‘Left me feeling disrespected’

She was the belle of the bawl.


An angry Texas bride had to struggle through her wedding vows after a “disrespectful” guest allowed his baby to bawl nonstop during her “adults-only” ceremony, as seen in a TikTok video with 3 million views.


“The crying baby definitely distracted me and left me feeling disrespected,” spluttered Claire Kendall Taetz, 25, while describing the bawling wedding crasher.


The unceremonious moment occurred while the Forth Worth-based actress was preparing to tie...

Mail Online • 12th February 2025

Brit is stranded in Bali with deadly 'brain-swelling' disease

By SABRINA PENTY Published: 09:17, 12 February 2025 | Updated: 16:30, 12 February 2025 A Brit left unable to recognise his own mum when a mosquito bite turned out to be a deadly 'brain swelling' disease now faces £50,000 in bills - as his insurance expired days earlier.Andrew Court was visiting his pal Zeke Scott in Bali ahead of starting a new job when he fell ill with a fever and started being sick last month.Shrugging it off as dengue fever, a tropical disease spread by infected mosqu...

Mail Online • 6th February 2025

easyJet worker shuts down passenger offering advice to luggage couple

By TOM MIDLANE Published: 13:24, 6 February 2025 | Updated: 13:25, 6 February 2025 An EasyJet worker was caught on camera repeatedly snapping 'it's none of your business' at a traveller trying to help passengers embroiled in a spat over luggage.Content creator Mat Mora, 31, was at a boarding gate at London Gatwick Airport on January 7, preparing to fly to Geneva, Switzerland, when he saw the argument unfold. A female employee was ordering a pair of holidaymakers to pay £50 for an oversiz...

Mail Online • 5th February 2025

Hygiene mistake that MOST of us make triggers life-ruining tinnitus

By EMMA NELSON FOR MAILONLINE Published: 13:24, 5 February 2025 | Updated: 16:12, 5 February 2025 Hearing experts have warned against the popular habit of poking ears with a cotton bud - as the tool could damage the eardrum and even trigger tinnitus.Specialists say the small stick often ends up pushing wax into the ear canal, where it presses against the eardrum and blocks the auditory canal, triggering a ringing, clicking, pulsing, humming or rushing sound.Tinnitus affects up to ten mil...

Wales Online • 5th February 2025

'I managed to fly to Australia for £400 using a risky flight trick'

Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More infoA holidaymaker saved £2,500 by flying from London to Australia using budget airlines and only a tiny backpack - with 'risky' self-transfers. Christianne Risman wanted to visit her family in Australia without forking out 'thousands' of pounds on flights last month so turned to a potential hack. After seeing direct flights to Perth were 'more than £3,000', t...

New York Post • 3rd February 2025

Boy swallows toy magnets, becomes X-Men’s Magneto in freak accident: ‘He burst out crying’

Many young kids can only dream of being a Marvel character, but one boy learned the hard way that it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.


An 8-year-old accidentally swallowed a magnetic toy from Amazon, effectively turning him into X-Men’s Magneto, Kennedy News and Media reported.


Louise Mcfarlane gave her son, Junior Gallon, a set of magnetic building balls two years ago, and up until the incident he had only used them for their intended purpose — to build models.


But on Dec. 22, Gallon de...

Mail Online • 3rd February 2025

Health warning issued after boy, eight, swallows 'powerful' magnets

By ELIZABETH HAIGH Published: 11:20, 3 February 2025 | Updated: 11:25, 3 February 2025 A serious health warning has been issued after a schoolboy accidentally swallowed 'powerful' magnets while pretending to have a tongue piercing.Louise Mcfarlane, from the Isle of Wight, bought her eight-year-old son Junior Gallon a set of magnetic building balls from Amazon two years ago.The 36-year-old said Junior had only used the magnets for building models as intended and had never put them in his...

The Sun • 1st February 2025

Abba fan ended up with 84 Mamma Mia DVDs as people keep giving them as gifts

AN ABBA superfan has ended up with 84 Mamma Mia DVDs — as people keep giving them to her as gifts.Leah Rankin, 22, was gutted when her gran accidentally got her a disc for the second time, forgetting her first purchase.The uni graduate then ended up with a third when dad Ralph gave her yet another copy.The gaffe soon turned into a long-running joke, with Ralph, 56, grabbing another 71 identical DVDs for Leah.Leah, from Bonnyrigg, near Edinburgh, said: “When I opened the first couple of copies, I...

Daily Express US • 23rd January 2025

Family flee 'unsafe' NATO nation to live in Asia due to nuclear war threats

A mom says her family are fleeing the U.K. for Asia as they no longer feel safe here - due to nuclear war threats, knife crime and Britain's "negative attitude."Diana Auria felt like there was a "target on her head" and has an "underlying anxiety" of nuclear bombs due to threats made against the U.K. and also wider crime in London.The 36-year-old was "freaked out" when she used to turn on the news and see visualizations of what a nuclear bomb would look like in London. freestar.config.enabled_sl...

The Sun • 15th January 2025

My kid couldn't open her mouth to drink after a cleanser left her face burning

A MUM claims her teenage daughter was left with such 'painful' blisters after using a face cleanser from Home Bargains that she was unable to drink water or go to school.Leah Nelson says her daughter Brooke was ''excited'' to use the Bubble T Watermelon face cleanser for the first time that she'd bought her.However when she awoke on December 18, the mum claims her the 13-year-old's face was ''burning'', red and swollen.Images show how the teenager developed ''painful'' blisters over the subseque...

Mail Online • 14th January 2025

Wizz Air passenger's bizarre filming row with 'famous' passenger

09:31, 14 Jan 2025, updated 11:35, 14 Jan 2025 By SHANNON MCGUIGAN

A Wizz Air passenger became embroiled in a bizarre row with a fellow traveller who demanded she stop recording herself - seemingly because they thought they were too famous to be on camera.

Paris Johnson was jetting back to London after a getaway in Hungary when she awoke 15 minutes before landing, quickly whipping out her phone to check her hair.

But as the 18-year-old gently combed through her dark tresses, a woman order...

Mail Online • 14th January 2025

Wizz Air passenger's bizarre filming row with 'famous' passenger

09:31, 14 Jan 2025, updated 11:35, 14 Jan 2025 By SHANNON MCGUIGAN

A Wizz Air passenger became embroiled in a bizarre row with a fellow traveller who demanded she stop recording herself - seemingly because they thought they were too famous to be on camera.

Paris Johnson was jetting back to London after a getaway in Hungary when she awoke 15 minutes before landing, quickly whipping out her phone to check her hair.

But as the 18-year-old gently combed through her dark tresses, a woman order...