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Mail Online •

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...
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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 •

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 •

'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...
Mail Online •

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 •

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 •

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 •

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 •

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...
The Sun •

Horror car crash revealed I’d been living with an 'invasive killer' condition

A WOMAN claims a car crash "saved her life" after it revealed she'd been living with a tumour since childhood. Carson Favero considers herself lucky to have been in the car accident as it helped discover the tumour that had "wrapped around" her brain. Prior to the discovery she believes doctors dismissed her symptoms "because she's a woman".The 20-year-old had driven her friend to the airport in May 2024 before heading to a family member's house with her husband when she stopped to look to her l...
The Sun •

Baby Kooper's cancer discovered after strange symptom when the lights turned out

A MUM and dad noticed their son was displaying an unusual symptom whenever they turned out the lights. After doing some research, Lowri Gallagher and Shane Stevenson discovered their son Kooper could be displaying signs of a rare type of cancer. Lowri, 30, admits she wasn't too concerned when she noticed a slight difference between Kooper's two eyes when he looked in a certain direction. But after mentioning it to partner Shane, the pair became concerned when they realised their son's left eye g...
The Mirror •

Family rushed to hospital after 'carbon monoxide leak' in holiday park caravan

A terrified mum has told how her family were rushed to hospital after a suspected carbon monoxide leak in a Haven holiday park caravan. Vicki Wallace and her husband Rob had taken their 14-year-old son and another relative to Doniford Bay Holiday Park in Minehead, Somerset, in October. But on the night of their arrival, the 41-year-old heard an alarm going off in the kitchen while she was in bed. She said they were 'frightened' when they discovered it was the carbon monoxide alarm, and tried to...
Daily Star •

Woman mistakes photo on Facebook for herself before then making eerie discovery

A woman who misidentified herself in a picture shared by a friend on Facebook made an eerie discovery when she delved a little deeper.

Jules Batchelor from Lincoln, Massachusetts, was left "shocked" when she saw a picture of a woman she was convinced was herself posted onto social media. The 42-year-old had confused Robynne DeCaprio for herself in a snap which was uploaded by a mutual friend. Now the two mums are being constantly mistaken for each other, with people suggesting they should take...
Mail Online •

I was badly burnt after using hot water bottle to save money on bills

08:03, 02 Jan 2025, updated

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ELLEN COUGHLAN FOR MAILONLINE

A woman who used a hot water bottle to save money on her heating bills has vowed to never use one again - after she was badly burnt.

Sophia Pauley, who is from Cardiff but living in Hackney, east London, had done her usual routine of filling her hot water bottle halfway and getting in bed on a cold, snowy day last month.

But as she got into bed, hot water star...
Mail Online •

Brit stranded in Kenya with liver failure facing £80,000 medical bills

08:17, 25 Dec 2024, updated

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DEMI KOUTOUZI

A mum who kept her blood tests to herself for 'fear of worrying her hubby' is stranded on holiday in Kenya with liver failure - as her insurance won't cover the £80,000 bills.

Lee Flint and her husband Jack Flint flew out to Kenya on September 16th to continue their life-long charity work there, as well as to celebrate Jack's cancer-free diagnosis.

A few weeks after arriving...
Mail Online •

I was rushed to the hospital after a jawbreaker candy snapped my jaw

By SADIE WHITELOCKS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 16:54, 24 December 2024 | Updated: 17:31, 24 December 2024 A student has told of her horror after a jawbreaker candy snapped her jaw, leaving her unable to eat solid food for more than a month.Javeria Wasim, 19, decided to bite directly on the 'giant' three-inch diameter candy instead of sucking on it until it softened. With one bite, Wasim's jaw instantly hurt and her friend pointed out that her front tooth was chipped and another tooth w...
The Irish Sun •

