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Animal lover who went viral for punching a man getting death threats

13:39, 19 Apr 2025, updated 15:35, 19 Apr 2025 By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN

An animal-loving vigilante who went viral for punching a man who was beating a donkey in Egypt says she would do it again despite receiving death threats.

Dutch expat Joke Van der Post was filmed attacking the animal's handler after she saw him repeatedly lashing it while it stood tethered to a wall on the outskirts of Cairo.

Footage shows the 47-year-old running at the man, striking him several times before chasing him wit...
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Trump is ready to walk away from Ukraine-Russia peace deal efforts

09:38, 18 Apr 2025, updated 04:10, 19 Apr 2025 By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN

Donald Trump is ready to walk away from trying to negotiate a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days unless progress is made, a top US official has warned.

If the president doesn't see signs that an agreement is on the horizon he will call it a day because he has 'other priorities' to focus on, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.

'We're not going to continue with this endeavor for weeks and months on end. So we...
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Six-year-old's question after learning her dad was left brain-dead

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OLIVIA ALLHUSEN

02:06 12 Apr 2025, updated 09:18 12 Apr 2025
A six-year-old girl begged her mother not to cry after learning that her 'brilliant' father's ear infection had suddenly left him brain-dead - before asking if he’d still have McDonalds in heaven. Brave Ella Barnard will say goodbye to her doting father Lee, 36, today after his family made the agonising decision to turn off his life support.Mr Barnard,...
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Manchester Arena terrorist 'attacks prison officers with cooking oil'

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN Published: 17:25, 12 April 2025 | Updated: 23:27, 12 April 2025 A Manchester Arena terrorist has 'attacked three prison officers with cooking oil and makeshift weapons', according to the Prison Officers' Association (POA).The officers received life-threatening injuries after being assaulted by Hashem Abedi at HMP Frankland, County Durham, on Saturday, the union said.Abedi, 28, is serving life at the high-security prison for helping his brother plot 22 murders in the Ma...
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I'm a stripper... People think it's easy but it's a dangerous job

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OLIVIA ALLHUSEN

20:09 30 Mar 2025, updated 20:14 30 Mar 2025
It is common knowledge that the jobs of pilots, miners and soldiers are thought to be among the world's most dangerous.But, there is one line of work where the men claim the risks are severely underestimated.While a pilot could be faced with an engine failure, a miner with a collapsing tunnel and a soldier with rounds of bullets, those in the exotic da...
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Number of men becoming secondary teachers plummets to record low

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OLIVIA ALLHUSEN

15:33 16 Mar 2025, updated 15:43 16 Mar 2025
The number of men becoming secondary school teachers in the UK has fallen to a record low - sparking fears boys are turning to toxic male role models in their absence.Shocking figures show the proportion of male secondary school teachers has dropped from 46 per cent in 1994 to just 35 per cent today.Experts are concerned this could leave impressionable...
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Made in Chelsea star tells of being targeted in paint-throwing scam

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN Published: 01:09, 14 February 2025 | Updated: 01:44, 14 February 2025 A made in Chelsea star who was targeted in a terrifying new paint-throwing scam has told of the moment she realised something was wrong.Yasmine Zweegers, 25, had £8,000 worth of jewellery and belongings stolen from her while she waited outside London's St Pancras International station, in King's Cross, on Sunday evening.The influencer - who was with her mum at the time - was about to get into an Uber...
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Tear-jerking moment stolen dog reunited with her owners after 8 years

00:39, 08 Feb 2025, updated 02:01, 08 Feb 2025 By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN

A tear-jerking video captured the emotional moment a stolen dog was reunited with her owners after eight years.

Pensioners Rita and Philip Potter, from Norfolk, had been searching for Labrador, Daisy, since she was 'cruelly' snatched from their garden in 2017.

Despite so many years passing since the couple lost their beloved pet they never gave up hope that one day they would see her again.

