All news by author: Douglas Whitbread

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Motorists mocked as cars stuck on beach and battered by waves at iconic resort
Pictures show the mangled remains of a convertible Peugeot 206 and a Vauxhall Corsa, which were destroyed on Blackpool Beach, in Lancashire
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Pensioner died from deadly disease after hotel break from wife with dementia
Brian Taylor was one of three people who suffered flu-like symptoms shortly after he returned from his stay at the three-star Hotel Kalofer, located on the Black Sea
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Donald Trump Jr branded 'a joke' for making very lewd comment about ageing Biden
The former president’s son made the lewd comments after a new book alleged Biden often joked his loving 47-year-marriage to Jill Biden had lasted so long due to ‘good sex’.
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Woman bagged an £800,000 jackpot - after finding a winning ticket in her purse
The stunned punter now plans to pay off her mortgage after she decided to check the ticket, which was bought back in late September, before finding out she had won the life-changing cash prize
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'Britain's loneliest home' taken off market after failing to attract buyer
The three-bedroom property in Whernside, North Yorkshire, has been removed from sale, estate agents said today - it has no mains electricity or water and has failed to find a buyer
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Angry motorist puts up cheeky sign on road ravaged by 174 potholes
The sign inferring the battered stretch of road has 'gone t*ts up' has been met with praise from locals. A nearby garage says it has seen a huge increase damaged vehicles recently
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Locals baffled as council puts up Benidorm-style sun loungers next to busy road
The three wooden recliners were put up next to a busy main road in the town of Stretford, Gtr Manchester, and locals have been left bemused by the decision given the poor view
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Boy, 8, left seriously ill with life-threatening bug at 5-star luxury resort
Natalie Parr, 36, said Jaxon Bentley is 'a shell of what he used to be' after getting kidney failure and salmonella following a stay at the Eftalia Ocean Hotel, in Antalya
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General warns West is facing new ISIS ‘War on Terror’ after Middle East carnage
Fears are mounting about whether Britain and The US will be forced into a wider conflict and face attacks on their soil after fighting erupted across multiple fronts this winter.
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Female stingray living in aquarium may have been impregnated – by a shark
Baffled staff think the stingray, named Charlotte, is thought to have become pregnant after she spent time in a tank with a couple of male white spotted bamboo sharks
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Mum's chilling text from daughter who was 'drugged & raped with pal in Barbados'
The two women, who have since returned to their homes in the US, allege they were given spiked cocktails and were then sexually assaulted by employees of a resort on Grand Bahama island
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Amazon driver left needing 110 stitches after attack while dropping off parcel
William Herrera, 23, will be left scarred for life by the incident after he was slashed across the face as he carried out his daily rounds in the Bronx, New York City
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Pet owner 'most likely' got bubonic plague from their cat, health officials say
Health chiefs in Oregan’s Deschutes County, say the individual probably caught the illness through close contact with their infected moggy and is now being treated for the potentially deadly condition.
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Sleuths decipher mystery weather note discovered in pocket of 1880s dress
The bizarre set of words stumped experts for a decade until analyst Wayne Chan dedicated his life to the mystery and realized they were connected to weather patterns.
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First untethered spacewalk seen in iconic photos ahead of 40th anniversary
These incredible photos capture lone astronaut Bruce McCandless II floating in space after he stepped out of his shuttle Challenger with only a jetpack to propel him.
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Trump's 'hidden room' at Mar-A-Lago missed by FBI during document raid
Both a 'secret room' and a locked cabinet were reportedly not checked during a raid on Trump's Florida based residence for classified material back in August 2022.
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Man, 60, sailing from California to Hawaii vanishes as US Coast Guard searches
Noel Rubio, who was last heard from 37 days ago when he headed for Kaneohe, on the island of O’ahu, only has a VHF-FM marine band radio aboard his 32-foot sailing boat, Malulani.
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Mum terrified to learn she's having twins again declares 'I'm lucky'
Married couple Jessica, 34, and Victor Ortega, 36, knew there was an increased risk that they might conceive another set of babies - but were 'shocked' when the news was revealed.
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US given chilling nuclear warning over attacking Iran as kamikaze drone kills 3
Ex-UN weapons inspector David Albright said Iran may accelerate its already well developed nuclear weapons programme if the US decides to launch direct strikes on their territory.
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Accuser shares how she plans to spend Trump's $83M as lawyers plan challenge
The writer and columnist was awarded the astonishing figure after she successfully won a civil case against the ex-US president in a civil case in New York on Friday
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WW3 fears as expert warns Iran has uranium to make 12 nuclear bombs in 5 months
The warning came as US president Joe Biden announced today that three US citizens had been killed on a drone strike in Jordan carried out by Iran-backed militias.
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Furious ex-miner living on painkillers and soup as he can't afford dentist
David Creamer, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, blames the Conservative government for "destroying" the crucial dentist service as the cost of private treatment soars
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Cops scour beauty spot for missing woman last seen getting off train 10 days ago
Missing Annie Dryden, 20, was last seen on January 4, boarding a train in Middlesbrough before getting off at the small rural hamlet of Battersby in north Yorkshire
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Thousands of police flood New York's Times Square amid New Year's protest fears
New York Mayor Eric Adams earlier said in a press conference that he was "sure" there would be some type of attempt to disrupt the proceedings
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US warned of 'consequences' after 10 Houthi rebels killed in Red Sea ship attack
The US has been warned of "consequences" after Navy helicopters killed 10 Yemen-based Houthi rebels who attacked container ship in the Red Sea