All news by author: Freya Coombes

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'I'm a self-made millionaire with cash to burn but being poor is more fun'
Ben Burns, 29, from New York City, is a self-made millionaire however he's admitted he thinks being poor is more fun and that everyone with money knows it is a 'made-up concept'
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'My kids don't get Christmas gifts and know Santa truth - he creeps me out'
One mother has ditched festive traditions like decorating the tree and going to see Santa in his grotto for a more relaxed, fuss-free time. She says Mr Claus gives her the 'creeps' and doesn't like the message it sends to kids
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Abandoned morgue with porcelain slab and five bags of human ashes left behind
Urban explorer Ben James visited a mortuary in Cambridgeshire which he described as 'very creepy' after finding the ashes of five or six people dating back to 1993
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Woman who blamed stress for concerning symptoms discovers it's more sinister
Krystel El Koussa, a 27-year-old from Montreal, Canada, is battling a rare autoimmune disease called myasthenia gravis, and cancer, while also advocating for mental health support through social media
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Woman left baffled after spotting huge floating 'swimming head' in the sea
Niki Hicks spotted a giant ocean sunfish while on a boast off the coast of Cornwall - and after sharing a video on social media, many were left puzzled by the huge creature
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Mum gives birth to 6 babies in 10 mins - with one so tiny they fit in doc's hand
Quezia Romualdo's six babies are healthy despite the mum's early labour - at 27 weeks - and caesarean surgery performed by 32 professionals at a hospital in Colatina, Brazil
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Eye tests can reveal if you have long Covid - 3 crucial symptoms to know
Covid research carried out at the Technical University of Munich, in Germany, show eye tests could potentially reveal if someone has Long Covid, with three symptoms to be aware of
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'People kept mistaking my voice for a woman's – so I got surgery to change it'
A surgeon has gone viral after sharing video showing transformative vocal surgery results on a man who was fed up with being mistaken for a woman over the phone
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Doctors baffled after woman left in total agony fearing she'd never walk again
Sophia Moore had been out on a shopping trip with her mum one day when she was younger, trying on clothes, but the next moment she was left unable to walk and in agony
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Inside millionaire's abandoned mansion filled with creepy taxidermy animals
A mansion in South Wales has been visited by an urban explorer who took photos and videos of it. The property is estimated to be worth 'over a million' despite being damaged
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You can now book stays in a Flintstones-themed home complete with a Flintmobile
Accommodating up to eight people, the Flintstone's Pebble Cottage in Mexico comes complete with a dining room, living room, fireplace, two bathrooms, and even a terrace
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Allergy sufferers may be able to eat eggs safely thanks to genetic modification
Millions of children worldwide have egg white allergies, and nearly one in three of these go onto have to manage the allergy for the rest of their lives - but that could be about to change
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Mystery ghost town that nearby locals had no clue existed until trees were cut
A spooky rural ghost town was found by an urban explorer in Wadsworth, Illinois. The site has 22 acres of land and seven properties with rusting old farm equipment
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'People ask if I'm 80 years old because of my rare skin condition'
FAiZY Jamal, 26, says he was given cruel nicknames growing up due to his various conditions, including Waardenburg Syndrome, and people even ask if he's 80 years old
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Abandoned school left to rot with old textbooks on floor and 'Nerd' graffiti
A 100-year-old abandoned school, located in Upstate New York, US, was discovered by professional urban explorer, Dave, who is also known as Freaktography on TikTok
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Abandoned school 'frozen in time' with decades-old graffiti and piles of books
An urban explorer has visited an abandoned school in upstate New York that was closed in the 1980s - and shared photos from the building, showing signs of decay
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Inside 'apocalyptic' abandoned hotel with rotting pool and booze left behind
Urban explorer Bobby has taken to TikTok to share haunting images of an abandoned hotel that was left to be reclaimed by nature after the owners apparently hit financial difficulties
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'We met on holiday - after two days together we quit our jobs to travel'
Marcel Popp, from Argentina, and Vendula Zakova, from New Zealand, travel the world together in a van having spent just two days together after meeting on a holiday
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I ate over 3,000 calories a day and was told I'd die by 50 if didn't shed fat
Mum-of-two Andrea Ybarra, 37, from Texas, US, was told by specialist doctors that she might not see her 50th birthday as her weight was significantly damaging her liver
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World's most tattooed man who removed his nipples loves working as a teacher
Sylvain H laine, 37, is covered in £57,000 worth of body art, and has even gone as far as having his nipple and belly button removed to make room for more tats
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Mum with two vaginas gave birth from right and is trying for 3rd baby from left
Evelyn Miller, 31, didn't discover that she had two vaginas until she was 20. Now trying for her third baby, she has been advised to use her left vagina instead of the right one
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Ghost hunter captures eerie sounds of murderer and burned woman in old jailhouse
The Old Gaol in New Brunswick, Canada, was built in 1832 and was used as a temporary holding place until it closed in 1979 due to reports of terrible conditions for inmates and protests by locals
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'Luxury' £795k home so run down buyers must view 'at their own risk'
One eight-bed home in Birmingham is up for sale but needs serious work, coming with collapsing ceilings, and rooms overflowing with junk, with any potential buyers advised to bring a torch to the viewing
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Inside abandoned preschool with work still on wall and PE equipment left to rot
The preschool in Markham, Ontario, Canada, closed without warning in 2016, leaving the children with no place to go and parents scrambling to receive a refund for their $7,000 a year tuition
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Eerie pictures show inside polygamist compound abandoned after leader jailed
Photographer and 'Dave' claims the leader of a polygamist group acquired the land from a local farmer who wanted to move south to avoid the harsh Canadian winters it was later seized by authorities
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