And, last weekend, Rita's prayer...
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Huge trees crushed my farm home causing £50,000 of damage

11:10, 07 Feb 2025, updated

11:16, 07 Feb 2025



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OLIVIA ALLHUSEN

A grandmother has been 'living in 'hell on earth' since huge trees crushed her farm after forestry experts failed to cut them down.

Alyson King, 63, was 'devastated' when the spruces fell onto her Dumfries and Galloway property during a storm, causing more than £50,000 worth of damage.

Despite being promised compensation, now, more than ten years later, the 63-year-old hasn...
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Pet treat almost killed my dog and left me with a £3,500 vet bill

20:17, 06 Feb 2025, updated

17:17, 07 Feb 2025



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OLIVIA ALLHUSEN
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TOM LAWRENCE

A popular pet treat almost killed a black labrador after it was lodged in the dog's stomach - and left the owner with a whopping £3,500 vet bill.

Businessman Nigel Huxley, 55, from Cheshire, had bought his dog Parker a Webbox Mega Meaty Serrano Ham Bone to keep him occupied.

But just two days later Parker started 'panting excessively' and was '...
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Banksy fans' fury as builders begin dismantling iconic goat artwork

By IWAN STONE and OLIVIA ALLHUSEN and GEMMA PARRY Published: 19:10, 5 February 2025 | Updated: 01:47, 6 February 2025 Builders have started to dismantle Banksy's iconic goat above Kew Bridge - to the heartbreak of art-loving locals.The graffiti from the anonymous artist was only sprayed onto the south west London property in August and has become a beloved part of the tight-knit community. It was the first of a series of six gorilla artworks painted over six days across London last summ...
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Farmers hit with ban on festive lights 'won't go down without a fight'

00:01, 31 Dec 2024, updated

00:04, 31 Dec 2024



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OLIVIA ALLHUSEN

OAP farm park owners facing legal action over their £200,000 Christmas light display have vowed they 'won't go down without a fight'.

Mike Attwell put up the light trail at Attwell Farm Park in Worcestershire to give visitors - a large proportion of whom are terminally ill or disabled - some festive fun.

But the 80-year-old was shocked when, despite his good intentions, he...
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Interactive map reveals England's fattest areas

07:58, 29 Dec 2024, updated

09:12, 29 Dec 2024



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OLIVIA ALLHUSEN

England's fattest areas where nearly 80 per cent of people are overweight have been revealed.

In places with the highest rates of overweight people as many as 34 per cent of the population are classed as clinically obese, sobering figures show.

It comes as the NHS struggles to cope with the intensifying crisis which sees thousands of hospital admissions from conditions that...
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I spent 30 days in a torturous rarely travelled part of the Amazon

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OLIVIA ALLHUSEN

07:50 26 Dec 2024, updated 08:59 26 Dec 2024
As he struggled through the impenetrable Amazon Rainforest with potential death on all sides, Ash Dykes wondered if he had finally bitten off more than he could chew.The 33-year-old had made the 4,500-mile journey from the UK to the former Dutch colony of Suriname in high spirits with his best friends, determined to become the first people to travel fr...
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JK Rowling leads women's rights condemnation of the Fawcett Society

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN Published: 14:53, 29 November 2024 | Updated: 16:11, 29 November 2024 JK Rowling has slammed a trans-inclusive women's charity after it posed up with Sadiq Khan for the Suffragette Line unveiling.The picture sparked outrage yesterday with the Harry Potter author accusing the Fawcett Society of 'cosying up with the political elite' while fellow women's rights campaigners stand at the Supreme Court 'fighting for actual women'.The Fawcett Society - named after famous suff...
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Brits reveal if they would prefer Trump or Harris to win 2024 election

17:33, 05 Nov 2024, updated 23:00, 05 Nov 2024 By MIRIAM KUEPPER and NATASHA NELLIS and OLIVIA ALLHUSEN

Britons have revealed whether they want Donald Trump or Kamala Harris to win the 2024 US presidential election.

MailOnline took to England's streets to poll the public ahead of the historic vote on the eve of the election - and found that many prefer the idea of a clean start with Harris to a second chance for former president Trump.

