All news by author: Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

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Woman with leukaemia 'tired' as cancer patients stopped from leaving Gaza
As many as 10,000 people in Gaza have been unable to access vital cancer care, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, but some say they have been turned away when seeking treatment abroad
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Russia's elections begin in rigged race between Putin and Kremlin 'puppets'
Russia is going to the polls for the first presidential election since the invasion of Ukraine, but voters are facing a rigged race between Vladimir Putin and Kremlin-controlled opposition
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Brit expat strangled and kicked to death after asking to borrow sticky tape
Susan Higginbotham, 67, was found dead at her home in the tiny village Esclottes, France, as a court heard her neighbour subjected her to a brutal attack after she asked for sticky tape
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Girl, 13, bitten by a shark off busy coastline before being rushed to hospital
The girl, aged 13, was been bitten by a shark in the water off Bargara Beach in Queensland, Australia, leaving her with injuries to her back, legs and stomach
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Maps show Brits to be soaked by more heavy rain as deluge continues
Weather maps from the Met Office show heavy rain sweeping across the UK as the current wet and unsettled phase looks set to continue into the weekend and beyond
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Winning Lotto numbers as £5.4m jackpot goes unclaimed
There were no jackpot winners on either of Wednesday night's big National Lottery draws, including the £5.4million Lotto and £500,000 Thunderball prize
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Dad, 28, dead in motorbike crash leaves behind heartbroken partner and young son
David 'DJ' Timmons, 28, died at the scene after his motorbike hit a parked van in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent - and has been described by loved ones as a 'beautiful soul'
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Two Brits arrested in Costa Blanca following death of UK pensioner
Two Brits arrested in Costa Blanca, Spain following the death of the 76-year-old woman are understood to be her 38-year-old daughter and a 73-year-old male friend
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Horror moment scaffolding collapses and 'catapults' workers 25ft on to road
The two men were 'catapulted' towards the ground by the falling scaffolding in Buckingham, forcing two cars on the road to quickly swerve to avoid crushing them
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CCTV shows elderly woman and her daughter tackle two carjackers after attack
Police are appealing for information after CCTV footage captured a terrifying carjacking attack on an 82-year-old woman and her daughter in the West Midlands, which left the pair 'bruised'
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Brit holidaymaker, 45, plunged to death from balcony hours after proposing
Alton Towers worker Stephen Willits suffered traumatic injuries when he fell from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Corfu, Greece - and had proposed to his girlfriend just hours earlier
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Twisted couple jailed after trying to gas two children in murder-suicide bid
Stacey Archibald, 33, and Christopher McTaggart, 42, have been jailed for a total of 19 years after a court heard how the couple tried to gas two children at a house in Stenhousemuir
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King Charles' emotional plea for 'unity' as monarch continues cancer treatment
King Charles, who is receiving treatment for cancer, delivered a message of unity just hours after news agencies pulled Kate's Mother's Day photo over editing concerns
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Thomas Kingston's funeral date has heartbreaking significance for his widow
Approximately 140 friends and family, including Prince William, attended today's funeral service for Thomas Kingston - the date had an emotional significance for widow Lady Gabriella Windsor
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Boy, 13, left with punctured lung as 'teen stabs him while he's leaving mosque'
Police confirmed a 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged after a 13-year-old was stabbed outside a mosque in Glasgow. He remains in hospital awaiting multiple surgeries
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Woman who murdered girl, two, appeals sentence arguing CCTV 'violated privacy'
Child killer Karen Harrington, 40, is appealing her life sentence for the murder of two-year-old Santina Cawley on privacy grounds after being convicted by a jury in 2022
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Top Encrochat dealer 'Old Belly' caught after sharing photo of own front garden
Philip Glennon was linked to the supply of 14kg of cocaine, 65kg of heroin and 5kg of cannabis, but was caught by police after sharing photographs of his children and front garden
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UK snow maps turn purple as Brits warned of Arctic blast hitting in late March
Britain could be sliding back into harsh wintry weather soon as new forecast maps show widespread snow falling across the UK, while meteorologists continue to study an 'unprecedented' weather event
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Slack down as users fume at 'connection issues' and can't send or open messages
Messaging service Slack has gone down, leaving people unable to send or receive messages on the workplace connectivity app - drawing a mix of frustration and celebration from users
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Wetherspoons doorman 'won't work there' as video sparks internal investigation
Footage of the altercation was filmed outside the Wetherspoons in Liverpool before going viral online, as the pub chain later said the bouncer involved would no longer work for them
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Brit doctor helps deliver baby on Wizz Air flight as it makes emergency landing
The baby was 'miraculously' delivered on a Wizz Air flight from Amman to London Luton Airport, as hero doctor Hassan Khan, 28, described the scene on board the plane
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Dad and daughter pair who run funeral firm where cops seized 34 bodies pictured
The father, who owns the Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, and his employee daughter had been arrested on suspicion of prevention of a lawful and decent burial
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Woman whose body found in bay after going missing died from 'water immersion'
Zahooran Begum, 60, had been missing for three days before her body was found in Cardiff Bay. A post mortem found her provisional cause of death was water immersion
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Exact date 597-mile long wall of rain will hit after weekend weather washout
Britain is set for a washout weekend, with Mother's Day succumbing to 'widespread' rain and showers - but an even wetter 597-mile storm cloud could follow soon after
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Mum describes scary warning sign that saw her suffer a stroke after spin class
Nicola Shaw, whose life was suddenly transformed when she had a stroke aged just 44, hopes sharing her story will help inspire other young survivors to keep fighting on their recovery journey