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A heartbroken mum has shared her devastating experience of finding her husband lifeless in bed after she fell asleep in their child's room. Sophie Hugill from Bromley, London, had spent an emotional day at her nan's funeral on February 9 and drifted off in her son's room around 11pm. The next morning at around 9.30am, she found her partner, Mark, unconscious. Read More Related Articles Read More Related Articles Despite her desperate attempts to "bring him back", she struggled as he was "wedged against the wall". An ambulance arrived about 45 minutes later but despite their best efforts, the medics...

A Samaritans volunteer said she was left “really shook” after receiving a call saying explosives had been planted at the house of the Minister for Justice and her family.Michael Murray (52), formerly of Seafield Road, Killiney, Dublin, has pleaded not guilty to one count of knowingly making a false report giving rise to an apprehension for the safety of someone else while he was imprisoned in the Midlands Prison, Portlaoise on March 7, 2021.His trial opened on Tuesday and is expected to last a week.A Samaritans volunteer told Sean Gillane SC, prosecuting, that she was on duty on March 7,...

These chic weights, or bangles, are cult favourites among Pilates and exercise enthusiasts - and for good reason. They are adjustable with a Velcro closure and are suitable for wrists and ankles, and come in cute pastel colours, including Blush, Sea and Sage. Users can choose from three different weights; 1/2lb (0.22kg), 1lb (0.45kg) and 2lb (0.9kg) and all are made from soft silicone. They are easy to clean and are sweat- and odour-proof; an obvious bonus if you’re wearing them a few times a week. However, keep them out of watersports like swimming, as the moisture can affect the efficiency...

Despite the furore, the recent attack on London mayor Sadiq Khan by the now-suspended Conservative MP Lee Anderson should come as no surprise. In much the same way, neither should we be surprised at prime minister Rishi Sunak’s failure to call out what Anderson said as being anything other than blatant Islamophobia. When it comes to the Conservative party, we have been here before. For them, this is Islamophobia 101. The recent controversy began when Anderson – who was until very recently the party’s deputy chairman – told GB News that Sadiq Khan had “given our capital city away to...

Zuwei Yang (22) was in cardiac arrest for around an hour and a half before arriving at the Mater Hospital due to the unavailability of ambulances Dublin Coroner’s Court (Photo: Dara Mac Donaillt)A student at the National College of Ireland in Dublin choked to death after eating food while lying in bed, an inquest has heard.A sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court was told that Zuwei Yang, a 22-year-old Chinese student, suffered a cardiac arrest after struggling to breathe in his apartment at the NCI’s student accommodation building on Mayor Street, Dublin 1 on January 6, 2020. Source link

We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about how Twix’s name is actually a clever portmanteau of twin sticks. And now, another cocoa-based revelation; the branding on Toblerone boxes (prisms?) doesn’t just show a mountain. Those of us who fantasise about passing through an airport duty-free store to buy a metric tonne of the almond-filled delight are probably already familiar with its gold hue and siren-red font. But if you’re anything like me, you might have missed a pretty remarkable addition to its mountain motif that used to be in its corner.Well, was. The original mountain was ordered to be removed...

A Lanarkshire care home resident who celebrated her 100th birthday credits a daily dose of chocolate to her long life. Betty Fairley celebrated her 100th birthday last week at Croftbank House in Uddingston with a generous gift of 100 of her favourite chocolates from her local Aldi store, and a special visit from the provost. Born to Arthur and Euphemia Adie on February 23, 1924, their family was made complete with the birth of sister Reba on August 21, 1926. The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as...

Several hundred people gathered to pay their respects to a 47-year-old mother who died sleeping rough in Dublin city centre.Ann Delaney, a nurse and mother of a 17-year-old daughter from Crettyard, Co Laois died around 9am on Sunday close to a Tesco Express supermarket on Aungier Street.Ms Delaney, who worked in a Dublin hospital, is understood to have been homeless for at least seven years, firstly on Thomas Street before moving to Aungier Street. She regularly stayed at a spot next door to the supermarket.Numerous flowers and candles have been left at the spot where she slept and her body...

Mike Vigar, the head of rehabilitation at HMP Parc, where McLeod was a prisoner between September 12 2019 and April 2020, while serving a sentence for possession of an imitation firearm and possession with intent to supply, told the inquest that when McLeod had completed his sentence, there were no restrictions or controls they could put on him even if he was considered a risk to others. Source link

Like so many millennials, my teenage years on the multimedia microblogging platform, Tumblr, introduced me to feminist politics, which inspired my burgeoning interest in gender and feminism at university. My experiences as a Tumblr teen at the height of its popularity inspired my book, Feminist Fandom: Media Fandom, Digital Feminisms, and Tumblr, which examines the platform in the early- to mid-2010s. By the end of the 2010s, reports indicated that the majority of young women identified as feminists – a far cry from the preceding decade marked by ambivalence and unease, if not outright hostility, toward feminism. From high-profile celebrities...