Bar owner speaks on painting McGregor stout tap & replacing it with charity logo

A BAR has painted over the beer tap of Conor McGregor’s stout and replaced it with a rape survivors charity logo.It comes after the MMA superstar lost his civil rape case.David Stephenson, owner of The Grind in Spennymoor, near Durham in England, made the decision to end his partnership with Forged after McGregor lost his civil rape case to Nikita Hand on December 5.The bar owner said he felt it was “the right thing to do” as more than half his staff and customers are women.David claimed there i...
Mail Online •

Homeowner shames 'rude' Instagrammers who pose for snaps on driveway

By NOOR QURASHI Published: 10:44, 4 December 2024 | Updated: 13:10, 4 December 2024 A homeowner has shamed the 'rude' Instagrammers who repeatedly pose for snaps on his driveway 'passing off his house as theirs'.Among the culprits are a Domino's delivery driver who was captured taking pictures from various angles.Mike Cutbill, 42, lives in the photogenic home in Hampshire with his partner but has become increasingly aware of passersby who use it as a photo opportunity.The IT consultant s...
The Sun •

Terrified mum, 25, woke up BLIND after doctors dismissed 'headaches' for months

A MUM claims her declining vision was dismissed by doctors as migraines until she went blind - at which point a more sinister cause of her symptoms was discovered. Tia Bradbury had been experiencing migraines and eye "flickering" for months but says doctors dismissed her symptoms as hemiplegic migraines in December last year - without doing any scans.The 25-year-old's vision in her left eyesight was getting worse by the day and she became convinced something more was going on when she noticed pe...
The Sun •

Boy, 11, to slowly lose ability to walk after Joe Wicks workout flagged symptom

A BRAVE schoolboy has been diagnosed with a rare condition which will tragically leave him unable to walk and speak.Doctors initially diagnosed Leo Powell, 11 with dyspraxia - a condition which impacts movement - when he was eight years old, after struggling to perform certain exercises during a Joe Wicks follow along in 2020.But after his symptoms worsened, parents Kelly and Chris feared it was something more serious, DevonLive reported.Kelly, 36, who has two other children, Braiden, 18, and Em...
The Sun •

I blamed my thumping headache on a hangover - it was a deadly cancer

A WOMAN who blamed her "wobbly" vision and throbbing headache on a hangover was horrified to discover she had cancer. Allison Pickard had enjoyed an alcohol-filled night out with pals and woke up early the next morning feeling under the weather. But when the 20-year-old's vision became severely impaired and she couldn't shift her thumping headache, she went to see her doctor who referred her to hospital. The pet sitter was shocked when doctors, in August, diagnosed her with grade three brain can...
Wales Online •

Holidaymaker's 'strange sight' as man rides horse in sea near boat

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 British holidaymaker enjoying a boat trip in the Mediterranean was stunned when he filmed a bloke riding a horse next to them in the sea. Ben Hancock, 26, witnessed the 'strange' sight during his stop in Malta as part of his two-week cruise with his wife Olivia last month. The couple went on a five-euro boat ride around the historical village of Marsaxlo...
Daily Record •

Scots mum's Craig Tara holiday hell as water pours from ceiling lights

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 heartbroken mum and her son have been left 'traumatised' after their Haven Holidays apartment flooded - with water gushing from the light fittings 'like a fountain'. Lisa Johnson had taken her 10-year-old son Harrison Johnson and his school friend to Craig Tara Holiday Park in Ayr, a fortnight ago. But four days into their stay, the 45-year-old heard so...
The Scottish Sun •

Scots mum and son 'traumatised' after Haven holiday apartment left FLOODED

A DEVASTATED mum and her 10-year-old son have been left 'traumatised' after their Haven holiday home completely flooded. Lisa Johnson had taken her son Harrison, and his school friend to Craig Tara Holiday Park in Ayrshire, two weeks ago. Four days into their stay their short break turned into the holiday from hell, as water began gushing from the light fittings above them. After hearing the sound of water flowing in the bathroom, Ms Johnson rushed to the bathroom to investigate. She was taken a...
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