The Sun • 12th June 2025

My trip inside world Voodoo capital that’s become dark holiday hotspot for Brits

A MASKED goblin figure chases two unsuspecting tourists along the busy streets, shrouded in a long multicoloured cloak.A few feet away, a priest carries a goat, preparing to sacrifice its blood to Voodoo gods and share its meat with other believers.Welcome to the Voodoo capital of the world: Ouidah, in Benin, West Africa.Here the ‘goblin’ guardians, known as the Zangbeto, roam the streets wielding wooden swords - ready to ward off evil in both the human and spirit world.Visitors flock to the tin...

Daily Star • 11th June 2025

Mum wants everyone to see horror video of her on fire after drug binge

A recovered addict mum has revealed shocking footage of how she was so high she set herself on fire - while her laughing boyfriend filmed it for his mates.

Olivia Taylor says she had a 'normal middle-class upbringing' and first tried alcohol at the age of 14 when drinking at the park with friends. But when her parents divorced when she was just 18 her addiction 'spiralled' and she began drinking vodka in the morning during sixth form.

The now 30-year-old says she was drinking up to a litre of...

Mail Online • 5th June 2025

I binge drank while pregnant. Don't judge me until you hear why

By SADIE WHITELOCKS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 21:30, 5 June 2025 | Updated: 21:31, 5 June 2025 When Zenia Mitchell experienced bloating and extreme tiredness earlier this year she put it down to partying too hard.The 27-year-old pharmacy technician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, had also been celebrating back-to-back birthdays — first her own, then her sister's. But when she began suddenly leaking fluid in March, Zenia became concerned enough to call her mother. The two decided to g...

Daily Mirror • 3rd June 2025

Brit family 'almost died' when holiday hotel went up in flames

A Brit mum says she thought her family was going to die after their four-star hotel went up in flames - with the smoke being so strong that they were "choking on it".

Bethany Wallace, from Grays, Essex, jetted off to Marmaris in Turkey for a two-week EasyJet holiday alongside her husband and three children on April 1. The family were only three days into their vacation when they awoke to a "chemical smell" at around 5am.

The 36-year-old recalled frantically waking up her family as smoke quickl...

The Sun • 30th May 2025

Mum shares heartbreaking photo of baby boy fighting for life as a warning

A TODDLER was left "coughing up black chunks" then fighting for life after swallowing a button battery from a remote control. The tiny disc got lodged in 16-month-old Asa Allen's throat while he was playing outside with his two siblings.Mum Kasey Allen, 32, who had travelled to visit her husband in Texas, United States, was cleaning the family campervan at the time.She found the camera remote on the floor in pieces and noticed a flushed Asa coughing and drooling 30 minutes later. Thinking he was...

Daily Star • 24th May 2025

Girl, 9 slices legs open in tin horror but uses Walking Dead skills to save life

A schoolgirl almost died when her leg sliced open on a tin lid as she took out the trash. But she used the first aid skills she learned from the Walking Dead to save her own life.

Navaeh Connor, nine, took out the rubbish during a blackout when a lid from a tin of peas sliced her right leg in two places. Navaeh thought it was just a scratch, but after shining a torch on her leg she saw one of the cuts was eight inches long and just one cm from the bone.

The savvy schoolgirl stemmed the heavy b...

New York Post • 23rd May 2025

Furious budget airline passenger abandons trip after racking up ‘ridiculous’ hidden fees: ‘I’m not getting my money’s worth’

She wasn’t going to submit to this fly-way robbery.


An incensed Ryanair passenger was so steamed over the budget carrier’s nearly $75 check-in fee that she canceled her entire vacation — and went out to dinner instead.


“What they were charging was really unfair for the job that they had to do,” Hina Muneer, 29, griped to Kennedy News Service.


The fiasco occurred on May 13 after the traveler arrived at London’s Stansted Airport in preparation to depart for a five-day solo jaunt to Lithua...

Daily Mirror • 22nd May 2025

'Our TUI holiday was ruined by illness – they say we might've eaten too much'

A couple say horrific food poisoning ruined their romantic five-star holiday, but their travel company is refusing to help as the couple couldn't prove they hadn't simply over-indulged. David Lofts jetted off with wife Julia for a 10-day trip Cape Verde with TUI to celebrate his 65th birthday in January.

But the couple claim they started experiencing sickness and diarrhoea three hours after eating at one of the hotel's restaurants - and say they only ate within the hotel prior to becoming ill....

Mail Online • 22nd May 2025

Bride reveals she hated her wedding pictures ... can you tell why?

By MARIA CHIORANDO FOR MAILONLINE Published: 10:06, 22 May 2025 | Updated: 21:41, 22 May 2025 A bride's desire for picture-perfect aisle snaps backfired when she 'ruined' them by trying not to cry – as she looked like she was 'holding in sneeze'.Leyonie Brice, from Abergavenny, Gwent, Wales, walked down the aisle in February to her favourite song, James Arthur's Falling Like The Stars, and started tearing up the moment the violin cover played.But the 'emotional' bride said because she tr...

