<p>A <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/more-devastating-details-about-missing-mom-who-vanished-on-footpath-emerge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mom</a> has been slammed on social media after she left her baby alone in a pushchair while she went to a cafe for a coffee.</p> <p>According to <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/outrage-abandoned-baby-found-pram-29101490">The Mirror</a>, police officers were called to a beach in Kołobrzeg - a coastal city in Poland - after walkers allegedly found a young child alone and not far from the water's edge.</p> <p>Onlookers were also shocked to see that there was reportedly a note left by the child's mother attached to the pushchair, that read: "Please do not approach, the child is sleeping."</p> <p>Upon finding the kid and the message, authorities searched the site and found the parent sipping a cup of coffee in a diner approximately 100 meters from her baby.</p> <p><img class="wp-image-1263192768 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/poland-beach.jpg" alt="" width="1535" height="800" />[[imagecaption|| The beach in Kołobrzeg, Poland where the mother allegedly left her child alone. Credit: Hayden Richard Verry / Alamy]]</p> <p>According to the police, the mother was calm about the situation and didn't see anything wrong with her parenting.</p> <p>The outlet reported that Arkadiusz Kowalski, head of the prevention department of the Police Headquarters in Kolobrzeg, said: "The sent patrol determined that the cart was indeed parked by the sea, on the edge of the beach."</p> <p>"It was determined that the child’s mother was in a nearby cafe drinking coffee," they continued. "The lady was calm and thought nothing had happened. She downplayed this case very much."</p> <p>Law enforcement revealed that the composed parent claimed her child was not in danger as she kept a clear view of the pushchair from the cafe.</p> <p>"We could have avoided a tragedy," Kowalski added. "It was a reckless action of this lady, a gust of wind could overturn the stroller or the wave could wash it away."</p> <p>The Polish officer credited the alert bystanders for intervening in the situation and calling the cops before a possible tragedy took place.</p> <p>In addition to this, many people on social media were enraged at the mother, with one irate person on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailymirror/posts/10161484653624162">Facebook</a> writing: "Wow that poor baby! Needs to be taken off her if you ask me. Irresponsible parenting right there."</p> <p>"I get that sometimes us mums need a break and all that but I would never dream of leaving either of my babies like this..... bang out of order," they added.</p> <p><img class="wp-image-1263192775 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-02-at-12.25.34.png" alt="" width="1380" height="284" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Facebook]]</p> <p>Another angry user remarked: "No matter if the [baby] is sleeping or not, you don't leave your baby on the beach while you go for a drink at the cafe. You push the pram to the cafe and let your baby rest there while they [are] right by your side!!"</p> <p><img class="wp-image-1263192776 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-02-at-12.26.48.png" alt="" width="1284" height="260" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Facebook]]</p> <p>A third person pointed out: "Well, she certainly wasn't watching the pram because if she was, she'd have seen the commotion at the pram, with people and the police. Instead, she was located/found by police in a nearby cafe."</p> <p>"100 meters is NOT nearby!!! This mother needs investigated, is she coping with the baby? Is her mental health OK? This is not normal behavior, I think this woman is struggling," they continued.</p> <p><img class="wp-image-1263192777 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-02-at-12.27.15.png" alt="" width="1298" height="332" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Facebook]]</p> <p>A fourth person simply suggested: "Should be charged with child neglect."</p> <p><img class="wp-image-1263192778 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-02-at-12.28.26.png" alt="" width="632" height="146" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Facebook]]</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/outrage-abandoned-baby-found-pram-29101490">publication</a> reported that the mother has since been sent to family court due to the incident.</p> <h6>Featured image credit: Cultura Creative Ltd / Alamy</h6>

Outrage as mom leaves baby alone in stroller with note attached while she goes to have a coffee

<p>An ex-banker who became a "genderless reptilian" says their son has rejected them following their jaw-dropping transformation.</p> <p>The body modification enthusiast from Texas - who was born Richard Hernandez and refers to themselves as "it" in their Instagram bio - has garnered quite a social media following over the years due to their reptilian appearance.</p> <p>Now going by the name Tiamat Legion Medusa, they have spent upwards of $75,000 on modification surgeries - including tongue splitting, ear removal, and even 18 small horn implants. Tiamat is also covered almost completely in tattoos designed to look like scales.</p> <p>That isn't all, though, as they revealed that they're planning further modifications - including teeth removal, penis removal, and even more tattoos to fully transform from human to reptile, per <a href="https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/exbanker-spends-84k-to-transform-into-a-genderless-reptile/news-story/97396cb4e5229b7896043b3f99bc2f41" target="_blank" rel="noopener">News.com.au</a>.</p> <p>[[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/CfUe-Hevd96/]]</p> <p>Tiamat - who was once the vice president of a bank - appeared on YouTuber Anthony Padilla's channel for an interview, where they proudly called themselves "a freak."</p> <p>"I was in my late 40s, prior to me living my life as the freak that I am, proudly a freak here," they stated. "I already had 79 piercings and most of them were hidden. The ones that weren't I could take out every day and put them back in, which is what I used to do as a banker."</p> <p>Sadly, Tiamat revealed that their son has rejected them amid their controversial lifestyle changes. "The relationship or the connection with my son has also changed. At that time when I started my transformation, my son had already turned 16, and he rejected me at that point in my life," Tiamat recalled.</p> <p>[[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWxyPvcWxVM]]</p> <p>They added: "[It was] through no fault of his own, it was all the father's fault. My son hasn't been in my life for seven years, I'm hoping that he is at least watching me on the internet because the reason I'm out there in such a big way is for him. So that he can see what his dad's doing, his weird, strange, used to be a man, is now a woman, is now reptilian, dad."</p> <p>Padilla then asked Tiamat if they had a message they wanted to share with their son, to which they replied: "I would like to say first of all, 'son, I'm sorry for the mistakes that I've made in life. I own up to all of them, I don't make excuses for any of them, but it's those very mistakes that have made me the awesome person that I am now. I'm hoping that you'll give me the chance at some point in your life, and know that I'm always here waiting with wings open for you.'"</p> <p>What are you thoughts on the extreme body modifications? Let us know in the comments!</p> <h6>Featured image credit: Lesley Johnson / Alamy</h6>

LGBTQ

Ex-banker who became a genderless reptilian says their son has rejected them

<p>A woman has called out potential male clients for her business after she caught them discussing her looks on a work Zoom call.</p> <p>Whitney Sharpe is a 28-year-old recruiting and staffing professional from Boston and she found herself in an uncomfortable position during a work call.</p> <p>While on the Zoom call to potential clients, they shared their screens and Sharpe noticed that the male workers had been sharing unprofessional and unsavory messages about her appearance.</p> <p>Speaking to <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paigeskinner/tiktok-calling-out-men-comments-work-video-call" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Buzzfeed News</a>, the 28-year-old wasn't comfortable sharing all of the messages but one of them referred to her as a "f***ing bombshell."</p> <p>[[tiktokwidget||https://www.tiktok.com/@whitneyrose617/video/7192286177758596395]]</p> <p>Sharpe took to <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@whitneyrose617" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a> immediately after noticing the messages, where she recorded her interaction with the clients as she called them out for their behavior.</p> <p>The written overlay of the video explains the situation while adding: "It's 2023 - can this stop."</p> <p>Sharpe confronts the men by saying: "First of all, if we’re going to continue working together, I want to work with a woman sales representative because I don’t want to have to see locker room talk about myself when you’re sharing screens."</p> <p>The men appeared to be embarrassed that they had been caught out, referring to it as an "inexcusable mistake," but the apology lacked any real conviction as one man said: "Apologies on that."</p> <p>Buzzfeed News caught up with Sharpe and she explained that she is disheartened that this behavior still exists in this day and age and that she has worked incredibly hard to be where she is today.</p> <p>[[tiktokwidget||https://www.tiktok.com/@whitneyrose617/video/7192696339103534382]]</p> <p>She stated that she is the vice president and one of the "highest-up women" in her company, and she wants to be valued on her merit and business and not what she looks like.</p> <p>Sharpe revealed that she noticed the messages at the start of the meeting but remained professional before calling them out after it concluded, which she described as "nerve-wracking."</p> <p>In a follow-up video, the 28-year-old revealed that the company did not become a client of hers, stating: "I cannot work with a vendor and my company will not support a vendor who doesn’t support women in business."</p> <p>Viewers of the videos were in full support of Sharpe. One person said: "Like you said, it’s 2023 and you think we would’ve progressed. You handled yourself with such grace. Admirable!"</p> <p><img class="size-full wp-image-1263192525" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-01-at-12.30.28.png" alt="" width="1370" height="148" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: TikTok]]</p> <p>A second person added: "YOU are amazing!!! Proud of you for standing up for yourself and for all of us women who have gone through this."</p> <p><img class="size-full wp-image-1263192526" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-01-at-12.31.13.png" alt="" width="1313" height="154" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: TikTok]]</p> <p>Sharpe concluded her follow-up video by stating that the company should: "Maybe not hire misogynistic p****s to represent their company out in the field. Maybe hire smarter people who know how to share their screens since that’s part of their f****ing job."</p> <h6>Featured image credit: Girts Ragelis / Alamy</h6>

Woman calls out male clients after catching them discussing her looks during work call

<p>A man in Singapore has launched a $3 million lawsuit against a woman who rejected him as he claims that she caused emotional "trauma".</p> <p>Kawshigan is suing Nora Tan after she broke his heart, telling him she had no interest in a romantic relationship with him, as reported by Singaporean newspaper <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/man-sues-woman-for-trauma-after-she-rejected-him">The Straits Times.</a></p> <p>Per the paper, Kawshigan filed two lawsuits against her, including a $3 million High Court claim in July 2022 that stated the woman caused "damage to his stellar reputation" and "trauma, depression, and impacts" to his life.</p> <p>According to him, comments Tan had made, led to him losing earnings from his business partnerships and having to shell out huge amounts for therapy due to the trauma that she allegedly caused him.</p> <p>The second lawsuit was a $22,000 magistrate's court claim, filed in August, in which Kawshigan claimed that Tan had violated their agreement about working on their relationship.</p> <p><img class="size-full wp-image-1263192510" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/FCPYE3-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1707" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: designer491 / Alamy]]</p> <p>He said that this had a catastrophic effect on the earnings he received as an "active high-capital trader by night and a busy CEO by day." He also claimed that it meant he had to find "deeper psychological assistance."</p> <p>State Courts deputy registrar Lewis Tan struck out the $22,000 claim as it was "manifestly groundless and without foundation," as reported by The Straits Times.</p> <p>The judgment, which was published earlier this week, stated: "Considered in totality, I find that the present action was intentionally initiated by the claimant with the ulterior motive of vexing or oppressing the defendant by requiring her to defend various claims that fundamentally stem from the same factual matrix in different forums."</p> <p>"This court will not be an accessory to his calculated attempt to compel engagement from the defendant who, after years of massaging the claimant’s unhappiness, has finally decided to stand up to his threats rather than cower and give in to his demands," it added.</p> <p>According to the publication, Kawshigan and Tan first met in 2016, later becoming friends. In September 2020, things changed as Tan saw the man as merely a "friend" while Kawshigan thought of her as his "closest friend".</p> <p>Tan then told him that she needed space from him and urged him to be "self-reliant". The month after, Kawshigan wrote her a letter in which he told her he would be filing a lawsuit with a claim for "monetary damages arising from negligent infliction of emotional distress and possible defamation," reports Straits Times.</p> <p>Tan tried to have a rational conversation with the aggrieved plaintiff, to no avail. Kawshigan insisted that she comply with his wishes or face "irrevocable" damage to her professional reputation. Kawshigan's therapist also contacted Tan in order to ask her to become involved in his sessions.</p> <p>But more than a year later, she stopped going to therapy with him. Then in April 2022, she started harassment proceedings against him.</p> <h6>Featured image credit: Jiri Hera / Alamy</h6>

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Man sues woman who rejected him for $3 million claiming she caused him 'trauma'

<p>If you asked me to document my weight loss journey on an Instagram account, there would be three pictures of meal plans, healthy breakfasts and vague workout equipment before I gave up and posted seven photos, four videos and one unnecessarily long Instagram story of myself crying into an extra-large pepperoni pizza.</p> <p>Losing weight and sticking to a diet is insanely hard at the best of times, and adding social media to the mix provides the kind of pressure that motivates some, but breaks others. David Cyril is one such weight-loss aficionado, and the 85-year-old is taking to this weight loss social media thing like a duck to water, blowing up the internet with his frankly adorable diet Instagram account.</p> <p>[[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/Bob0OlYh1-r/?utm_source=ig_embed]]</p> <p>Now usually, ladies and gentlemen, your average diet Instagram account is filled with boring-looking meals, a ton of body transformation pics and no small amount of self-aggrandising, but in comparison, David's weight loss journey is just so... wholesome. But why is an 85-year-old man documenting his weight loss on Instagram?</p> <p>You see, David's been a member of the popular dieting group Slimming World for a hot minute, but while he initially got off to a storming start, he's slowly crept back up to his starting weight, and as a result, he took to Instagram to give himself the motivation he needs to shed the pounds.</p> <p>[[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BoMvErFlCQk/?utm_source=ig_embed]]</p> <p>"I have been a member of Slimming World for a good few years but after initially losing 2 stone, I have since crept back up to my start weight," explained David in his first-ever post on his account @davidcyril_sw. David, who hails from Lancashire, said that he was inspired by his daughter, who posted his picture on her own Slimming World account, where it decidedly blew up the internet.</p> <p>From there, David Cyril has become a viral sensation. Starting his account just six weeks ago in late September, he's already racked up over 38,000 followers who follow his every meal, and it's fair to say that the extra attention has had the desired effect. In just a couple of months, he's already lost 13 pounds, according to his bio.</p> <p>[[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp2YNDHBbua/?utm_source=ig_embed]]</p> <p>Even better, he's won the title of 'Mr Sleek 2018' at his local Slimming World group, which goes to the best dieter from that particular year. He last won the award back in 2015, so you could say that it was a return to form for good old David Cyril, who - update - is still so adorable. I want to give him a hug so badly.</p> <p>Earlier this week, David reached 10,000 followers (he's obviously skyrocketed since then), and as the amazing man he is, he took to Instagram to personally thank all of the people who have helped him to achieve all of his dieting and weight loss goals.</p> <p>[[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp4_aqPBn5O/?utm_source=ig_embed]]</p> <p>"10,000 followers! Wow, I can’t thank you all enough for supporting me on my slimming world journey!" David Cyril said on his Instagram post, and if he carries on the way he is, he'll be well on the way to winning Mr Sleek in 2019 and beyond.</p> <p>You can follow David's journey through the world of dieting <a href="https://www.instagram.com/davidcyril_sw/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p>

Health

This 85-year-old man is taking the internet by storm with his diet Instagram account

Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce has revealed that his pregnant wife is doing some serious game prep before the Super Bowl LVII.

On February 12, the 35-year-old footballer's team will face off against the Kansas City Chiefs for the title at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

By the time of the face-off, his wife, Kylie McDevitt, will be 38 weeks pregnant - just two weeks shy of the average duration of pregnancy.

The soon-to-be dad of three talked about his wife's preparations ahead of the birth with his brother Travis Kelce on their podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/championship-sunday-jabronis-and-the-kelce-bowl/id1643745036?i=1000597555521">New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce</a> - during a discussion about which family members would be watching from the sidelines.

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The siblings first spoke about how they will play against each other next week as the 33-year-old is a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs.

"Are mom and dad sitting on your sideline? Are they sitting on my sideline?", Jason asked, to which Travis replied: "We do have to figure that out because we each get a certain amount of tickets, and I feel like you're going to have more of a family-oriented thing."

The Eagles star then said that he will be bringing his wife's parents, and his two daughters, Elliotte Ray, 22 months, and Wyatt, three, before adding: "Kylie's bringing her OB because she's going to be 38 weeks pregnant at the game."

"Dude! Dude," the Kansas footballer reacted and the player jested: "That could be a Super Kelce Bowl. If she has a baby in the stadium, it's officially scripted."

"We’re in the Matrix," he replied. "There’s no f***ing way."

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The precaution is understandable as just last year, Samaria Jefferson, the wife of Los Angeles Rams receiver Van Jefferson, was rushed from the Super Bowl on a stretcher to deliver her son at the hospital.

The 26-year-old player was informed that his wife was in labor and quickly rushed to her side after the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.

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In a heartwarming video shared by Inside the NFL, the athlete remained calm as a woman said to him: "Your wife’s giving birth right now."

Jefferson said "oh my gosh," to the news before the clip showed his son and daughter asking him why they have to leave the celebrations early. Another <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLGameDay/status/1493067309077831681">video</a> from backstage also showed him running to leave the stadium as quickly as possible.

Samaria - who was hauled out on a stretcher during the game - safely delivered a baby boy named <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CaVKD-Cvtns/?hl=en">Champ Curtis</a> after the game.
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<p>Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce has revealed that his pregnant wife is doing some serious game prep before the Super Bowl LVII.</p>
<p>On February 12, the 35-year-old footballer's team will face off against the Kansas City Chiefs for the title at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.</p>
<p>By the time of the face-off, his wife, Kylie McDevitt, will be 38 weeks pregnant - just two weeks shy of the average duration of pregnancy.</p>
<p>The soon-to-be dad of three talked about his wife's preparations ahead of the birth with his brother Travis Kelce on their podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/championship-sunday-jabronis-and-the-kelce-bowl/id1643745036?i=1000597555521">New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce</a> - during a discussion about which family members would be watching from the sidelines.</p>
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<p>The siblings first spoke about how they will play against each other next week as the 33-year-old is a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs.</p>
<p>"Are mom and dad sitting on your sideline? Are they sitting on my sideline?", Jason asked, to which Travis replied: "We do have to figure that out because we each get a certain amount of tickets, and I feel like you're going to have more of a family-oriented thing."</p>
<p>The Eagles star then said that he will be bringing his wife's parents, and his two daughters, Elliotte Ray, 22 months, and Wyatt, three, before adding: "Kylie's bringing her OB because she's going to be 38 weeks pregnant at the game."</p>
<p>"Dude! Dude," the Kansas footballer reacted and the player jested: "That could be a Super Kelce Bowl. If she has a baby in the stadium, it's officially scripted."</p>
<p>"We’re in the Matrix," he replied. "There’s no f***ing way."</p>
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<p>The precaution is understandable as just last year, Samaria Jefferson, the wife of Los Angeles Rams receiver Van Jefferson, was rushed from the Super Bowl on a stretcher to deliver her son at the hospital.</p>
<p>The 26-year-old player was informed that his wife was in labor and quickly rushed to her side after the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.</p>
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<p>In a heartwarming video shared by Inside the NFL, the athlete remained calm as a woman said to him: "Your wife’s giving birth right now."</p>
<p>Jefferson said "oh my gosh," to the news before the clip showed his son and daughter asking him why they have to leave the celebrations early. Another <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLGameDay/status/1493067309077831681">video</a> from backstage also showed him running to leave the stadium as quickly as possible.</p>
<p>Samaria - who was hauled out on a stretcher during the game - safely delivered a baby boy named <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CaVKD-Cvtns/?hl=en">Champ Curtis</a> after the game.</p>
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Eagles star Jason Kelce says 38-weeks pregnant wife is bringing OB-GYN to Super Bowl

Footage has emerged of a woman who appears to be fast asleep while in the driving seat of a Tesla driving along a highway in California.

Tesla, the pride and joy of <a href="https://vt.co/news/elon-musk-ends-remote-working-at-twitter-in-first-email-to-staff">Elon Musk</a> before he turned his attention to Twitter, is an electric car company that boasts cars that possess self-driving capabilities.

That being said, the company's <a href="https://www.tesla.com/en_gb/support/autopilot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> clearly states that the autopilot system is there to assist drivers as opposed to making the vehicle completely autonomous.

One woman in California apparently didn't read the manual before getting into her car, as a vehicle shows her having a snooze while her car drives along a highway.

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As reported by <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/video-captures-tesla-driver-allegedly-asleep-at-the-wheel-near-temecula/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KTLA 5</a>, the person who recorded the sleeping driver following the Tesla for 15 minutes, during which time they honked and attempted to gain the attention of the inconsiderate driver.

Authorities were then called as the Tesla driver was causing a real safety risk to herself and those around her - regardless of the safety features fitted on the car.

During the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0cP-tLbcW1g" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a>, a shocked road user can be heard saying: "Look at how dangerous that is. You guys, I'm sorry that is too damn dangerous. Sleeping and this car is driving you. Are you nuts?"

[caption id="attachment_1263193098" align="aligncenter" width="962"]<img class="size-full wp-image-1263193098" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-03-at-16.38.57.png" alt="" width="962" height="640" /> Tesla has self-driving capabilities but is only supposed to assist the driver. Credit: Clarence Holmes Photography / Alamy[/caption]

This isn't the only story involving a Tesla that is causing intrigue, as a man has been accused of driving his self-driving vehicle over the cliff edge <a href="https://vt.co/news/us/wife-says-he-intentionally-tried-to-kill-us-to-paramedics-after-husband-drives-tesla-off-cliff">in a bid to kill his family</a>.

On Monday, Dharmesh Patel, 42, was charged with three counts of attempted murder in relation to an incident that took place on January 2 which left his 41-year-old wife Neha Patel and their children, a seven-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy wounded and needing treatment.

As reported by <a href="https://people.com/crime/wife-husband-drove-tesla-off-cliff-told-paramedics-intentionally-tried-kill-us/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=manual&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_term=63d96e713243920001371aab&amp;fbclid=IwAR2QiPpGeKJvE7e6AGhVGy-740XeP_FKfAGKFbzg_0vl50gVTabMyWRvz6M" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People</a>, Neha told police that her husband intentionally drove the car over the edge, causing them to fall down the 250-foot cliff.

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The ordeal took place on the famous Devil's Slide in San Mateo County, near Pacifica, which is an area where a number of fatalities have taken place over the years.

The police are still attempting to conclude a motive for the husband wishing to cause harm to himself and his family.
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<p>Footage has emerged of a woman who appears to be fast asleep while in the driving seat of a Tesla driving along a highway in California.</p>
<p>Tesla, the pride and joy of <a href="https://vt.co/news/elon-musk-ends-remote-working-at-twitter-in-first-email-to-staff">Elon Musk</a> before he turned his attention to Twitter, is an electric car company that boasts cars that possess self-driving capabilities.</p>
<p>That being said, the company's <a href="https://www.tesla.com/en_gb/support/autopilot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> clearly states that the autopilot system is there to assist drivers as opposed to making the vehicle completely autonomous.</p>
<p>One woman in California apparently didn't read the manual before getting into her car, as a vehicle shows her having a snooze while her car drives along a highway.</p>
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<p>As reported by <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/video-captures-tesla-driver-allegedly-asleep-at-the-wheel-near-temecula/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KTLA 5</a>, the person who recorded the sleeping driver following the Tesla for 15 minutes, during which time they honked and attempted to gain the attention of the inconsiderate driver.</p>
<p>Authorities were then called as the Tesla driver was causing a real safety risk to herself and those around her - regardless of the safety features fitted on the car.</p>
<p>During the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0cP-tLbcW1g" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a>, a shocked road user can be heard saying: "Look at how dangerous that is. You guys, I'm sorry that is too damn dangerous. Sleeping and this car is driving you. Are you nuts?"</p>
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<p>This isn't the only story involving a Tesla that is causing intrigue, as a man has been accused of driving his self-driving vehicle over the cliff edge <a href="https://vt.co/news/us/wife-says-he-intentionally-tried-to-kill-us-to-paramedics-after-husband-drives-tesla-off-cliff">in a bid to kill his family</a>.</p>
<p>On Monday, Dharmesh Patel, 42, was charged with three counts of attempted murder in relation to an incident that took place on January 2 which left his 41-year-old wife Neha Patel and their children, a seven-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy wounded and needing treatment.</p>
<p>As reported by <a href="https://people.com/crime/wife-husband-drove-tesla-off-cliff-told-paramedics-intentionally-tried-kill-us/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=manual&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_term=63d96e713243920001371aab&amp;fbclid=IwAR2QiPpGeKJvE7e6AGhVGy-740XeP_FKfAGKFbzg_0vl50gVTabMyWRvz6M" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People</a>, Neha told police that her husband intentionally drove the car over the edge, causing them to fall down the 250-foot cliff.</p>
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<p>The ordeal took place on the famous Devil's Slide in San Mateo County, near Pacifica, which is an area where a number of fatalities have taken place over the years.</p>
<p>The police are still attempting to conclude a motive for the husband wishing to cause harm to himself and his family.</p>
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Woman appears to be sleeping at the wheel of Tesla on California highway

The search for the missing Michigan rappers has led police officers to three bodies inside an abandoned apartment complex.

As reported by <a href="https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/02/02/bodies-of-missing-rapper-two-friends-found-in-highland-park-apartment-building/69868150007/">The Detroit News</a>, the investigation for three aspiring musicians ended after bodies believed to be theirs were found in an abandoned Highland Park apartment complex.

Nearly two weeks after Armani "Marley Whoop" Kelly, 38, Montoya Givens, 31, and Dante "B12" Wicker, 31, went missing on the night of their canceled performance at Lounge 31 on January 21, police believe that they have located their bodies.

Michigan state police said that the bodies were discovered under mounds of debris inside the basement, but did not confirm the identities of the remains, per the local outlet.

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However, three Detroit police sources said they believed that the bodies were of the rappers, with Michigan State Police 1st Lt. Mike Shaw saying of the complex: "It's supposed to be abandoned, but there are a lot of squatters in there," per the <a href="https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/02/02/bodies-of-missing-rapper-two-friends-found-in-highland-park-apartment-building/69868150007/">publication</a>.

Police also shared updates from the case on their social media after finding "multiple victims" in a building at the corner of McNichols and Log Cabin.

"Detectives are continuing to investigate this incident and more than likely will be there throughout the night," they wrote. "As of now, we haven't confirmed the identity of any victims inside or a manner of death."

Although law enforcement stressed that the victims have not yet been identified, Givens' mother Cat Fogle told <a href="https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/02/02/bodies-of-missing-rapper-two-friends-found-in-highland-park-apartment-building/69868150007/">The Detroit News</a> that cops notified her of her son's death on Thursday (February 2) afternoon.

"They told me they found the three bodies," Fogel said to the <a href="https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/02/02/bodies-of-missing-rapper-two-friends-found-in-highland-park-apartment-building/69868150007/">outlet</a>. "I don't know what I'm going to do; how I'm going to bury him."

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Kelly - who was known as B12 - was scheduled to perform at a birthday party inside a Detroit lounge on the night they disappeared but the show was canceled. He reportedly told his fiancée that the performance was canceled due to technical issues.

He also told her that he planned to hang out with his two friends to find some open mic events and that's when he picked up Wicker and Givens in his car that evening.

According to the rapper's partner, she couldn't reach him sometime after 7:30PM after texting and calling his phone several times, as noted by the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/02/missing-rappers-found-dead-days-after-canceled-performance/">New York Post</a>.

In addition to this, last week, police found a 15-year-old boy driving Kelly’s car - a 2017 Chevrolet Equinox - on the road without a license plate.

The teenager was taken into custody and told the cops that a man had advised him to pick up the car from a location on Detroit’s west side. The police looked through his text and calls with the man and saw that he had a warrant involving alleged fraud.

Authorities searched his home and took him in for questioning, according to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/02/missing-rappers-found-dead-days-after-canceled-performance/">outlet</a>. Furthermore, they also recovered surveillance footage of a man wearing gloves cleaning out the Equinox.
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<p>The search for the missing Michigan rappers has led police officers to three bodies inside an abandoned apartment complex.</p>
<p>As reported by <a href="https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/02/02/bodies-of-missing-rapper-two-friends-found-in-highland-park-apartment-building/69868150007/">The Detroit News</a>, the investigation for three aspiring musicians ended after bodies believed to be theirs were found in an abandoned Highland Park apartment complex.</p>
<p>Nearly two weeks after Armani "Marley Whoop" Kelly, 38, Montoya Givens, 31, and Dante "B12" Wicker, 31, went missing on the night of their canceled performance at Lounge 31 on January 21, police believe that they have located their bodies.</p>
<p>Michigan state police said that the bodies were discovered under mounds of debris inside the basement, but did not confirm the identities of the remains, per the local outlet.</p>
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<p>However, three Detroit police sources said they believed that the bodies were of the rappers, with Michigan State Police 1st Lt. Mike Shaw saying of the complex: "It's supposed to be abandoned, but there are a lot of squatters in there," per the <a href="https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/02/02/bodies-of-missing-rapper-two-friends-found-in-highland-park-apartment-building/69868150007/">publication</a>.</p>
<p>Police also shared updates from the case on their social media after finding "multiple victims" in a building at the corner of McNichols and Log Cabin.</p>
<p>"Detectives are continuing to investigate this incident and more than likely will be there throughout the night," they wrote. "As of now, we haven't confirmed the identity of any victims inside or a manner of death."</p>
<p>Although law enforcement stressed that the victims have not yet been identified, Givens' mother Cat Fogle told <a href="https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/02/02/bodies-of-missing-rapper-two-friends-found-in-highland-park-apartment-building/69868150007/">The Detroit News</a> that cops notified her of her son's death on Thursday (February 2) afternoon.</p>
<p>"They told me they found the three bodies," Fogel said to the <a href="https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/02/02/bodies-of-missing-rapper-two-friends-found-in-highland-park-apartment-building/69868150007/">outlet</a>. "I don't know what I'm going to do; how I'm going to bury him."</p>
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<p>Kelly - who was known as B12 - was scheduled to perform at a birthday party inside a Detroit lounge on the night they disappeared but the show was canceled. He reportedly told his fiancée that the performance was canceled due to technical issues.</p>
<p>He also told her that he planned to hang out with his two friends to find some open mic events and that's when he picked up Wicker and Givens in his car that evening.</p>
<p>According to the rapper's partner, she couldn't reach him sometime after 7:30PM after texting and calling his phone several times, as noted by the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/02/missing-rappers-found-dead-days-after-canceled-performance/">New York Post</a>.</p>
<p>In addition to this, last week, police found a 15-year-old boy driving Kelly’s car - a 2017 Chevrolet Equinox - on the road without a license plate.</p>
<p>The teenager was taken into custody and told the cops that a man had advised him to pick up the car from a location on Detroit’s west side. The police looked through his text and calls with the man and saw that he had a warrant involving alleged fraud.</p>
<p>Authorities searched his home and took him in for questioning, according to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/02/missing-rappers-found-dead-days-after-canceled-performance/">outlet</a>. Furthermore, they also recovered surveillance footage of a man wearing gloves cleaning out the Equinox.</p>
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Missing rappers found dead days after canceled performance in Detroit

A pregnant woman has tragically been found dead on the street of a residential neighborhood in Florida, with her toddler very close by.

Alana Sims' sleeping 23-month-old son was discovered in the vehicle next to his deceased mother's body.

She was found by officers from the Tampa Police Department outside her Ford EcoSport SUV on Monday night. She had sustained upper body trauma. The young woman, who was five months pregnant at the time, was identified by her loved ones on Tuesday.

"Alana was the best person you could be around. She wasn't around drama," the late mother's own mom Shahlevi Sims told <a href="https://people.com/crime/woman-found-dead-next-to-car-with-sleeping-son-inside-identified-pregnant-mom/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=manual&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_term=63dbb6d9db0e480001cd6587&amp;fbclid=IwAR3nrXoqA313ywP8EkgRZNODr5U-ewJ4yz532WaIjB-F5YwjJNKGJW7ueZw">People</a>.

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"She stayed to herself you know just a real down-to-earth person," Shahlevi told the outlet. "She loved being around her nieces, she loved her son and her family."

Alana's son was in his car seat in the back of the car when law enforcement arrived at the scene. The youngster, who turns two next month, did not have any signs of physical harm from the incident and is now being taken care of by relatives.

Tampa police spokesperson Crystal Clark told <a href="https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-mother-death-east-park/67-4d869e45-6ee2-465d-a37a-595feb3ac8fa">10 Tampa Bay</a> on Tuesday that authorities believe the tragedy to have been a targeted attack. "I can tell you, when she was laying on the ground, it appeared she had been deceased for a bit of time," she added.

Per a police press release regarding the ordeal, the case is being investigated by homicide detectives.

In the wake of the tragedy, a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/cfby6e-a-loved-one-lost?qid=7ffb3cd088865b779be74be0d57786cc">GoFundMe</a> was set up to contribute to the costs of the young mom's funeral.

Its description reads: "Hi my name is Shahlevi my daughter Alana has lost her life suddenly. Alana was a devoted mother who has a son who she loved very much. She was murdered on Monday the 30th.

"She was 5 months pregnant at the time and leaves behind a 2 year old. Please help us out in the time of need. Anything is appreciated. God bless."

More than three times its initial goal of $4,000 has been donated, at the time of writing.

Some of those who donated to the fundraiser left heartfelt comments expressing their condolences, with one person writing: "I am so sorry for this terrible loss. As a daughter and mother of young children, my heart breaks for you and your grandson and what was and could have been. Sending love and comfort and a reminder to be kind and gentle with yourselves during such a difficult time."

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Another wrote: "I am so sorry for your loss. May God wrap his arms around you and your family. RIP beautiful."

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A third added: "Truly sorry for your loss. I hope that you and your family find some peace."