'Harris is obviously the better one for women's right...
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Award-winning council houses compared to a 'multi-storey car park'

10:17, 20 Oct 2024, updated

11:46, 20 Oct 2024



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Olivia Allhusen

Locals have flocked to the defense of a prize-winning block of council houses after they've been slammed as ‘utterly hideous' and compared to a ‘multistorey car park’ online.

Despite receiving a prestigious award for its unique architecture - Chowdhury Walk in Hackney wasn’t spared a barrage of criticism on social media - with one person going as f...
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Liam Payne fans join thousands at candlelit vigils across the globe

21:08, 20 Oct 2024, updated 21:09, 20 Oct 2024 By Olivia Allhusen and Katherine Lawton and Megan Howe and Noor Qurashi

Emotional fans of Liam Payne joined candlelit vigils across the globe tonight to remember the One Direction star.

Liam, 31, tragically plunged to his death from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday.

Heartbroken fans came together throughout the day to pay their respects at vigils around the world, including one at the Peter Pan Statue in...
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Woman lets ivy cover her millionaire's row home for 25 years

By Olivia Allhusen Published: 11:11, 6 October 2024 | Updated: 11:31, 6 October 2024 A woman who allowed ivy to completely take over her £4m townhouse for 25 years has finally decided to chop it down.Clare Kitchen, 58, said her mother planted the reddish creeper in the garden of her home in upmarket Parliament Hill near Hampstead Heath, west London in 1999.It has run riot since, covering windows and becoming a a social media sensation, stopping passersby in their tracks with its striking...
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I'm a female nudist... why a lot of people quit after 10 minutes

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OLIVIA ALLHUSEN

13:39 18 Sep 2024, updated 23:24 18 Sep 2024
A trip to an art gallery might be a good opportunity to catch a glimpse of famous nudes – or an impressive bust or two.But lovers of the Old Masters would have got an eyeful of a very different description if they had dropped into one museum offering a very special one-off private viewing.For the institution in question had thrown open its doors to a g...
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I snapped my spine while surfing world's biggest waves - but I won't quit

A BRIT who ditched a "soul-crushing" job to surf the world's biggest waves revealed how despite breaking his back he won't quit.Andrew Cotton, 42, is a professional big-wave surfer who gave up a career as a plumber to spend his time hunting down terrifying swells.The daredevil has suffered “numerous” injuries and close calls during his risky venture and once nearly paid the ultimate price.A particularly near miss saw Andrew “rag-dolled around” underwater before rising to the surface in “excrucia...
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Oldest animal to walk earth has lived through 40 presidents & met late Queen

THE OLDEST animal walking the earth has lived through eight British monarchs, 40 US presidents and could be even older than first thought.Meet Jonathan, the giant tortoise who is 192 years old - at the “absolute” minimum.The “gentleman tortoise” is thought to have hatched around 1832 at the latest in the Seychelles, since living through the reign of eight British monarchs.He was brought to Saint Helena when he was "fully mature" - a label given to tortoises when they are at least 50 years old -...
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Incredible tale of sailor who survived 438 days at sea on turtles & bird BLOOD

THE story of a castaway who survived 15 months at sea by living off blood from birds is true, a former US ambassador has said.Many had doubted the tale but Tom Armbruster told The Sun how he was one of few people to meet with the survivor and said there’s "no credible reason" he would lie.José Salvador Alvarenga had left Mexico with a pal in December 2012 for what was meant to be a two-day fishing trip - but he ended up spending 438 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean after his boat lost power. Tom...
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Roswell investigator revealed 2nd UFO crash site with alien 'still breathing'

THE lead investigator of the infamous Roswell crash revealed a second UFO site where an alien "was found still breathing", according to his grandson.77 years after the incident that sparked wild alien conspiracies around the world, Jesse Marcel spoke to The Sun about what his grandfather found in the New Mexico desert. Jesse Marcel Snr was the first military officer tasked with investigating the 1947 Roswell incident - where "flying disc" debris was found near a New Mexico ranch. But after Marc...
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