All news by author: Paul Martin

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Meet the Wonderwall-singing folk musician setting her sights on Olympic glory
Hannah Snellgrove, 33, is the newest member of Team GB’s 2024 Olympic squad having been selected to occupy the quota spot she earned in sailing’s ILCA 6 class
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First British & Irish Lions women’s team handed promise after debut tour reveal
The first ever female Lions squad will travel to New Zealand for a three-Test series in September 2027 following a successful feasibility study into a potential women’s tour.
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Nelson Mandela 'turning in grave' at the state of South Africa, says daughter
Nelson Mandela's daughter, Maki, says her anti-apartheid campaigner father would be fuming at the amount of crime and poverty in today's South Africa, as well as the wars in Ukraine and Israel
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Girl, 9, enjoys walk on beach with dad after hostage ordeal
Emily Hand, nine, was among the most high profile hostages freed last week. Holding her hand is her devoted father Thomas, 63 - along with their two dogs Johnsie and Schnitzel
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Oscar Pistorius' life behind bars - 'comfy' prison and unusual activities
Oscar Pistorius has today been told he will be released from prison in January, nine years into his 15 year sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
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Aaron Ramsdale given brutal Arsenal advice ahead of return to starting lineup
Aaron Ramsdale is set to come back into the Gunners’ starting lineup this weekend against Brentford, with No.1 rival David Raya ineligible to face his parent club on Saturday
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Israeli doctor who saved Hamas leader's life says nephew is being held hostage
Dr Yuval Bitton was part of a medical team who saved Sinwar when he had surgery to remove a brain tumour while he was a prisoner in an Israeli jail
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Brit who lost wife and two girls killed by Hamas meets man who lost wife and son
Rabbi Leo Dee lost his wife and two daughters to a Hamas gunman, and Avida Bachar lost his wife and son in the October 7th attacks - now the men have embraced at emotional meeting
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Heartbreaking final wish of Oscar Pistorius victim's father before his death
Barry Steenkamp suffered poor health ever since suffering a stroke when his model daughter Reeva was shot dead by the Paralympian, and he recently spoke about missing her
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Jewish woman who died in terror attack saves Palestinian's life with kidney
Arab carpenter Abu Radia has met with Lucy Dee’s rabbi husband Leo, and thanked him for the extraordinary gift of love
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Death Row killer left chilling account of life before suicide to avoid execution
48-year-old Death Row inmate Scott Dozier was convicted of murdering two young men in 2001 and 2002 and sentenced to death in 2007 before hanging himself in 2019 - the year he was due to be executed
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Reeva Steenkamp's parents say pain is 'still the same' 10 years on from murder
Reeva Steenkamp's parents described her as 'the perfect daughter' and said that despite being 10 years on from her murder, the pain they feel is still exactly the same
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Oscar Pistorius' life behind bars on 10th anniversary of Reeva Steenkamp's death
Oscar Pistorius shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead at his home in Pretoria, South Africa, 10 years ago. The Mirror has been given exclusive details of Pistorius’s life in Atteridgeville prison