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<p>A pregnant woman has tragically been found dead on the street of a residential neighborhood in Florida, with her toddler very close by.</p>
<p>Alana Sims' sleeping 23-month-old son was discovered in the vehicle next to his deceased mother's body.</p>
<p>She was found by officers from the Tampa Police Department outside her Ford EcoSport SUV on Monday night. She had sustained upper body trauma. The young woman, who was five months pregnant at the time, was identified by her loved ones on Tuesday.</p>
<p>"Alana was the best person you could be around. She wasn't around drama," the late mother's own mom Shahlevi Sims told <a href="https://people.com/crime/woman-found-dead-next-to-car-with-sleeping-son-inside-identified-pregnant-mom/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=manual&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_term=63dbb6d9db0e480001cd6587&amp;fbclid=IwAR3nrXoqA313ywP8EkgRZNODr5U-ewJ4yz532WaIjB-F5YwjJNKGJW7ueZw">People</a>.</p>
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<p>"She stayed to herself you know just a real down-to-earth person," Shahlevi told the outlet. "She loved being around her nieces, she loved her son and her family."</p>
<p>Alana's son was in his car seat in the back of the car when law enforcement arrived at the scene. The youngster, who turns two next month, did not have any signs of physical harm from the incident and is now being taken care of by relatives.</p>
<p>Tampa police spokesperson Crystal Clark told <a href="https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-mother-death-east-park/67-4d869e45-6ee2-465d-a37a-595feb3ac8fa">10 Tampa Bay</a> on Tuesday that authorities believe the tragedy to have been a targeted attack. "I can tell you, when she was laying on the ground, it appeared she had been deceased for a bit of time," she added.</p>
<p>Per a police press release regarding the ordeal, the case is being investigated by homicide detectives.</p>
<p>In the wake of the tragedy, a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/cfby6e-a-loved-one-lost?qid=7ffb3cd088865b779be74be0d57786cc">GoFundMe</a> was set up to contribute to the costs of the young mom's funeral.</p>
<p>Its description reads: "Hi my name is Shahlevi my daughter Alana has lost her life suddenly. Alana was a devoted mother who has a son who she loved very much. She was murdered on Monday the 30th.</p>
<p>"She was 5 months pregnant at the time and leaves behind a 2 year old. Please help us out in the time of need. Anything is appreciated. God bless."</p>
<p>More than three times its initial goal of $4,000 has been donated, at the time of writing.</p>
<p>Some of those who donated to the fundraiser left heartfelt comments expressing their condolences, with one person writing: "I am so sorry for this terrible loss. As a daughter and mother of young children, my heart breaks for you and your grandson and what was and could have been. Sending love and comfort and a reminder to be kind and gentle with yourselves during such a difficult time."</p>
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<p>Another wrote: "I am so sorry for your loss. May God wrap his arms around you and your family. RIP beautiful."</p>
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<p>A third added: "Truly sorry for your loss. I hope that you and your family find some peace."</p>
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A California doctor who was out on a bike ride was mowed down by a vehicle before the driver then stabbed him to death, law enforcement officials have stated.

Michael Mammone, 58, was riding his bicycle in the designated cycle lane along the Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point when the driver crashed into him from behind, as reported by the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/02/driver-mows-down-biking-doctor-before-stabbing-him-to-death-on-pch-cops/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a>.

According to the Orange County Sheriff's Department, as cited by <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/cyclist-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-stabbed-on-pch-in-dana-point/?fbclid=IwAR3UusUyK6dVntbA75swLSASd1MBwPYaJhPwWtEwDGa42fNoDjLzf4Abpbk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS News</a>, a white Lexus sedan hit the cycling doctor at around 3:00 PM on Wednesday (February 1).

Officials state that the cyclist was stationary at a red light when the incident occurred and that the driver crashed into Mammone intentionally.

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The driver of the Lexus then got out of the vehicle brandishing a knife and proceeded to stab the 58-year-old while wielding a BB gun, eyewitnesses stated.

The suspect has been identified as 39-year-old Long Beach resident Vanroy Evan Smith who was apprehended by citizens at the scene and handed over to the police.

Mammone was left fighting for his life after receiving severe wounds and he was transported to the hospital, where he sadly passed away. The incident took place just over 1.5 km (0.93 miles) from the hospital where Mammone worked.

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CCTV from the scene appears to show a white Lexus crashing into the back of the bike, which was stationary at a traffic light, throwing the bike and rider into the air.

It is not known if the doctor was on his way to or from work at the time of the tragic incident, however, friends said that he regularly cycled to the hospital as he lived nearby.

Providence Mission Hospital, Mammone's place of work, released the following statement: "We are stunned by this devastating tragedy. The entire Mission Hospital family is grieving over the loss of an incredible physician and friend."

Orange County Sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Woodruff told <a href="https://ktla.com/news/california/cyclist-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-then-assaulted-in-dana-point/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KTLA</a>: "As of right now we currently don’t truly understand the why… as far as motivation and any type of relationship."

He went on to say that investigators are keeping their options open so they "don't leave anything uncovered."

Sgt Woodruff also commended the bystanders who apprehended the driver at the scene, calling them "brave and heroic".

A memorial emerged on February 2 at the scene where Mammone was stabbed by the driver, with many tying bouquets of flowers to the traffic lights.

Smith has been held without bail and is due to stand before the court today, with investigators still unclear whether the two men were known to each other or if this was a case of road rage.

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Mammone leaves behind his wife Julie, who works as a nurse at the same hospital, as well as two sons, Nick and Jon.

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<p>A California doctor who was out on a bike ride was mowed down by a vehicle before the driver then stabbed him to death, law enforcement officials have stated.</p>
<p>Michael Mammone, 58, was riding his bicycle in the designated cycle lane along the Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point when the driver crashed into him from behind, as reported by the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/02/driver-mows-down-biking-doctor-before-stabbing-him-to-death-on-pch-cops/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a>.</p>
<p>According to the Orange County Sheriff's Department, as cited by <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/cyclist-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-stabbed-on-pch-in-dana-point/?fbclid=IwAR3UusUyK6dVntbA75swLSASd1MBwPYaJhPwWtEwDGa42fNoDjLzf4Abpbk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS News</a>, a white Lexus sedan hit the cycling doctor at around 3:00 PM on Wednesday (February 1).</p>
<p>Officials state that the cyclist was stationary at a red light when the incident occurred and that the driver crashed into Mammone intentionally.</p>
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<p>The driver of the Lexus then got out of the vehicle brandishing a knife and proceeded to stab the 58-year-old while wielding a BB gun, eyewitnesses stated.</p>
<p>The suspect has been identified as 39-year-old Long Beach resident Vanroy Evan Smith who was apprehended by citizens at the scene and handed over to the police.</p>
<p>Mammone was left fighting for his life after receiving severe wounds and he was transported to the hospital, where he sadly passed away. The incident took place just over 1.5 km (0.93 miles) from the hospital where Mammone worked.</p>
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<p>CCTV from the scene appears to show a white Lexus crashing into the back of the bike, which was stationary at a traffic light, throwing the bike and rider into the air.</p>
<p>It is not known if the doctor was on his way to or from work at the time of the tragic incident, however, friends said that he regularly cycled to the hospital as he lived nearby.</p>
<p>Providence Mission Hospital, Mammone's place of work, released the following statement: "We are stunned by this devastating tragedy. The entire Mission Hospital family is grieving over the loss of an incredible physician and friend."</p>
<p>Orange County Sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Woodruff told <a href="https://ktla.com/news/california/cyclist-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-then-assaulted-in-dana-point/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KTLA</a>: "As of right now we currently don’t truly understand the why… as far as motivation and any type of relationship."</p>
<p>He went on to say that investigators are keeping their options open so they "don't leave anything uncovered."</p>
<p>Sgt Woodruff also commended the bystanders who apprehended the driver at the scene, calling them "brave and heroic".</p>
<p>A memorial emerged on February 2 at the scene where Mammone was stabbed by the driver, with many tying bouquets of flowers to the traffic lights.</p>
<p>Smith has been held without bail and is due to stand before the court today, with investigators still unclear whether the two men were known to each other or if this was a case of road rage.</p>
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<p>Mammone leaves behind his wife Julie, who works as a nurse at the same hospital, as well as two sons, Nick and Jon.</p>
<p>Our thoughts are with Mammone's family and friends at this time.</p>
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Doctor on bike ride hit by car then stabbed to death by driver, police say

Beyoncé is going on tour - and it appears that some of her fans will do anything to secure a ticket to see her.

Earlier this week, the 'Single Ladies' megastar revealed that she would be embarking on her highly-anticipated Renaissance world tour - that will see her sell out stadiums in cities across North America and Europe, including Las Vegas, Seattle, New Orleans, London, Amsterdam, and Barcelona.

The announcement marks the first time Beyoncé has toured in seven years.

Queen B will kick off her tour on May 10 in Stockholm, with the final performance currently scheduled on September 27 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

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As you can probably imagine, when the biggest pop star in the world announces a world tour, it's only natural that many of her fans were freaking out (and that really isn't an overstatement).

The singer's Instagram post announcing the tour - which is named after her hit 2022 album - has since been flooded with over 210,000 comments, with many fans begging the star to "add more tour dates" and come to their respective cities.

However, according to current prices circulating online, tickets for the tour won't come cheap - with Ticketmaster already announcing that fan demand has exceeded the number of tickets available "by more than 800%".

As a result, desperate fans have taken desperate measures - with a number of people launching GoFundMe pages in order to try and raise enough money to secure a seat in the crowd.

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On <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/beyonce-world-tour-2023?qid=db2e36bf984f94377c5ce270f0465797" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one fundraising page</a> - titled 'Beyoncé World Tour 2023' - the organizer writes in the description: "Hello my fellow Beyhive, family, and friends. 'Listen'…I would love your financial support in sending me to Beyoncé World Tour 2023. I haven’t missed a Beyoncé concert yet, but I got 'bills, bills, bills'.

"Financial contributions will go towards my Renaissance ticket, travel, and wardrobe (IVY PARK|Park Trail) to get me in 'Formation'."

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As of this writing, $55 has been raised of the $2,000 target.

A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/renaissance-world-tour-beyonce-tickets-for-2023?qid=db2e36bf984f94377c5ce270f0465797" target="_blank" rel="noopener">second page</a> explains in its description: "This is literally a once in a lifetime experience for anyone who gets the chance to experience Club Renaissance in the best way.

"I don’t want to choose between bills and Beyoncé so I felt like this would be an appropriate way to raise money. This is a long shot but here it goes. If I can go and see her this year in July I would have truly lived and know that I was here."

That page has raised $10 of its $500 as of this writing.

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And another fan of the star writes on <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-makdaddy-see-beyonce?qid=db2e36bf984f94377c5ce270f0465797">their fundraiser page</a>: "I fought the urge to do this for fear of judgement and because I am sure many people will find this silly but this album means so much to me. She means so much to me. And I am just trying to make my dreams come true. Please do not judge- just dont donate if you think this is insane."

They have had more success than the others mentioned, raising $275 CAD of their $500 CAD target.
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<p>Beyoncé is going on tour - and it appears that some of her fans will do anything to secure a ticket to see her.</p>
<p>Earlier this week, the 'Single Ladies' megastar revealed that she would be embarking on her highly-anticipated Renaissance world tour - that will see her sell out stadiums in cities across North America and Europe, including Las Vegas, Seattle, New Orleans, London, Amsterdam, and Barcelona.</p>
<p>The announcement marks the first time Beyoncé has toured in seven years.</p>
<p>Queen B will kick off her tour on May 10 in Stockholm, with the final performance currently scheduled on September 27 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.</p>
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<p>As you can probably imagine, when the biggest pop star in the world announces a world tour, it's only natural that many of her fans were freaking out (and that really isn't an overstatement).</p>
<p>The singer's Instagram post announcing the tour - which is named after her hit 2022 album - has since been flooded with over 210,000 comments, with many fans begging the star to "add more tour dates" and come to their respective cities.</p>
<p>However, according to current prices circulating online, tickets for the tour won't come cheap - with Ticketmaster already announcing that fan demand has exceeded the number of tickets available "by more than 800%".</p>
<p>As a result, desperate fans have taken desperate measures - with a number of people launching GoFundMe pages in order to try and raise enough money to secure a seat in the crowd.</p>
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<p>On <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/beyonce-world-tour-2023?qid=db2e36bf984f94377c5ce270f0465797" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one fundraising page</a> - titled 'Beyoncé World Tour 2023' - the organizer writes in the description: "Hello my fellow Beyhive, family, and friends. 'Listen'…I would love your financial support in sending me to Beyoncé World Tour 2023. I haven’t missed a Beyoncé concert yet, but I got 'bills, bills, bills'.</p>
<p>"Financial contributions will go towards my Renaissance ticket, travel, and wardrobe (IVY PARK|Park Trail) to get me in 'Formation'."</p>
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<p>As of this writing, $55 has been raised of the $2,000 target.</p>
<p>A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/renaissance-world-tour-beyonce-tickets-for-2023?qid=db2e36bf984f94377c5ce270f0465797" target="_blank" rel="noopener">second page</a> explains in its description: "This is literally a once in a lifetime experience for anyone who gets the chance to experience Club Renaissance in the best way.</p>
<p>"I don’t want to choose between bills and Beyoncé so I felt like this would be an appropriate way to raise money. This is a long shot but here it goes. If I can go and see her this year in July I would have truly lived and know that I was here."</p>
<p>That page has raised $10 of its $500 as of this writing.</p>
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<p>And another fan of the star writes on <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-makdaddy-see-beyonce?qid=db2e36bf984f94377c5ce270f0465797">their fundraiser page</a>: "I fought the urge to do this for fear of judgement and because I am sure many people will find this silly but this album means so much to me. She means so much to me. And I am just trying to make my dreams come true. Please do not judge- just dont donate if you think this is insane."</p>
<p>They have had more success than the others mentioned, raising $275 CAD of their $500 CAD target.</p>
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Beyoncé fans launch GoFundMe pages in order to raise money for world tour tickets

News of UK mom Nicola Bulley's disappearance has rocked the country after she mysteriously disappeared last week.

The 45-year-old mother of two had just dropped off her daughters - aged six and nine - at school and was walking her dog Willow around St. Michael's in Wyre, Lancashire last Friday (January 27).

She had logged on to a Microsoft Teams work call that ended at 09:30AM. When her phone was later recovered the mortgage adviser was still reportedly logged on to the call.

Less than an hour prior to the start of her work call, Nicola had sent her last text.

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Per <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nicola-bulley-missing-final-text-b2275079.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Independent</a>, locals at a village meeting were told that she had sent a message to a friend at 08:57AM to organize a playdate for their young children.

At 10:30AM, a passerby noticed Nicola's springer spaniel running around alone and distressed around the River Wyre, as <a href="https://vt.co/news/haunting-video-captures-nicola-bulleys-movements-before-she-vanished" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously reported</a>. The onlooker also discovered the dog's lead, harness, and Nicola's phone - which was still connected to her work conference call - on a bench and recognized her from the family photo on her background.

The hunt for the mother has continued since then, with <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/police-search-river-and-seal-off-scene-in-hunt-for-missing-dog-walker-nicola-bulley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">specialist diving teams</a> continuing their attempts to trace her by returning to the river bank by the bench with a 20-foot-long probe attached to an underwater camera.

Extensive search parties also involved drones, helicopters, and dogs, and around 10:40AM on Thursday (February 2), a specialist underwater unit carrying oxygen tanks and long yellow cables dressed in black scoured the 18 feet-deep water.

[caption id="attachment_1263193046" align="aligncenter" width="1535"]<img class="wp-image-1263193046 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/bulleyfi1-1.jpg" alt="" width="1535" height="800" /> Lancashire police have launched an extensive search for the mother-of-two. Credit: Peter Byrne / Alamy[/caption]

The last known sighting of Nicola had been at 09:10AM on the day of her disappearance, with police believing her phone had been on a bench from 09:20AM. According to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-64515347" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC News</a>, detectives believe that she went missing during this 10-minute window.

The outlet also details how, following the extensive search for the missing woman, Lancashire police have revealed that its "main working hypothesis" has been that she fell into the River Wyre while on her walk, and that her disappearance is "not suspicious but a tragic case of a missing person."

Superintendent Riley told <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-64515347" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC News</a> that detectives have searched through CCTV and doorbell cameras to determine that she did not leave the riverside. "We believe that Nicola was in the riverside area and remained at the riverside area [...] We remain open to any inquiries that might lead us to question that, but at this time we understand that she was by the river," the Superintendent stated.

Nicola's friend Emma White described her as "the most beautiful person," adding that she had created a loving family with her partner, Paul. "You add her and Paul together, add a little bit of magic, and they've created these two beautiful humans who just want to know where their mummy is," she said. "They are the most close-knit family. Those poor girls asking questions, 'where's mummy, how is mummy?'"

Our thoughts are with the family, friends, and colleagues of Nicola Bulley at this difficult time.
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<p>News of UK mom Nicola Bulley's disappearance has rocked the country after she mysteriously disappeared last week.</p>
<p>The 45-year-old mother of two had just dropped off her daughters - aged six and nine - at school and was walking her dog Willow around St. Michael's in Wyre, Lancashire last Friday (January 27).</p>
<p>She had logged on to a Microsoft Teams work call that ended at 09:30AM. When her phone was later recovered the mortgage adviser was still reportedly logged on to the call.</p>
<p>Less than an hour prior to the start of her work call, Nicola had sent her last text.</p>
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<p>Per <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nicola-bulley-missing-final-text-b2275079.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Independent</a>, locals at a village meeting were told that she had sent a message to a friend at 08:57AM to organize a playdate for their young children.</p>
<p>At 10:30AM, a passerby noticed Nicola's springer spaniel running around alone and distressed around the River Wyre, as <a href="https://vt.co/news/haunting-video-captures-nicola-bulleys-movements-before-she-vanished" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously reported</a>. The onlooker also discovered the dog's lead, harness, and Nicola's phone - which was still connected to her work conference call - on a bench and recognized her from the family photo on her background.</p>
<p>The hunt for the mother has continued since then, with <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/police-search-river-and-seal-off-scene-in-hunt-for-missing-dog-walker-nicola-bulley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">specialist diving teams</a> continuing their attempts to trace her by returning to the river bank by the bench with a 20-foot-long probe attached to an underwater camera.</p>
<p>Extensive search parties also involved drones, helicopters, and dogs, and around 10:40AM on Thursday (February 2), a specialist underwater unit carrying oxygen tanks and long yellow cables dressed in black scoured the 18 feet-deep water.</p>
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<p>The last known sighting of Nicola had been at 09:10AM on the day of her disappearance, with police believing her phone had been on a bench from 09:20AM. According to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-64515347" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC News</a>, detectives believe that she went missing during this 10-minute window.</p>
<p>The outlet also details how, following the extensive search for the missing woman, Lancashire police have revealed that its "main working hypothesis" has been that she fell into the River Wyre while on her walk, and that her disappearance is "not suspicious but a tragic case of a missing person."</p>
<p>Superintendent Riley told <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-64515347" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC News</a> that detectives have searched through CCTV and doorbell cameras to determine that she did not leave the riverside. "We believe that Nicola was in the riverside area and remained at the riverside area [...] We remain open to any inquiries that might lead us to question that, but at this time we understand that she was by the river," the Superintendent stated.</p>
<p>Nicola's friend Emma White described her as "the most beautiful person," adding that she had created a loving family with her partner, Paul. "You add her and Paul together, add a little bit of magic, and they've created these two beautiful humans who just want to know where their mummy is," she said. "They are the most close-knit family. Those poor girls asking questions, 'where's mummy, how is mummy?'"</p>
<p>Our thoughts are with the family, friends, and colleagues of Nicola Bulley at this difficult time.</p>
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Nicola Bulley’s final text revealed before dog walker mysteriously disappeared

A 22-year-old popular YouTube star has reportedly been killed by her own father, per local authorities.

As reported by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/03/honour-killing-of-youtube-star-sparks-outrage-in-iraq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Guardian</a>, Tiba al-Ali - whose channel boasted over 18,000 subscribers on the video-sharing platform - was strangled to death by her father on January 31, according to Iraq interior ministry spokesperson Saad Maan.

Ali's death took place in Iraq's southern province of Diwaniya.

Maan announced the heartbreaking news on <a href="https://twitter.com/saadmaanoficial/status/1621430196380352513" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a>, revealing that the young social media star had raised concerns with authorities about her family, after they became unhappy with the fact that she had chosen to live alone in Turkey.

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The spokesperson's tweets reveal that police had attempted to mediate and "resolve the family dispute in a definitive manner", but were left shocked when Ali's father turned himself in and "admitted in his initial confessions" that he had killed his daughter.

Further details regarding the family's "dispute" were not provided, but a police source has reportedly told AFP that the dispute had been ongoing for several years.

[caption id="attachment_1263193117" align="aligncenter" width="1024"]<img class="size-large wp-image-1263193117" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-04-at-10.21.39-1024x716.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="716" /> Ali and her fiancé on her YouTube channel. Credit: YouTube[/caption]

The same police source added that Ali had traveled to Turkey back in 2017 on a family trip, but refused to return home to Iraq and chose to live in the European country.

<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-04/fathers-honour-killing-of-youtube-star-daughter-sparks-outrage/101931104" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC News</a> has reported that unverified recordings have surfaced indicating that her father was unhappy with his daughter's decision to live in Turkey.

Additionally, the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/dad-who-strangled-daughter-death-29128523" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mirror</a> has reported that local Iraqi news sources have stated that Ali returned to her home country in January to show support for the nation's soccer team in the Arabian Gulf Cup. But upon her return, she was "kidnapped" by her family.

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Per The Guardian, the death has been described as a so-called "honor killing", which has sparked outrage throughout Iraq. Weteran politician Ala Talabani responded to Ali's death by tweeting: "Women in our societies are hostage to backward customs due to the absence of legal deterrents and government measures – which currently are not commensurate with the size of domestic violence crimes.

"Yes to legislating the Anti-Domestic Violence Law."

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The Mirror adds that, under Article 409 of the Iraqi Penal Code, judges are granted permission to impose lenient sentences on those who kill for "honorable motives" or under provocation.

Ali had amassed thousands of followers on social media thanks to her vlogs, in which, she spoke about her day-to-day life and relationship with her fiancé.

Aya Majzoub, Amnesty's deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa, has responded to Ali's killing by saying: "Until the Iraqi authorities adopt robust legislation to protect women and girls … we will inevitably continue to witness horrific murders."
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<p>A 22-year-old popular YouTube star has reportedly been killed by her own father, per local authorities.</p>
<p>As reported by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/03/honour-killing-of-youtube-star-sparks-outrage-in-iraq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Guardian</a>, Tiba al-Ali - whose channel boasted over 18,000 subscribers on the video-sharing platform - was strangled to death by her father on January 31, according to Iraq interior ministry spokesperson Saad Maan.</p>
<p>Ali's death took place in Iraq's southern province of Diwaniya.</p>
<p>Maan announced the heartbreaking news on <a href="https://twitter.com/saadmaanoficial/status/1621430196380352513" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a>, revealing that the young social media star had raised concerns with authorities about her family, after they became unhappy with the fact that she had chosen to live alone in Turkey.</p>
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<p>The spokesperson's tweets reveal that police had attempted to mediate and "resolve the family dispute in a definitive manner", but were left shocked when Ali's father turned himself in and "admitted in his initial confessions" that he had killed his daughter.</p>
<p>Further details regarding the family's "dispute" were not provided, but a police source has reportedly told AFP that the dispute had been ongoing for several years.</p>
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<p>The same police source added that Ali had traveled to Turkey back in 2017 on a family trip, but refused to return home to Iraq and chose to live in the European country.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-04/fathers-honour-killing-of-youtube-star-daughter-sparks-outrage/101931104" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC News</a> has reported that unverified recordings have surfaced indicating that her father was unhappy with his daughter's decision to live in Turkey.</p>
<p>Additionally, the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/dad-who-strangled-daughter-death-29128523" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mirror</a> has reported that local Iraqi news sources have stated that Ali returned to her home country in January to show support for the nation's soccer team in the Arabian Gulf Cup. But upon her return, she was "kidnapped" by her family.</p>
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<p>Per The Guardian, the death has been described as a so-called "honor killing", which has sparked outrage throughout Iraq. Weteran politician Ala Talabani responded to Ali's death by tweeting: "Women in our societies are hostage to backward customs due to the absence of legal deterrents and government measures – which currently are not commensurate with the size of domestic violence crimes.</p>
<p>"Yes to legislating the Anti-Domestic Violence Law."</p>
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<p>The Mirror adds that, under Article 409 of the Iraqi Penal Code, judges are granted permission to impose lenient sentences on those who kill for "honorable motives" or under provocation.</p>
<p>Ali had amassed thousands of followers on social media thanks to her vlogs, in which, she spoke about her day-to-day life and relationship with her fiancé.</p>
<p>Aya Majzoub, Amnesty's deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa, has responded to Ali's killing by saying: "Until the Iraqi authorities adopt robust legislation to protect women and girls … we will inevitably continue to witness horrific murders."</p>
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YouTube star, 22, strangled to death by father, per authorities

A woman has sparked a debate after claiming she would want medics to save her life over that of her unborn child if there was a complication during the birth.

It's the dilemma all expectant mothers hope they never have to make a decision on - whose life should doctors prioritize saving if it's a choice between the mother or the baby during a medical emergency.

Many women say they'd want their baby saved over them in the event of a life-or-death situation, however, if the baby is saved and the mother dies during birth, the child will have to grow up without their mom.

One woman has left her followers divided after saying that she would prefer if she were the one to live if the situation were to happen to her in labor.

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Shelbie Martin from Utah, who goes by the handle<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@shelbielenora"> @shelbielenora</a> on TikTok, shared a video of her lipsyncing to a song, with text overlaid which read: "If during birth you have to choose to save me or the baby, save me. I have babies at home that need me."

She added in the caption: "&amp; my husband agrees."

The video has racked up over two million views since being posted on January 11, with thousands of comments on both sides of the debate.

One viewer wrote: "You’re the first person I’ve seen do this and didn’t say ‘save the baby’… I agree with you completely," to which Shelbie responded: "Moms that get it… get it."

Another commented: "I just don’t know why people would save the bay over the mother. I agree with you," while a third added: "I agree. Even without having children. Don't forget we are also someone's children... My parents couldn't live without me."

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One wrote: "If it was my first child of course save the baby but I have a medically ill child that [relies] on me to stay alive so I’d save me too for him."

Some disagreed, commenting: "Just no. I signed a form in labor 1000000 save the baby," and "I would say save the baby, his life is more important than mine and I do have other children."

Others were left conflicted, adding: "You've got my brain in over drive on what I would do. I honestly don't know."

Many commenters admitted they had initially thought they'd want the baby saved until they had children and experienced an issue during a subsequent birth and realized they were also needed by their existing kids, leading them to decide their life should be prioritized over the unborn baby.

While it's a decision no mother - or family member of a pregnant woman - wants to have to make, thankfully most babies are delivered safely with the appropriate medical care for both mother and child.
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<p>A woman has sparked a debate after claiming she would want medics to save her life over that of her unborn child if there was a complication during the birth.</p>
<p>It's the dilemma all expectant mothers hope they never have to make a decision on - whose life should doctors prioritize saving if it's a choice between the mother or the baby during a medical emergency.</p>
<p>Many women say they'd want their baby saved over them in the event of a life-or-death situation, however, if the baby is saved and the mother dies during birth, the child will have to grow up without their mom.</p>
<p>One woman has left her followers divided after saying that she would prefer if she were the one to live if the situation were to happen to her in labor.</p>

<p>Shelbie Martin from Utah, who goes by the handle<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@shelbielenora"> @shelbielenora</a> on TikTok, shared a video of her lipsyncing to a song, with text overlaid which read: "If during birth you have to choose to save me or the baby, save me. I have babies at home that need me."</p>
<p>She added in the caption: "&amp; my husband agrees."</p>
<p>The video has racked up over two million views since being posted on January 11, with thousands of comments on both sides of the debate.</p>
<p>One viewer wrote: "You’re the first person I’ve seen do this and didn’t say ‘save the baby’… I agree with you completely," to which Shelbie responded: "Moms that get it… get it."</p>
<p>Another commented: "I just don’t know why people would save the bay over the mother. I agree with you," while a third added: "I agree. Even without having children. Don't forget we are also someone's children... My parents couldn't live without me."</p>
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<p>One wrote: "If it was my first child of course save the baby but I have a medically ill child that [relies] on me to stay alive so I’d save me too for him."</p>
<p>Some disagreed, commenting: "Just no. I signed a form in labor 1000000 save the baby," and "I would say save the baby, his life is more important than mine and I do have other children."</p>
<p>Others were left conflicted, adding: "You've got my brain in over drive on what I would do. I honestly don't know."</p>
<p>Many commenters admitted they had initially thought they'd want the baby saved until they had children and experienced an issue during a subsequent birth and realized they were also needed by their existing kids, leading them to decide their life should be prioritized over the unborn baby.</p>
<p>While it's a decision no mother - or family member of a pregnant woman - wants to have to make, thankfully most babies are delivered safely with the appropriate medical care for both mother and child.</p>
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Mom sparks debate after saying she'd rather save herself than her baby in labor

Jessica Simpson has admitted to having a fling with an A-list actor in her candid new memoir, Movie Star: They Always Say They're Single.

Choosing not to name said actor, the 42-year old 'I Think I'm In Love With You' singer simply refers to him as a "megastar" and reveals she first met him at the 2001 Video Music Awards.

"This megastar, who I grew up thinking was so hot, eyeballed me up and down. Like he was undressing me with his eyes," Simpson penned in her <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Movie-Star-Always-Theyre-Single/dp/B0BR8BH5HS">Amazon essay, which was published on Wednesday, February 1.</a>

The two hit it off straight away while the pop star came to terms with her high-profile break up from her ex-husband Nick Lachey, who she was married to from 2002 to 2006 following an on-and-off romance.

According to Simpson's recollection, she did not feel "ready" to take the fling any further after the VMAs afterparty. However, she later bumped into him at a gym in Los Angeles, where she asked him to appear in a music video of hers.

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"‘You could be my lead guy,' I offered to this man who made millions and millions per film," she wrote in the essay.

Things did not go any further romantically due to Simpson patching things up with Lachey in September 2001, with the Blonde Ambition star deciding against calling the actor back.

However, when Simpson and Lachey ended things for good, she reconciled with the megastar, who she shared her first kiss with at her at the Beverly Hills Hilton, according to her book.

"I felt this warm rush all the way down my body to the tips of my toes in my wedges," the singer, who released her previous memoir Open Book in 202, wrote.

Despite sharing a passionate first kiss, Simpson later came across red carpet snaps of her actor beau and his girlfriend.

"I was never ever in a million years going to be the other woman," she wrote, claiming that the unnamed male told her their relationship was "completely over" and he was only interested in dating Simpson.

The two carried on their romance, going to events at nightclubs together and chatting about the birth of Simpson's goddaughter. Simpson even paid her man a visit while he was on set filming a movie. She admits, though, that the visit made her feel like she was only there to sleep with the star.

"Yes, there was something sexy and enticing about all this, but there was also something demeaning about it. I felt like a call girl," Simpson said in her book, adding it felt like he was trying to "hide" her from his "chick."

She continued: "I didn't care if he was my teenage fantasy come to life, this was not a choice that same girl, my younger self, would be proud of."
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<p>Jessica Simpson has admitted to having a fling with an A-list actor in her candid new memoir, Movie Star: They Always Say They're Single.</p>
<p>Choosing not to name said actor, the 42-year old 'I Think I'm In Love With You' singer simply refers to him as a "megastar" and reveals she first met him at the 2001 Video Music Awards.</p>
<p>"This megastar, who I grew up thinking was so hot, eyeballed me up and down. Like he was undressing me with his eyes," Simpson penned in her <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Movie-Star-Always-Theyre-Single/dp/B0BR8BH5HS">Amazon essay, which was published on Wednesday, February 1.</a></p>
<p>The two hit it off straight away while the pop star came to terms with her high-profile break up from her ex-husband Nick Lachey, who she was married to from 2002 to 2006 following an on-and-off romance.</p>
<p>According to Simpson's recollection, she did not feel "ready" to take the fling any further after the VMAs afterparty. However, she later bumped into him at a gym in Los Angeles, where she asked him to appear in a music video of hers.</p>
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<p>"‘You could be my lead guy,' I offered to this man who made millions and millions per film," she wrote in the essay.</p>
<p>Things did not go any further romantically due to Simpson patching things up with Lachey in September 2001, with the Blonde Ambition star deciding against calling the actor back.</p>
<p>However, when Simpson and Lachey ended things for good, she reconciled with the megastar, who she shared her first kiss with at her at the Beverly Hills Hilton, according to her book.</p>
<p>"I felt this warm rush all the way down my body to the tips of my toes in my wedges," the singer, who released her previous memoir Open Book in 202, wrote.</p>
<p>Despite sharing a passionate first kiss, Simpson later came across red carpet snaps of her actor beau and his girlfriend.</p>
<p>"I was never ever in a million years going to be the other woman," she wrote, claiming that the unnamed male told her their relationship was "completely over" and he was only interested in dating Simpson.</p>
<p>The two carried on their romance, going to events at nightclubs together and chatting about the birth of Simpson's goddaughter. Simpson even paid her man a visit while he was on set filming a movie. She admits, though, that the visit made her feel like she was only there to sleep with the star.</p>
<p>"Yes, there was something sexy and enticing about all this, but there was also something demeaning about it. I felt like a call girl," Simpson said in her book, adding it felt like he was trying to "hide" her from his "chick."</p>
<p>She continued: "I didn't care if he was my teenage fantasy come to life, this was not a choice that same girl, my younger self, would be proud of."</p>
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Jessica Simpson admits she had secret fling with 'megastar' who was in a relationship

Seth Rogen has sparked a conversation on social media after declaring that no one has "made a good high school movie" since the 2007 film Superbad.

In a recent interview with <a href="https://people.com/tv/seth-rogen-wouldnt-do-freaks-and-geeks-revival/">People</a>, the 40-year-old actor revealed that his The Fabelmans co-star Gabriel LaBelle spoke highly of the comedy he wrote with friend and collaborator Evan Goldberg.