The Sun • 20th May 2025

I thought my marriage was normal but I missed signs my husband was trans

WHEN Sophie's husband told her he wanted a divorce so he could live life as a woman, she thought it was a late April Fool's joke.But her partner of 26 years was telling the truth - claiming he'd known he had always wanted to identify as female ever since the age of 19.The 41-year-old "trans widow" was left stunned by the revelation - while she says her ex never instigated sex, she believed the couple had always had a normal marriage otherwise. After breaking the news to her and moving out of the...

Mail Online • 20th May 2025

Brit hospitalised in Fiji with parasite infection from waterfall swim

By LETTICE BROMOVSKY Published: 09:05, 20 May 2025 | Updated: 10:13, 20 May 2025 A British graduate was left seriously ill and hospitalised with a parasitic infection after taking a dip in a picturesque Fijian waterfall during a once-in-a-lifetime volunteering trip.Isabelle Lythgow, 23, had travelled to the remote village of Nairukuruku in Fiji as part of a six-week placement – but her tropical adventure soon turned into a nightmare when she fell violently ill just hours after swimming w...

Daily Star • 17th May 2025

Dad left with half a face after crushing own head in bulldozer horror

A dad "died" after crushing his own head in a horror bulldozer accident - but miraculously survived with a broken neck and just "half a face." Skilled digger Jesse Payne was operating the giant yellow skid steer loader at work while helping build a new wing of a dog kennel on April 11.

The 31-year-old stopped the vehicle and hopped down to clear a 50ft log blocking the way but slipped, pushing his weight on the foot control that operates the bucket arm. The bucket of the machine raised rapidly,...

Wales Online • 16th May 2025

Student's life is 'romance novel' after landing childhood sweetheart

A smitten student says her life is a 'romance novel' after it took 14 years to bag her boyfriend - even 'infiltrating' his friendship group to win him over. Claudia Agusheva met Will Wilshere in primary school at four years old but when a teacher sat them together in high school five years later she developed feelings for him.By year nine, aged 13, Claudia was fantasising about Will in her diary but her cruel school bullies made the introvert too shy to even speak to her popular crush. Claudia a...

The Sun • 13th May 2025

I blamed tiredness on work - but silent killer was ravaging me with just 1 clue

LIKE most of us, when Zee Valentina began feeling more tired than normal, she - and even her doctors – dismissed it as nothing more than the result of late nights and stress.But little did they know, a deadly disease was quietly tearing through her body, and only an innocent, everyday habit would reveal the devastating truth.Zee, a 31-year-old project manager from London, was no stranger to late nights at the office - often leaving after 9pm.So when she began experiencing what she described as "...

Mail Online • 8th May 2025

Train passenger saved £70 on ticket to London by flying via Iceland

By ELIZABETH HAIGH Published: 12:22, 8 May 2025 | Updated: 15:35, 13 May 2025 A frustrated passenger says he saved £70 on 'ridiculous' train fares from Manchester to London by flying via Iceland.Muscab Salad, 22, was on his way home to London when he discovered the return train back to the capital was £130.Shocked at the 'ridiculous' price, he began searching for alternative travel arrangements - and found he could fly to Keflavík in Iceland with Jet2 for just £21.Once there, Mr Salad,...

The Sun • 8th May 2025

Dad shares heartbreaking pic of paralysed son after horror trampoline accident

A SPORTY teen has been left paralysed from the chest down after landing on his neck - doing a trampoline somersault 'he'd done a million times before'.David Sample was performing the mid-air stunt while playing in the garden on April 23rd but didn't manage to flip over completely, meaning he landed awkwardly.The 16-year-old shouted for help, telling horrified family members he couldn't feel his body from the chest down and feared he'd broken his neck.Medics carefully moved the lad into an ambula...

Mail Online • 1st May 2025

Bride's agony after her groom killed himself the day after honeymoon

By LOUISE ALLINGHAM FOR MAILONLINE Published: 12:05, 1 May 2025 | Updated: 15:57, 8 May 2025 A bride has been left devastated after her new husband killed himself the day following their 'perfect' honeymoon - before sending her flowers from beyond the grave.Isabel Coles, from Southern Pines, North Carolina, married her husband Christopher Coles in September 2024 after meeting on a dating app a year and a half before, and the pair were 'insanely happy'.The newlyweds chose to go to a beach...

The Sun • 25th April 2025

People slam me for 'abandoning' my tot for months - but I have an extreme phobia

A MUM says cruel people claim she shouldn't be a mother - because her phobia of being sick is so extreme she had to send her baby to live with her grandmother for half a year.Lily Lynch claims she is so afraid of vomit that she will pass out if someone close to her is sick and even takes anti-sickness tablets if worried.The 24-year-old said her phobia - known as emetophobia - first developed when she was seven years old, when she vomited after catching a bug at a birthday party.Lily claims she h...

Mail Online • 17th April 2025

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

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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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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...