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Great-great Grandmother celebrates 99th birthday with abseil down 110ft building

'Daring Doris' is living proof that the motto 'you're never too old to dream a new dream' is true.

A great-great grandmother has proven it really is never to late to dream a new dream, as she fearlessly abseiled down a 110ft building to mark her 99th birthday. ‘Daring Doris’ is living proof that the motto ‘you’re never too old to dream a new dream’ is true. Doris Long climbed down the 11-storey building in Portsmouth More...

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A former parole officer is suing artist Peter Doig over this painting, claiming he bought it from the Scotsman while he was serving time in detention for drug possession
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Europe’s most expensive living artist Peter Doig facing £8m lawsuit over claims he sold painting for $100 after LSD arrest in 1970s Canada

Parole officer who says Peter Doig sold him the work for $100 launches £8m claim A former parole officer is suing artist Peter Doig over this painting, claiming he bought it from the Scotsman while he was serving More...

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Student rushed to hospital suffering from extreme pain discovers she has FOUR kidneys

A woman who underwent surgery on one of her kidneys was stunned to be told by doctors she had actually had four of them. Jessica Curphey, 20, was rushed to hospital after she developed excruciating pain on her More...

Mr Hameed got his first tattoo at the age of 14 but now wishes he had never had them done.  His body art includes a Buddhism symbol on his forehead, two Thai boxing tattoos on the back of his head, and a yin yang on the back of his head.
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Yusuf Hameed: I’ve been knocked back from 450 jobs complains unemployed man, 40, after having Buddhist symbol tattooed on his forehead

A man with a tattoo in the middle of his forehead has spoken of his confusion at not being able to get a job. Yusuf Hameed got his first tattoo at the age of 14 but now wishes he had never had them done. His body More...

Cheznye Emmons tragically died after drinking from a bottle labelled 'gin' that later turned out to be filled with deadly methanol
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Beauty therapist British backpacker, 23, dies in Indonesia after she drank poisoned alcohol she thought was GIN

A British backpacker has died after drinking poisoned alcohol during a trek in the Indonesian jungle. Cheznye Emmons tragically died after drinking from a bottle labelled ‘gin’ that later turned out More...

Residents at a luxury Manhattan apartment block are up in arms after discovering that a neighbor at a nearby building has secretly been taking their photographs to exhibit and sell
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New Yorkers threaten to sue artist who secretly photographed them in their OWN apartments and is selling prints for 7,500 dollars

Residents at a luxury Manhattan apartment block are up in arms after discovering that a neighbor at a nearby building has secretly been taking their photographs to exhibit and sell. Residents at a luxury Manhattan More...

Li Yuan died of a sudden heart attack at the office
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Advertising man Li Yuan, 24, dies of heart attack brought on by ‘overwork’

A 24-year-old employee in Beijing has died after working a month of overtime for an international advertising firm. Li Yuan died of a sudden heart attack at the office Li Yuan, a staffer in the Beijing office More...

Ryan Irwin, 19, is one of the youngest commercial pilots in the UK
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Teenager offered Ryanair job set to become one of youngest airline pilots ever

A  Merseyside teenager has become one of the youngest commercial pilots in the UK. Ryan Irwin landed a job with Ryanair just weeks after  earning his wings at aviation  academy. Ryan Irwin, 19, is one of the More...

Cecelia Crocker, the lone survivor of a 1987 plane crash near Detroit Metropolitan Airport that killed 156 people, shows an airplane tattoo on her left wrist
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‘Flying doesn’t scare me:’ Sole survivor, then aged 4, of 1987 crash that killed 154 – including her whole family – speaks out in documentary

Cecelia Crocker’s body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life – one that she doesn’t otherwise remember. Cecelia Crocker, the lone survivor of a 1987 plane More...

Deborah Mackay, 33, sued Bedford Hospital NHS Trust after scans failed to detect baby Calum was disabled, depriving her of the choice to terminate the pregnancy. Experts predicted a normal life expectancy for the youngster but he suddenly died from organ failure, aged just six, in November 2011. Following his death she received a letter from Bedford Hospital demanding £330,000 back and now she fears she will be homeless if she loses the house in Clapham, Bedfordshire (right).
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Mother who sued because doctors failed to spot her son was disabled must sell her house after NHS want some money back because he died

She says she has been told she must sell her house, which is full of memories of her child, now he has died aged six. Deborah Mackay, 33, sued Bedford Hospital NHS Trust after scans failed to detect baby Calum was More...