The 20-year-old actor was only four years old when the flick - which stars Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bill Hader, and Emma Stone - was released in theatres.

Speaking about Labelle's comment, Rogen said: "What's crazy is that Gabe LaBelle is like, 19 years old, and his and his friends' favorite movie is Superbad. So it never changed for some reason. No one's made a good high school movie since then."

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In other parts of the interview, the Neighbors star also opened up about the TV series Freaks and Geeks - which he starred in back in the 90s - and said that he wouldn't do a revival.

"I don’t think anyone would do it," Rogen explained. "It’s so rare that you do something in your career that is actually just viewed as good. I know enough now not to f*** with that, to just let it be good and not try to go revisit it and just let it exist."

However, many people were more focused on the Pineapple Express actor's remarks regarding high school movies and took to their social media platforms to share their opinions.

One user disagreed with Rogen and simply shared pictures of movies The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), The Edge of Seventeen (2016), Lady Bird (2016), and Booksmart (2019).

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Another user wrote: "Do Revenge was comedy gold and it released just last year, so."

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A third commented: "Easy A was one of the most realistic high school movies ever! It was actually so good at showing how rumors and gossip circulate in high schools and misinformation spreads!"

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Meanwhile, other people agreed with Rogen's critique, as one person stated: "Superbad is an amazing coming-of-age movie and there hasn't been a better one since then."

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Another person expressed: "Honestly superbad is such a f***ing good high school movie it doesn’t make sense to compare it to anything that’s come out since. once in a generation s***. great script. perfect performances. iconic f***in movie."

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According to <a href="https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/seth-rogen-no-good-high-school-movie-since-superbad">Complex</a>, Superbad producer Judd Apatow revealed last year during the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjImdjqp2Dc">Inside of You</a> podcast with Michael Rosenbaum that he wanted to make a sequel for the comedy but decided against it.

"I know that Jonah [Hill] said 'Oh it’ll be funny to do it when we’re 70 or 80,' but I really wanted them to do a Superbad in college where Jonah flunks out of college and just shows up and visits Michael Cera at college," the 55-year-old said.

"Everyone was like 'Nah we don’t want to screw up Superbad by accidentally making a crappy second one,'" he continued.

"And I would always say the same thing: 'Well that’s like saying don’t make the second episode of the Sopranos. Like, so why do you think we would screw up the second one?'", he added.
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<p>Seth Rogen has sparked a conversation on social media after declaring that no one has "made a good high school movie" since the 2007 film Superbad.</p>
<p>In a recent interview with <a href="https://people.com/tv/seth-rogen-wouldnt-do-freaks-and-geeks-revival/">People</a>, the 40-year-old actor revealed that his The Fabelmans co-star Gabriel LaBelle spoke highly of the comedy he wrote with friend and collaborator Evan Goldberg.</p>
<p>The 20-year-old actor was only four years old when the flick - which stars Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bill Hader, and Emma Stone - was released in theatres.</p>
<p>Speaking about Labelle's comment, Rogen said: "What's crazy is that Gabe LaBelle is like, 19 years old, and his and his friends' favorite movie is Superbad. So it never changed for some reason. No one's made a good high school movie since then."</p>
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<p>In other parts of the interview, the Neighbors star also opened up about the TV series Freaks and Geeks - which he starred in back in the 90s - and said that he wouldn't do a revival.</p>
<p>"I don’t think anyone would do it," Rogen explained. "It’s so rare that you do something in your career that is actually just viewed as good. I know enough now not to f*** with that, to just let it be good and not try to go revisit it and just let it exist."</p>
<p>However, many people were more focused on the Pineapple Express actor's remarks regarding high school movies and took to their social media platforms to share their opinions.</p>
<p>One user disagreed with Rogen and simply shared pictures of movies The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), The Edge of Seventeen (2016), Lady Bird (2016), and Booksmart (2019).</p>
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<p>Another user wrote: "Do Revenge was comedy gold and it released just last year, so."</p>
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<p>A third commented: "Easy A was one of the most realistic high school movies ever! It was actually so good at showing how rumors and gossip circulate in high schools and misinformation spreads!"</p>
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<p>Meanwhile, other people agreed with Rogen's critique, as one person stated: "Superbad is an amazing coming-of-age movie and there hasn't been a better one since then."</p>
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<p>Another person expressed: "Honestly superbad is such a f***ing good high school movie it doesn’t make sense to compare it to anything that’s come out since. once in a generation s***. great script. perfect performances. iconic f***in movie."</p>
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<p>According to <a href="https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/seth-rogen-no-good-high-school-movie-since-superbad">Complex</a>, Superbad producer Judd Apatow revealed last year during the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjImdjqp2Dc">Inside of You</a> podcast with Michael Rosenbaum that he wanted to make a sequel for the comedy but decided against it.</p>
<p>"I know that Jonah [Hill] said 'Oh it’ll be funny to do it when we’re 70 or 80,' but I really wanted them to do a Superbad in college where Jonah flunks out of college and just shows up and visits Michael Cera at college," the 55-year-old said.</p>
<p>"Everyone was like 'Nah we don’t want to screw up Superbad by accidentally making a crappy second one,'" he continued.</p>
<p>"And I would always say the same thing: 'Well that’s like saying don’t make the second episode of the Sopranos. Like, so why do you think we would screw up the second one?'", he added.</p>
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Seth Rogen doesn't think anyone's 'made a good high school movie’ since 'Superbad'

Police have stated that they believe missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley "has sadly fallen into the river," <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-64515347">BBC News</a> reports.

The announcement comes a week after Bulley went missing while walking her dog Willow near the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.

According to Lancashire Police, their "main working hypothesis" was that she had fallen into the River Wyre and that this was "not suspicious but a tragic case of a missing person".

Bulley was last seen at 9:00 AM local time on January 27 where she was walking her dog on Upper Field, Supt Sally Riley said.

Her partner had recently spoken out for the first time since she went missing, revealing his despair and saying that the ordeal feels "like a dream."

Bulley's disappearance was noted at around 10:30 AM the same morning after a dog walker noticed her brown springer spaniel looking distressed, with no owner in sight.

Her phone was also found on a park bench sitting opposite the river with it still connected to a work conference call.

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Bulley's partner Paul Ansell has spoken out for the first time, telling <a href="https://twitter.com/skynews/status/1621446683442790400?s=46&amp;t=m9tupCJgJoC44dnS4cD5hw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sky News</a> that it <a href="https://vt.co/news/nicola-bulleys-heartbroken-boyfriend-speaks-out-for-the-first-time-since-disappearance">seems "absolutely impossible" that she hasn't been found yet.</a>

Ansell told reporters that his main focus is to stay strong for the couple's two young daughters - nine-year-old Harriet and six-year-old Sophia.

"I just can't believe that we're a week on, and as yet, it seems like we're no further on. it just seems absolutely impossible, just like a dream. I can't get my head around any of it," he told Sky News.

Ansell took a moment to show his gratitude for those searching for Bulley: "I just want to say a massive thank you to the community, friends, for everything that they're doing."

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He added that he has replayed every scenario "around and around" in his head, but that "every single scenario comes to a brick wall."

Ansell expressed that it's almost as if his partner "vanished into thin air" as, after a week of searching, there had been no progress in finding her.

He also had the heartbreaking task of telling their two young daughters that their mother was missing and was unsure how long he could keep up appearances.

Speaking to <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21231609/missing-nicola-bulley-daughters-broke-down-tears/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Sun</a>, Bulley's mother Dorothy said: "He just said, 'Mommy’s lost,'" while Ansell's dad David added: "They cried their eyes out."

<strong>This is a breaking news story, more to follow...</strong>
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<p>Police have stated that they believe missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley "has sadly fallen into the river," <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-64515347">BBC News</a> reports.</p>
<p>The announcement comes a week after Bulley went missing while walking her dog Willow near the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.</p>
<p>According to Lancashire Police, their "main working hypothesis" was that she had fallen into the River Wyre and that this was "not suspicious but a tragic case of a missing person".</p>
<p>Bulley was last seen at 9:00 AM local time on January 27 where she was walking her dog on Upper Field, Supt Sally Riley said.</p>
<p>Her partner had recently spoken out for the first time since she went missing, revealing his despair and saying that the ordeal feels "like a dream."</p>
<p>Bulley's disappearance was noted at around 10:30 AM the same morning after a dog walker noticed her brown springer spaniel looking distressed, with no owner in sight.</p>
<p>Her phone was also found on a park bench sitting opposite the river with it still connected to a work conference call.</p>
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<p>Bulley's partner Paul Ansell has spoken out for the first time, telling <a href="https://twitter.com/skynews/status/1621446683442790400?s=46&amp;t=m9tupCJgJoC44dnS4cD5hw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sky News</a> that it <a href="https://vt.co/news/nicola-bulleys-heartbroken-boyfriend-speaks-out-for-the-first-time-since-disappearance">seems "absolutely impossible" that she hasn't been found yet.</a></p>
<p>Ansell told reporters that his main focus is to stay strong for the couple's two young daughters - nine-year-old Harriet and six-year-old Sophia.</p>
<p>"I just can't believe that we're a week on, and as yet, it seems like we're no further on. it just seems absolutely impossible, just like a dream. I can't get my head around any of it," he told Sky News.</p>
<p>Ansell took a moment to show his gratitude for those searching for Bulley: "I just want to say a massive thank you to the community, friends, for everything that they're doing."</p>
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<p>He added that he has replayed every scenario "around and around" in his head, but that "every single scenario comes to a brick wall."</p>
<p>Ansell expressed that it's almost as if his partner "vanished into thin air" as, after a week of searching, there had been no progress in finding her.</p>
<p>He also had the heartbreaking task of telling their two young daughters that their mother was missing and was unsure how long he could keep up appearances.</p>
<p>Speaking to <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21231609/missing-nicola-bulley-daughters-broke-down-tears/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Sun</a>, Bulley's mother Dorothy said: "He just said, 'Mommy’s lost,'" while Ansell's dad David added: "They cried their eyes out."</p>
<p><strong>This is a breaking news story, more to follow...</strong></p>
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BREAKING: Missing mother Nicola Bulley believed to have fallen in river, police say

A video retracing <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/nicola-bulleys-heartbroken-boyfriend-speaks-out-for-the-first-time-since-disappearance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicola Bulley</a>'s last known footsteps before her sudden disappearance has been released.

As previously reported, the missing mother-of-two had dropped her <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/missing-moms-daughters-cried-their-eyes-out-after-being-told-their-mommys-lost" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two daughters</a> off at school on Friday (January 27) morning, before taking the family dog named Willow for a walk in Lancashire.

The 45-year-old mortgage adviser's disappearance was first noticed by a passerby who found the springer spaniel running alone beside the River Wyre in the village of St Michael’s on Wyre at around 10:30AM.

The onlooker also discovered the dog's lead, harness, and Nicola's phone - which was still connected to an active conference call - on a bench and recognized her from the family photo on her background.

[caption id="attachment_1263192609" align="aligncenter" width="2560"]<img class="wp-image-1263192609 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/2MN1JKK-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1707" /> The search for Nicola Bulley is still ongoing. Credit: PA Images / Alamy[/caption]

The hunt for the mother-of-two has entered an eighth day as yesterday <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/police-search-river-and-seal-off-scene-in-hunt-for-missing-dog-walker-nicola-bulley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">specialist diving teams</a> continued their attempts to trace her by returning to the river bank by the bench with a 20-foot-long probe attached to an underwater camera.

Extensive search parties also involved drones, helicopters, and dogs, and around 10:40AM on Thursday (February 2), a specialist underwater unit carrying oxygen tanks and long yellow cables dressed in black scoured the 18 feet-deep water.

Now, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11705703/Video-tracks-Nicola-Bulleys-journey-river-bench-phone-found.html?ito=social-facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR1wljxfybn0mcwgxHbwpdTL_untLVCirC04ulz6LKamPFA6ZCQgMS1ZZOE">Daily Mail</a> has released a video that examines Nicola's last known movements. It has been understood that first, she dropped her two children off at St Michael's-on-Wyre Church of England Primary School at around 8:30AM.

The outlet said that her family described the route as clockwork for the mother-of-two as she parked her car there "1000 times" as part of an everyday routine of walking the dog through the area.

It has been suggested that the pair would have diverted left and crossed Hall Lane by the primary school to start the walk. Nicola presumably would've been noticed by other dog walkers because of her dress sense.

The <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11705703/Video-tracks-Nicola-Bulleys-journey-river-bench-phone-found.html?ito=social-facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR1wljxfybn0mcwgxHbwpdTL_untLVCirC04ulz6LKamPFA6ZCQgMS1ZZOE">publication</a> continued that around 8:50AM, Nicola and her dog would've strolled past the grounds of the Grade I St Michael's Church, which is near where she parked.

They would then walk past a side street by the church, cross over the River Wyre, and persist along a narrow footpath parallel to the river.

Apparently, Willow interacted with another dog at that time, and then around 8:50AM, the mother-of-two sent an email to her manager before logging onto a Teams call eight minutes later.

[caption id="attachment_1263192951" align="aligncenter" width="2560"]<img class="wp-image-1263192951 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/2MXCGG4-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1705" /> A person stands beside the bench where Nicola Bulley's phone was found. Credit: PA Images / Alamy[/caption]

At 9:01AM, reports suggest that the duo passed through a metal gate and arrived next to the wooden bench Nicola was last spotted at. She then joined the conference call with her work colleagues, but her camera and mic had been muted.

The <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11705703/Video-tracks-Nicola-Bulleys-journey-river-bench-phone-found.html?ito=social-facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR1wljxfybn0mcwgxHbwpdTL_untLVCirC04ulz6LKamPFA6ZCQgMS1ZZOE">outlet</a> shared that her boss Ben Pociecha, the director of Exclusively Mortgages, said there was nothing strange about her not being on the screen.

"It seems as if she was muted and didn't have her camera on. She was listening in whilst walking her dog," he said. "There were numerous parties involved in this. A lot of people attended the call. The police are investigating the call."

Now, it has been deemed possible that at 9:15AM Nicola was seen on a footpath by the River Wyre with her spaniel Willow by a potential witness. The onlooker may have been the last person to see her at around that time.

His wife told <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nicola-bulley-missing-dog-walker-mum-search-lancashire-uk-2023-0bmg8nzv3">The Times</a>: "In the field, there were about three people, including my husband. He said there was nothing unusual about her and she seemed completely normal."

"I'd often see her and say hello. I always thought she looked very nicely dressed, in her bobble hat and smart Wellington boots. It's just horrible to know she's missing," she added.

[caption id="attachment_1263192954" align="aligncenter" width="1535"]<img class="wp-image-1263192954 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/police.jpg" alt="" width="1535" height="800" /> Officers from Lancashire Police searching for Nicola Bulley. Credit: PA Images / Alamy[/caption]

At 9:20AM, Nicola is believed to have been seen again by a pensioner in his 70s at this time. He was also in the area around half an hour later. The police said that he was a "key witness" and have since spoken to him.

Meanwhile, the conference call the mother-of-two was in ended at 9:30AM but she remained logged on. Thirty minutes later, a woman who spoke to the pensioner found Willow alone on the river bank.

A local told the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11705703/Video-tracks-Nicola-Bulleys-journey-river-bench-phone-found.html?ito=social-facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR1wljxfybn0mcwgxHbwpdTL_untLVCirC04ulz6LKamPFA6ZCQgMS1ZZOE">Daily Mail</a>: "I know the woman who found Willow. She said the dog was near the river bank and close to the bench that Nicola's phone was found."

Lastly, around 10:30AM, Nicola's partner Paul Ansell was informed by the primary school that his partner was missing after their dog was found alone. He then sparked an investigation by notifying law enforcement about her sudden disappearance.
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<p>A video retracing <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/nicola-bulleys-heartbroken-boyfriend-speaks-out-for-the-first-time-since-disappearance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicola Bulley</a>'s last known footsteps before her sudden disappearance has been released.</p>
<p>As previously reported, the missing mother-of-two had dropped her <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/missing-moms-daughters-cried-their-eyes-out-after-being-told-their-mommys-lost" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two daughters</a> off at school on Friday (January 27) morning, before taking the family dog named Willow for a walk in Lancashire.</p>
<p>The 45-year-old mortgage adviser's disappearance was first noticed by a passerby who found the springer spaniel running alone beside the River Wyre in the village of St Michael’s on Wyre at around 10:30AM.</p>
<p>The onlooker also discovered the dog's lead, harness, and Nicola's phone - which was still connected to an active conference call - on a bench and recognized her from the family photo on her background.</p>
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 The search for Nicola Bulley is still ongoing. Credit: PA Images / Alamy</h1>
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<p>The hunt for the mother-of-two has entered an eighth day as yesterday <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/police-search-river-and-seal-off-scene-in-hunt-for-missing-dog-walker-nicola-bulley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">specialist diving teams</a> continued their attempts to trace her by returning to the river bank by the bench with a 20-foot-long probe attached to an underwater camera.</p>
<p>Extensive search parties also involved drones, helicopters, and dogs, and around 10:40AM on Thursday (February 2), a specialist underwater unit carrying oxygen tanks and long yellow cables dressed in black scoured the 18 feet-deep water.</p>
<p>Now, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11705703/Video-tracks-Nicola-Bulleys-journey-river-bench-phone-found.html?ito=social-facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR1wljxfybn0mcwgxHbwpdTL_untLVCirC04ulz6LKamPFA6ZCQgMS1ZZOE">Daily Mail</a> has released a video that examines Nicola's last known movements. It has been understood that first, she dropped her two children off at St Michael's-on-Wyre Church of England Primary School at around 8:30AM.</p>
<p>The outlet said that her family described the route as clockwork for the mother-of-two as she parked her car there "1000 times" as part of an everyday routine of walking the dog through the area.</p>
<p>It has been suggested that the pair would have diverted left and crossed Hall Lane by the primary school to start the walk. Nicola presumably would've been noticed by other dog walkers because of her dress sense.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11705703/Video-tracks-Nicola-Bulleys-journey-river-bench-phone-found.html?ito=social-facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR1wljxfybn0mcwgxHbwpdTL_untLVCirC04ulz6LKamPFA6ZCQgMS1ZZOE">publication</a> continued that around 8:50AM, Nicola and her dog would've strolled past the grounds of the Grade I St Michael's Church, which is near where she parked.</p>
<p>They would then walk past a side street by the church, cross over the River Wyre, and persist along a narrow footpath parallel to the river.</p>
<p>Apparently, Willow interacted with another dog at that time, and then around 8:50AM, the mother-of-two sent an email to her manager before logging onto a Teams call eight minutes later.</p>
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<p>At 9:01AM, reports suggest that the duo passed through a metal gate and arrived next to the wooden bench Nicola was last spotted at. She then joined the conference call with her work colleagues, but her camera and mic had been muted.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11705703/Video-tracks-Nicola-Bulleys-journey-river-bench-phone-found.html?ito=social-facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR1wljxfybn0mcwgxHbwpdTL_untLVCirC04ulz6LKamPFA6ZCQgMS1ZZOE">outlet</a> shared that her boss Ben Pociecha, the director of Exclusively Mortgages, said there was nothing strange about her not being on the screen.</p>
<p>"It seems as if she was muted and didn't have her camera on. She was listening in whilst walking her dog," he said. "There were numerous parties involved in this. A lot of people attended the call. The police are investigating the call."</p>
<p>Now, it has been deemed possible that at 9:15AM Nicola was seen on a footpath by the River Wyre with her spaniel Willow by a potential witness. The onlooker may have been the last person to see her at around that time.</p>
<p>His wife told <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nicola-bulley-missing-dog-walker-mum-search-lancashire-uk-2023-0bmg8nzv3">The Times</a>: "In the field, there were about three people, including my husband. He said there was nothing unusual about her and she seemed completely normal."</p>
<p>"I'd often see her and say hello. I always thought she looked very nicely dressed, in her bobble hat and smart Wellington boots. It's just horrible to know she's missing," she added.</p>
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<p>At 9:20AM, Nicola is believed to have been seen again by a pensioner in his 70s at this time. He was also in the area around half an hour later. The police said that he was a "key witness" and have since spoken to him.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the conference call the mother-of-two was in ended at 9:30AM but she remained logged on. Thirty minutes later, a woman who spoke to the pensioner found Willow alone on the river bank.</p>
<p>A local told the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11705703/Video-tracks-Nicola-Bulleys-journey-river-bench-phone-found.html?ito=social-facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR1wljxfybn0mcwgxHbwpdTL_untLVCirC04ulz6LKamPFA6ZCQgMS1ZZOE">Daily Mail</a>: "I know the woman who found Willow. She said the dog was near the river bank and close to the bench that Nicola's phone was found."</p>
<p>Lastly, around 10:30AM, Nicola's partner Paul Ansell was informed by the primary school that his partner was missing after their dog was found alone. He then sparked an investigation by notifying law enforcement about her sudden disappearance.</p>
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Haunting video captures Nicola Bulley's movements before she 'vanished'

Footage has emerged of the baby that was allegedly left at an airport check-in desk after the parents didn't want to buy another ticket.

This <a href="https://vt.co/news/couple-left-baby-at-airport-check-in-after-refusing-to-buy-child-a-ticket">bizarre story</a> emerged on January 31 after the <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-730165" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jerusalem Post</a> reported that a couple who held Belgian passports attempted to board a flight from Ben-Gurion airport in Tel Aviv to Brussels.

The couple turned up late at the Ryanair check-in desk to find it had already closed, and when later informed that they needed to purchase an extra ticket for their baby, they decided their flight was more important.

The couple reportedly hurried off to security in order to make their flight, leaving the baby unattended in a stroller on the check-in conveyor belt.

Footage of the incident has now emerged on social media, and it shows bewildered airport staff trying to get their head around the situation unfolding in front of them.

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The cellphone footage displays a stunned member of staff declaring: "I'm in shock," before adding: "Poor thing. She left him here! [I swear] on my mom."

The Israeli authorities confirmed the series of events in a statement given to <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/baby-left-airport-scli-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>, saying: "A couple and an infant with Belgian passports arrived for a flight at Terminal 1 without a ticket for the baby.

"The couple also arrived late for the flight, once the check-in for the flight was closed. The couple left the infant seat with the baby and ran toward the security checks at Terminal 1 in an attempt to reach the boarding gate for the flight."

According to Ryanair, infants can be included in travel plans during the booking process, but if the adults wish for the child to have their own seat, it must be paid for at the full price.

However, if the parents or guardians of the infant are happy with it sitting on their lap for the journey, this still requires a fee of $27 for each one-way flight.

[caption id="attachment_1263192986" align="aligncenter" width="2560"]<img class="size-full wp-image-1263192986" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/GRC3WX-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1707" /> Ryanair staff was left stunned as the parents walked away. Credit: CHROMORANGE / Ralph Peters / Alamy[/caption]

Authorities have confirmed that the matter is not being investigated further, as when police arrived at the airport the parents had re-claimed their child.

It is unknown whether the parents and the child made their flight.
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<p>Footage has emerged of the baby that was allegedly left at an airport check-in desk after the parents didn't want to buy another ticket.</p>
<p>This <a href="https://vt.co/news/couple-left-baby-at-airport-check-in-after-refusing-to-buy-child-a-ticket">bizarre story</a> emerged on January 31 after the <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-730165" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jerusalem Post</a> reported that a couple who held Belgian passports attempted to board a flight from Ben-Gurion airport in Tel Aviv to Brussels.</p>
<p>The couple turned up late at the Ryanair check-in desk to find it had already closed, and when later informed that they needed to purchase an extra ticket for their baby, they decided their flight was more important.</p>
<p>The couple reportedly hurried off to security in order to make their flight, leaving the baby unattended in a stroller on the check-in conveyor belt.</p>
<p>Footage of the incident has now emerged on social media, and it shows bewildered airport staff trying to get their head around the situation unfolding in front of them.</p>
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<p>The cellphone footage displays a stunned member of staff declaring: "I'm in shock," before adding: "Poor thing. She left him here! [I swear] on my mom."</p>
<p>The Israeli authorities confirmed the series of events in a statement given to <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/baby-left-airport-scli-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>, saying: "A couple and an infant with Belgian passports arrived for a flight at Terminal 1 without a ticket for the baby.</p>
<p>"The couple also arrived late for the flight, once the check-in for the flight was closed. The couple left the infant seat with the baby and ran toward the security checks at Terminal 1 in an attempt to reach the boarding gate for the flight."</p>
<p>According to Ryanair, infants can be included in travel plans during the booking process, but if the adults wish for the child to have their own seat, it must be paid for at the full price.</p>
<p>However, if the parents or guardians of the infant are happy with it sitting on their lap for the journey, this still requires a fee of $27 for each one-way flight.</p>
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<p>Authorities have confirmed that the matter is not being investigated further, as when police arrived at the airport the parents had re-claimed their child.</p>
<p>It is unknown whether the parents and the child made their flight.</p>
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Video appears to show moments after couple left baby at airport check-in

Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker are engaged after more than two years together, it has been reported.

Outlets including <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/02/vanessa-hudgens-mlb-cole-tucker-get-engaged/">TMZ Sports</a> and <a href="https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/are-vanessa-hudgens-and-cole-tucker-still-together-their-status/">Life &amp; Style</a>, confirmed the happy news, with both citing sources close to the couple.

TMZ Sports reported that a source told them that Tucker proposed sometime at the end of last year.

A source told the latter publication that the two are "keeping it on the down-low for now and enjoying the moment but plan to make an official announcement any day."

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Hudgens, 34, shared in an April 2021 interview with <a href="https://www.etonline.com/vanessa-hudgens-reveals-the-unique-way-she-met-perfect-boyfriend-cole-tucker-exclusive-164289">Entertainment Tonight</a> that she first met Cole during a Zoom meditation group.

"Me and Cole met on a Zoom meditation group. Very random, yes," the High School Musical alum said. "Zoom, you've got to love it."

Gushing over the 26-year-old shortstop, she added: "He's just kind of perfect for me. I am [happy]. I really am. I think that it's also so important to stay grateful for everything that you have in life. I've been making that a priority, and I feel like it's just been making magic happen all the more."

Cole returned the favor in an MLB spring training interview in 2021, saying: "I got a girlfriend and she’s cool. She’s awesome, I love her."

Per <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-vanessa-hudgens-engaged-mlb-29089033">The Mirror,</a> he continued: "But I don’t want it to be, ‘Oh, Cole’s dating Vanessa … ’ I don’t want it to be treated any differently than Mitch [Keller] having his wife down, or Ke’Bryan [Hayes] having his girlfriend come down.

"She’s great. She’ll be around. You will see her, but you saw the headline, it is what it is."

In May 2021, the former Disney star appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show and got candid about making the first move on her beau.

"If I want something or someone, I’m going after them,"she explained. "I fully just slid into his DMs and was like, ‘Hey, it was nice to meet you.’ So I think there is no shame in making the first move."
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Check out what Hudgens had to say here:</strong></p>
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Before she and Cole became an item, the Spring Breakers star was in a relationship with Austin Butler - who recently received his first Academy Award nomination for his performance as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis.

Butler was cast as the the King of Rock 'n' Roll back in July 2019 while he and Hudgens were still together.

The following month, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn3rz8g4zRk">Hudens revealed while guest hosting Live With Kelly and Ryan</a> that she had the idea for him to play the legendary performer even before Luhrmann's biopic was announced.

"It's so crazy because last December, we were driving along and we were listening to Christmas music, and then an Elvis Presley Christmas song came on," she recalled.

"He had just dyed his hair dark — he’s a natural blonde — and I was looking at him and he was singing along and I was like, ‘Babe, you need to play Elvis,’” she went on. “‘I don’t know how, but I’m serious. You need to play him.'"

She continued: "Then in January, he was sitting at the piano — he’s a musician — and he’s playing and he’s singing and I’m like, I don’t know how, but you need to figure out how you can play Elvis. Like, I don’t know how we get rights or what we do, but you need to play him."
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<p>Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker are engaged after more than two years together, it has been reported.</p>
<p>Outlets including <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/02/vanessa-hudgens-mlb-cole-tucker-get-engaged/">TMZ Sports</a> and <a href="https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/are-vanessa-hudgens-and-cole-tucker-still-together-their-status/">Life &amp; Style</a>, confirmed the happy news, with both citing sources close to the couple.</p>
<p>TMZ Sports reported that a source told them that Tucker proposed sometime at the end of last year.</p>
<p>A source told the latter publication that the two are "keeping it on the down-low for now and enjoying the moment but plan to make an official announcement any day."</p>
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<p>Hudgens, 34, shared in an April 2021 interview with <a href="https://www.etonline.com/vanessa-hudgens-reveals-the-unique-way-she-met-perfect-boyfriend-cole-tucker-exclusive-164289">Entertainment Tonight</a> that she first met Cole during a Zoom meditation group.</p>
<p>"Me and Cole met on a Zoom meditation group. Very random, yes," the High School Musical alum said. "Zoom, you've got to love it."</p>
<p>Gushing over the 26-year-old shortstop, she added: "He's just kind of perfect for me. I am [happy]. I really am. I think that it's also so important to stay grateful for everything that you have in life. I've been making that a priority, and I feel like it's just been making magic happen all the more."</p>
<p>Cole returned the favor in an MLB spring training interview in 2021, saying: "I got a girlfriend and she’s cool. She’s awesome, I love her."</p>
<p>Per <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-vanessa-hudgens-engaged-mlb-29089033">The Mirror,</a> he continued: "But I don’t want it to be, ‘Oh, Cole’s dating Vanessa … ’ I don’t want it to be treated any differently than Mitch [Keller] having his wife down, or Ke’Bryan [Hayes] having his girlfriend come down.</p>
<p>"She’s great. She’ll be around. You will see her, but you saw the headline, it is what it is."</p>
<p>In May 2021, the former Disney star appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show and got candid about making the first move on her beau.</p>
<p>"If I want something or someone, I’m going after them,"she explained. "I fully just slid into his DMs and was like, ‘Hey, it was nice to meet you.’ So I think there is no shame in making the first move."</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Check out what Hudgens had to say here:</strong></p>
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<p>Before she and Cole became an item, the Spring Breakers star was in a relationship with Austin Butler - who recently received his first Academy Award nomination for his performance as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis.</p>
<p>Butler was cast as the the King of Rock 'n' Roll back in July 2019 while he and Hudgens were still together.</p>
<p>The following month, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn3rz8g4zRk">Hudens revealed while guest hosting Live With Kelly and Ryan</a> that she had the idea for him to play the legendary performer even before Luhrmann's biopic was announced.</p>
<p>"It's so crazy because last December, we were driving along and we were listening to Christmas music, and then an Elvis Presley Christmas song came on," she recalled.</p>
<p>"He had just dyed his hair dark — he’s a natural blonde — and I was looking at him and he was singing along and I was like, ‘Babe, you need to play Elvis,’” she went on. “‘I don’t know how, but I’m serious. You need to play him.'"</p>
<p>She continued: "Then in January, he was sitting at the piano — he’s a musician — and he’s playing and he’s singing and I’m like, I don’t know how, but you need to figure out how you can play Elvis. Like, I don’t know how we get rights or what we do, but you need to play him."</p>
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Vanessa Hudgens is reportedly engaged to Cole Tucker

The cost of living crisis is hitting everyone hard, so it's no wonder people are looking to alternative ways of making money - such as selling a jar of spit for hundreds of dollars.

While many of us might be making cutbacks as bills continue to increase, the market for jars of spit appears to be holding strong, as one adult creator revealed she sold a tub of her own saliva for £200 ($245).

Elle Brooke, an OnlyFans model, recently opened up about the strangest requests she has ever had from her subscribers on the site.

From custom videos barking like a dog - which apparently is not that uncommon a request - to selling her own saliva, the adult entertainer has made a lot of money from people's unusual fetishes.

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Brooke, who is currently undefeated as a YouTube boxer, having knocked out Faith Ordway in the first round on the undercard of KSI vs Faze Temperrr fight on January 14, as well as beating Love Island's AJ Bunker in a previous bout, also revealed just how much she can make on OnlyFans per month.

She revealed in an interview with The Taboo Room: "I once sold a tub of spit for like £200. I did a custom barking like a dog, but I think that's pretty normal now."

One of the more disturbing requests she has ever had was to pretend she was being sexually assaulted by a ghost in a custom video - compared to which, barking like a dog truly does sound tame.

While getting paid hundreds to spit in a tub might seem like a tempting prospect for most, it's just a drop in the ocean (sorry) for Brooke's monthly income.

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Her explicit content and her monthly subscribers are reportedly bringing in "easily" £30,000 ($37,000), meaning she has cut down on the custom requests she fulfils for her fans.

She explained: "I do requests, not so much anymore because it'd be extremely expensive for me to even move. I'm kind of lazy now.

"My first couple of months I was making seven grand a month. At the time I was at uni, I was like 'that’s absolutely ridiculous,' bearing in mind I never grew up with money.

"After a year I was easily making 30 grand a month, and it’s only built up since then."

While raking in such an insane monthly income is merely a dream for most people, Brooke admitted that she is actually considering packing in the adult work sometime in the future.

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She admitted: "It pains me to say this but I'm really... not [that] I'm falling out of love with OnlyFans but I think I’ve lost that spunk that I once had.

"I think when you become kind of complacent and you are happy where you are, that's when... you know, I like to always be pushing myself and exceeding my goals.

