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Brit adventurer now faces blindness after picking up infection in Asia

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 20:11, 22 April 2026 | Updated: 02:39, 23 April 2026 A British adventurer faces going blind after contracting a potentially deadly infection while trying to visit every country in the world.David Simpson, 38, had already visited 150 countries before picking up latent tuberculosis in South Asia.The Belfast local said the illness began attacking his left eye, causing flashing lights and blurred vision and forcing him onto powerful medica...

Iran targets cruise ship trying to cross Strait of Hormuz

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER and ELEANOR MANN Published: 07:43, 18 April 2026 | Updated: 16:31, 18 April 2026 Iran has opened fire on ships trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz, with a cruise liner caught in the line of fire after the key waterway was shut again, according to maritime sources, as tankers turned around and ran for cover.The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a cruise ship three nautical miles east of Oman reported seeing a 'splash in close proximity',...

Video: The war in Iran spreads to 12 countries as conflict grows | Daily Mail Online

The war in Iran spreads to 12 countries as conflict grows. Fresh attacks shook the Gulf overnight. Bahrain was among the latest targets, after Iran launched seven attack drones at residential neighbourhoods in the capital Manama.

The war in Iran spreads to 12 countries as conflict grows. Fresh attacks shook the Gulf overnight. Bahrain was among the latest targets, after Iran launched seven attack drones at residential neighbourhoods in the capital Manama.

Video: Dubai's image in jeopardy? Iran's strikes lead to influencer exodus | Daily Mail Online

Dubai's image as a glittering safe haven for influencers and football stars has been shattered. Iranian missiles have rained down on the city sending residents scrambling for cover as explosions lit up the night sky.

Dubai's image as a glittering safe haven for influencers and football stars has been shattered. Iranian missiles have rained down on the city sending residents scrambling for cover as explosions lit up the night sky.

Brave Iranian student shouts 'I love Trump' as bombs rain on Tehran

06:30, 28 Feb 2026, updated 18:21, 28 Feb 2026 By OLIVIA CHRISTIE, NEWS REPORTER and CLAUDIA AORAHA, DEPUTY HEAD OF NEWS and ELIZABETH IVENS and OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER

An Iranian schoolboy was filmed shouting 'I love Trump!' as smoke rose over Tehran following US airstrikes on the capital.

Video shared online shows a group of high school students celebrating as plumes billowed into the sky behind them, with one boy heard praising the American president.

The footage emerged...

Sailor's year-long hell as Somali pirates' hostage

10:17, 07 Feb 2026, updated

14:13, 07 Feb 2026



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OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER

Pralav Dhyani could feel his heart beating out of his chest as an assault rifle was pressed to his head.

'I was s***ting bricks as I waited for him to blow my brains out,' he recalled.

Then just 21, Pralav was one of around two dozen sailors taken hostage by Somali pirates on what was meant to be his first-ever voyage.

'When the gun was an inch from...

Video: Three shark attacks in TWO DAYS prompt lockdown of Sydney's beaches | Daily Mail Online

Beaches in Sydney are on lockdown after three people, including two children, were attacked by sharks in just 26 hours. The most recent attack at North Steyne Beach in Manly left a surfer in his 20s fighting for his life after he was bitten on the lower leg on Monday.

Beaches in Sydney are on lockdown after three people, including two children, were attacked by sharks in just 26 hours. The most recent attack at North Steyne Beach in Manly left a surfer in his 20s fighting for his life after he...

Wingsuit jumper miraculously survives smashing into rocks

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 08:48, 15 November 2025 | Updated: 16:47, 15 November 2025 This is the heart-stopping moment a base jumper slammed into a cliff face and spiralled out of control – coming within seconds of death before his parachute miraculously deployed.Footage shows 36-year-old Kirill Blukher leaping from a towering cliff in Brazil in his wingsuit before veering too close to the rock face and being knocked unconscious.'I realised mid-exit I might hav...

Man may never hold baby after 'medics mistook stroke for drunkness'

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 20:49, 12 November 2025 | Updated: 22:09, 12 November 2025 A young father-to-be may never hold his baby after bungling paramedics mistook his stroke for drunkenness - and he has been in a coma ever since. Ion Chiperi, 22, was in bed with his partner, Doina, who is eight months pregnant, when he suddenly began to feel unwell.'One night he woke me up saying that he couldn't feel his legs. He could barely speak,' Doina told the Daily Mail...

Gaza ceasefire begins as IDF troops start withdrawal

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 11:10, 10 October 2025 | Updated: 11:05, 11 October 2025 A ceasefire in Gaza began today after two years of devastating war - following Israel’s overnight approval of President Donald Trump’s peace plan aimed at halting the bloodshed and securing the release of remaining hostages.At noon local time (10am BST), the guns finally fell silent as Israeli troops began withdrawing to new defensive lines under the fragile truce and thousands o...

