All news by author: Ryan Merrifield

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Dad's fury as no one ever held responsible for daughter's death on school trip
Jessica Lawson, 12, died while swimming in a lake on a school trip to Limogoes, France, in 2015 - with three teachers from Wolfreton School in Willeby, East Yorkshire, and a lifeguard being cleared of manslaughter by gross negligence
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Palace refuses to comment on Meghan's venture amid fears it breaks Queen deal
Meghan Markle launched her new American Riviera Orchard lifestyle brand with a promotional video coinciding with last night's Legacy Awards in which Princes Harry and William appeared separately
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Kate Middleton 'may never release a photo again' after scandal, says expert
Princess Kate may never put out another photo again after the Mother's Day snap scandal in which Kensington Palace posted a poorly edited picture of Kate with her three kids
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Funeral home where police removed 35 bodies has flowers placed at scene
Humberside Police raided several premises belonging to Legacy Independent Funeral Directors before removing 35 bodies, suspected human ashes and arrested two people, aged 46 and 23
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At least 60 migrants dead as dinghy sinks in Mediterranean Sea
At least 60 migrants are dead after a dinghy sunk in the Mediterranean Sea - with 25 survivors picked up by the Ocean Viking, a vessel operated by the humanitarian group SOS Méditerranée
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Royal fan lays hand on Queen Camilla at Cheltenham as she asks for selfie
A video clip circulating on social media shows a royal fan laying her hand on Queen Camilla's arm as she asks for a selfie at the Cheltenham Festival on Style Wednesday
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Harry and William to both attend Diana memorial event - but apart as rift grows
Princes William and Harry are both set to take part in the annual Diana Legacy Awards tonight in London - but they won't appear at the same time as has happened in previous years, it is claimed
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Woman and baby found safe and well following police search in Scotland
Police Scotland launched a search for a woman and baby aged between four and six months, last seen in Glasgow city centre on Wednesday, with CCTV released
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British husband and wife found dead on 'paradise island' Caribbean beach
British couple Rosalyn Foster, 77, and David John Foster, 76, have been found dead on Paradise Beach on the Grenadine island of Carriacou, with police suspecting they drowned
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Widow who wears 'husband's ashes' as jewellery 'told body found in freezer'
Humberside Police raided Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull last week, with 35 bodies removed from the firm's freezers and two people subsequently arrested
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Cheltenham festival car park chaos as rain turns fields into muddy nightmare
Cheltenham Festival punters were left in a muddy nightmare after heavy rain left vehicles stuck and others caught in gridlock for two hours in the dark - with doubts over racing today
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CCTV released as disabled woman's bag robbed while parked at Home Bargains
Avon and Somerset Police have released an image of a man in a tracksuit after a woman's bag was snatched while she was parked in a disabled bay outside Home Bargains in Bristol
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Kate's photo 'manipulation' is a 'real controversy' that adds 'fuel to the fire'
Royal correspondent Richard Palmer says the controversial image of Princess Kate which appears to be the result of a botched editing job is only adding 'fuel to the fire'
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Palace urged to release unedited Kate photo and end conspiracy 'nightmare'
Public relations and crisis consultant Mark Borkowski says Kensington Palace needs to release the original version of the photo Princess Kate posted on Mother's Day, after she admitted to editing it herself
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Kate photo - Everything we know about edited image as picture agencies pull it
Multiple photo agencies pulled the image of Princess Kate and her kids posted on Mother's Day, over concerns it had been 'manipulated' - after social media detectives flagged up several errors
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Princess Kate photo pulled by major UK press agency over 'manipulation' scandal
The Press Association (PA) news agency has followed suit with other agencies and announced it is pulling the controversial image of Kate and her kids she posted on Mother's Day
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Royal Family ignores Kate photo 'manipulation' in first post since scandal
The Royal Family has ignored the controversy over Princess Kate's family photo - with major photo agencies having pulled the shot over concerns it was 'manipulated'
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George feels 'protective' of Kate in new pic but she shows 'no signs of frailty'
Body language expert Judi James says Prince George, 10, looks 'protective' as he hugs mum Princess Kate following her surgery in a new Mother's Day photo of the Wales family
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Louis baffles eagle-eyed royal fans with one odd detail in Mother's Day photo
An unusual detail about Prince Louis has been spotted by eagle-eyed fans in a new photo posted by Princess Kate to mark Mother's Day - and it's been noticed before
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King Charles posts heartbreaking tribute to late Queen to celebrate Mother's Day
King Charles has posted a heartbreaking tribute to his mum the late Queen Elizabeth II - who died in September 2022 - for Mother's Day as the monarch continues his battle with cancer
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EasyJet flight forced into emergency U-turn after passenger's medical emergency
Manchester Airport has confirmed to the Mirror an easyJet flight has been forced into an emergency landing after a passenger with a heart condition suffered a medical emergency
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Weather maps turn purple in rare snow phenomenon as temperature plummets to -2C
Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) can cause a significant drop in temperatures - with WXCharts forecasting up to five inches of snow and lows of -2C in a rare weather phenomenon
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Man driving Audi wrong way down M62 killed after smashing into HGV
The M62 motorway has been shut since the early hours of Saturday following a serious crash in which a man has died, with emergency services, including West Yorkshire Police, rushing to the scene
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Carrie Johnson's daughter rushed to hospital in 'grim' chaos before Mother's Day
Carrie Johnson has shared a 'grim' 48 hours in which all three of her children were struck down with a 'vomiting virus' and daughter Romy needed to be taken to hospital after an accident at nursery
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan celebrates Ramadan at official West End lights switch-on
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan took part in the Ramadan lights switch-on for a second time in the West End, funded by the Aziz Foundation and founded by Aisha Desai and Ramadan Lights UK