"Whereas now I think with OnlyFans I think I have somewhat plateaued. I don't think I can get any bigger than what I have now, so I think that I have kind of fallen out of love with it."
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<p>The cost of living crisis is hitting everyone hard, so it's no wonder people are looking to alternative ways of making money - such as selling a jar of spit for hundreds of dollars.</p>
<p>While many of us might be making cutbacks as bills continue to increase, the market for jars of spit appears to be holding strong, as one adult creator revealed she sold a tub of her own saliva for £200 ($245).</p>
<p>Elle Brooke, an OnlyFans model, recently opened up about the strangest requests she has ever had from her subscribers on the site.</p>
<p>From custom videos barking like a dog - which apparently is not that uncommon a request - to selling her own saliva, the adult entertainer has made a lot of money from people's unusual fetishes.</p>
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<p>Brooke, who is currently undefeated as a YouTube boxer, having knocked out Faith Ordway in the first round on the undercard of KSI vs Faze Temperrr fight on January 14, as well as beating Love Island's AJ Bunker in a previous bout, also revealed just how much she can make on OnlyFans per month.</p>
<p>She revealed in an interview with The Taboo Room: "I once sold a tub of spit for like £200. I did a custom barking like a dog, but I think that's pretty normal now."</p>
<p>One of the more disturbing requests she has ever had was to pretend she was being sexually assaulted by a ghost in a custom video - compared to which, barking like a dog truly does sound tame.</p>
<p>While getting paid hundreds to spit in a tub might seem like a tempting prospect for most, it's just a drop in the ocean (sorry) for Brooke's monthly income.</p>
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<p>Her explicit content and her monthly subscribers are reportedly bringing in "easily" £30,000 ($37,000), meaning she has cut down on the custom requests she fulfils for her fans.</p>
<p>She explained: "I do requests, not so much anymore because it'd be extremely expensive for me to even move. I'm kind of lazy now.</p>
<p>"My first couple of months I was making seven grand a month. At the time I was at uni, I was like 'that’s absolutely ridiculous,' bearing in mind I never grew up with money.</p>
<p>"After a year I was easily making 30 grand a month, and it’s only built up since then."</p>
<p>While raking in such an insane monthly income is merely a dream for most people, Brooke admitted that she is actually considering packing in the adult work sometime in the future.</p>
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<p>She admitted: "It pains me to say this but I'm really... not [that] I'm falling out of love with OnlyFans but I think I’ve lost that spunk that I once had.</p>
<p>"I think when you become kind of complacent and you are happy where you are, that's when... you know, I like to always be pushing myself and exceeding my goals.</p>
<p>"Whereas now I think with OnlyFans I think I have somewhat plateaued. I don't think I can get any bigger than what I have now, so I think that I have kind of fallen out of love with it."</p>
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OnlyFans star Elle Brooke sold a tub of spit for over $200

Fashion designer Paco Rabanne, best known for his futuristic creations and best-selling perfumes, has died at the age of 88.

News of his death was confirmed on his brand's official Instagram account, which shared a black and white photo of its founder to share the news with fans.

The caption read: "The House of Paco Rabanne wishes to honour our visionary designer and founder who passed away today at the age of 88.

"Among the most seminal fashion figures of the 20th century, his legacy will remain a constant source of inspiration. We are grateful to Monsieur Rabanne for establishing our avant-garde heritage and defining a future of limitless possibilities."

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According to reports from <a href="https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/paco-rabanne-dies-dead-1235507640/">WWD</a>, Rabanne - who was born in Spain - died in Portsall, France, with Spanish group Puig confirming the news of his death.

José Manuel Albesa, president of Puig's fashion and beauty division, which controls the Paco Rabanne fragrance business and fashion house, said in a statement: "Paco Rabanne made transgression magnetic. Who else could induce fashionable Parisian women to clamor for dresses made of plastic and metal? Who but Paco Rabanne could imagine a fragrance called Calandre – the word means ‘automobile grill,’ you know – and turn it into an icon of modern femininity?

"That radical, rebellious spirit set him apart: There is only one Rabanne. With his passing, we are reminded once again of his enormous influence on contemporary fashion, a spirit that lives on in the house that bears his name."

[caption id="attachment_1263193027" align="aligncenter" width="1166"]<img class="wp-image-1263193027 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-03-at-14.19.32.jpg" alt="" width="1166" height="1178" /> Rabanne, seen on the set of Casino Royale in 1966, was known for his futuristic designs. Credit: Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix / Alamy[/caption]

Marc Puig, the company's chairman and CEO added: "I am deeply saddened by the passing of Mr. Paco Rabanne. The history of Puig and Paco Rabanne began in the late 1960s with the launch of Calandre, the perfume created soon after the designer released '12 Unwearable Dresses in Contemporary Materials.'

"A major personality in fashion, his was a daring, revolutionary, and provocative vision, conveyed through a unique aesthetic. He will remain an important source of inspiration for the Puig fashion and fragrance teams, who continuously work together to express Mr. Paco Rabanne’s radically modern codes. I extend my sincere condolences to his family and to those who have known him."

Rabanne found fame in the 1960s as a designer, but has maintained a low profile since retiring from the fashion world in 1999, rarely being seen in public.

His perfume and fashion empire has continued to flourish after being revived by Puig in 2011, with Julien Dossena leading the house since 2013.

[caption id="attachment_1263193029" align="aligncenter" width="1707"]<img class="wp-image-1263193029 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/C3D1RG-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="1707" height="2560" /> The designer was rarely seen in public since retiring in 1999. Credit: WENN Rights Ltd / Alamy[/caption]

Known for his metallic designs, Rabanne made waves with his first collection in 1966, which was made out of plastics and dubbed the '12 Unwearable Dresses in Contemporary Materials'.

While the French fashion press was enraged by the concept, it put Rabanne on the map in the US, leading him to dress some of the biggest figures of the 1960s, including Jane Fonda, Audrey Hepburn and Mia Farrow among others.

Outside of his fashion interests, Rabanne was also heavily involved with astrology and described himself as "a bit of a medium, a clairvoyant."

He claimed to friends in the 1970s that he had "always believed in magic" since the age of eight, and felt like he was put on this earth to "foresee the Third World War".

[caption id="attachment_1263193031" align="aligncenter" width="1667"]<img class="wp-image-1263193031 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/D089DF-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="1667" height="2560" /> The fashion world paid tribute to the acclaimed designer. Credit: WENN Rights Ltd / Alamy[/caption]

Rabanne also claimed his best-selling Black XS perfume's recipe was inspired by a mythic witches' brew and was inspired by an argument with a phantom.

Our thoughts are with Paco Rabanne's friends and family at this time.
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<p>Fashion designer Paco Rabanne, best known for his futuristic creations and best-selling perfumes, has died at the age of 88.</p>
<p>News of his death was confirmed on his brand's official Instagram account, which shared a black and white photo of its founder to share the news with fans.</p>
<p>The caption read: "The House of Paco Rabanne wishes to honour our visionary designer and founder who passed away today at the age of 88.</p>
<p>"Among the most seminal fashion figures of the 20th century, his legacy will remain a constant source of inspiration. We are grateful to Monsieur Rabanne for establishing our avant-garde heritage and defining a future of limitless possibilities."</p>
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<p>According to reports from <a href="https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/paco-rabanne-dies-dead-1235507640/">WWD</a>, Rabanne - who was born in Spain - died in Portsall, France, with Spanish group Puig confirming the news of his death.</p>
<p>José Manuel Albesa, president of Puig's fashion and beauty division, which controls the Paco Rabanne fragrance business and fashion house, said in a statement: "Paco Rabanne made transgression magnetic. Who else could induce fashionable Parisian women to clamor for dresses made of plastic and metal? Who but Paco Rabanne could imagine a fragrance called Calandre – the word means ‘automobile grill,’ you know – and turn it into an icon of modern femininity?</p>
<p>"That radical, rebellious spirit set him apart: There is only one Rabanne. With his passing, we are reminded once again of his enormous influence on contemporary fashion, a spirit that lives on in the house that bears his name."</p>
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<p>Marc Puig, the company's chairman and CEO added: "I am deeply saddened by the passing of Mr. Paco Rabanne. The history of Puig and Paco Rabanne began in the late 1960s with the launch of Calandre, the perfume created soon after the designer released '12 Unwearable Dresses in Contemporary Materials.'</p>
<p>"A major personality in fashion, his was a daring, revolutionary, and provocative vision, conveyed through a unique aesthetic. He will remain an important source of inspiration for the Puig fashion and fragrance teams, who continuously work together to express Mr. Paco Rabanne’s radically modern codes. I extend my sincere condolences to his family and to those who have known him."</p>
<p>Rabanne found fame in the 1960s as a designer, but has maintained a low profile since retiring from the fashion world in 1999, rarely being seen in public.</p>
<p>His perfume and fashion empire has continued to flourish after being revived by Puig in 2011, with Julien Dossena leading the house since 2013.</p>
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<p>Known for his metallic designs, Rabanne made waves with his first collection in 1966, which was made out of plastics and dubbed the '12 Unwearable Dresses in Contemporary Materials'.</p>
<p>While the French fashion press was enraged by the concept, it put Rabanne on the map in the US, leading him to dress some of the biggest figures of the 1960s, including Jane Fonda, Audrey Hepburn and Mia Farrow among others.</p>
<p>Outside of his fashion interests, Rabanne was also heavily involved with astrology and described himself as "a bit of a medium, a clairvoyant."</p>
<p>He claimed to friends in the 1970s that he had "always believed in magic" since the age of eight, and felt like he was put on this earth to "foresee the Third World War".</p>
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<p>Rabanne also claimed his best-selling Black XS perfume's recipe was inspired by a mythic witches' brew and was inspired by an argument with a phantom.</p>
<p>Our thoughts are with Paco Rabanne's friends and family at this time.</p>
<h2>Featured image credit: Credit: INTERFOTO / Alamy</h2>


Legendary designer Paco Rabanne dies aged 88

Euphoria star Chloe Cherry has been charged with misdemeanor retail theft after allegedly stealing a blouse.

As reported by <a href="https://people.com/tv/euphoria-chloe-cherry-facing-theft-charge-allegedly-stealing-blouse/">People</a>, the 25-year-old former adult film star - who appeared in the HBO drama as Faye - is accused of shoplifting a blouse worth $28 from a store in her native hometown Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

According to legal documents obtained by the publication, the model - whose real name is Elise Jones - was charged on Monday (January 23) and the alleged incident is said to have taken place in December at the Building Character shopping center.

However, Cherry's representatives have denied the claims and told <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/02/euphoria-star-chloe-cherry-charged-retail-theft-stealing-28-blouse/">TMZ</a> that the event happened when "there was confusion over a blouse that wasn’t properly charged to my client’s credit card".

[caption id="attachment_1263192973" align="aligncenter" width="2560"]<img class="wp-image-1263192973 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/2HED4FW-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1707" /> Chloe Cherry in Euphoria. Credit: PictureLux / The Hollywood Archive / Alamy[/caption]

According to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11707989/Euphoria-star-Chloe-Cherry-charged-alleged-theft-28-blouse-native-Pennsylvania.html">Daily Mail</a>, an employee at the retailer showed authorities surveillance footage featuring the actress taking a Moda International blouse into a fitting room. The blouse was not retrieved from the dressing room afterward.

Law enforcement disclosed that the worker told them that Cherry used a credit card to pay for separate items and that she confessed to taking the blouse and returning it to the officer.

However, her agent rejected the claim and said: "In no way did she 'admit' to taking the blouse, since that was not the case. This story seems to be more about a local store trading on a celebrity’s name more than anything else," per <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/02/euphoria-star-chloe-cherry-charged-retail-theft-stealing-28-blouse/">TMZ</a>.
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Check out the trailer for Euphoria's first season:</strong></p>
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Meanwhile, the owner of Building Character, Marty Hulse - who was not aware that Cherry was an actress - told the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11707989/Euphoria-star-Chloe-Cherry-charged-alleged-theft-28-blouse-native-Pennsylvania.html">outlet</a> that the clothing had been taken from the retailer Jenny &amp; the Clowder, which is upstairs from the other vendors.

They also said that shoplifters are always captured by the evidence they leave behind, adding: "Most times when we find people who are shoplifting, we don't find them in the act."

"They'll take the tag off of it and throw it somewhere. Then we see the tag, and we can find them on the camera and where it came from, and that's exactly what happened," Hulse said. "I know it sounds piddly, but when it comes down to it, we're all small businesses - you're stealing from your neighbors."

The complex's general manager Joel Henry interjected that the security camera system in the area has been updated and that reportedly around one or two shoplifters have been caught each month.

[caption id="attachment_1263192974" align="aligncenter" width="2149"]<img class="wp-image-1263192974 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/2K0DYH5-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2149" height="2560" /> Credit: Sipa US / Alamy[/caption]

The actress made her mainstream acting debut last year in the second season of Euphoria which stars Zendaya. She began her career in the pornographic film industry, but quit following the success of the HBO show.

In an interview last year with the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/callherdaddy/?hl=en">Call Me Daddy podcast</a>, Cherry said that doing sex work made her relationship with her mother difficult as she told her that it was "the lowest thing a person can do".

"That’s like the one thing I’ll share [publicly] that I disagree with so deeply," Cherry responded. "And I don’t know if there are other people out there that agree with that but I think trying to put down your own family is lower."

Cherry is now scheduled for a preliminary hearing in court on February 22
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<p>Euphoria star Chloe Cherry has been charged with misdemeanor retail theft after allegedly stealing a blouse.</p>
<p>As reported by <a href="https://people.com/tv/euphoria-chloe-cherry-facing-theft-charge-allegedly-stealing-blouse/">People</a>, the 25-year-old former adult film star - who appeared in the HBO drama as Faye - is accused of shoplifting a blouse worth $28 from a store in her native hometown Lancaster, Pennsylvania.</p>
<p>According to legal documents obtained by the publication, the model - whose real name is Elise Jones - was charged on Monday (January 23) and the alleged incident is said to have taken place in December at the Building Character shopping center.</p>
<p>However, Cherry's representatives have denied the claims and told <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/02/euphoria-star-chloe-cherry-charged-retail-theft-stealing-28-blouse/">TMZ</a> that the event happened when "there was confusion over a blouse that wasn’t properly charged to my client’s credit card".</p>
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<p>According to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11707989/Euphoria-star-Chloe-Cherry-charged-alleged-theft-28-blouse-native-Pennsylvania.html">Daily Mail</a>, an employee at the retailer showed authorities surveillance footage featuring the actress taking a Moda International blouse into a fitting room. The blouse was not retrieved from the dressing room afterward.</p>
<p>Law enforcement disclosed that the worker told them that Cherry used a credit card to pay for separate items and that she confessed to taking the blouse and returning it to the officer.</p>
<p>However, her agent rejected the claim and said: "In no way did she 'admit' to taking the blouse, since that was not the case. This story seems to be more about a local store trading on a celebrity’s name more than anything else," per <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/02/euphoria-star-chloe-cherry-charged-retail-theft-stealing-28-blouse/">TMZ</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Check out the trailer for Euphoria's first season:</strong></p>
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<p>Meanwhile, the owner of Building Character, Marty Hulse - who was not aware that Cherry was an actress - told the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11707989/Euphoria-star-Chloe-Cherry-charged-alleged-theft-28-blouse-native-Pennsylvania.html">outlet</a> that the clothing had been taken from the retailer Jenny &amp; the Clowder, which is upstairs from the other vendors.</p>
<p>They also said that shoplifters are always captured by the evidence they leave behind, adding: "Most times when we find people who are shoplifting, we don't find them in the act."</p>
<p>"They'll take the tag off of it and throw it somewhere. Then we see the tag, and we can find them on the camera and where it came from, and that's exactly what happened," Hulse said. "I know it sounds piddly, but when it comes down to it, we're all small businesses - you're stealing from your neighbors."</p>
<p>The complex's general manager Joel Henry interjected that the security camera system in the area has been updated and that reportedly around one or two shoplifters have been caught each month.</p>
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<p>The actress made her mainstream acting debut last year in the second season of Euphoria which stars Zendaya. She began her career in the pornographic film industry, but quit following the success of the HBO show.</p>
<p>In an interview last year with the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/callherdaddy/?hl=en">Call Me Daddy podcast</a>, Cherry said that doing sex work made her relationship with her mother difficult as she told her that it was "the lowest thing a person can do".</p>
<p>"That’s like the one thing I’ll share [publicly] that I disagree with so deeply," Cherry responded. "And I don’t know if there are other people out there that agree with that but I think trying to put down your own family is lower."</p>
<p>Cherry is now scheduled for a preliminary hearing in court on February 22</p>
<h2>Featured image credit: Michael Mattes / Alamy</h2>


'Euphoria' star Chloe Cherry charged with theft after allegedly taking $28 blouse

An eight-year-old boy has been left in a medically induced coma following a horrific trampoline accident during his brother's birthday party.

Leeland Havensek from Carlsbad, California was celebrating his brother's birthday when he collided with his sister as they both played on a trampoline.

According to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11705781/California-boy-8-left-medically-induced-coma-collided-sister-TRAMPOLINE.html?ito=social-facebookimage&amp;fbclid=IwAR0qCtlUpNAEFpNGq5uOWHL9n_uufnoe7zx3q069OL2KNKIAA4gD_x2AD3U" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>, the parents began monitoring the eight-year-old after the collision for a potential concussion, but later that day they heard Leeland making a peculiar noise, and they discovered that he was having a seizure and was unresponsive.

He was airlifted to a children's hospital in San Diego 54 km (33.5 miles) away from the house where sadly a CT scan revealed serious bleeding on Leeland's brain, swelling, and a blood clot that caused the eight-year-old to have a stroke.

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Leeland had two surgeries performed on him - including opening his skull to allow for his brain swelling - and was then placed in a medically induced coma, with his mother now revealing that his condition is improving.

As cited by the Daily Mail, his mother Maggie said: "They made that decision to act ahead and remove the skull to let the brain expand and swell without causing secondary damage. Everything they did was amazing and he's responding really well."

A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/leelands-recovery?qid=1ad5d488d6db844b52e1a2acabeae366" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoFundMe</a> page was set up by one of Leeland's teachers to support the family, and Maggie has been providing updates to concerned donors.

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"Leeland is starting to slowly wake up. They are removing medicines and watching him closely to see how he reacts. His family is with him and he is starting to show signs that he can hear them. We are hopeful great news is ahead," an update read.

An image shared on the page revealed that the child will likely spend the next few weeks in the ICU and need to go through rehabilitation for years to come.

The initial description on the fundraising page further detailed the seriousness of Leeland's condition: "Though permanent damage has already been done to the right side of his brain, the current efforts are to protect and save the rest."

The family revealed that he will be unable to walk when he "first comes out" of his coma, and this may extend throughout his life as "his whole left side will be compromised."

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The GoFundMe page has raised $43,800 from 490 donors at the time of writing.

Our thoughts are with Leeland and his loved ones.
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<p>An eight-year-old boy has been left in a medically induced coma following a horrific trampoline accident during his brother's birthday party.</p>
<p>Leeland Havensek from Carlsbad, California was celebrating his brother's birthday when he collided with his sister as they both played on a trampoline.</p>
<p>According to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11705781/California-boy-8-left-medically-induced-coma-collided-sister-TRAMPOLINE.html?ito=social-facebookimage&amp;fbclid=IwAR0qCtlUpNAEFpNGq5uOWHL9n_uufnoe7zx3q069OL2KNKIAA4gD_x2AD3U" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>, the parents began monitoring the eight-year-old after the collision for a potential concussion, but later that day they heard Leeland making a peculiar noise, and they discovered that he was having a seizure and was unresponsive.</p>
<p>He was airlifted to a children's hospital in San Diego 54 km (33.5 miles) away from the house where sadly a CT scan revealed serious bleeding on Leeland's brain, swelling, and a blood clot that caused the eight-year-old to have a stroke.</p>
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<p>Leeland had two surgeries performed on him - including opening his skull to allow for his brain swelling - and was then placed in a medically induced coma, with his mother now revealing that his condition is improving.</p>
<p>As cited by the Daily Mail, his mother Maggie said: "They made that decision to act ahead and remove the skull to let the brain expand and swell without causing secondary damage. Everything they did was amazing and he's responding really well."</p>
<p>A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/leelands-recovery?qid=1ad5d488d6db844b52e1a2acabeae366" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoFundMe</a> page was set up by one of Leeland's teachers to support the family, and Maggie has been providing updates to concerned donors.</p>
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<p>"Leeland is starting to slowly wake up. They are removing medicines and watching him closely to see how he reacts. His family is with him and he is starting to show signs that he can hear them. We are hopeful great news is ahead," an update read.</p>
<p>An image shared on the page revealed that the child will likely spend the next few weeks in the ICU and need to go through rehabilitation for years to come.</p>
<p>The initial description on the fundraising page further detailed the seriousness of Leeland's condition: "Though permanent damage has already been done to the right side of his brain, the current efforts are to protect and save the rest."</p>
<p>The family revealed that he will be unable to walk when he "first comes out" of his coma, and this may extend throughout his life as "his whole left side will be compromised."</p>
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<p>The GoFundMe page has raised $43,800 from 490 donors at the time of writing.</p>
<p>Our thoughts are with Leeland and his loved ones.</p>
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Boy, 8, left fighting for his life after horror trampoline accident

Ashton Kutcher has revealed that there was no way his wife Mila Kunis was going to let him turn down a role in the new series That '90s Show.

The married couple had originally been co-stars in the 90s TV show That '70s Show. So, naturally, when the duo were given the chance to reprise their roles as Jackie and Kelso, Kunis refused to let her husband turn it down.

That '70s Show was a hit when it came out, focusing on a group of high school friends in the 1970s and their hilarious exploits.

Kunis, 39, and Kutcher, 44, both starred in the series, as well as Wilmer Valderrama and <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/celebrity/that-70s-show-star-danny-masterson-charged-with-three-counts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disgraced actor Danny Masterson</a>.

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Now, the show has returned under a slightly different name - That '90s Show. It has been co-developed by That '70s Show creators Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, and Mark Brazill, as well as Lindsey Turner.

In a recent interview with <a href="https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a42698761/ashton-kutcher-your-place-or-mine-interview-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Esquire</a>, Kutcher recounted the moment he and Kunis received the scripts for the new series. In fact, Kunis was so down to do it that not even a bad script would deter her.

And according to Kutcher, the Ted star insisted they both agree to the project. "[She] goes, 'You know, we owe our entire careers to this show. It doesn't matter what the script is, we're doing it,'" he said.

According to <a href="https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/mila-kunis-forced-ashton-kutcher-star-that-90s-show-netflix-1235509704/?fbclid=IwAR2Bb3xEnYHFPSf8xwLyewB23k0pF-UTmzfUYjtpPCFSBB8VssW35OPGEFk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a>, the latest show centers on the life of Leia Forman - who is the daughter of That '70s Show characters Eric Forman (Topher Grace) and Donna Pinciotti (Laura Prepon). All the original cast members appear in the show.
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Check out the trailer for That '90s Show:</strong></p>
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Kunis' and Kutcher's characters are also married in the reboot, something that she didn't initially like. "My husband and I are together in [the new show], which is weird because we shouldn't have been," she stated.

"You know what, I called B.S. I was like, 'My character would be with Fez [Wilmer Valderrama] I think that I ended up with Wilmer [Valderrama]'s character. And I was like [to Ashton], 'Why are you and I together?' And also, he was married when ''70s' ended to Shannon Elizabeth's character, I think," Kunis told <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6SbXYozum0&amp;t=3s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Access Hollywood</a>.

In the original series, Kunis' Jackie and Valderrama's Fez ended up together, despite Jackie and Kutcher's Kelso dating for a long time throughout the show (which aired from 1998 to 2006). Kelso then had a baby with Shannon Elizabeth's Brook. Kunis, however, still ships Jackie and Fez.

"Now we're like 20 years - no, 16 years later, whatever it is, and now we're married with a kid," she said about Jackie and Kelso in the latest Netflix series. "And I was like, 'I don't know about this one.'"

That '90s Show is available to stream now on Netflix.
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<p>Ashton Kutcher has revealed that there was no way his wife Mila Kunis was going to let him turn down a role in the new series That '90s Show.</p>
<p>The married couple had originally been co-stars in the 90s TV show That '70s Show. So, naturally, when the duo were given the chance to reprise their roles as Jackie and Kelso, Kunis refused to let her husband turn it down.</p>
<p>That '70s Show was a hit when it came out, focusing on a group of high school friends in the 1970s and their hilarious exploits.</p>
<p>Kunis, 39, and Kutcher, 44, both starred in the series, as well as Wilmer Valderrama and <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/celebrity/that-70s-show-star-danny-masterson-charged-with-three-counts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disgraced actor Danny Masterson</a>.</p>
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<p>Now, the show has returned under a slightly different name - That '90s Show. It has been co-developed by That '70s Show creators Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, and Mark Brazill, as well as Lindsey Turner.</p>
<p>In a recent interview with <a href="https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a42698761/ashton-kutcher-your-place-or-mine-interview-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Esquire</a>, Kutcher recounted the moment he and Kunis received the scripts for the new series. In fact, Kunis was so down to do it that not even a bad script would deter her.</p>
<p>And according to Kutcher, the Ted star insisted they both agree to the project. "[She] goes, 'You know, we owe our entire careers to this show. It doesn't matter what the script is, we're doing it,'" he said.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/mila-kunis-forced-ashton-kutcher-star-that-90s-show-netflix-1235509704/?fbclid=IwAR2Bb3xEnYHFPSf8xwLyewB23k0pF-UTmzfUYjtpPCFSBB8VssW35OPGEFk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a>, the latest show centers on the life of Leia Forman - who is the daughter of That '70s Show characters Eric Forman (Topher Grace) and Donna Pinciotti (Laura Prepon). All the original cast members appear in the show.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Check out the trailer for That '90s Show:</strong></p>
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<p>Kunis' and Kutcher's characters are also married in the reboot, something that she didn't initially like. "My husband and I are together in [the new show], which is weird because we shouldn't have been," she stated.</p>
<p>"You know what, I called B.S. I was like, 'My character would be with Fez [Wilmer Valderrama] I think that I ended up with Wilmer [Valderrama]'s character. And I was like [to Ashton], 'Why are you and I together?' And also, he was married when ''70s' ended to Shannon Elizabeth's character, I think," Kunis told <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6SbXYozum0&amp;t=3s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Access Hollywood</a>.</p>
<p>In the original series, Kunis' Jackie and Valderrama's Fez ended up together, despite Jackie and Kutcher's Kelso dating for a long time throughout the show (which aired from 1998 to 2006). Kelso then had a baby with Shannon Elizabeth's Brook. Kunis, however, still ships Jackie and Fez.</p>
<p>"Now we're like 20 years - no, 16 years later, whatever it is, and now we're married with a kid," she said about Jackie and Kelso in the latest Netflix series. "And I was like, 'I don't know about this one.'"</p>
<p>That '90s Show is available to stream now on Netflix.</p>
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Mila Kunis refused to let Ashton Kutcher turn down 'That 90s Show'

Bobi the farm dog has set a new Guinness World Record for being the oldest dog to have ever lived after reaching a staggering 30 years old.

As is often said, humanity really doesn't deserve dogs but we certainly won't complain that they're here to make our lives better each and every day.

The downside is simply that they don't have the same life expectancy as we do, so all pet owners eventually have to endure the heartbreak of losing their canine companion.

However, one farm dog in Portugal is going against the odds and proving that age really is just a number, as he is pushing 31 years of age and is still going strong.

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Bobi was born in 1992, and the Rafeiro do Alentejo breed remains in the same village of Conqueiros where he was born on his family farm, per the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11704887/Bobi-farm-dog-oldest-living-dog-Portuguese-pooch-30-years-267-days-old.html?ito=social-facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR3qD1pQ3LPTNZUon5cIkkIDfi4D2sZNP_oG6jwnMJAhxW8Ubp0rGGd2dVE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>.

The world record was recognized on February 1 when Bobi reached a staggering 30 years and 267 days old.

Despite being an old boy, the world's oldest dog has a calm, sociable nature and still enjoys playing with the family's four cats.

Bobi's family believes that the secret to his longevity is that he has lived his entire life in the peaceful countryside surrounded by nature, far removed from the hectic stresses of modern life.

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Many dog owners will give their pets branded food designed for dogs, but Bobi has always eaten whatever his family has for dinner, but they soak it in water first and remove the seasoning.

Leonel Costa, Bobi's owner, describes his canine companion as "one of a kind" and hopes that he is still able to have puppies, as he is currently the last of his family lineage.

"Bobi has been a warrior for all these years, only he knows how he's been holding on, it must not be easy because the average dog's life span is not that high and if he spoke only he could explain this success," Costa said.

"We are very happy and grateful to life for allowing us, after 30 years, to have Bobi in our daily lives."

Bobi was registered with the Veterinary Medical Service of the Municipality of Leiria in 1992, and they confirmed his birthdate when the world records organization was investigating his age.

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The oldest dog ever title was previously held by an Australian cattle dog called Bluey who lived 29 years and 5 months before passing away in November 1939.
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<p>Bobi the farm dog has set a new Guinness World Record for being the oldest dog to have ever lived after reaching a staggering 30 years old.</p>
<p>As is often said, humanity really doesn't deserve dogs but we certainly won't complain that they're here to make our lives better each and every day.</p>
<p>The downside is simply that they don't have the same life expectancy as we do, so all pet owners eventually have to endure the heartbreak of losing their canine companion.</p>
<p>However, one farm dog in Portugal is going against the odds and proving that age really is just a number, as he is pushing 31 years of age and is still going strong.</p>
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<p>Bobi was born in 1992, and the Rafeiro do Alentejo breed remains in the same village of Conqueiros where he was born on his family farm, per the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11704887/Bobi-farm-dog-oldest-living-dog-Portuguese-pooch-30-years-267-days-old.html?ito=social-facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR3qD1pQ3LPTNZUon5cIkkIDfi4D2sZNP_oG6jwnMJAhxW8Ubp0rGGd2dVE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>.</p>
<p>The world record was recognized on February 1 when Bobi reached a staggering 30 years and 267 days old.</p>
<p>Despite being an old boy, the world's oldest dog has a calm, sociable nature and still enjoys playing with the family's four cats.</p>
<p>Bobi's family believes that the secret to his longevity is that he has lived his entire life in the peaceful countryside surrounded by nature, far removed from the hectic stresses of modern life.</p>
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<p>Many dog owners will give their pets branded food designed for dogs, but Bobi has always eaten whatever his family has for dinner, but they soak it in water first and remove the seasoning.</p>
<p>Leonel Costa, Bobi's owner, describes his canine companion as "one of a kind" and hopes that he is still able to have puppies, as he is currently the last of his family lineage.</p>
<p>"Bobi has been a warrior for all these years, only he knows how he's been holding on, it must not be easy because the average dog's life span is not that high and if he spoke only he could explain this success," Costa said.</p>
<p>"We are very happy and grateful to life for allowing us, after 30 years, to have Bobi in our daily lives."</p>
<p>Bobi was registered with the Veterinary Medical Service of the Municipality of Leiria in 1992, and they confirmed his birthdate when the world records organization was investigating his age.</p>
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<p>The oldest dog ever title was previously held by an Australian cattle dog called Bluey who lived 29 years and 5 months before passing away in November 1939.</p>
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Bobi the farm dog wins Guinness World Record for being the oldest dog ever

A hospice facility in Iowa has been hit with a $10,000 fine after a woman presumed to be deceased was found hours later gasping for air inside a body bag at a funeral home.

As reported by <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-presumed-dead-was-found-gasping-air-body-bag-iowa-funeral-home-rcna68936">NBC News</a>, a nurse at Glen Oaks Alzheimer's Special Care Center in Urbandale believed the 66-year-old woman to have died on January 3. As such, she was taken to a funeral home, the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals said in a report on Wednesday.

Per the report, the woman, who remains unnamed, was in hospice care from December 28 due to "senile degeneration of the brain."

At 6 AM on January 3, a nurse, having checked on the woman, found no signs of life.

Her "mouth was open, her eyes were fixed, and there were no breath sounds," the report says, adding that a nurse was not able to find the patient's pulse using a stethoscope.

The nurse placed her hand on the patient's abdomen and "noted no movement," according to the report. Presuming the woman had died, the nurse informed a relative and the on-call hospice nurse, the report adds.

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"Hospice agreed to call the funeral home and did so," it says.

Over an hour later, a funeral director put the woman's body on a gurney "inside a cloth bag and zipped it shut," the report says. The director left with the supposedly deceased patient some minutes later, the report adds. Not long before 8:30 AM, it came to the attention of employees at the funeral home that the woman was actually still alive, says the report.

It adds: "Funeral home staff unzipped the bag and observed Resident #1's chest was moving and she was gasping for air. The funeral home then called 911 and hospice."

When EMS personnel arrived, they found the woman's pulse and said she had no eye movement or verbal, vocal or motor response, per the report.

The patient was transferred to the emergency room. When she was back at the hospice facility, she passed away with her family by her side two days later, the state report notes.

A spokesperson for the state Department of Inspections and Appeals has confirmed that the state fined the facility $10,000, which is the maximum amount permitted based on Iowa law.

A state citation from Wednesday said that the facility "failed to provide adequate direction to ensure appropriate cares and services were provided" and it essentially denied her "dignified treatment and care at end of life."

The executive director of the hospice facility said representatives have been in contact with the woman's family.