Thugs threatened to KILL Brit father following violent brawl in hotel

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 00:58, 2 October 2025 | Updated: 14:26, 4 October 2025 Thugs have threatened to kill a British father after their friend died from a brain injury days after he was caught up in a Maltese hotel brawl. Liam Stacey, 29, was relaxing beside the pool with his three young daughters, aged two, three and eight, when a group of locals began exposing themselves to sunbathers.'The Maltese group were being really rowdy, showing their private parts...

Father facing jail in Malta fears 'will not come out of prison alive'

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OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER

15:03 02 Oct 2025, updated 14:25 04 Oct 2025

A British father facing jail in Malta after a violent hotel brawl fears he won't survive if imprisoned there.Liam Stacey, 29, was on holiday with his family when he confronted a group of rowdy yobs who were allegedly exposing themselves to sunbathers and pulling a woman by the hair.Stacey asked the group to move away from the children's pool but chaos erupted after one of the men, Roder...

Wheelchair user travelling to Brussels on Eurostar ends up Rotterdam

12:39, 15 Sep 2025, updated

16:30, 15 Sep 2025



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OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER

A British wheelchair user travelling to Brussels on the Eurostar ended up in Rotterdam after staff wouldn't help him off the train.

Orlando Cardozo, 24, had arranged for assistance to disembark at the Belgian capital, but when the train arrived on Friday, no one was there to meet him.

Mr Cardozo says he went in search of a ticket collector to ask for...

Fifteen dead and 23 injured as tram smashes into building in Portugal

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER and TARYN KAUR PEDLER, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER and NATALIA PENZA Published: 19:09, 3 September 2025 | Updated: 01:56, 4 September 2025 At least fifteen people are dead and 18 more injured after Lisbon's famous Gloria Funicular derailed on Wednesday evening.The tragedy occurred after one of the cables came loose along the railway's route, causing it to lose control and career down a steep hill before colliding with a building at around 6pm.Footage f...

Influencers sparks backlash 'glamourising' Taliban-run Afghanistan

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 01:13, 17 August 2025 | Updated: 02:16, 17 August 2025 It's been four years since the Taliban returned to power and began erasing women from public life in Afghanistan.But today, female travel influencers are gushing over their trips to Kabul despite Western countries strongly advising against travelling to a nation where the threat of terrorism and kidnapping is extremely high.A small but growing number of content creators have been s...

How honour killings are STILL happening to this day

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 20:45, 14 July 2025 | Updated: 23:06, 14 July 2025 Every year, thousands of women around the world are brutally murdered in so-called 'honour killings' – a horrific crime in which perpetrators attempt to justify their violence by claiming the victim has brought shame upon the family.Seeking a divorce, having sex outside, or defying a dress code can be enough to cost a woman her life in some communities - where the heinous acts are not...

My family tried to murder me in an attempted honour killing

20:13, 10 Jul 2025, updated

15:07, 11 Jul 2025



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OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER

Nina Aouilk was just 21 when she was left for dead, lying in a pool of blood, after her own father tried to murder her in an alleged 'honour killing'.

The horrific attack reportedly followed years of abuse, including a brutal rape, being tied up for days, and having her face forced into her own urine.

Ms Aouilk, who was born in the UK but has Punjabi...

Tragic stories behind sea creatures neglected in marine parks

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN Published: 08:29, 7 June 2025 | Updated: 15:42, 7 June 2025 They swim in dizzying circles, they go blind and they die slowly. This is the miserable existence endured by many of the sea creatures kept in captivity.Some of the most disturbing cases of animal abuse in living memory have unfolded at marine parks.Behind smiling trainers posing for photos and animals performing tricks for cheering crowds, creatures are suffering in silence.Animal rights activists have spent...

Israel issues evacuation warning to Gaza residents

13:05, 06 Jun 2025, updated

16:55, 06 Jun 2025



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OLIVIA ALLHUSEN

The Israeli military has issued an evacuation order for residents of parts of Gaza City ahead of an attack.

'This is a final and urgent warning ahead of an impending strike,' army spokesman Avichay Adraee said today.

The army 'will strike all areas from which rockets are launched', he added.

The evacuation order comes at the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday, one of the...

I'm the world's smallest football coach ... the hate is never-ending

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN Published: 20:50, 27 May 2025 | Updated: 20:52, 27 May 2025 Despite standing at just 3ft 7in tall, Connor Sanderson insists he is just like any other PE teacher.The 21-year-old from Salisbury was born with sacral agenesis - a rare congenital condition which means he has no femurs and an abnormal pelvis.Doctors told Connor's parents he was unlikely to survive for long and would certainly never be able to walk.But the Arsenal fan refuses to let his disability define him...

I'm an award-winning skydiver and woke up with my left leg GONE

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OLIVIA ALLHUSEN

20:45 21 May 2025, updated 21:14 21 May 2025
An award-winning skydiver who recently woke up to find his leg had been amputated has recounted the horrific details of his ordeal - while revealing his plans to take to the skies for a world-record attempt this summer.German sportsman Olav Zipser, who lives in Thailand, visited the doctors after his toe turned blue and he was struck by a 'sudden and i...
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