"We care deeply for our residents and remain fully committed to supporting their end-of-life care," Executive Director Lisa Eastman said in a statement. "All employees undergo regular training so they can best support end-of-life care and the death of our residents."
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<p>A hospice facility in Iowa has been hit with a $10,000 fine after a woman presumed to be deceased was found hours later gasping for air inside a body bag at a funeral home.</p>
<p>As reported by <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-presumed-dead-was-found-gasping-air-body-bag-iowa-funeral-home-rcna68936">NBC News</a>, a nurse at Glen Oaks Alzheimer's Special Care Center in Urbandale believed the 66-year-old woman to have died on January 3. As such, she was taken to a funeral home, the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals said in a report on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Per the report, the woman, who remains unnamed, was in hospice care from December 28 due to "senile degeneration of the brain."</p>
<p>At 6 AM on January 3, a nurse, having checked on the woman, found no signs of life.</p>
<p>Her "mouth was open, her eyes were fixed, and there were no breath sounds," the report says, adding that a nurse was not able to find the patient's pulse using a stethoscope.</p>
<p>The nurse placed her hand on the patient's abdomen and "noted no movement," according to the report. Presuming the woman had died, the nurse informed a relative and the on-call hospice nurse, the report adds.</p>
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<p>"Hospice agreed to call the funeral home and did so," it says.</p>
<p>Over an hour later, a funeral director put the woman's body on a gurney "inside a cloth bag and zipped it shut," the report says. The director left with the supposedly deceased patient some minutes later, the report adds. Not long before 8:30 AM, it came to the attention of employees at the funeral home that the woman was actually still alive, says the report.</p>
<p>It adds: "Funeral home staff unzipped the bag and observed Resident #1's chest was moving and she was gasping for air. The funeral home then called 911 and hospice."</p>
<p>When EMS personnel arrived, they found the woman's pulse and said she had no eye movement or verbal, vocal or motor response, per the report.</p>
<p>The patient was transferred to the emergency room. When she was back at the hospice facility, she passed away with her family by her side two days later, the state report notes.</p>
<p>A spokesperson for the state Department of Inspections and Appeals has confirmed that the state fined the facility $10,000, which is the maximum amount permitted based on Iowa law.</p>
<p>A state citation from Wednesday said that the facility "failed to provide adequate direction to ensure appropriate cares and services were provided" and it essentially denied her "dignified treatment and care at end of life."</p>
<p>The executive director of the hospice facility said representatives have been in contact with the woman's family.</p>
<p>"We care deeply for our residents and remain fully committed to supporting their end-of-life care," Executive Director Lisa Eastman said in a statement. "All employees undergo regular training so they can best support end-of-life care and the death of our residents."</p>
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Woman found alive and 'gasping for air' in body bag at funeral home

A 19-year-old TikToker has been arrested for receiving donations after falsely claiming that she had been diagnosed with cancer.

Madison “Maddie” Russo was arrested on January 23 on a first-degree theft charge which is a felony that can gain 10 years in prison in her home state of Iowa, as per the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/31/madison-russo-19-charged-in-gofundme-cancer-scam/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a>.

The 19-year-old stands accused of scamming hundreds of donors out of $37,000 after claiming she had pancreatic cancer and a tumor “the size of a football."

Russo documented her fake journey throughout much of 2022, often posing with medical equipment that Eldridge Police Department is now claiming were all props.

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The TikToker also made a series of media appearances, where she claimed she was suffering from pancreatic cancer and leukemia, and that doctors had given her an 11% chance of survival.

Despite this, she managed to attend university while painting a 4.0 GPA, hold down her part-time job, and also enjoyed golfing in her free time.

Police also claim the alleged con artist also gave talks at St. Ambrose University where she was a student, where she explained her alleged battles with the disease as well as giving talks at the National Pancreatic Foundation - the non-profit organization disputes this, however.

A spokesperson for the charity told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/iowa-woman-faked-cancer-diagnosis-rake-thousands-donations-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>: "We can confirm the person in question has had no contact with the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation and has never spoken at any of our events."

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Russo got caught out on January 11, when medical professionals stumbled across her content and alerted authorities to discrepancies in what she was saying about her illness.

Police reports obtained by KWQC reveal that Russo often lied about being in the hospital and was actually in her apartment and that she had taken images from cancer patients' social media pages and uploaded them to her own.

Medical records from Genesis, Trinity, and Iowa City’s Stead Family Children’s Hospital also state that while Russo was a patient there, she was never diagnosed with cancer, nor did she receive any treatment as she claimed.

When searching her apartment, police obtained nausea pills prescribed to another name, an IV drip with cotton balls used to block the pump, and bank records, amongst other things.

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A woman who donated to Russo's crowdfunding page received an email from the site revealing that she would be getting her money back in "three to seven working days."

Russo was released from jail on a $10,000 dollar bond and is due in court on March 2.
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<p>A 19-year-old TikToker has been arrested for receiving donations after falsely claiming that she had been diagnosed with cancer.</p>
<p>Madison “Maddie” Russo was arrested on January 23 on a first-degree theft charge which is a felony that can gain 10 years in prison in her home state of Iowa, as per the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/31/madison-russo-19-charged-in-gofundme-cancer-scam/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a>.</p>
<p>The 19-year-old stands accused of scamming hundreds of donors out of $37,000 after claiming she had pancreatic cancer and a tumor “the size of a football."</p>
<p>Russo documented her fake journey throughout much of 2022, often posing with medical equipment that Eldridge Police Department is now claiming were all props.</p>
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<p>The TikToker also made a series of media appearances, where she claimed she was suffering from pancreatic cancer and leukemia, and that doctors had given her an 11% chance of survival.</p>
<p>Despite this, she managed to attend university while painting a 4.0 GPA, hold down her part-time job, and also enjoyed golfing in her free time.</p>
<p>Police also claim the alleged con artist also gave talks at St. Ambrose University where she was a student, where she explained her alleged battles with the disease as well as giving talks at the National Pancreatic Foundation - the non-profit organization disputes this, however.</p>
<p>A spokesperson for the charity told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/iowa-woman-faked-cancer-diagnosis-rake-thousands-donations-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>: "We can confirm the person in question has had no contact with the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation and has never spoken at any of our events."</p>
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<p>Russo got caught out on January 11, when medical professionals stumbled across her content and alerted authorities to discrepancies in what she was saying about her illness.</p>
<p>Police reports obtained by KWQC reveal that Russo often lied about being in the hospital and was actually in her apartment and that she had taken images from cancer patients' social media pages and uploaded them to her own.</p>
<p>Medical records from Genesis, Trinity, and Iowa City’s Stead Family Children’s Hospital also state that while Russo was a patient there, she was never diagnosed with cancer, nor did she receive any treatment as she claimed.</p>
<p>When searching her apartment, police obtained nausea pills prescribed to another name, an IV drip with cotton balls used to block the pump, and bank records, amongst other things.</p>
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<p>A woman who donated to Russo's crowdfunding page received an email from the site revealing that she would be getting her money back in "three to seven working days."</p>
<p>Russo was released from jail on a $10,000 dollar bond and is due in court on March 2.</p>
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Teen TikToker arrested for faking cancer diagnosis

Dwayne Johnson has revealed his mother Ata was involved in a late-night car crash as he shared photos of her smashed-up vehicle.

The wrestler-turned-actor, 50, took to Instagram to share a photo of Ata's red Cadillac, showing the extensive damage to the passenger side bonnet.

The bumper was seen broken and hanging off, while the wheel arch had been ripped off entirely, and the bonnet was crumpled and ripped from the impact, with the front headlight completely missing.

He told fans that his mother is a "survivor" and will continue to be evaluated following the terrifying incident.

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Dwayne - also known as The Rock - wrote alongside the image: "Thank you God she’s ok. Angels of mercy watched over my mom as she was in a car crash late last night.

"She’ll survive and continue to get evaluated."

He added: "This woman has survived lung cancer, tough marriage, head on collision with a drunk driver and attempted suicide. She’s a survivor, in ways that make angels and miracles real.

"Thank you LAPD &amp; LAFD for being so caring &amp; focused. Thanks for staying on phone and talking me thru it all.

"I got one parent left, so if you still got your mom and dad make sure you hug ‘em hard, cos you never know when you’ll get that 3am call we never want to get."

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The circumstances around the accident have yet to be revealed.

Dwayne lost his father, Rocky in 2020 at the age of 75 after the former wrestler died from a pulmonary embolism caused by a blood clot from a deep vein thrombosis in his leg.

The NWA champion died in the Florida home Dwayne had bought for him, and his son paid touching tribute to his father following his death.

He wrote at the time: "I love you. You broke color barriers, became a ring legend and trail blazed your way thru this world.

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"I was the boy sitting in the seats, watching and adoring you, my hero from afar. The boy you raised to always be proud of our cultures and proud of who and what I am.

"The boy you raised with the toughest of love. The intense work. The hard hand. The adoring boy who wanted to know only your best qualities.

"Who then grew to become a man realizing you had other deep complex sides that needed to be held and understood."

Following the news of Ata's car crash, Dwayne's comments were flooded with well-wishes for his mom, with fans writing: "<span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade">Thank the lord!! He’s has his arms around her. Prayers her way for a good recovery."</span>
<div class="_ab8w _ab94 _ab99 _ab9f _ab9m _ab9p _abaj _abb- _abcm">One added: "Your mother is such a warrior. I'm so glad that she's ok," as another commented: "Sending mama all the healing prayers!"</div>
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<p>Dwayne Johnson has revealed his mother Ata was involved in a late-night car crash as he shared photos of her smashed-up vehicle.</p>
<p>The wrestler-turned-actor, 50, took to Instagram to share a photo of Ata's red Cadillac, showing the extensive damage to the passenger side bonnet.</p>
<p>The bumper was seen broken and hanging off, while the wheel arch had been ripped off entirely, and the bonnet was crumpled and ripped from the impact, with the front headlight completely missing.</p>
<p>He told fans that his mother is a "survivor" and will continue to be evaluated following the terrifying incident.</p>

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<p>Dwayne - also known as The Rock - wrote alongside the image: "Thank you God she’s ok. Angels of mercy watched over my mom as she was in a car crash late last night.</p>
<p>"She’ll survive and continue to get evaluated."</p>
<p>He added: "This woman has survived lung cancer, tough marriage, head on collision with a drunk driver and attempted suicide. She’s a survivor, in ways that make angels and miracles real.</p>
<p>"Thank you LAPD &amp; LAFD for being so caring &amp; focused. Thanks for staying on phone and talking me thru it all.</p>
<p>"I got one parent left, so if you still got your mom and dad make sure you hug ‘em hard, cos you never know when you’ll get that 3am call we never want to get."</p>
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<p>The circumstances around the accident have yet to be revealed.</p>
<p>Dwayne lost his father, Rocky in 2020 at the age of 75 after the former wrestler died from a pulmonary embolism caused by a blood clot from a deep vein thrombosis in his leg.</p>
<p>The NWA champion died in the Florida home Dwayne had bought for him, and his son paid touching tribute to his father following his death.</p>
<p>He wrote at the time: "I love you. You broke color barriers, became a ring legend and trail blazed your way thru this world.</p>
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<p>"I was the boy sitting in the seats, watching and adoring you, my hero from afar. The boy you raised to always be proud of our cultures and proud of who and what I am.</p>
<p>"The boy you raised with the toughest of love. The intense work. The hard hand. The adoring boy who wanted to know only your best qualities.</p>
<p>"Who then grew to become a man realizing you had other deep complex sides that needed to be held and understood."</p>
<p>Following the news of Ata's car crash, Dwayne's comments were flooded with well-wishes for his mom, with fans writing: "Thank the lord!! He’s has his arms around her. Prayers her way for a good recovery."<br />
One added: "Your mother is such a warrior. I'm so glad that she's ok," as another commented: "Sending mama all the healing prayers!"</p>
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Dwayne Johnson says his mom has been involved in a car accident

A friend of <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/police-search-river-and-seal-off-scene-in-hunt-for-missing-dog-walker-nicola-bulley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicola Bulley</a> has now revealed that they were sent a text message minutes before the mother-of-two vanished.

On Friday (January 27), the <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/missing-woman-shared-eerie-posts-before-vanishing-on-footpath-leaving-her-dog-behind" target="_blank" rel="noopener">45-year-old mortgage broker</a> dropped her two daughters off at school in St Michaels on Wyre, Lancashire, before going on a walk with the family dog.

Nicola had taken the springer spaniel named Willow along a nearby towpath next to the River Wyre from around 8:45AM while being signed into a work conference call around 9:00AM.

A passerby later <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/nicola-bulley-made-plans-for-future-the-night-before-she-vanished-on-dog-walk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found the dog</a> wandering alone and agitated, with her harness on the floor. Meanwhile the mother's phone had been left on a bench and still logged into the call. They recognized Nicola from the picture on her device's background.

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The police have deployed extensive search teams for Nicola during the past few days and have been assisted with the help of the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/police-search-river-and-seal-off-scene-in-hunt-for-missing-dog-walker-nicola-bulley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scour the river bank</a> by the bench with a 20-foot-long probe attached to an underwater camera.

The specialist underwater unit bore oxygen tanks and long yellow cables dressed in black, and arrived on the scene around 10:40AM in the 18 feet deep water, per <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nicola-bulley-latest-police-divers-29114434?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mirror_main&amp;fbclid=IwAR3RNfgh52kONL9K7QWCx6U0QTKf9r0U2qt3gNPQPqfaQU_EWmqnUB-yITo">The Mirror</a>.

Speaking about the diver, an authority told the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11705215/Missing-mother-Nicola-Bulley-excitedly-making-plans-future.html">Daily Mail</a>: "The underwater teams are performing what's known as an arc search, whereby they monitor the riverbed by moving in a side-to-side motion from bank to bank."

"As of yet nothing of significance has been found but it'll be a long, thorough process," they added.

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In new developments, it has been revealed that minutes before the conference meeting - during which Nicola had switched off her camera and microphone - she texted a friend about meeting up sometime in the week with her kids.

According to the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nicola-bulley-texted-friend-significant-29119093">publication</a>, a close friend of the missing woman who lives in the village said: "She booked a playdate, 8.57, she sent a text message to a friend whose mortgage she had just recently signed off on to arrange for the girls to go for tea this week."

The friend - who did not wish to be named - suggested that the message indicates that the mother-of-two had no intention of voluntarily disappearing and added: "You wouldn’t have done that if you were going to get up and go missing."

The outlet shared that the critical information was disclosed during a meeting at the village hall on Sunday (January 29) morning at around 10:30AM, before residents went their first mass organized search.

Nicola's 44-year-old partner Paul Ansell is understood to have been at the meeting.

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This information also comes after Nicola's 72-year-old mother Dot told the same <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/desperate-parents-nicola-bulley-beg-29110019">outlet</a> that prior to her daughter's sudden disappearance, she had also been <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/nicola-bulley-made-plans-for-future-the-night-before-she-vanished-on-dog-walk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">making plans for a spa break</a> with her sister Louise.

"Louise had just booked Ribby Hall because they both had spa vouchers, she had just sent Nicola the night before the treatments," she said. "Louise booked it on Friday morning and sent it to Nicola but she never got back to her. They are very close."

Nicola's 73-year-old dad Ernest added she was happy with her job and had a meeting with an important client before she went missing.

"I said we better go now and Nicola came to the front door, and I gave her a kiss and told her I loved her and that was the last conversation I had with her," he shared.

The parents have said that their daughter's disappearance was out of character and disclosed that they asked police if "there is any chance" she has been abducted.

The mother-of-two's partner had previously said that the couple's six and nine-year-old daughters had <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/missing-moms-daughters-cried-their-eyes-out-after-being-told-their-mommys-lost" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"cried their eyes out"</a> after being told that their mom was "lost" and are hoping for her safe return.

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Yesterday (February 2) law enforcement identified the woman named Christine Bowman, 67, who was captured on surveillance cameras at about 8:50AM on Allotment Lane - close to where Nicola was last seen, per <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-64501150">BBC News</a>.

They hoped that the woman would have information to help the investigation, however, she had already spoken to officers and "doesn’t know anything," as reported by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/03/nicola-bulley-potential-witness-doesnt-know-anything-about-missing-woman">The Guardian</a>.
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<p>A friend of <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/police-search-river-and-seal-off-scene-in-hunt-for-missing-dog-walker-nicola-bulley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicola Bulley</a> has now revealed that they were sent a text message minutes before the mother-of-two vanished.</p>
<p>On Friday (January 27), the <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/missing-woman-shared-eerie-posts-before-vanishing-on-footpath-leaving-her-dog-behind" target="_blank" rel="noopener">45-year-old mortgage broker</a> dropped her two daughters off at school in St Michaels on Wyre, Lancashire, before going on a walk with the family dog.</p>
<p>Nicola had taken the springer spaniel named Willow along a nearby towpath next to the River Wyre from around 8:45AM while being signed into a work conference call around 9:00AM.</p>
<p>A passerby later <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/nicola-bulley-made-plans-for-future-the-night-before-she-vanished-on-dog-walk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found the dog</a> wandering alone and agitated, with her harness on the floor. Meanwhile the mother's phone had been left on a bench and still logged into the call. They recognized Nicola from the picture on her device's background.</p>
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<p>The police have deployed extensive search teams for Nicola during the past few days and have been assisted with the help of the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/police-search-river-and-seal-off-scene-in-hunt-for-missing-dog-walker-nicola-bulley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scour the river bank</a> by the bench with a 20-foot-long probe attached to an underwater camera.</p>
<p>The specialist underwater unit bore oxygen tanks and long yellow cables dressed in black, and arrived on the scene around 10:40AM in the 18 feet deep water, per <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nicola-bulley-latest-police-divers-29114434?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mirror_main&amp;fbclid=IwAR3RNfgh52kONL9K7QWCx6U0QTKf9r0U2qt3gNPQPqfaQU_EWmqnUB-yITo">The Mirror</a>.</p>
<p>Speaking about the diver, an authority told the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11705215/Missing-mother-Nicola-Bulley-excitedly-making-plans-future.html">Daily Mail</a>: "The underwater teams are performing what's known as an arc search, whereby they monitor the riverbed by moving in a side-to-side motion from bank to bank."</p>
<p>"As of yet nothing of significance has been found but it'll be a long, thorough process," they added.</p>
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<p>In new developments, it has been revealed that minutes before the conference meeting - during which Nicola had switched off her camera and microphone - she texted a friend about meeting up sometime in the week with her kids.</p>
<p>According to the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nicola-bulley-texted-friend-significant-29119093">publication</a>, a close friend of the missing woman who lives in the village said: "She booked a playdate, 8.57, she sent a text message to a friend whose mortgage she had just recently signed off on to arrange for the girls to go for tea this week."</p>
<p>The friend - who did not wish to be named - suggested that the message indicates that the mother-of-two had no intention of voluntarily disappearing and added: "You wouldn’t have done that if you were going to get up and go missing."</p>
<p>The outlet shared that the critical information was disclosed during a meeting at the village hall on Sunday (January 29) morning at around 10:30AM, before residents went their first mass organized search.</p>
<p>Nicola's 44-year-old partner Paul Ansell is understood to have been at the meeting.</p>
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<p>This information also comes after Nicola's 72-year-old mother Dot told the same <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/desperate-parents-nicola-bulley-beg-29110019">outlet</a> that prior to her daughter's sudden disappearance, she had also been <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/nicola-bulley-made-plans-for-future-the-night-before-she-vanished-on-dog-walk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">making plans for a spa break</a> with her sister Louise.</p>
<p>"Louise had just booked Ribby Hall because they both had spa vouchers, she had just sent Nicola the night before the treatments," she said. "Louise booked it on Friday morning and sent it to Nicola but she never got back to her. They are very close."</p>
<p>Nicola's 73-year-old dad Ernest added she was happy with her job and had a meeting with an important client before she went missing.</p>
<p>"I said we better go now and Nicola came to the front door, and I gave her a kiss and told her I loved her and that was the last conversation I had with her," he shared.</p>
<p>The parents have said that their daughter's disappearance was out of character and disclosed that they asked police if "there is any chance" she has been abducted.</p>
<p>The mother-of-two's partner had previously said that the couple's six and nine-year-old daughters had <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/missing-moms-daughters-cried-their-eyes-out-after-being-told-their-mommys-lost" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"cried their eyes out"</a> after being told that their mom was "lost" and are hoping for her safe return.</p>
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<p>Yesterday (February 2) law enforcement identified the woman named Christine Bowman, 67, who was captured on surveillance cameras at about 8:50AM on Allotment Lane - close to where Nicola was last seen, per <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-64501150">BBC News</a>.</p>
<p>They hoped that the woman would have information to help the investigation, however, she had already spoken to officers and "doesn’t know anything," as reported by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/03/nicola-bulley-potential-witness-doesnt-know-anything-about-missing-woman">The Guardian</a>.</p>
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Nicola Bulley's friend shares text missing mom sent her 'minutes before vanishing into thin air'

Nicola Bulley's partner has spoken out for the first time since she went missing, revealing his heartbreak and saying that the ordeal feels "like a dream."

The mother-of-two, 45, went missing on January 27 and was <a href="https://vt.co/news/more-devastating-details-about-missing-mom-who-vanished-on-footpath-emerge">last sighted</a> walking her dog near the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire, at around 9:15 AM, per the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-64462917" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC</a>.

Her disappearance was noted at around 10:30 AM the same morning after a dog walker noticed Bulley's brown springer spaniel looking distressed with no owner in sight.

Her phone was also found on a park bench sitting opposite the river with it still connected to a work conference call.

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Bulley's partner Paul Ansell has spoken out for the first time, telling <a href="https://twitter.com/skynews/status/1621446683442790400?s=46&amp;t=m9tupCJgJoC44dnS4cD5hw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sky News</a> that it seems "absolutely impossible" that she hasn't been found yet.

Ansell told reporters that his main focus is to stay strong for the couple's two young daughters - nine-year-old Harriet, and six-year-old Sophia.

"I just can't believe that we're a week on, and as yet, it seems like we're no further on. it just seems absolutely impossible, just like a dream. I can't get my head around any of it," he told Sky News.

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Ansell took a moment to show his gratitude for those searching for Bulley: "I just want to say a massive thank you to the community, friends, for everything that they're doing."

He added that he has replayed every scenario "around and around" in his head, but that "every single scenario comes to a brick wall."

Ansell expressed that it's almost as if his partner "vanished into thin air" as, after a week of searching, there has been no progress in finding her whereabouts.

He also had the heartbreaking task of telling their two young daughters that their mother was missing, but he doesn't know how long he can keep up appearances.

Speaking to the <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21231609/missing-nicola-bulley-daughters-broke-down-tears/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sun</a>, Bulley's mother Dorothy said: "He just said, 'Mommy’s lost,'" while Ansell's dad David added: "They cried their eyes out."

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Bulley's father Ernest told the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/missing-nicola-bulley-made-plans-29107922" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mirror</a>, "When I look at the kids, I have to go out of the room because I can't hold it together. They are asking where Mommy is and when is Mommy coming home? It's so hard."

Bulley had dropped her children off at school on the morning of her disappearance before taking their dog Willow for a walk on a well-known route.

Lancashire police are urging anybody with information to come forward as soon as possible.
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<p>Nicola Bulley's partner has spoken out for the first time since she went missing, revealing his heartbreak and saying that the ordeal feels "like a dream."</p>
<p>The mother-of-two, 45, went missing on January 27 and was <a href="https://vt.co/news/more-devastating-details-about-missing-mom-who-vanished-on-footpath-emerge">last sighted</a> walking her dog near the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire, at around 9:15 AM, per the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-64462917" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC</a>.</p>
<p>Her disappearance was noted at around 10:30 AM the same morning after a dog walker noticed Bulley's brown springer spaniel looking distressed with no owner in sight.</p>
<p>Her phone was also found on a park bench sitting opposite the river with it still connected to a work conference call.</p>
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<p>Bulley's partner Paul Ansell has spoken out for the first time, telling <a href="https://twitter.com/skynews/status/1621446683442790400?s=46&amp;t=m9tupCJgJoC44dnS4cD5hw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sky News</a> that it seems "absolutely impossible" that she hasn't been found yet.</p>
<p>Ansell told reporters that his main focus is to stay strong for the couple's two young daughters - nine-year-old Harriet, and six-year-old Sophia.</p>
<p>"I just can't believe that we're a week on, and as yet, it seems like we're no further on. it just seems absolutely impossible, just like a dream. I can't get my head around any of it," he told Sky News.</p>
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<p>Ansell took a moment to show his gratitude for those searching for Bulley: "I just want to say a massive thank you to the community, friends, for everything that they're doing."</p>
<p>He added that he has replayed every scenario "around and around" in his head, but that "every single scenario comes to a brick wall."</p>
<p>Ansell expressed that it's almost as if his partner "vanished into thin air" as, after a week of searching, there has been no progress in finding her whereabouts.</p>
<p>He also had the heartbreaking task of telling their two young daughters that their mother was missing, but he doesn't know how long he can keep up appearances.</p>
<p>Speaking to the <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21231609/missing-nicola-bulley-daughters-broke-down-tears/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sun</a>, Bulley's mother Dorothy said: "He just said, 'Mommy’s lost,'" while Ansell's dad David added: "They cried their eyes out."</p>
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<p>Bulley's father Ernest told the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/missing-nicola-bulley-made-plans-29107922" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mirror</a>, "When I look at the kids, I have to go out of the room because I can't hold it together. They are asking where Mommy is and when is Mommy coming home? It's so hard."</p>
<p>Bulley had dropped her children off at school on the morning of her disappearance before taking their dog Willow for a walk on a well-known route.</p>
<p>Lancashire police are urging anybody with information to come forward as soon as possible.</p>
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Nicola Bulley's heartbroken boyfriend speaks out for the first time since disappearance

Disgraced singer Gary Glitter has been freed from prison after he served just half of his 16-year sentence for sex crimes against three schoolgirls, <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/gary-glitter-freed-from-prison-after-serving-half-of-sentence-for-abusing-girls-12801957">Sky News</a> reports.

The 78-year-old sex offender, who made a name for himself in the 1970s, was jailed in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls.

The ex-glam rock singer abused two girls, aged 12 and 13, after inviting them backstage to his dressing room, having isolated them from their parents. His third victim was less than 10 years old when he shared a bed with her and attempted to rape her in 1975.

According to multiple reports, he left HMP The Verne - a low security category C jail in Portland, Dorset - on Friday after serving eight years behind bars. He will now be subject to licence conditions.

He was found guilty and incarcerated in 2015 for his sex crimes.

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The British musician, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was at the height of his fame when he abused the underage girls. His crimes came to light when Glitter became the first to be detained by police as part of Operation Yewtree - an investigation by London's police force, the Metropolitan Police, following the Jimmy Savile scandal. Savile was a British TV personality who abused hundreds of people, including minors, throughout his career. He died in 2011.

During Glitter's sentencing, Judge Alistair McCreath said all the victims were "profoundly affected" by the abuse.

He said it was "difficult to overstate the gravity of this dreadful behaviour" in reference to the attack on one of his victims, telling Glitter he was able to assault another "only" due to his status.

The court was told that it appeared that Glitter had not made amends for his past behavior after he was found guilty of one count of attempted rape, one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13, and four counts of indecent assault.

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He then lost a court of appeal challenge against his guilty verdict.

Glitter admitted to being in possession of 4,000 child pornography images and was imprisoned for four months in 1999. In 2002, he was expelled from Cambodia when reports of sexual abuse allegations came to light. In March 2006, he was found guilty of sexually abusing two girls, who were aged 10 and 11, in Vietnam and spent two-and-a-half years in jail.

Now he's no longer behind bars, Glitter must inform officials a week in advance of any international travel, and officers can veto any trip if they have concerns over a risk of additional sex crimes.

The convicted predator will also have to wear a tag and tell authorities if he becomes romantically involved with someone who has a child under the age of 18.
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<p>Disgraced singer Gary Glitter has been freed from prison after he served just half of his 16-year sentence for sex crimes against three schoolgirls, <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/gary-glitter-freed-from-prison-after-serving-half-of-sentence-for-abusing-girls-12801957">Sky News</a> reports.</p>
<p>The 78-year-old sex offender, who made a name for himself in the 1970s, was jailed in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls.</p>
<p>The ex-glam rock singer abused two girls, aged 12 and 13, after inviting them backstage to his dressing room, having isolated them from their parents. His third victim was less than 10 years old when he shared a bed with her and attempted to rape her in 1975.</p>
<p>According to multiple reports, he left HMP The Verne - a low security category C jail in Portland, Dorset - on Friday after serving eight years behind bars. He will now be subject to licence conditions.</p>
<p>He was found guilty and incarcerated in 2015 for his sex crimes.</p>
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<p>The British musician, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was at the height of his fame when he abused the underage girls. His crimes came to light when Glitter became the first to be detained by police as part of Operation Yewtree - an investigation by London's police force, the Metropolitan Police, following the Jimmy Savile scandal. Savile was a British TV personality who abused hundreds of people, including minors, throughout his career. He died in 2011.</p>
<p>During Glitter's sentencing, Judge Alistair McCreath said all the victims were "profoundly affected" by the abuse.</p>
<p>He said it was "difficult to overstate the gravity of this dreadful behaviour" in reference to the attack on one of his victims, telling Glitter he was able to assault another "only" due to his status.</p>
<p>The court was told that it appeared that Glitter had not made amends for his past behavior after he was found guilty of one count of attempted rape, one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13, and four counts of indecent assault.</p>
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<p>He then lost a court of appeal challenge against his guilty verdict.</p>
<p>Glitter admitted to being in possession of 4,000 child pornography images and was imprisoned for four months in 1999. In 2002, he was expelled from Cambodia when reports of sexual abuse allegations came to light. In March 2006, he was found guilty of sexually abusing two girls, who were aged 10 and 11, in Vietnam and spent two-and-a-half years in jail.</p>
<p>Now he's no longer behind bars, Glitter must inform officials a week in advance of any international travel, and officers can veto any trip if they have concerns over a risk of additional sex crimes.</p>
<p>The convicted predator will also have to wear a tag and tell authorities if he becomes romantically involved with someone who has a child under the age of 18.</p>
<h2>Featured image credit: Mark Thomas / Alamy</h2>


BREAKING: Gary Glitter goes free after serving half of sentence for abusing girls

A woman hired a flash mob to dance to Queen's iconic 'Another One Bites the Dust' at her own funeral because she wanted to "go out in style."

Dwelling on death and what comes after can be quite a morbid thought process, but most of us have probably pondered what song to play at our funeral.

But it turns out that a funeral doesn't have to be a solemn affair, it can actually be quite an upbeat experience for loved ones mourning a loss.

Sandie Wood sadly passed away aged 65 and she decided to plan her own funeral with a few surprises, much to the shock of her family.

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Wanting a memorable sendoff, Sandie's friend hired a troupe of dancers to perform a flashmob at the funeral to 'Another One Bites the Dust' by Queen.

The song is quite fitting for the funeral of someone with a great sense of humor, though the mourners were initially seen looking quite confused when a group of dancers began energetically performing in front of them.

Sandie's friend Sam Ryalls told the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-bristol-64223053" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC</a>: "She was one of a kind, so she left the world how she lived it. She wanted everyone to remember her funeral but not for a sad reason.

"Everyone is sad and grieving because she is not here anymore but that doesn’t mean her final day had to be that way." Sandie also had "going out in style" written across her coffin.

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Though it would seem that finding a troupe of dancers willing to perform at a funeral was quite a tricky task, as Sam found out when organizing it.

"I rang so many different companies but they all said they weren’t comfortable doing it," Sam told the <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21015202/flash-mob-funeral-queen-dance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sun</a>.

Eventually, the dance group Flaming Feathers run by 36-year-old Claire Phipps agreed to take part. "We’ve been gigging for 12 years and we’ve never done a funeral," Claire said.

She went on: "We had to pretend to be part of the guests with people crying and grieving and then get up, whip our coats off, and rock out. It was really nice to do something different."

Sandie died from tongue cancer and was one of around 30,000 people that contracted hepatitis C in the 1970s and 80s after being given contaminated blood.

As reported by the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48596605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC</a>, the scandal is seen as the biggest treatment disaster in the history of the National Health Service (NHS).

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Those suffering from hemophilia and other bleeding disorders were given blood intended to make treatment better, but it actually contained HIV and hepatitis viruses.

Demand for blood in the UK was at an all-time high, so healthcare services began importing it from the US, where it was largely given by prison inmates and drug users looking to sell their blood.

An inquiry was launched into how this disaster was allowed to happen as it resulted in thousands of deaths.
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<p>A woman hired a flash mob to dance to Queen's iconic 'Another One Bites the Dust' at her own funeral because she wanted to "go out in style."</p>
<p>Dwelling on death and what comes after can be quite a morbid thought process, but most of us have probably pondered what song to play at our funeral.</p>
<p>But it turns out that a funeral doesn't have to be a solemn affair, it can actually be quite an upbeat experience for loved ones mourning a loss.</p>
<p>Sandie Wood sadly passed away aged 65 and she decided to plan her own funeral with a few surprises, much to the shock of her family.</p>
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<p>Wanting a memorable sendoff, Sandie's friend hired a troupe of dancers to perform a flashmob at the funeral to 'Another One Bites the Dust' by Queen.</p>
<p>The song is quite fitting for the funeral of someone with a great sense of humor, though the mourners were initially seen looking quite confused when a group of dancers began energetically performing in front of them.</p>
<p>Sandie's friend Sam Ryalls told the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-bristol-64223053" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC</a>: "She was one of a kind, so she left the world how she lived it. She wanted everyone to remember her funeral but not for a sad reason.</p>
<p>"Everyone is sad and grieving because she is not here anymore but that doesn’t mean her final day had to be that way." Sandie also had "going out in style" written across her coffin.</p>
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<p>Though it would seem that finding a troupe of dancers willing to perform at a funeral was quite a tricky task, as Sam found out when organizing it.</p>
<p>"I rang so many different companies but they all said they weren’t comfortable doing it," Sam told the <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21015202/flash-mob-funeral-queen-dance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sun</a>.</p>
<p>Eventually, the dance group Flaming Feathers run by 36-year-old Claire Phipps agreed to take part. "We’ve been gigging for 12 years and we’ve never done a funeral," Claire said.</p>
<p>She went on: "We had to pretend to be part of the guests with people crying and grieving and then get up, whip our coats off, and rock out. It was really nice to do something different."</p>
<p>Sandie died from tongue cancer and was one of around 30,000 people that contracted hepatitis C in the 1970s and 80s after being given contaminated blood.</p>
<p>As reported by the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48596605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC</a>, the scandal is seen as the biggest treatment disaster in the history of the National Health Service (NHS).</p>
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<p>Those suffering from hemophilia and other bleeding disorders were given blood intended to make treatment better, but it actually contained HIV and hepatitis viruses.</p>
<p>Demand for blood in the UK was at an all-time high, so healthcare services began importing it from the US, where it was largely given by prison inmates and drug users looking to sell their blood.</p>
<p>An inquiry was launched into how this disaster was allowed to happen as it resulted in thousands of deaths.</p>
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Woman hired flash mob to dance to 'Another One Bites the Dust' at her own funeral

A school in Alabama has recently been slammed as "creepy" after they demanded that girls submit photos of the "front and back" of their prom dresses before attending the event.

Posting to their Facebook account, which has since been deactivated due to intense backlash from social media users, Oxford High School outlined protocols primarily aimed at female students about the dress code for their upcoming dance.

"Females," the post started. "Evening gowns and cocktail dresses - No transparent material, no slits more than six inches from the middle of the knee, no dress length can be shorter than six inches from the middle of the knee all the way around (both front and back from the middle of the knee), no revealing necklines (armpit line) or back lines."

The post continued outlining further restrictions for the girls, stating: "Dresses may be sleeveless or strapless provided all from armpit-line to mid-thigh are covered. No two-piece dresses with midriff showing will be allowed."

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While the requirements were pretty extensive, the last part of the post explaining that all dresses must be "approved" before the party is where things took a turn for the "creepy."

"All dresses must be approved by [redacted] prior to March 6 (No exceptions). Email pictures to [redacted] of YOU wearing your prom attire - Front and Back views," it clarified, before adding that if the dress "doesn't meet dress code standards, then you will not be permitted to attend prom."

"Make sure that pictures reflect the best possible views. If you do not get pre-approved, then you will not be allowed to attend prom."

For male students, however, the same details were not applied as the post stated that they just had to pick between a "Tuxedo or suits only - No jeans, t-shirts, tennis shoes, caps, or oversized clothing. Top hats and canes will be allowed provided they are used properly."

Comparing the two paragraphs aimed at female students against the <em>one sentence</em> that outlined the rules for male students was clearly frustrating for both students and parents alike.

When a screenshot of the post was reposted to Facebook by Laura Fowler alongside a caption that read: "Oxford High School Yellow Jackets DO BETTER!! This is NOT okay!!", comments criticizing the establishment poured in.

"The females having literally two paragraphs and needing approval, while the males have literally one bullet point simply telling them they just have to look nice... and somehow I'm not even surprised," wrote one user while another added that "expecting girls to email pics of themselves wearing the dresses for pre-approval is creepy."

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Upon receiving intense backlash, the school ended up releasing a follow-up statement regarding the issue.

The school apologized for how the post was perceived, explaining, via the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/27/creepy-school-demands-girls-submit-front-and-back-prom-dress-photos/">New York Post,</a> that the intention was simply to make students aware of expectations regarding dress code.

Ashley Stilwell, Oxford City Schools’ Public Information Officer, also addressed the issue, saying via the same outlet that the post from the school regarding prom dress code had not even been approved and that the school's actual prom guidelines were now available.
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<p>A school in Alabama has recently been slammed as "creepy" after they demanded that girls submit photos of the "front and back" of their prom dresses before attending the event.</p>
<p>Posting to their Facebook account, which has since been deactivated due to intense backlash from social media users, Oxford High School outlined protocols primarily aimed at female students about the dress code for their upcoming dance.</p>
<p>"Females," the post started. "Evening gowns and cocktail dresses - No transparent material, no slits more than six inches from the middle of the knee, no dress length can be shorter than six inches from the middle of the knee all the way around (both front and back from the middle of the knee), no revealing necklines (armpit line) or back lines."</p>
<p>The post continued outlining further restrictions for the girls, stating: "Dresses may be sleeveless or strapless provided all from armpit-line to mid-thigh are covered. No two-piece dresses with midriff showing will be allowed."</p>
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<p>While the requirements were pretty extensive, the last part of the post explaining that all dresses must be "approved" before the party is where things took a turn for the "creepy."</p>
<p>"All dresses must be approved by [redacted] prior to March 6 (No exceptions). Email pictures to [redacted] of YOU wearing your prom attire - Front and Back views," it clarified, before adding that if the dress "doesn't meet dress code standards, then you will not be permitted to attend prom."</p>
<p>"Make sure that pictures reflect the best possible views. If you do not get pre-approved, then you will not be allowed to attend prom."</p>
<p>For male students, however, the same details were not applied as the post stated that they just had to pick between a "Tuxedo or suits only - No jeans, t-shirts, tennis shoes, caps, or oversized clothing. Top hats and canes will be allowed provided they are used properly."</p>
<p>Comparing the two paragraphs aimed at female students against the <em>one sentence</em> that outlined the rules for male students was clearly frustrating for both students and parents alike.</p>
<p>When a screenshot of the post was reposted to Facebook by Laura Fowler alongside a caption that read: "Oxford High School Yellow Jackets DO BETTER!! This is NOT okay!!", comments criticizing the establishment poured in.</p>
<p>"The females having literally two paragraphs and needing approval, while the males have literally one bullet point simply telling them they just have to look nice... and somehow I'm not even surprised," wrote one user while another added that "expecting girls to email pics of themselves wearing the dresses for pre-approval is creepy."</p>
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<p>Upon receiving intense backlash, the school ended up releasing a follow-up statement regarding the issue.</p>
<p>The school apologized for how the post was perceived, explaining, via the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/27/creepy-school-demands-girls-submit-front-and-back-prom-dress-photos/">New York Post,</a> that the intention was simply to make students aware of expectations regarding dress code.</p>
<p>Ashley Stilwell, Oxford City Schools’ Public Information Officer, also addressed the issue, saying via the same outlet that the post from the school regarding prom dress code had not even been approved and that the school's actual prom guidelines were now available.</p>
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School slammed as 'creepy' after demanding girls submit 'front and back’ prom dress photos

A 28-year-old man died after he was shot by police while he was cleaning out his late grandmother's apartment, with officers reportedly mistaking him for a burglar.

As reported by <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-man-dies-shot-police-was-cleaning-late-grandmothers-apartment-rcna68649" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC News</a>, Joe Frasure was shot on Monday (January 30) in Wyoming, a city of about 9,000 around 12 miles north of downtown Cincinnati.

Wyoming police say they were responding to a call in the early hours of the morning of two or three individuals attempting to break into the apartment block.

According to reports, the caller had told 911 operators that the property was supposed to be vacant. Officers heard activity at the rear of the building, and they discovered Frasure and his father in a minivan, with police claiming that Frasure refused to listen to instructions.

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Police Chief Brooke Brady said: "The minivan reversed at a high rate of speed, before hitting a tree, at which point the vehicle accelerated rapidly at our officers.

"The officers fired four shots at the minivan as the minivan was accelerating towards them." Frasure was struck by a bullet as the officers fired and the minivan hit the building.

Chief Brady stated that the officers then forced their way into the smoking van, extracted Frasure, and attempted to apply life-saving care.

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The 28-year-old was transferred to University Hospital but passed away on Tuesday (January 31) with his cause of death being unconfirmed.

Frasure's family has disputed the police's account of events, as they claim that he was there to clear out his late grandmother's apartment, and they opened fire without giving instructions.

Speaking to <a href="https://www.wlwt.com/article/body-camera-footage-to-be-released-police-shooting-of-joseph-fraser-jr-in-wyoming-ohio/42725374" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WLWT of Cincinnati</a>, Frasure's sister, Shonda Coleman said: "I didn’t hear none of that. I didn’t hear no commands. All I heard is pop, pop, pop, pop. Like, it was, like, 10 rounds."

The grieving sister demanded to see the footage from the officer's body cams and prosecutors are expected to release more information on Friday, alongside the camera footage.

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Per reports from <a href="https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/01/what-we-know-about-the-wyoming-police-shooting-of-joe-frasure/69863310007/">Cincinnati.com</a>, police had often visited the apartments after neighbors became concerned about the property.

According to a neighbor, Derrick Moore, he and other nearby residents had been concerned about the property for many months, with the city recently taking action meaning at least three of the four units were unoccupied.

Moore added that the neighbors had spoken to the residents and knew that one of the units was being cleared out following the death of a woman in early January.

Police frequently visited the apartments, according to records obtained by The Enquirer, with at least 33 calls being received between October 10 and January 11, mostly about domestic disturbances and disputes between residents. Frasure was not named in any of the complaints.

Chief Brady stated that she has already reviewed the footage and it has been shared with the sheriff's office and Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office who are investigating the matter.

"This is a tragedy for all involved," Chief Brady said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family at this time."

Frasure leaves behind two children, with his third due this week.
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<p>A 28-year-old man died after he was shot by police while he was cleaning out his late grandmother's apartment, with officers reportedly mistaking him for a burglar.</p>
<p>As reported by <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-man-dies-shot-police-was-cleaning-late-grandmothers-apartment-rcna68649" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC News</a>, Joe Frasure was shot on Monday (January 30) in Wyoming, a city of about 9,000 around 12 miles north of downtown Cincinnati.</p>
<p>Wyoming police say they were responding to a call in the early hours of the morning of two or three individuals attempting to break into the apartment block.</p>
<p>According to reports, the caller had told 911 operators that the property was supposed to be vacant. Officers heard activity at the rear of the building, and they discovered Frasure and his father in a minivan, with police claiming that Frasure refused to listen to instructions.</p>
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<p>Police Chief Brooke Brady said: "The minivan reversed at a high rate of speed, before hitting a tree, at which point the vehicle accelerated rapidly at our officers.</p>
<p>"The officers fired four shots at the minivan as the minivan was accelerating towards them." Frasure was struck by a bullet as the officers fired and the minivan hit the building.</p>
<p>Chief Brady stated that the officers then forced their way into the smoking van, extracted Frasure, and attempted to apply life-saving care.</p>
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<p>The 28-year-old was transferred to University Hospital but passed away on Tuesday (January 31) with his cause of death being unconfirmed.</p>
<p>Frasure's family has disputed the police's account of events, as they claim that he was there to clear out his late grandmother's apartment, and they opened fire without giving instructions.</p>
<p>Speaking to <a href="https://www.wlwt.com/article/body-camera-footage-to-be-released-police-shooting-of-joseph-fraser-jr-in-wyoming-ohio/42725374" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WLWT of Cincinnati</a>, Frasure's sister, Shonda Coleman said: "I didn’t hear none of that. I didn’t hear no commands. All I heard is pop, pop, pop, pop. Like, it was, like, 10 rounds."</p>
<p>The grieving sister demanded to see the footage from the officer's body cams and prosecutors are expected to release more information on Friday, alongside the camera footage.</p>
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<p>Per reports from <a href="https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/01/what-we-know-about-the-wyoming-police-shooting-of-joe-frasure/69863310007/">Cincinnati.com</a>, police had often visited the apartments after neighbors became concerned about the property.</p>
<p>According to a neighbor, Derrick Moore, he and other nearby residents had been concerned about the property for many months, with the city recently taking action meaning at least three of the four units were unoccupied.</p>
<p>Moore added that the neighbors had spoken to the residents and knew that one of the units was being cleared out following the death of a woman in early January.</p>
<p>Police frequently visited the apartments, according to records obtained by The Enquirer, with at least 33 calls being received between October 10 and January 11, mostly about domestic disturbances and disputes between residents. Frasure was not named in any of the complaints.</p>
<p>Chief Brady stated that she has already reviewed the footage and it has been shared with the sheriff's office and Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office who are investigating the matter.</p>
<p>"This is a tragedy for all involved," Chief Brady said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family at this time."</p>
<p>Frasure leaves behind two children, with his third due this week.</p>
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28-year-old man dies after being shot by police as he was cleaning out late grandmother's apartment

The police have deployed divers in their extensive search for <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/more-devastating-details-about-missing-mom-who-vanished-on-footpath-emerge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley.</a>

As <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/nicola-bulley-made-plans-for-future-the-night-before-she-vanished-on-dog-walk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously reported</a>, Bulley had dropped her two daughters off at school on Friday morning, before taking the family dog named Willow for a walk in Lancashire.

The alarm was first raised after a passerby found the springer spaniel running alone beside the River Wyre in the village of St Michael’s on Wyre at <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/missing-woman-shared-eerie-posts-before-vanishing-on-footpath-leaving-her-dog-behind" target="_blank" rel="noopener">around 10:30 AM</a>.

The onlooker also found the dog's lead, harness, and the 45-year-old's phone - which was still connected to an active conference call - on a bench and identified her from the family photo on her lock screen.

[caption id="attachment_1263192861" align="aligncenter" width="2560"]<img class="wp-image-1263192861 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/2MX3DB2-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1761" /> A police diver with the specialist search teams from Lancashire Police. Credit: PA Images / Alamy[/caption]

Extensive search parties involving drones, helicopters, and dogs have been carried out since Friday. The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service have also been assisting by returning to the river bank by the bench with a 20-foot-long probe attached to an underwater camera.

According to <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nicola-bulley-latest-police-divers-29114434?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mirror_main&amp;fbclid=IwAR3RNfgh52kONL9K7QWCx6U0QTKf9r0U2qt3gNPQPqfaQU_EWmqnUB-yITo">The Mirror</a>, a specialist underwater unit carrying oxygen tanks and long yellow cables dressed in black had arrived at around 10:40AM in the 18 feet-deep water.

A police source told the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11705215/Missing-mother-Nicola-Bulley-excitedly-making-plans-future.html">Daily Mail</a>: "The underwater teams are performing what's known as an arc search, whereby they monitor the riverbed by moving in a side-to-side motion from bank to bank. As of yet nothing of significance has been found but it'll be a long, thorough process."

Nicola's 72-year-old mother, Dot, revealed that her daughter had spent the night at her parents' house before her disappearance.

Dot said that Nicola <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/nicola-bulley-made-plans-for-future-the-night-before-she-vanished-on-dog-walk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made plans for the future</a> such as preparing a spa trip with her sister Louise and intended to buy tickets to watch her six and nine-year-old daughters perform in the choir and gymnastics shows.

[caption id="attachment_1263192863" align="aligncenter" width="2560"]<img class="wp-image-1263192863 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/2MN1JKK-2-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1707" /> Nicola's missing person poster is attached to a gate in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire. Credit: PA Images / Alamy[/caption]

Speaking to <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/desperate-parents-nicola-bulley-beg-29110019">The Mirror</a>, her mother along with her father Ernest, 73, noted that they were looking after Nicola's daughters while she was on a client conference call.

Recalling their last conversation, Ernest shared: "I said we better go now and Nicola came to the front door, and I gave her a kiss and told her I loved her and that was the last conversation I had with her."

The parents also added that their daughter's disappearance was out of character and disclosed that they asked police if "there is any chance" she has been abducted.

The mother-of-two's partner, 44-year-old Paul Ansell, had previously said that the couple's <a href="https://vt.co/news/missing-moms-daughters-cried-their-eyes-out-after-being-told-their-mommys-lost">daughters</a> - Harriet and Sophia - had "cried their eyes out" after being told that their mom was "lost" and are hoping for her safe return.

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In new developments, police have now identified a woman who was captured on surveillance cameras at about 8:50AM on Allotment Lane - close to where Nicola was last seen - who might have information to help the investigation, per <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-64501150">BBC News.</a>
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<p>The police have deployed divers in their extensive search for <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/more-devastating-details-about-missing-mom-who-vanished-on-footpath-emerge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley.</a></p>
<p>As <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/nicola-bulley-made-plans-for-future-the-night-before-she-vanished-on-dog-walk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously reported</a>, Bulley had dropped her two daughters off at school on Friday morning, before taking the family dog named Willow for a walk in Lancashire.</p>
<p>The alarm was first raised after a passerby found the springer spaniel running alone beside the River Wyre in the village of St Michael’s on Wyre at <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/missing-woman-shared-eerie-posts-before-vanishing-on-footpath-leaving-her-dog-behind" target="_blank" rel="noopener">around 10:30 AM</a>.</p>
<p>The onlooker also found the dog's lead, harness, and the 45-year-old's phone - which was still connected to an active conference call - on a bench and identified her from the family photo on her lock screen.</p>
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<p>Extensive search parties involving drones, helicopters, and dogs have been carried out since Friday. The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service have also been assisting by returning to the river bank by the bench with a 20-foot-long probe attached to an underwater camera.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nicola-bulley-latest-police-divers-29114434?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mirror_main&amp;fbclid=IwAR3RNfgh52kONL9K7QWCx6U0QTKf9r0U2qt3gNPQPqfaQU_EWmqnUB-yITo">The Mirror</a>, a specialist underwater unit carrying oxygen tanks and long yellow cables dressed in black had arrived at around 10:40AM in the 18 feet-deep water.</p>
<p>A police source told the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11705215/Missing-mother-Nicola-Bulley-excitedly-making-plans-future.html">Daily Mail</a>: "The underwater teams are performing what's known as an arc search, whereby they monitor the riverbed by moving in a side-to-side motion from bank to bank. As of yet nothing of significance has been found but it'll be a long, thorough process."</p>
<p>Nicola's 72-year-old mother, Dot, revealed that her daughter had spent the night at her parents' house before her disappearance.</p>
<p>Dot said that Nicola <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/nicola-bulley-made-plans-for-future-the-night-before-she-vanished-on-dog-walk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made plans for the future</a> such as preparing a spa trip with her sister Louise and intended to buy tickets to watch her six and nine-year-old daughters perform in the choir and gymnastics shows.</p>
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<p>Speaking to <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/desperate-parents-nicola-bulley-beg-29110019">The Mirror</a>, her mother along with her father Ernest, 73, noted that they were looking after Nicola's daughters while she was on a client conference call.</p>
<p>Recalling their last conversation, Ernest shared: "I said we better go now and Nicola came to the front door, and I gave her a kiss and told her I loved her and that was the last conversation I had with her."</p>
<p>The parents also added that their daughter's disappearance was out of character and disclosed that they asked police if "there is any chance" she has been abducted.</p>
<p>The mother-of-two's partner, 44-year-old Paul Ansell, had previously said that the couple's <a href="https://vt.co/news/missing-moms-daughters-cried-their-eyes-out-after-being-told-their-mommys-lost">daughters</a> - Harriet and Sophia - had "cried their eyes out" after being told that their mom was "lost" and are hoping for her safe return.</p>
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<p>In new developments, police have now identified a woman who was captured on surveillance cameras at about 8:50AM on Allotment Lane - close to where Nicola was last seen - who might have information to help the investigation, per <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-64501150">BBC News.</a></p>
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Police search river and seal off scene in hunt for missing dog walker Nicola Bulley

Diners at a restaurant have been left stunned after they were charged $25 for the staff to cut a cake they had brought themselves.

Celebrating a birthday should be done with all the extravagance possible - after all, they only come around once a year!

After a day of celebrating another year of life, having a nice birthday meal with family and friends is an absolute must, all culminating with the traditional birthday cake.

Often the worst part about a birthday cake is having to stand there awkwardly as everyone stares and sings at you, but what if you were charged for cutting the cake?

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That's what Gigi, who goes by <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@vivala_blondiiie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@vivala_blondiiie</a> on TikTok, found out after she was charged $25 by the restaurant she was dining at because they cut the cake that she brought herself.

She took to TikTok where she showed off her receipt that had a subtotal of $113, but all eyes are drawn to the $25 charge for "1 cake cut."

Gigi wrote over the video: "When the server asks if we want the cake WE brought cut, thinking she’s doing something nice for us… but it was 25 dollars," and she added the caption: "I didn’t know this was a thing?!?"

The video has been viewed over 800,000 times and it has caused great debate amongst viewers, as it turns out this is apparently a common thing.

One person commented: "Totally a thing. Because then they bring plates and forks, which they then have to wash. But it was wrong that you weren’t told of a fee."

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A second person added: "My restaurant does this but we have to let the party know there is a fee if they eat the outside dessert. Usually they don’t have a problem paying it."

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Other viewers declared that the $25 fee would then be considered a tip for the servers due to the customer having no prior knowledge of the cost.

While most people are familiar with a corkage charge for bringing in your own drinks, according to the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/13/dining/cakeage-restaurants.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Times</a>, some restaurants have begun charging "a cakeage fee" to cover the expenses of serving and washing utensils used to cut and eat the cake.

It also helps to offset the revenue lost by the diners eating their own food and not opting for the desserts provided.

So it would appear there is a logic behind it, but $25 for cutting and washing a few plates seems extremely steep.

As Marie-Antoinette apparently said: "Let them eat cake!"
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<p>Diners at a restaurant have been left stunned after they were charged $25 for the staff to cut a cake they had brought themselves.</p>
<p>Celebrating a birthday should be done with all the extravagance possible - after all, they only come around once a year!</p>
<p>After a day of celebrating another year of life, having a nice birthday meal with family and friends is an absolute must, all culminating with the traditional birthday cake.</p>
<p>Often the worst part about a birthday cake is having to stand there awkwardly as everyone stares and sings at you, but what if you were charged for cutting the cake?</p>

<p>That's what Gigi, who goes by <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@vivala_blondiiie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@vivala_blondiiie</a> on TikTok, found out after she was charged $25 by the restaurant she was dining at because they cut the cake that she brought herself.</p>
<p>She took to TikTok where she showed off her receipt that had a subtotal of $113, but all eyes are drawn to the $25 charge for "1 cake cut."</p>
<p>Gigi wrote over the video: "When the server asks if we want the cake WE brought cut, thinking she’s doing something nice for us… but it was 25 dollars," and she added the caption: "I didn’t know this was a thing?!?"</p>
<p>The video has been viewed over 800,000 times and it has caused great debate amongst viewers, as it turns out this is apparently a common thing.</p>
<p>One person commented: "Totally a thing. Because then they bring plates and forks, which they then have to wash. But it was wrong that you weren’t told of a fee."</p>
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<p>A second person added: "My restaurant does this but we have to let the party know there is a fee if they eat the outside dessert. Usually they don’t have a problem paying it."</p>
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<p>Other viewers declared that the $25 fee would then be considered a tip for the servers due to the customer having no prior knowledge of the cost.</p>
<p>While most people are familiar with a corkage charge for bringing in your own drinks, according to the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/13/dining/cakeage-restaurants.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Times</a>, some restaurants have begun charging "a cakeage fee" to cover the expenses of serving and washing utensils used to cut and eat the cake.</p>
<p>It also helps to offset the revenue lost by the diners eating their own food and not opting for the desserts provided.</p>
<p>So it would appear there is a logic behind it, but $25 for cutting and washing a few plates seems extremely steep.</p>
<p>As Marie-Antoinette apparently said: "Let them eat cake!"</p>
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Diners stunned as restaurant charges $25 for cutting cake they brought themselves

A <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/more-devastating-details-about-missing-mom-who-vanished-on-footpath-emerge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mom</a> has been slammed on social media after she left her baby alone in a pushchair while she went to a cafe for a coffee.

According to <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/outrage-abandoned-baby-found-pram-29101490">The Mirror</a>, police officers were called to a beach in Kołobrzeg - a coastal city in Poland - after walkers allegedly found a young child alone and not far from the water's edge.

Onlookers were also shocked to see that there was reportedly a note left by the child's mother attached to the pushchair, that read: "Please do not approach, the child is sleeping."

Upon finding the kid and the message, authorities searched the site and found the parent sipping a cup of coffee in a diner approximately 100 meters from her baby.

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According to the police, the mother was calm about the situation and didn't see anything wrong with her parenting.

The outlet reported that Arkadiusz Kowalski, head of the prevention department of the Police Headquarters in Kolobrzeg, said: "The sent patrol determined that the cart was indeed parked by the sea, on the edge of the beach."

"It was determined that the child’s mother was in a nearby cafe drinking coffee," they continued. "The lady was calm and thought nothing had happened. She downplayed this case very much."

Law enforcement revealed that the composed parent claimed her child was not in danger as she kept a clear view of the pushchair from the cafe.

"We could have avoided a tragedy," Kowalski added. "It was a reckless action of this lady, a gust of wind could overturn the stroller or the wave could wash it away."

The Polish officer credited the alert bystanders for intervening in the situation and calling the cops before a possible tragedy took place.

In addition to this, many people on social media were enraged at the mother, with one irate person on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailymirror/posts/10161484653624162">Facebook</a> writing: "Wow that poor baby! Needs to be taken off her if you ask me. Irresponsible parenting right there."

"I get that sometimes us mums need a break and all that but I would never dream of leaving either of my babies like this..... bang out of order," they added.

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Another angry user remarked: "No matter if the [baby] is sleeping or not, you don't leave your baby on the beach while you go for a drink at the cafe. You push the pram to the cafe and let your baby rest there while they [are] right by your side!!"

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A third person pointed out: "Well, she certainly wasn't watching the pram because if she was, she'd have seen the commotion at the pram, with people and the police. Instead, she was located/found by police in a nearby cafe."

"100 meters is NOT nearby!!! This mother needs investigated, is she coping with the baby? Is her mental health OK? This is not normal behavior, I think this woman is struggling," they continued.

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A fourth person simply suggested: "Should be charged with child neglect."

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The <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/outrage-abandoned-baby-found-pram-29101490">publication</a> reported that the mother has since been sent to family court due to the incident.
<h6>Featured image credit: Cultura Creative Ltd / Alamy</h6>

<p>A <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/more-devastating-details-about-missing-mom-who-vanished-on-footpath-emerge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mom</a> has been slammed on social media after she left her baby alone in a pushchair while she went to a cafe for a coffee.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/outrage-abandoned-baby-found-pram-29101490">The Mirror</a>, police officers were called to a beach in Kołobrzeg - a coastal city in Poland - after walkers allegedly found a young child alone and not far from the water's edge.</p>
<p>Onlookers were also shocked to see that there was reportedly a note left by the child's mother attached to the pushchair, that read: "Please do not approach, the child is sleeping."</p>
<p>Upon finding the kid and the message, authorities searched the site and found the parent sipping a cup of coffee in a diner approximately 100 meters from her baby.</p>
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<p>According to the police, the mother was calm about the situation and didn't see anything wrong with her parenting.</p>
<p>The outlet reported that Arkadiusz Kowalski, head of the prevention department of the Police Headquarters in Kolobrzeg, said: "The sent patrol determined that the cart was indeed parked by the sea, on the edge of the beach."</p>
<p>"It was determined that the child’s mother was in a nearby cafe drinking coffee," they continued. "The lady was calm and thought nothing had happened. She downplayed this case very much."</p>
<p>Law enforcement revealed that the composed parent claimed her child was not in danger as she kept a clear view of the pushchair from the cafe.</p>
<p>"We could have avoided a tragedy," Kowalski added. "It was a reckless action of this lady, a gust of wind could overturn the stroller or the wave could wash it away."</p>
<p>The Polish officer credited the alert bystanders for intervening in the situation and calling the cops before a possible tragedy took place.</p>
<p>In addition to this, many people on social media were enraged at the mother, with one irate person on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailymirror/posts/10161484653624162">Facebook</a> writing: "Wow that poor baby! Needs to be taken off her if you ask me. Irresponsible parenting right there."</p>
<p>"I get that sometimes us mums need a break and all that but I would never dream of leaving either of my babies like this..... bang out of order," they added.</p>
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<p>Another angry user remarked: "No matter if the [baby] is sleeping or not, you don't leave your baby on the beach while you go for a drink at the cafe. You push the pram to the cafe and let your baby rest there while they [are] right by your side!!"</p>
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<p>A third person pointed out: "Well, she certainly wasn't watching the pram because if she was, she'd have seen the commotion at the pram, with people and the police. Instead, she was located/found by police in a nearby cafe."</p>
<p>"100 meters is NOT nearby!!! This mother needs investigated, is she coping with the baby? Is her mental health OK? This is not normal behavior, I think this woman is struggling," they continued.</p>
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            <img class="wp-image-1263192777 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-02-at-12.27.15.png" alt="" width="1298" height="332" /><figcaption class='op-vertical-below'>
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<p>A fourth person simply suggested: "Should be charged with child neglect."</p>
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<p>The <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/outrage-abandoned-baby-found-pram-29101490">publication</a> reported that the mother has since been sent to family court due to the incident.</p>
<h2>Featured image credit: Cultura Creative Ltd / Alamy</h2>


The internet has managed to work out the insane amount of money MrBeast spent to cure blindness for 1,000 people.

Jimmy Donaldson - a YouTuber who goes by the name MrBeast - uploaded a video this week titled: "Curing 1,000 people's blindness."

In it, the 24-year-old partnered up with Dr. Jeff Levenson, a Florida-based ophthalmologist and surgeon, who <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/youtuber-mrbeast-helps-to-cure-1000-peoples-blindness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">performed cataract correction surgeries</a> on a list of people MrBeast gave him in September 2022.

Dr. Levenson ended up getting through 40 surgeries in just 11 hours, later stating: "If MrBeast can light a fire, and if we can get governmental and private support behind it, we can end half of all the blindness in the world. Without all that much cost, and with incredible gains in human productivity and human potential."

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Speaking to <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/29/entertainment/mr-beast-cataract-surgeries-video-trnd/index.html#:~:text=The%20content%20creator's%20latest%20stunt,views%20as%20of%20Sunday%20afternoon." target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>, Dr. Levenson explained that the procedure is super fast, and is pushing for greater access to it since he had his own cataract correction surgery.

"Half of all blindness in the world is people who need a 10-minute surgery," he said, adding: "In the days and weeks after my own cataract surgery, I was stunned by how bright and beautiful, and vivid the world was. But I was shocked by the idea that there are hundreds of millions, probably 200 million people around the world, who are blind or nearly blind from cataracts and who don't have access to the surgery."

MrBeast is known for his expensive stunts and earned the title of 'YouTube's biggest philanthropist' in 2018 after giving away $1 million in a series of stunts. He's also the biggest earner on YouTube, with <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2022/01/14/the-highest-paid-youtube-stars-mrbeast-jake-paul-and-markiplier-score-massive-paydays/?sh=3471cb891aa7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Forbes</a> detailing that he earned an estimated $54 million in 2021.

Following the release of the well-intentioned video, MrBeast unfortunately <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/mrbeast-responds-after-his-curing-1000-blind-people-receives-huge-backlash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received backlash from some viewers</a>. One person even tweeted at the time: "You are not, &amp; will never be, the last rich person to use their wealth to also buy them social capital, while demanding your position grants you to be worshipped by uncritical impoverished people. Youre [sic] not special, you're literally textbook rich white man with a god complex."

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MrBeast eventually responded to the criticism with his own tweet: "Twitter - Rich people should help others with their money. Me - Okay, I'll use my money to help people and I promise to give away all my money before I die. Every single penny. Twitter - MrBeast bad."

Since the backlash has died down over the past few days, however, some people have taken it upon themselves to calculate just how much money would have been spent on the surgeries.

One Twitter user wrote that the estimate would have been around $5 million, tweeting: "bro really spent 5m on this. mrbeast is different."

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Someone else added that it could possibly be even higher at a whopping $8 million, given that MrBeast also gave certain patients expensive gifts and cash. "If we add the things he gifted and that the 5mill are an estimate, he probably spend 8mill on one video," they wrote.

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/Hakameri/status/1619920518576214018]]

Despite the initial backlash from his video, it's clear MrBeast is using his platform for all the right reasons. After all, there's enough drama and toxicity on the internet already.
<h6>Featured image credit: Jeffrey Mayer / Alamy</h6>

<p>The internet has managed to work out the insane amount of money MrBeast spent to cure blindness for 1,000 people.</p>
<p>Jimmy Donaldson - a YouTuber who goes by the name MrBeast - uploaded a video this week titled: "Curing 1,000 people's blindness."</p>
<p>In it, the 24-year-old partnered up with Dr. Jeff Levenson, a Florida-based ophthalmologist and surgeon, who <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/youtuber-mrbeast-helps-to-cure-1000-peoples-blindness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">performed cataract correction surgeries</a> on a list of people MrBeast gave him in September 2022.</p>
<p>Dr. Levenson ended up getting through 40 surgeries in just 11 hours, later stating: "If MrBeast can light a fire, and if we can get governmental and private support behind it, we can end half of all the blindness in the world. Without all that much cost, and with incredible gains in human productivity and human potential."</p>
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<p>Speaking to <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/29/entertainment/mr-beast-cataract-surgeries-video-trnd/index.html#:~:text=The%20content%20creator's%20latest%20stunt,views%20as%20of%20Sunday%20afternoon." target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>, Dr. Levenson explained that the procedure is super fast, and is pushing for greater access to it since he had his own cataract correction surgery.</p>
<p>"Half of all blindness in the world is people who need a 10-minute surgery," he said, adding: "In the days and weeks after my own cataract surgery, I was stunned by how bright and beautiful, and vivid the world was. But I was shocked by the idea that there are hundreds of millions, probably 200 million people around the world, who are blind or nearly blind from cataracts and who don't have access to the surgery."</p>
<p>MrBeast is known for his expensive stunts and earned the title of 'YouTube's biggest philanthropist' in 2018 after giving away $1 million in a series of stunts. He's also the biggest earner on YouTube, with <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2022/01/14/the-highest-paid-youtube-stars-mrbeast-jake-paul-and-markiplier-score-massive-paydays/?sh=3471cb891aa7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Forbes</a> detailing that he earned an estimated $54 million in 2021.</p>
<p>Following the release of the well-intentioned video, MrBeast unfortunately <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/mrbeast-responds-after-his-curing-1000-blind-people-receives-huge-backlash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received backlash from some viewers</a>. One person even tweeted at the time: "You are not, &amp; will never be, the last rich person to use their wealth to also buy them social capital, while demanding your position grants you to be worshipped by uncritical impoverished people. Youre [sic] not special, you're literally textbook rich white man with a god complex."</p>
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<p>MrBeast eventually responded to the criticism with his own tweet: "Twitter - Rich people should help others with their money. Me - Okay, I'll use my money to help people and I promise to give away all my money before I die. Every single penny. Twitter - MrBeast bad."</p>
<p>Since the backlash has died down over the past few days, however, some people have taken it upon themselves to calculate just how much money would have been spent on the surgeries.</p>
<p>One Twitter user wrote that the estimate would have been around $5 million, tweeting: "bro really spent 5m on this. mrbeast is different."</p>
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<p>Someone else added that it could possibly be even higher at a whopping $8 million, given that MrBeast also gave certain patients expensive gifts and cash. "If we add the things he gifted and that the 5mill are an estimate, he probably spend 8mill on one video," they wrote.</p>
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<p>Despite the initial backlash from his video, it's clear MrBeast is using his platform for all the right reasons. After all, there's enough drama and toxicity on the internet already.</p>
<h2>Featured image credit: Jeffrey Mayer / Alamy</h2>


People have worked out the staggering amount MrBeast spent to 'cure 1,000 people's blindness'

A <a href="https://vt.co/news/us/man-arrested-for-attempted-murder-after-tesla-plunges-250-feet-over-cliff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tesla</a> car has "spontaneously" combusted into flames on a freeway in California over the weekend.

On Saturday (January 28), Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District received a call at 3:41PM that a Tesla Model S was "engulfed in flames" on Highway 50 East in Rancho Cordova with "nothing unusual [happening] prior" to the accident.

"The fire was extinguished with approx 6,000 gallons of water, as the battery cells continued to combust," SMFD explained in a tweet, adding that a water tender and a ladder truck were used to help.

"Crews used jacks to access the underside to extinguish and cool the battery," the post continued, also featuring pictures and videos of the aftermath of the blaze.
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Read SMFD's tweets below: </strong></p>
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A video posted by Metro Fire of Sacramento showed firefighters hosing the vehicle down as other cars drove by, and photos showed the charred front hood of the vehicle. No injuries were reported.

In <a href="https://vt.co/news/us/tesla-plunges-250-feet-over-caliornias-devil-slide-leaving-4-in-critical-condition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tesla</a> cars and other electric vehicles, the battery will normally sit across the car's base, encircling a fair amount of its surface.

A Tesla Model S battery begins at 98kWh capacity, which is identical to the 1920 Dell XPS 13 laptop batteries, as shared by the <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/tesla-car-fire-22000-litres-water-sacramento-elon-musk-b1056880.html">Evening Standard</a>.

According to the <a href="https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/shib011819.pdf">Occupational Safety and Health Administration</a>, Tesla vehicles have lithium-ion batteries that can present fire and explosion risks when damaged.

In 2021, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) refused to examine the car's battery fires and described potential dangers as "rare events," per <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-government-rejects-2019-petition-investigate-tesla-vehicle-fires-federal-2021-10-04/">Reuters</a>.

As noted by <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/tesla-car-battery-fire-needed-6000-gallons-water-to-extinguish-rcna68153">NBC News</a>, several studies have also revealed that electric automobiles are less likely to catch fire than gasoline or hybrid-electric vehicles. However, when they do, the cars become more superheated for an extended amount of time.

In addition to this, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has stated that only 0.01% of Teslas have ever ignited on the road, far more infrequent than the auto industry's total, as cited by <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/industrial-layoffs-market-bottom-51675092776">Barron's</a>.

[caption id="attachment_1263192373" align="aligncenter" width="2560"]<img class="wp-image-1263192373 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/01/2JARJ1B-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1709" /> A Tesla. Credit: Robert Lloyd-Ashton / Alamy[/caption]

As reported by <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/3835368-tesla-spontaneously-caught-fire-on-california-highway-officials/">The Hill</a>, this instance is not the first of a Tesla spontaneously catching fire. When the battery of a car immersed in hurricane waters and caught a blaze back in October, Florida firefighters had to use roughly 1,500 gallons of water to put out the flames.

Furthermore, the publication wrote that in November, Pennsylvania firefighters used 12,000 gallons of water to extinguish a Tesla Model S that had caught fire after slamming into the garbage in the roadway.

Speaking to <a href="https://fox40.com/news/local-news/fire-from-tesla-vehicle-on-i-80-near-madison-avenue-spreads-to-roadside/">Fox affiliate KTXL</a> in August, SMFD Captain Parker Wilbourn expressed that although Teslas catching fire is rare, they can be "very difficult to extinguish".

"When one battery catches fire, it preheats the next battery, the next battery, and the next battery. It causes a fire and it is a chain reaction from there," he added.
<h6>Feature image credit: Robert Lloyd-Ashton / Alamy</h6>

<p>A <a href="https://vt.co/news/us/man-arrested-for-attempted-murder-after-tesla-plunges-250-feet-over-cliff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tesla</a> car has "spontaneously" combusted into flames on a freeway in California over the weekend.</p>
<p>On Saturday (January 28), Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District received a call at 3:41PM that a Tesla Model S was "engulfed in flames" on Highway 50 East in Rancho Cordova with "nothing unusual [happening] prior" to the accident.</p>
<p>"The fire was extinguished with approx 6,000 gallons of water, as the battery cells continued to combust," SMFD explained in a tweet, adding that a water tender and a ladder truck were used to help.</p>
<p>"Crews used jacks to access the underside to extinguish and cool the battery," the post continued, also featuring pictures and videos of the aftermath of the blaze.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Read SMFD's tweets below: </strong></p>
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            </figure>
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            </figure>
<p>A video posted by Metro Fire of Sacramento showed firefighters hosing the vehicle down as other cars drove by, and photos showed the charred front hood of the vehicle. No injuries were reported.</p>
<p>In <a href="https://vt.co/news/us/tesla-plunges-250-feet-over-caliornias-devil-slide-leaving-4-in-critical-condition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tesla</a> cars and other electric vehicles, the battery will normally sit across the car's base, encircling a fair amount of its surface.</p>
<p>A Tesla Model S battery begins at 98kWh capacity, which is identical to the 1920 Dell XPS 13 laptop batteries, as shared by the <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/tesla-car-fire-22000-litres-water-sacramento-elon-musk-b1056880.html">Evening Standard</a>.</p>
<p>According to the <a href="https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/shib011819.pdf">Occupational Safety and Health Administration</a>, Tesla vehicles have lithium-ion batteries that can present fire and explosion risks when damaged.</p>
<p>In 2021, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) refused to examine the car's battery fires and described potential dangers as "rare events," per <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-government-rejects-2019-petition-investigate-tesla-vehicle-fires-federal-2021-10-04/">Reuters</a>.</p>
<p>As noted by <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/tesla-car-battery-fire-needed-6000-gallons-water-to-extinguish-rcna68153">NBC News</a>, several studies have also revealed that electric automobiles are less likely to catch fire than gasoline or hybrid-electric vehicles. However, when they do, the cars become more superheated for an extended amount of time.</p>
<p>In addition to this, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has stated that only 0.01% of Teslas have ever ignited on the road, far more infrequent than the auto industry's total, as cited by <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/industrial-layoffs-market-bottom-51675092776">Barron's</a>.</p>
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<p>As reported by <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/3835368-tesla-spontaneously-caught-fire-on-california-highway-officials/">The Hill</a>, this instance is not the first of a Tesla spontaneously catching fire. When the battery of a car immersed in hurricane waters and caught a blaze back in October, Florida firefighters had to use roughly 1,500 gallons of water to put out the flames.</p>
<p>Furthermore, the publication wrote that in November, Pennsylvania firefighters used 12,000 gallons of water to extinguish a Tesla Model S that had caught fire after slamming into the garbage in the roadway.</p>
<p>Speaking to <a href="https://fox40.com/news/local-news/fire-from-tesla-vehicle-on-i-80-near-madison-avenue-spreads-to-roadside/">Fox affiliate KTXL</a> in August, SMFD Captain Parker Wilbourn expressed that although Teslas catching fire is rare, they can be "very difficult to extinguish".</p>
<p>"When one battery catches fire, it preheats the next battery, the next battery, and the next battery. It causes a fire and it is a chain reaction from there," he added.</p>
<h2>Feature image credit: Robert Lloyd-Ashton / Alamy</h2>


Tesla 'spontaneously' catches fire on highway and becomes 'engulfed in flames'

Internet icon Julia Fox has hit out at trolls who roasted her TikTok apartment tour.

The 33-year-old previously took to the video-sharing app last week to give her 1.7 million followers a tour of the New York City apartment she shares with her young son Valentino. "Come with me on a very underwhelming apartment tour!" she captioned the clip.

With 10.5 million views and 1.2 million likes, the three-minute video proves that, while she is a well-known celebrity and cultural icon, Fox is really just like everyone else.

And she is. Really. In fact, she has a bed in the living room, shoe boxes piled high in her kitchen, and even has a mice problem (though, she clarified in the caption that it's only ONE mouse).

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"'I never thought in a million years I would do this, but I believe in maximum transparency, and so I'm gonna give you guys an apartment tour. I know I'm going to get roasted [...] Hopefully, maybe someone can watch this and say, Okay, maybe I'm not doing so bad," the Uncut Gems actress says in the video.

Panning the camera to the mountain of shoeboxes in her kitchen, she adds: "I also have shoe boxes in the kitchen, which is very common for New Yorkers [...] Don't judge me…I know it's really messy.

"For me personally I don't like excessive displays of wealth, they make me feel icky. Especially people who have really big houses. It's just really wasteful when there’s so many homeless people in this country and I’m not really like that," Fox explains in the video.

Unsurprisingly, some trolls took to the comments section to roast Fox's apartment. In true Fox fashion, she took the time to post a reply video going into more detail about her apartment and lifestyle.

"I really wasn't expecting my apartment tour to go so viral, people are really freaking out over it. It's really just not that deep. This just happens to be the apartment that I took my son home from the hospital. So it's his home," she says.

"It really is Valentino's apartment. It's like a sentimental thing [...] it's about having that sense of normalcy," Fox added.

She then addresses claims from TikTok users that she's worth $30 million, saying: "I'm not worth 30 million dollars, not even close. I don't need 30 million dollars; what does one person need 30 million dollars for? I've survived on a lot less and I'm doing just fine."

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Fans of the star raced to the comments section to praise Fox, with one person writing: "Julia fox is more relatable than the average Instagram influencer or TikToker lol."

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"SHES SO REAL, LOVE HER," someone else added.

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<p>Internet icon Julia Fox has hit out at trolls who roasted her TikTok apartment tour.</p>
<p>The 33-year-old previously took to the video-sharing app last week to give her 1.7 million followers a tour of the New York City apartment she shares with her young son Valentino. "Come with me on a very underwhelming apartment tour!" she captioned the clip.</p>
<p>With 10.5 million views and 1.2 million likes, the three-minute video proves that, while she is a well-known celebrity and cultural icon, Fox is really just like everyone else.</p>
<p>And she is. Really. In fact, she has a bed in the living room, shoe boxes piled high in her kitchen, and even has a mice problem (though, she clarified in the caption that it's only ONE mouse).</p>

<p>"'I never thought in a million years I would do this, but I believe in maximum transparency, and so I'm gonna give you guys an apartment tour. I know I'm going to get roasted [...] Hopefully, maybe someone can watch this and say, Okay, maybe I'm not doing so bad," the Uncut Gems actress says in the video.</p>
<p>Panning the camera to the mountain of shoeboxes in her kitchen, she adds: "I also have shoe boxes in the kitchen, which is very common for New Yorkers [...] Don't judge me…I know it's really messy.</p>
<p>"For me personally I don't like excessive displays of wealth, they make me feel icky. Especially people who have really big houses. It's just really wasteful when there’s so many homeless people in this country and I’m not really like that," Fox explains in the video.</p>
<p>Unsurprisingly, some trolls took to the comments section to roast Fox's apartment. In true Fox fashion, she took the time to post a reply video going into more detail about her apartment and lifestyle.</p>
<p>"I really wasn't expecting my apartment tour to go so viral, people are really freaking out over it. It's really just not that deep. This just happens to be the apartment that I took my son home from the hospital. So it's his home," she says.</p>
<p>"It really is Valentino's apartment. It's like a sentimental thing [...] it's about having that sense of normalcy," Fox added.</p>
<p>She then addresses claims from TikTok users that she's worth $30 million, saying: "I'm not worth 30 million dollars, not even close. I don't need 30 million dollars; what does one person need 30 million dollars for? I've survived on a lot less and I'm doing just fine."</p>

<p>Fans of the star raced to the comments section to praise Fox, with one person writing: "Julia fox is more relatable than the average Instagram influencer or TikToker lol."</p>
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<p>"SHES SO REAL, LOVE HER," someone else added.</p>
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<p>What do you think? Let us know in the comments!</p>
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Julia Fox hits out at people trolling her home following 'underwhelming apartment tour'

<a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/alyssa-milano-praised-for-celebrating-turning-50-with-make-up-free-selfie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alyssa Milano</a> has reportedly apologized to Britney Spears after sharing a "bullying" post about the pop star on social media.

Recently, the 41-year-old 'Toxic' songstress returned to Instagram and called out the 50-year-old actress for expressing concern about her well-being.

It started on December 22 when <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/alyssa-milano-reveals-she-gave-back-her-tesla-following-elon-musks-twitter-takeover" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Milano</a> reacted to an Instagram video Spears posted and wrote on Twitter: "Someone please go check on Britney Spears."

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The Grammy-winning artist then took to her reactivated Instagram page on Tuesday (January 31) and shared a screenshot of the Who's The Boss star's tweet, accusing her of "bullying".

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"It saddens me to see things about me from people who don't know me!!! This definitely feels like a form of bullying," the 'Baby One More Time' singer said. "Ladies, we are supposed to be rooting for one another not pulling one another down!"

According to <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/01/alyssa-milano-has-reached-out-to-britney-spears-to-apologize-over-tweet/">TMZ</a>, a representative for the Charmed actress revealed that she reached out to the singer on Wednesday (February 1) to apologize and sent a "supportive" message.

However, Milano isn't the only one to voice her concerns for Spears as just last week, the <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/cops-called-to-britney-spears-home-after-she-deletes-instagram-account" target="_blank" rel="noopener">police were called to the 'Hold Me Closer' singer's house</a> after fans noticed that she deleted her Instagram account.

The 'Slave 4 U' singer - who ended her 13-year conservatorship in November 2021 - did not take kindly to the move and <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/britney-spears-breaks-silence-after-police-were-called-to-her-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared a lengthy statement</a> on Twitter, writing: "As everyone knows the police were called to my home based on some prank phone calls.

"I love and adore my fans but this time things went a little too far and my privacy was invaded," she said. "The police never entered my home and when they came to my gate they quickly realized there was no issue and left immediately."

"This felt like I was being gaslit and bullied once the incident made it to the news and being portrayed once again in a poor and unfair light by the media," Spears continued.

"During this time in my life, I truly hope the public and my fans who I care so much about can respect my privacy moving forward," she concluded.

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After returning to the social media platform, <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/britney-spears-shares-the-reason-she-left-instagram-after-police-wellness-check" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the 'Stronger' hitmaker</a> picked up where she left off and started posting multiple dancing videos.

And, in a now-deleted caption under one of her posts, Spears reiterated that she was "not having a breakdown" just because she initially deleted her page.

"Since everyone thinks they know my story. THINK AGAIN," she vented. "It is what it is … nope I'm not having a breakdown … I am who I am and moving forward in my life. I have never felt better!!!"
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<p><a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/alyssa-milano-praised-for-celebrating-turning-50-with-make-up-free-selfie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alyssa Milano</a> has reportedly apologized to Britney Spears after sharing a "bullying" post about the pop star on social media.</p>
<p>Recently, the 41-year-old 'Toxic' songstress returned to Instagram and called out the 50-year-old actress for expressing concern about her well-being.</p>
<p>It started on December 22 when <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/alyssa-milano-reveals-she-gave-back-her-tesla-following-elon-musks-twitter-takeover" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Milano</a> reacted to an Instagram video Spears posted and wrote on Twitter: "Someone please go check on Britney Spears."</p>
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<p>The Grammy-winning artist then took to her reactivated Instagram page on Tuesday (January 31) and shared a screenshot of the Who's The Boss star's tweet, accusing her of "bullying".</p>
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<p>"It saddens me to see things about me from people who don't know me!!! This definitely feels like a form of bullying," the 'Baby One More Time' singer said. "Ladies, we are supposed to be rooting for one another not pulling one another down!"</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/01/alyssa-milano-has-reached-out-to-britney-spears-to-apologize-over-tweet/">TMZ</a>, a representative for the Charmed actress revealed that she reached out to the singer on Wednesday (February 1) to apologize and sent a "supportive" message.</p>
<p>However, Milano isn't the only one to voice her concerns for Spears as just last week, the <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/cops-called-to-britney-spears-home-after-she-deletes-instagram-account" target="_blank" rel="noopener">police were called to the 'Hold Me Closer' singer's house</a> after fans noticed that she deleted her Instagram account.</p>
<p>The 'Slave 4 U' singer - who ended her 13-year conservatorship in November 2021 - did not take kindly to the move and <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/britney-spears-breaks-silence-after-police-were-called-to-her-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared a lengthy statement</a> on Twitter, writing: "As everyone knows the police were called to my home based on some prank phone calls.</p>
<p>"I love and adore my fans but this time things went a little too far and my privacy was invaded," she said. "The police never entered my home and when they came to my gate they quickly realized there was no issue and left immediately."</p>
<p>"This felt like I was being gaslit and bullied once the incident made it to the news and being portrayed once again in a poor and unfair light by the media," Spears continued.</p>
<p>"During this time in my life, I truly hope the public and my fans who I care so much about can respect my privacy moving forward," she concluded.</p>
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<p>After returning to the social media platform, <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/britney-spears-shares-the-reason-she-left-instagram-after-police-wellness-check" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the 'Stronger' hitmaker</a> picked up where she left off and started posting multiple dancing videos.</p>
<p>And, in a now-deleted caption under one of her posts, Spears reiterated that she was "not having a breakdown" just because she initially deleted her page.</p>
<p>"Since everyone thinks they know my story. THINK AGAIN," she vented. "It is what it is … nope I'm not having a breakdown … I am who I am and moving forward in my life. I have never felt better!!!"</p>
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Alyssa Milano apologizes to Britney Spears after being called out for 'bullying' tweet

Pamela Anderson has revealed that she wouldn't be against getting married for a seventh time - and hopes she does go down the aisle again in the future.

The former Baywatch star, 55, opened up about her life and relationships in her new memoir - Love, Pamela - as well as her Netflix documentary, Pamela: A Love Story.

The model and actress has walked down the aisle six times in total - first with Tommy Lee in 1995 before divorcing in 1998, then <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/pamela-anderson-split-up-with-kid-rock-over-borat">with Kid Rock in 2006</a>, with Rick Salomon in 2007 before annulling it the following year and marrying him again in 2014, a <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/pamela-andersons-ex-husband-of-12-days-leaves-her-10000000-in-his-will">12-day marriage to Jon Peters</a> in 2020 and Dan Hayhurst in 2020 before divorcing in 2022.

While the previous few nuptials have not worked out, Pamela has admitted she wouldn't be averse to trying again for a seventh time.

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Pamela appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday, where the host asked her: "Do you think you'll ever get married again?"

"God, what a crazy question. I don't know, I hope so," Pamela responded, to which Jimmy quizzed: "You hope so? Oh, you want to get married again?"

She replied: "I hope so. I don't know. I still have a lot of life left."

In her recent documentary, Pamela acknowledged that she loves the idea of being in love and getting married, with her marriage and divorce from Dan - who she had met when he worked as a contractor on her house - happening during the filming of the documentary.

Jimmy ribbed her: "You got your house remodeled, the contractor came, you married him at the beginning of the documentary. And you divorced him by the end of the documentary."

She joked: "I needed like a storyline. I needed a beginning, a middle and an end."

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"At least you know he's not going to like gouge you when he's your husband for a while, I guess," Jimmy joked, to which Pamela replied: "Geez, okay, let's not go there."

Pamela also addressed her past romances and marriages in the documentary, admitting that the only time she'd felt truly in love was with Motley Crue drummer Tommy.

The couple shares two sons - Brandon Thomas Lee, 26, who served as a producer on the Netflix documentary, and Dylan Jagger Lee, 25.

She was seen telling Brandon: "I really loved your Dad for all the right reasons and I really don't think I've loved anybody else. It's f***ed.

"I think I'd rather be alone than not be with the father of my kids. I think it's impossible to be with anybody else …but I don't think I could be with Tommy either. It's almost like a punishment."

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The Playboy model was also seen getting tearful watching old home videos of her and Tommy, now 60, with their children during happier times.

The couple had got married just four days after meeting in 1995, but eventually parted ways in 1998 after Tommy was arrested for spousal abuse for kicking Pamela when she was holding their son Dylan - who was seven weeks old at the time - and was sentenced to six months in jail following the incident.
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<p>Pamela Anderson has revealed that she wouldn't be against getting married for a seventh time - and hopes she does go down the aisle again in the future.</p>
<p>The former Baywatch star, 55, opened up about her life and relationships in her new memoir - Love, Pamela - as well as her Netflix documentary, Pamela: A Love Story.</p>
<p>The model and actress has walked down the aisle six times in total - first with Tommy Lee in 1995 before divorcing in 1998, then <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/pamela-anderson-split-up-with-kid-rock-over-borat">with Kid Rock in 2006</a>, with Rick Salomon in 2007 before annulling it the following year and marrying him again in 2014, a <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/pamela-andersons-ex-husband-of-12-days-leaves-her-10000000-in-his-will">12-day marriage to Jon Peters</a> in 2020 and Dan Hayhurst in 2020 before divorcing in 2022.</p>
<p>While the previous few nuptials have not worked out, Pamela has admitted she wouldn't be averse to trying again for a seventh time.</p>
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<p>Pamela appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday, where the host asked her: "Do you think you'll ever get married again?"</p>
<p>"God, what a crazy question. I don't know, I hope so," Pamela responded, to which Jimmy quizzed: "You hope so? Oh, you want to get married again?"</p>
<p>She replied: "I hope so. I don't know. I still have a lot of life left."</p>
<p>In her recent documentary, Pamela acknowledged that she loves the idea of being in love and getting married, with her marriage and divorce from Dan - who she had met when he worked as a contractor on her house - happening during the filming of the documentary.</p>
<p>Jimmy ribbed her: "You got your house remodeled, the contractor came, you married him at the beginning of the documentary. And you divorced him by the end of the documentary."</p>
<p>She joked: "I needed like a storyline. I needed a beginning, a middle and an end."</p>
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<p>"At least you know he's not going to like gouge you when he's your husband for a while, I guess," Jimmy joked, to which Pamela replied: "Geez, okay, let's not go there."</p>
<p>Pamela also addressed her past romances and marriages in the documentary, admitting that the only time she'd felt truly in love was with Motley Crue drummer Tommy.</p>
<p>The couple shares two sons - Brandon Thomas Lee, 26, who served as a producer on the Netflix documentary, and Dylan Jagger Lee, 25.</p>
<p>She was seen telling Brandon: "I really loved your Dad for all the right reasons and I really don't think I've loved anybody else. It's f***ed.</p>
<p>"I think I'd rather be alone than not be with the father of my kids. I think it's impossible to be with anybody else …but I don't think I could be with Tommy either. It's almost like a punishment."</p>
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<p>The Playboy model was also seen getting tearful watching old home videos of her and Tommy, now 60, with their children during happier times.</p>
<p>The couple had got married just four days after meeting in 1995, but eventually parted ways in 1998 after Tommy was arrested for spousal abuse for kicking Pamela when she was holding their son Dylan - who was seven weeks old at the time - and was sentenced to six months in jail following the incident.</p>
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Pamela Anderson says she hopes she'll get married for a seventh time

A rose-tinted pigeon has been rescued in Manhattan after possibly being colored for use in a gender reveal party, according to a wildlife group.

The domestic bird - a young king pigeon - was discovered malnourished in Manhattan's Madison Square Park. It was then taken to the Wild Bird Fund for treatment, per <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/01/pink-pigeon-new-york-gender-reveal-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Guardian</a>.

The animal rehabilitation non-profit believes that the pigeon had been deliberately dyed, theorizing that it could have been from a gender reveal party.

Taking to Twitter, Wild Bird Fund wrote a thread detailing the situation and explaining the condition that the poor pigeon had been in when they found it. "Pigeons come in many different colors, but pink isn't one of them. This king pigeon was deliberately dyed and released. As a domestic bird unable to find food in the wild, fly well, or escape predators, this poor kid had it bad enough before being dyed," they wrote.

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"He's also barely more than a fledgling but shows signs of longterm malnutrition. Luckily a kind person rescued him in Madison Square Park, and he's now safely in care," the animal group wrote in a second tweet.

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In a final tweet in the thread, Wild Bird Fund added: "PSA: Please never release a domestic bird to the wild. It will die of starvation or predation. If you find an all-white pigeon (or any odd color), especially one looking scared and lost, it needs help. Please catch it and contact us or a pigeon rescue org near you."

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One user asked how the bird may have been dyed, to which the group replied: "'Gender reveal' is one theory growing in popularity."

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Gender reveal parties - which have become increasingly popular in the United States - involve a celebration for an expectant couple as they announce the gender of their unborn child. The parties are slowly growing more elaborate, and have included releasing colored smoke, <a href="https://vt.co/lifestyle/dads-terrifying-reaction-to-gender-reveal-horrifies-social-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">popping balloons filled with confetti</a>, and even dying waterfalls.

However, gender reveal celebrations can often be dangerous, and in 2019 one woman was killed after being hit in the head with shrapnel from a homemade explosive. One year earlier, a man shot a target that he'd hoped would explode to reveal blue or pink powder, but ended up sparking a 47,000-acre wildfire in Arizona that lasted a week, the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50207452" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC</a> detailed.

Some families have gotten ridiculously creative, but this has sometimes involved the exploitation of animals. In 2018, a viral video emerged of a Louisiana man feeding his pet alligator a watermelon that was filled with blue-colored jelly, prompting concerns from animal welfare groups.

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<p>A rose-tinted pigeon has been rescued in Manhattan after possibly being colored for use in a gender reveal party, according to a wildlife group.</p>
<p>The domestic bird - a young king pigeon - was discovered malnourished in Manhattan's Madison Square Park. It was then taken to the Wild Bird Fund for treatment, per <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/01/pink-pigeon-new-york-gender-reveal-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Guardian</a>.</p>
<p>The animal rehabilitation non-profit believes that the pigeon had been deliberately dyed, theorizing that it could have been from a gender reveal party.</p>
<p>Taking to Twitter, Wild Bird Fund wrote a thread detailing the situation and explaining the condition that the poor pigeon had been in when they found it. "Pigeons come in many different colors, but pink isn't one of them. This king pigeon was deliberately dyed and released. As a domestic bird unable to find food in the wild, fly well, or escape predators, this poor kid had it bad enough before being dyed," they wrote.</p>
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<p>"He's also barely more than a fledgling but shows signs of longterm malnutrition. Luckily a kind person rescued him in Madison Square Park, and he's now safely in care," the animal group wrote in a second tweet.</p>
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<p>In a final tweet in the thread, Wild Bird Fund added: "PSA: Please never release a domestic bird to the wild. It will die of starvation or predation. If you find an all-white pigeon (or any odd color), especially one looking scared and lost, it needs help. Please catch it and contact us or a pigeon rescue org near you."</p>
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<p>One user asked how the bird may have been dyed, to which the group replied: "'Gender reveal' is one theory growing in popularity."</p>
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<p>Gender reveal parties - which have become increasingly popular in the United States - involve a celebration for an expectant couple as they announce the gender of their unborn child. The parties are slowly growing more elaborate, and have included releasing colored smoke, <a href="https://vt.co/lifestyle/dads-terrifying-reaction-to-gender-reveal-horrifies-social-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">popping balloons filled with confetti</a>, and even dying waterfalls.</p>
<p>However, gender reveal celebrations can often be dangerous, and in 2019 one woman was killed after being hit in the head with shrapnel from a homemade explosive. One year earlier, a man shot a target that he'd hoped would explode to reveal blue or pink powder, but ended up sparking a 47,000-acre wildfire in Arizona that lasted a week, the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50207452" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC</a> detailed.</p>
<p>Some families have gotten ridiculously creative, but this has sometimes involved the exploitation of animals. In 2018, a viral video emerged of a Louisiana man feeding his pet alligator a watermelon that was filled with blue-colored jelly, prompting concerns from animal welfare groups.</p>
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<p>The Wild Bird Fund has stated it rehabilitated upwards of 7,500 injured, ill, or orphaned animals before eventually releasing them.</p>
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Pink pigeon rescued after likely being used in a gender reveal party

Two members of the YouTube group Schaffrillas Productions were killed in a car crash on the weekend.

Christopher Schaffer, 25, and Patrick Phyrillas, 22, tragically lost their lives after their vehicle crashed with a tractor-trailer in Upper Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, per<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/christopher-schaffer-patrick-phyrillas-reading-youtubers-killed-crash/"> CBS News.</a>

The person driving the sedan, James Phyrillas - who is Patrick's brother - was wounded following the collision.

The trio were part of the Schaffrillas Productions YouTube group, which boasts almost 2 million subscribers.

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When James, 25, was released from hospital, he revealed to his Twitter followers that he sustained fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and bruises all over his body.

"Home now after 3 days in the hospital, with my ribs fractured, my lung punctured, my body bruised, my heart broken," the grieving brother said.

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He wrote: "Patrick and Chris were my best friends. Been trying to wrap my head around why I was spared. Where I go from here.

"I could say so many things about both of them. But the thought of doing so, especially in a public forum, makes me weep uncontrollably. Please allow me to mourn them both in private."

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According to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, Patrick and Schaffer died of blunt-force trauma head injuries. Their deaths had been ruled accidental.

The three men shot to online stardom back in 2015 with their YouTube Poop series.

Their videos included analyzing videos, live-action re-enactments of SpongeBob episodes, and "anything related to Tamatoa or Aardvark Matt Damon."

Schaffer's fiancée, Amber Amin, paid tribute to her late partner, who she described as "a wonderful son, brother, friend, partner, and so much more."

"His humor and kindness have touched the hearts of many," she wrote on a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/63juup-the-schaffer-family?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer">GoFundMe</a> page.

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Amber continued: "He was a wonderful son, brother, friend, partner, and so much more. My name is Amber, I am Chris's fiancee and I am fundraising for the Schaffer family for funeral arrangements and other expenses regarding Chris.

"All money will be going directly to his family. I want money to be the last thing they worry about.

"We appreciate the outpouring of support from everyone during these difficult times. I will provide updates on this page when I can."

James has confirmed that he will return to video-making when he is fully recovered.

He said Patrick and Schaffer will be making one last appearance in the upcoming Clone Wars Season 3 Retrospective.

"They have both recorded for the upcoming Clone Wars Season 3 Retrospective," <a href="https://twitter.com/Schaffrillas/status/1620609243194994688">James added</a>.

"Chris has more of a cameo, but they will both appear again on the channel one last time. We also all filmed a scene together years ago for the yet-unreleased Shrek 2 Retold.
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<p>Two members of the YouTube group Schaffrillas Productions were killed in a car crash on the weekend.</p>
<p>Christopher Schaffer, 25, and Patrick Phyrillas, 22, tragically lost their lives after their vehicle crashed with a tractor-trailer in Upper Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, per<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/christopher-schaffer-patrick-phyrillas-reading-youtubers-killed-crash/"> CBS News.</a></p>
<p>The person driving the sedan, James Phyrillas - who is Patrick's brother - was wounded following the collision.</p>
<p>The trio were part of the Schaffrillas Productions YouTube group, which boasts almost 2 million subscribers.</p>
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<p>When James, 25, was released from hospital, he revealed to his Twitter followers that he sustained fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and bruises all over his body.</p>
<p>"Home now after 3 days in the hospital, with my ribs fractured, my lung punctured, my body bruised, my heart broken," the grieving brother said.</p>
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<p>He wrote: "Patrick and Chris were my best friends. Been trying to wrap my head around why I was spared. Where I go from here.</p>
<p>"I could say so many things about both of them. But the thought of doing so, especially in a public forum, makes me weep uncontrollably. Please allow me to mourn them both in private."</p>
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<p>According to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, Patrick and Schaffer died of blunt-force trauma head injuries. Their deaths had been ruled accidental.</p>
<p>The three men shot to online stardom back in 2015 with their YouTube Poop series.</p>
<p>Their videos included analyzing videos, live-action re-enactments of SpongeBob episodes, and "anything related to Tamatoa or Aardvark Matt Damon."</p>
<p>Schaffer's fiancée, Amber Amin, paid tribute to her late partner, who she described as "a wonderful son, brother, friend, partner, and so much more."</p>
<p>"His humor and kindness have touched the hearts of many," she wrote on a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/63juup-the-schaffer-family?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer">GoFundMe</a> page.</p>
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<p>Amber continued: "He was a wonderful son, brother, friend, partner, and so much more. My name is Amber, I am Chris's fiancee and I am fundraising for the Schaffer family for funeral arrangements and other expenses regarding Chris.</p>
<p>"All money will be going directly to his family. I want money to be the last thing they worry about.</p>
<p>"We appreciate the outpouring of support from everyone during these difficult times. I will provide updates on this page when I can."</p>
<p>James has confirmed that he will return to video-making when he is fully recovered.</p>
<p>He said Patrick and Schaffer will be making one last appearance in the upcoming Clone Wars Season 3 Retrospective.</p>
<p>"They have both recorded for the upcoming Clone Wars Season 3 Retrospective," <a href="https://twitter.com/Schaffrillas/status/1620609243194994688">James added</a>.</p>
<p>"Chris has more of a cameo, but they will both appear again on the channel one last time. We also all filmed a scene together years ago for the yet-unreleased Shrek 2 Retold.</p>
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YouTubers Christopher Schaffer and Patrick Phyrillas killed in horror crash

We've all been there - cheekily using the Netflix account of a partner we're no longer dating or a friend we don't speak to anymore.

It's not that Netflix is expensive, it's just a hassle to have to create a new account when you're already having so much fun with your profile on someone else's.

Password-sharing also allows family members or partners living overseas to continue using their profiles on a family account.

This is all about to change, however, after the streaming giant announced that they're updating their rules relating to password-sharing.

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Yep, that's right. You can say bye-bye to using your ex's account. According to Netflix, the new terms mean that users will have to define a primary location through their TV, and all devices using the app need to be connected to the same WiFi as the TV.

"A primary location is set by a TV that is signed into your account and is connected to your Wi-Fi network. All other devices signed into your account on that Wi-Fi network will be associated with your primary location and will be able to use Netflix," they wrote (via <a href="https://thestreamable.com/news/confirmed-netflix-unveils-first-details-of-new-anti-password-sharing-measures#who-can-use-a-netflix-account-now" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Streamable</a>).

Though, users without a TV or primary address will have their location automatically set by Netflix based on their IP address and device IDs. After that's all done and dusted, people living in the home who want to continue using Netflix will have to open the app at home at least once a month.

"To ensure that your devices are associated with your primary location, connect to the Wi-Fi at your primary location, open the Netflix app or website, and watch something at least once every 31 days," Netflix revealed.

There are already queries relating to whether less used devices will pose issues - given that the main account holder will have to verify the device for Netflix using a temporary code before it can be used. What a palaver!

The internet already hates this idea, as seen on Twitter. "This is going to be delicious. Watching Netflix implode. They think very highly of themselves, dictating how people use their accounts now? As if there's no rival platforms to contend with?", one person wrote.

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Another tweet read: "This is such a wild decision by Netflix lmao like, they're aware of long distance relationships, kids in college, and poor people right?"

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"Cancel Netflix. They just lost my business. 'Password-sharing' is not a thing, it's called password-using. This is regressive bulls**t borne out of capitalist greed to squeeze more money out of us. People paid for a password and they use it wherever they go," a further person chimed in.

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Dropout - a smaller subscription media service provider - even took to Twitter to poke fun at the Netflix drama, writing: "Dropout's new password-sharing rule: you should share your password with a friend who can't afford Dropout, because it would be nice of you [...]."

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Only time will tell how Netflix will handle the fallout from its proposed rules. Users could potentially be seeing extra fees for membership sharing - something that has already been tested in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru, per <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/01/netflix-lists-rules-and-exemptions-to-prevent-account-sharing-outside-household/?tpcc=tcplusfacebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR0vPpZHGz5ngxEGj_rGrrVDycbCTIwieGRVepsJJShYoAwjpEXIDyiY5Qo&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9sLmZhY2Vib29rLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABqNrRX5YOIfQeV7Dn0wvdajlc34-SN0CVenAGsEPq8MOD-dmYBpIni6eilYH9eXZmgQzRRa7tGw1WZUdkhG4g0mD83Ty4d_n44CRcYfdWmPWwO3lgbGSlarpq3QPWonIkpUK3VCFVbihSsy_2s46uxr75Lxbjp4iHZzroGK2tFT&amp;guccounter=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tech Crunch</a>.
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<p>We've all been there - cheekily using the Netflix account of a partner we're no longer dating or a friend we don't speak to anymore.</p>
<p>It's not that Netflix is expensive, it's just a hassle to have to create a new account when you're already having so much fun with your profile on someone else's.</p>
<p>Password-sharing also allows family members or partners living overseas to continue using their profiles on a family account.</p>
<p>This is all about to change, however, after the streaming giant announced that they're updating their rules relating to password-sharing.</p>
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<p>Yep, that's right. You can say bye-bye to using your ex's account. According to Netflix, the new terms mean that users will have to define a primary location through their TV, and all devices using the app need to be connected to the same WiFi as the TV.</p>
<p>"A primary location is set by a TV that is signed into your account and is connected to your Wi-Fi network. All other devices signed into your account on that Wi-Fi network will be associated with your primary location and will be able to use Netflix," they wrote (via <a href="https://thestreamable.com/news/confirmed-netflix-unveils-first-details-of-new-anti-password-sharing-measures#who-can-use-a-netflix-account-now" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Streamable</a>).</p>
<p>Though, users without a TV or primary address will have their location automatically set by Netflix based on their IP address and device IDs. After that's all done and dusted, people living in the home who want to continue using Netflix will have to open the app at home at least once a month.</p>
<p>"To ensure that your devices are associated with your primary location, connect to the Wi-Fi at your primary location, open the Netflix app or website, and watch something at least once every 31 days," Netflix revealed.</p>
<p>There are already queries relating to whether less used devices will pose issues - given that the main account holder will have to verify the device for Netflix using a temporary code before it can be used. What a palaver!</p>
<p>The internet already hates this idea, as seen on Twitter. "This is going to be delicious. Watching Netflix implode. They think very highly of themselves, dictating how people use their accounts now? As if there's no rival platforms to contend with?", one person wrote.</p>
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<p>Another tweet read: "This is such a wild decision by Netflix lmao like, they're aware of long distance relationships, kids in college, and poor people right?"</p>
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<p>"Cancel Netflix. They just lost my business. 'Password-sharing' is not a thing, it's called password-using. This is regressive bulls**t borne out of capitalist greed to squeeze more money out of us. People paid for a password and they use it wherever they go," a further person chimed in.</p>
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<p>Dropout - a smaller subscription media service provider - even took to Twitter to poke fun at the Netflix drama, writing: "Dropout's new password-sharing rule: you should share your password with a friend who can't afford Dropout, because it would be nice of you [...]."</p>
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<p>Only time will tell how Netflix will handle the fallout from its proposed rules. Users could potentially be seeing extra fees for membership sharing - something that has already been tested in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru, per <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/01/netflix-lists-rules-and-exemptions-to-prevent-account-sharing-outside-household/?tpcc=tcplusfacebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR0vPpZHGz5ngxEGj_rGrrVDycbCTIwieGRVepsJJShYoAwjpEXIDyiY5Qo&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9sLmZhY2Vib29rLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABqNrRX5YOIfQeV7Dn0wvdajlc34-SN0CVenAGsEPq8MOD-dmYBpIni6eilYH9eXZmgQzRRa7tGw1WZUdkhG4g0mD83Ty4d_n44CRcYfdWmPWwO3lgbGSlarpq3QPWonIkpUK3VCFVbihSsy_2s46uxr75Lxbjp4iHZzroGK2tFT&amp;guccounter=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tech Crunch</a>.</p>
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Netflix shares rules and exemptions to new 'no sharing passwords' policy

A father has lost custody of his five-year-old daughter after he left an Amazon Alexa device to babysit her while he went to a bar.

The 30-year-old father from Wales, United Kingdom, left the little one asleep and in the presence of no one else but the inanimate virtual assistant while he went out for a drink with his new girlfriend.

Per <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21241446/dad-loses-custody-daughter-amazon-alexa-babysit/">The Sun</a>, a court was told that the unnamed man said to police that he had "willingly left his daughter at home" at 8 PM because he could see her via the Amazon Alexa camera on his phone.

The situation came to the attention of authorities after he was arrested for strangling his new partner at the end of their date.

Law enforcement was called to investigate and he confessed to leaving his daughter in his girlfriend's home with her Alexa device at her bedside.

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Prosecutor Rebecca Ross said the child lived with her dad half of the time and the other half of the time with her mother.

Ross said: "They had been drinking vodka and gin with lemonade at home from around 8pm. The defendant’s daughter was in the house but in bed. He wasn’t going to go out but he was not chuffed when she said she was going out without him, so he went out as well.

"He set up an Alexa camera in the bedroom so he could watch the child while they were out. She wasn’t sure if he went back at all during the evening to check on her."

The court was told that he was supposed to be looking after her when he instead "went to a string of pubs" in the market town of Builth Wells, Powys.

It was revealed in court that a neighbor heard screaming in the backyard at about 2 AM.

Police officer Phillip Coombs arrived 10 minutes later and separated the arguing couple.

"When he was later interviewed he stated he had grabbed the victim by the throat; he told her to shut up and that she needed to calm down," he added.

"He said he’d left his daughter at home, but had an Alexa camera app on his phone to monitor her snoring."

Defense lawyer Gareth Walters said: "He is a young man of previous good character, who has entered guilty pleas to serious offences. The consequences of this will be felt by him for a long time. His daughter has been taken away and it was largely him who cared for her.

"He felt he was keeping an eye on his daughter but he realises you can’t do that remotely. There was some effort by him to keep an eye on her but he knows the standards fell below what is expected of a parent."

The father was jailed for 12 months but it was suspended for 2 years.

The man confessed to intentional strangulation of his partner and child neglect at the magistrates court in Llandrindod Wells, Powys.
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<p>A father has lost custody of his five-year-old daughter after he left an Amazon Alexa device to babysit her while he went to a bar.</p>
<p>The 30-year-old father from Wales, United Kingdom, left the little one asleep and in the presence of no one else but the inanimate virtual assistant while he went out for a drink with his new girlfriend.</p>
<p>Per <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21241446/dad-loses-custody-daughter-amazon-alexa-babysit/">The Sun</a>, a court was told that the unnamed man said to police that he had "willingly left his daughter at home" at 8 PM because he could see her via the Amazon Alexa camera on his phone.</p>
<p>The situation came to the attention of authorities after he was arrested for strangling his new partner at the end of their date.</p>
<p>Law enforcement was called to investigate and he confessed to leaving his daughter in his girlfriend's home with her Alexa device at her bedside.</p>
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<p>Prosecutor Rebecca Ross said the child lived with her dad half of the time and the other half of the time with her mother.</p>
<p>Ross said: "They had been drinking vodka and gin with lemonade at home from around 8pm. The defendant’s daughter was in the house but in bed. He wasn’t going to go out but he was not chuffed when she said she was going out without him, so he went out as well.</p>
<p>"He set up an Alexa camera in the bedroom so he could watch the child while they were out. She wasn’t sure if he went back at all during the evening to check on her."</p>
<p>The court was told that he was supposed to be looking after her when he instead "went to a string of pubs" in the market town of Builth Wells, Powys.</p>
<p>It was revealed in court that a neighbor heard screaming in the backyard at about 2 AM.</p>
<p>Police officer Phillip Coombs arrived 10 minutes later and separated the arguing couple.</p>
<p>"When he was later interviewed he stated he had grabbed the victim by the throat; he told her to shut up and that she needed to calm down," he added.</p>
<p>"He said he’d left his daughter at home, but had an Alexa camera app on his phone to monitor her snoring."</p>
<p>Defense lawyer Gareth Walters said: "He is a young man of previous good character, who has entered guilty pleas to serious offences. The consequences of this will be felt by him for a long time. His daughter has been taken away and it was largely him who cared for her.</p>
<p>"He felt he was keeping an eye on his daughter but he realises you can’t do that remotely. There was some effort by him to keep an eye on her but he knows the standards fell below what is expected of a parent."</p>
<p>The father was jailed for 12 months but it was suspended for 2 years.</p>
<p>The man confessed to intentional strangulation of his partner and child neglect at the magistrates court in Llandrindod Wells, Powys.</p>
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Dad loses custody of daughter after leaving Amazon Alexa to 'babysit' while he went out drinking

Selena Gomez has been praised by fans for sharing several make-up free selfies on social media.

The 30-year-old 'Lose You To Love Me' singer took to Instagram to share the fresh-faced pics with her whopping 375 million followers.

Gomez simply wrote: "Me" in the caption for the images, which showed the musician looking relaxed on the sofa while wearing a comfy blue sweater.

Her hair was free from styling, with her loose natural curls framing her face.

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Over six million users have liked the set of images, and 60 thousand comments have flooded the upload, with fans of the Only Murders In The Building actress expressing their praise for her.

"I admire you, Selena [...] You encourage me (us actually) to show the beauty that's within us on this suffocating social media that is Instagram where everyone needs to be perfect and happy all the time... Thanks for helping us... Thanks for helping ME [sic]," one comment read.

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"The perfect you never be ashamed for who you are always love yourself and be yourself [...] no need to change for no one be u, do u! Love you!! And never put yourself down always have positive thoughts [sic]," someone else added.

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A further user chimed in: "Best photos of you I have ever seen, because they are authentically you and you are beautiful!"

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Ever the advocate for body positivity and marching to the beat of your own drum, Gomez took to her TikTok stories (via <a href="https://people.com/health/selena-gomez-calls-out-body-shamers-who-criticize-her-looks-i-dont-care-about-my-weight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PEOPLE</a>) in April last year and stated: "Honestly, I don't care about my weight because people bitch about it anyway. 'You're too small,' 'you're too big,' 'that doesn't fit.' Meh meh meh meh. B***h, I am perfect the way I am. Moral of the story? Bye."

Then, ahead of her 30th birthday in July last year she said: "I love growing up. When I was younger, I was scared of it, and I thought by now my life would look so different. But now I'm like, 'Wow, this is not what I ever expected, and I couldn't be more thrilled.' I've stopped caring about what people have to say, and that's been wonderful."

Gomez has also been open about her struggles with mental health following a bipolar disorder diagnosis several years ago. "I'm going to be very open with everybody about this: I've been to four treatment centers.

"I think when I started hitting my early 20s is when it started to get really dark, when I started to feel like I was not in control of what I was feeling, whether that was really great or really bad," she revealed, per <a href="https://www.today.com/health/mind-body/selena-gomez-opens-mental-health-battle-thought-world-better-rcna55457" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TODAY</a>.

After enlisting the help of a psychiatrist, Gomez added that "it took a lot of hard work" for her to accept her diagnosis and learn how to deal with it.
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<p>Selena Gomez has been praised by fans for sharing several make-up free selfies on social media.</p>
<p>The 30-year-old 'Lose You To Love Me' singer took to Instagram to share the fresh-faced pics with her whopping 375 million followers.</p>
<p>Gomez simply wrote: "Me" in the caption for the images, which showed the musician looking relaxed on the sofa while wearing a comfy blue sweater.</p>
<p>Her hair was free from styling, with her loose natural curls framing her face.</p>
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<p>Over six million users have liked the set of images, and 60 thousand comments have flooded the upload, with fans of the Only Murders In The Building actress expressing their praise for her.</p>
<p>"I admire you, Selena [...] You encourage me (us actually) to show the beauty that's within us on this suffocating social media that is Instagram where everyone needs to be perfect and happy all the time... Thanks for helping us... Thanks for helping ME [sic]," one comment read.</p>
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<p>"The perfect you never be ashamed for who you are always love yourself and be yourself [...] no need to change for no one be u, do u! Love you!! And never put yourself down always have positive thoughts [sic]," someone else added.</p>
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<p>A further user chimed in: "Best photos of you I have ever seen, because they are authentically you and you are beautiful!"</p>
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<p>Ever the advocate for body positivity and marching to the beat of your own drum, Gomez took to her TikTok stories (via <a href="https://people.com/health/selena-gomez-calls-out-body-shamers-who-criticize-her-looks-i-dont-care-about-my-weight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PEOPLE</a>) in April last year and stated: "Honestly, I don't care about my weight because people bitch about it anyway. 'You're too small,' 'you're too big,' 'that doesn't fit.' Meh meh meh meh. B***h, I am perfect the way I am. Moral of the story? Bye."</p>
<p>Then, ahead of her 30th birthday in July last year she said: "I love growing up. When I was younger, I was scared of it, and I thought by now my life would look so different. But now I'm like, 'Wow, this is not what I ever expected, and I couldn't be more thrilled.' I've stopped caring about what people have to say, and that's been wonderful."</p>
<p>Gomez has also been open about her struggles with mental health following a bipolar disorder diagnosis several years ago. "I'm going to be very open with everybody about this: I've been to four treatment centers.</p>
<p>"I think when I started hitting my early 20s is when it started to get really dark, when I started to feel like I was not in control of what I was feeling, whether that was really great or really bad," she revealed, per <a href="https://www.today.com/health/mind-body/selena-gomez-opens-mental-health-battle-thought-world-better-rcna55457" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TODAY</a>.</p>
<p>After enlisting the help of a psychiatrist, Gomez added that "it took a lot of hard work" for her to accept her diagnosis and learn how to deal with it.</p>
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Selena Gomez praised for sharing 'authentic' make-up free selfies

A healthy man reportedly died suddenly in his sleep merely days before his 22nd birthday, and his family has expressed their heartbreak.

Rickson "Ricko" Williams, 21, went to bed as normal on January 11 but tragically, he never woke up.

While his cause of death remains unknown, Rickson's family believes that it could be due to an undiagnosed heart condition after they were informed he had an enlarged heart, per the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mystery-healthy-man-suddenly-dies-29112417" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mirror</a>.

Rickson, from Wallaville, Queensland, Australia, was set to start a BA course in music, with family and friends describing him as "the life of the party."

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His heartbroken mother Tanya Wright shared a devastating post on Facebook the day after her son passed. A segment of it read: "Anyone who knew us, knew how much Rickson meant to us and how much this loss will affect our lives and our family."

Tanya continued: "Please respect our privacy at this very difficult time as we grieve our son, brother, cousin, nephew, dear friend."

The heartbroken mother launched a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-give-rickson-the-send-off-he-deserves?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&amp;utm_content=undefined&amp;utm_medium=copy_link_all&amp;utm_source=customer&amp;utm_term=undefined" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoFundMe</a> page in order to help with the financial costs of Rickson's funeral, alongside supporting the family in their grief.

"As our family tries to find a way through this heartbreaking, difficult time, I would just like to reach out to our amazing community, loving family, and amazing friends for your support," Tanya said on the fundraising page.

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The post continued: "He was a passionate gardener, motorbike rider and music maker among many other hobbies. He had come a tremendously long way from the difficulties he faced only a few short years ago.

"He loved life, and always wanted to be the life of the party, even when there was no party."

Rickson would have turned 22 on January 17, and his mother shared her pain on Facebook: "Today you would have been 22, although I think you'd prefer we remember you as 21 forever, either way Happy Birthday in heaven my beautiful boy."

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Rickson's funeral will be taking place tomorrow (February 3), and Tanya has expressed her gratitude for the love she has received from family and friends as she navigates her way through the grief of losing her son.

Our thoughts are with Rickson's loved ones at this time.
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<p>A healthy man reportedly died suddenly in his sleep merely days before his 22nd birthday, and his family has expressed their heartbreak.</p>
<p>Rickson "Ricko" Williams, 21, went to bed as normal on January 11 but tragically, he never woke up.</p>
<p>While his cause of death remains unknown, Rickson's family believes that it could be due to an undiagnosed heart condition after they were informed he had an enlarged heart, per the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mystery-healthy-man-suddenly-dies-29112417" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mirror</a>.</p>
<p>Rickson, from Wallaville, Queensland, Australia, was set to start a BA course in music, with family and friends describing him as "the life of the party."</p>
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<p>His heartbroken mother Tanya Wright shared a devastating post on Facebook the day after her son passed. A segment of it read: "Anyone who knew us, knew how much Rickson meant to us and how much this loss will affect our lives and our family."</p>
<p>Tanya continued: "Please respect our privacy at this very difficult time as we grieve our son, brother, cousin, nephew, dear friend."</p>
<p>The heartbroken mother launched a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-give-rickson-the-send-off-he-deserves?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&amp;utm_content=undefined&amp;utm_medium=copy_link_all&amp;utm_source=customer&amp;utm_term=undefined" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoFundMe</a> page in order to help with the financial costs of Rickson's funeral, alongside supporting the family in their grief.</p>
<p>"As our family tries to find a way through this heartbreaking, difficult time, I would just like to reach out to our amazing community, loving family, and amazing friends for your support," Tanya said on the fundraising page.</p>
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<p>The post continued: "He was a passionate gardener, motorbike rider and music maker among many other hobbies. He had come a tremendously long way from the difficulties he faced only a few short years ago.</p>
<p>"He loved life, and always wanted to be the life of the party, even when there was no party."</p>
<p>Rickson would have turned 22 on January 17, and his mother shared her pain on Facebook: "Today you would have been 22, although I think you'd prefer we remember you as 21 forever, either way Happy Birthday in heaven my beautiful boy."</p>
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<p>Rickson's funeral will be taking place tomorrow (February 3), and Tanya has expressed her gratitude for the love she has received from family and friends as she navigates her way through the grief of losing her son.</p>
<p>Our thoughts are with Rickson's loved ones at this time.</p>
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Healthy man dies suddenly in his sleep just days before his 22nd birthday

A missing mother-of-two had been making plans for the future the night <a href="https://vt.co/news/missing-woman-shared-eerie-posts-before-vanishing-on-footpath-leaving-her-dog-behind">before she vanished</a> while walking her dog, her parents have revealed.

Nicola Bulley, 45, had dropped <a href="https://vt.co/news/missing-moms-daughters-cried-their-eyes-out-after-being-told-their-mommys-lost">her two young daughters</a> off at school on Friday, January 27, before taking her dog Willow for a walk alongside the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre.

However, less than an hour later another dogwalker found Willow wandering around on her own off-lead, raising concerns about Bulley's whereabouts.

Bulley's phone was found on a nearby bench, still connected to an active work conference call, however, she has not been seen or heard from since.

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Her parents, Ernest and Dot Bulley, have now revealed that Bulley had spent the night before making plans for a spa break with her younger sister, as well as buying tickets to watch her six- and nine-year-old daughters perform in choir and gymnastics shows in recent weeks.

Her father, 73, told the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/desperate-parents-nicola-bulley-beg-29110019">Mirror</a> that he doesn't believe Bulley's disappearance was intentional, explaining: "Her mind was great, we picked the children up the Thursday before she went missing, as we do every Thursday.

"We took them home, Nicola had had a meeting with her boss in Garstang and she said can you stay a bit later because I have an important client coming in on Zoom. We said no problem and stayed. She had done her work and she was very upbeat about getting her mortgage sorted."

He added that the pair had said goodbye at the front door, where he gave her a kiss and told her he loved her, which ended up being the last conversation the pair had.

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Bulley's mother added that she has been unable to sleep since her daughter went missing, and that they worry about where she is and whether she is ok.

Her father added: "We will never stop looking. We just dread to think we will never see her again, if the worst came to the worst and she was never found, how will we deal with that for the rest of our lives?”

Bulley's partner, 44-year-old Paul Ansell, had previously revealed that the couple's daughters had "cried their eyes out" after being told that their mom was "lost" and are hoping for her safe return.

[caption id="attachment_1263192751" align="aligncenter" width="1692"]<img class="wp-image-1263192751 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-02-at-11.49.03.jpg" alt="" width="1692" height="1122" /> Specialist teams are combing the area where Nicola Bulley was last seen. Credit: PA Images / Alamy[/caption]

The police said in a press conference: "The police are keeping a really open mind about what could have happened but we do believe that the likelihood is that Nicola has gone missing and this is not a crime inquiry.

"We’ve mounted a really intensive operation to try to find Nicola. We’ve got a large area to search. People do go missing but, clearly, as time goes on we become more and more concerned for Nicola.

"But we’re very much hoping that we will find something to try to bring her home safe and well soon."
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<p>A missing mother-of-two had been making plans for the future the night <a href="https://vt.co/news/missing-woman-shared-eerie-posts-before-vanishing-on-footpath-leaving-her-dog-behind">before she vanished</a> while walking her dog, her parents have revealed.</p>
<p>Nicola Bulley, 45, had dropped <a href="https://vt.co/news/missing-moms-daughters-cried-their-eyes-out-after-being-told-their-mommys-lost">her two young daughters</a> off at school on Friday, January 27, before taking her dog Willow for a walk alongside the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre.</p>
<p>However, less than an hour later another dogwalker found Willow wandering around on her own off-lead, raising concerns about Bulley's whereabouts.</p>
<p>Bulley's phone was found on a nearby bench, still connected to an active work conference call, however, she has not been seen or heard from since.</p>
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<p>Her parents, Ernest and Dot Bulley, have now revealed that Bulley had spent the night before making plans for a spa break with her younger sister, as well as buying tickets to watch her six- and nine-year-old daughters perform in choir and gymnastics shows in recent weeks.</p>
<p>Her father, 73, told the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/desperate-parents-nicola-bulley-beg-29110019">Mirror</a> that he doesn't believe Bulley's disappearance was intentional, explaining: "Her mind was great, we picked the children up the Thursday before she went missing, as we do every Thursday.</p>
<p>"We took them home, Nicola had had a meeting with her boss in Garstang and she said can you stay a bit later because I have an important client coming in on Zoom. We said no problem and stayed. She had done her work and she was very upbeat about getting her mortgage sorted."</p>
<p>He added that the pair had said goodbye at the front door, where he gave her a kiss and told her he loved her, which ended up being the last conversation the pair had.</p>
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<p>Bulley's mother added that she has been unable to sleep since her daughter went missing, and that they worry about where she is and whether she is ok.</p>
<p>Her father added: "We will never stop looking. We just dread to think we will never see her again, if the worst came to the worst and she was never found, how will we deal with that for the rest of our lives?”</p>
<p>Bulley's partner, 44-year-old Paul Ansell, had previously revealed that the couple's daughters had "cried their eyes out" after being told that their mom was "lost" and are hoping for her safe return.</p>
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<p>The police said in a press conference: "The police are keeping a really open mind about what could have happened but we do believe that the likelihood is that Nicola has gone missing and this is not a crime inquiry.</p>
<p>"We’ve mounted a really intensive operation to try to find Nicola. We’ve got a large area to search. People do go missing but, clearly, as time goes on we become more and more concerned for Nicola.</p>
<p>"But we’re very much hoping that we will find something to try to bring her home safe and well soon."</p>
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Nicola Bulley made plans for future the night before she 'vanished' on dog walk

Social media users are stunned after a <a href="https://vt.co/news/us/tiktoker-edgar-garay-dies-after-falling-off-cliff-while-shooting-videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a> star recounted a series of unfortunate events that included a broken jaw, a brain tumor, and a car crash.

Australian actress Alli McLaren - who goes by the handle <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@notallialicee">@notallialicee</a> - posted a video about the nightmarish event she experienced on the social media platform.

"I’m that friend that lives that ‘can’t catch a break dramatic lifestyle," the 30-year-old content creator sarcastically said in her viral TikTok post.

Alli's suffering first started when she was "randomly walking" in downtown Los Angeles one day and then a homeless person came and punched her in the face.
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"I had to get jaw surgery to fix it and my immune system was super weak, I ended up getting infection and pneumonia," she continued.

But during her battle with pneumonia, she fell and banged her head, which triggered a traumatic brain injury so she had to get brain surgery to "get the tumor out".

However, the misery didn't stop there as the aspiring actress had "start radiation" shortly after her brain surgery because the doctors were unable to get all the noncancerous tumors out.

Allie then revealed that when she was on her way to her hospital treatment for her tumor, she "got ran over by a car" that failed to brake at a stop sign. According to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/01/actress-30-beaten-gets-brain-tumor-hit-by-car-at-hospital/">New York Post</a>, the incident left her with two broken feet.

Upon seeing her video - which has amassed 1.6 million views and 267.7K likes on the social media platform - many people shared their reactions to her painful predicaments.

One user wrote: "To whoever has your voodoo doll, it’s enough."

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Another person said: "So life basically froze your lemons and then threw them at ya."

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A third chimed in and commented: "The way my jaw dropped slowly."

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And, a fourth person praised: "The way I’d never get out of bed again. You are STRONG as hell."

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Meanwhile, one bold person wrote: "Okay but the homeless guy kinda saved your life??" But Alli responded by sharing <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@notallialicee/video/7192857690660425002?_r=1&amp;_t=8ZWFzTOfU1T">a video</a> explaining why she doesn't feel thankful toward her attacker.

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"I was punched, I got an x-ray and nothing was on it. Cool, I fell over and hit my head, and nothing was on it (the x-ray)," she said, explaining that when she started getting seizures that's what the tumor turned up in her scan.

"So maybe, he (the homeless person) helped me find it or maybe he helped cause it?" she questioned.

According to <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/01/actress-30-beaten-gets-brain-tumor-hit-by-car-at-hospital/">The Post</a>, Alli has remained optimistic about the future and said: "I think I stay strong by knowing it can’t be like this forever and also knowing that one day I’m going to wake up and I won’t be in pain anymore."

"I do believe that everything happens for a reason," she added.
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<p>Social media users are stunned after a <a href="https://vt.co/news/us/tiktoker-edgar-garay-dies-after-falling-off-cliff-while-shooting-videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a> star recounted a series of unfortunate events that included a broken jaw, a brain tumor, and a car crash.</p>
<p>Australian actress Alli McLaren - who goes by the handle <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@notallialicee">@notallialicee</a> - posted a video about the nightmarish event she experienced on the social media platform.</p>
<p>"I’m that friend that lives that ‘can’t catch a break dramatic lifestyle," the 30-year-old content creator sarcastically said in her viral TikTok post.</p>
<p>Alli's suffering first started when she was "randomly walking" in downtown Los Angeles one day and then a homeless person came and punched her in the face.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Watch Alli's TikTok below:</strong></p>

<p>"I had to get jaw surgery to fix it and my immune system was super weak, I ended up getting infection and pneumonia," she continued.</p>
<p>But during her battle with pneumonia, she fell and banged her head, which triggered a traumatic brain injury so she had to get brain surgery to "get the tumor out".</p>
<p>However, the misery didn't stop there as the aspiring actress had "start radiation" shortly after her brain surgery because the doctors were unable to get all the noncancerous tumors out.</p>
<p>Allie then revealed that when she was on her way to her hospital treatment for her tumor, she "got ran over by a car" that failed to brake at a stop sign. According to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/01/actress-30-beaten-gets-brain-tumor-hit-by-car-at-hospital/">New York Post</a>, the incident left her with two broken feet.</p>
<p>Upon seeing her video - which has amassed 1.6 million views and 267.7K likes on the social media platform - many people shared their reactions to her painful predicaments.</p>
<p>One user wrote: "To whoever has your voodoo doll, it’s enough."</p>
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<p>Another person said: "So life basically froze your lemons and then threw them at ya."</p>
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<p>A third chimed in and commented: "The way my jaw dropped slowly."</p>
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<p>And, a fourth person praised: "The way I’d never get out of bed again. You are STRONG as hell."</p>
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<p>Meanwhile, one bold person wrote: "Okay but the homeless guy kinda saved your life??" But Alli responded by sharing <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@notallialicee/video/7192857690660425002?_r=1&amp;_t=8ZWFzTOfU1T">a video</a> explaining why she doesn't feel thankful toward her attacker.</p>
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<p>"I was punched, I got an x-ray and nothing was on it. Cool, I fell over and hit my head, and nothing was on it (the x-ray)," she said, explaining that when she started getting seizures that's what the tumor turned up in her scan.</p>
<p>"So maybe, he (the homeless person) helped me find it or maybe he helped cause it?" she questioned.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/01/actress-30-beaten-gets-brain-tumor-hit-by-car-at-hospital/">The Post</a>, Alli has remained optimistic about the future and said: "I think I stay strong by knowing it can’t be like this forever and also knowing that one day I’m going to wake up and I won’t be in pain anymore."</p>
<p>"I do believe that everything happens for a reason," she added.</p>
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Actress attacked by stranger, gets diagnosed with brain tumor, and is run over by car

The father of a woman who went missing while walking her dog has revealed that her young daughters keep asking heartbreaking questions.

Nicola Bulley, 45, <a href="https://vt.co/news/missing-woman-shared-eerie-posts-before-vanishing-on-footpath-leaving-her-dog-behind">went missing</a> on January 27 while taking her dog for a walk by the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.

Authorities were alerted to the situation at around 10:30 AM the same day after another dog walker noticed Bulley's brown springer spaniel in an "agitated" state by itself, with no sign of the owner, as reported by the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11701007/Police-sniffer-dogs-search-river-perimeter-deserted-house-hunt-Nicola-Bulley.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>.

The mother-of-two is believed to have been in good spirits on the day of her disappearance, as her father Ernest told the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/missing-nicola-bulley-10-key-29105962" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mirror</a>: "She had done her work and she was very upbeat about getting her mortgage sorted."

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Bulley's partner Paul Ansell, 44, had the <a href="https://vt.co/news/missing-moms-daughters-cried-their-eyes-out-after-being-told-their-mommys-lost">heartbreaking task</a> of revealing to nine-year-old Harriet, and six-year-old Sophia that their mother had gone missing.

"He just said, 'Mommy’s lost," Bulley's mother Dorothy told the <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21231609/missing-nicola-bulley-daughters-broke-down-tears/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sun</a>, while Ansell's dad David added: "They cried their eyes out."

Bulley's father Ernest has described the heartbreak he feels when he is in the same room as his granddaughters, as they keep asking devastating questions about their mother's whereabouts.

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Speaking to the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/missing-nicola-bulley-made-plans-29107922" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mirror</a>, Ernest said: "When I look at the kids, I have to go out of the room because I can't hold it together. They are asking where Mommy is and when is Mommy coming home? It's so hard."

Bulley had dropped her children off at school on the morning she went missing before she took their dog Willow on a walk using a familiar route.

The family is doing their best to support the young children, but Ernest added: "We don't know how long we can keep going before they realize, they think mommy is coming home soon, but if this keeps going on and on I don't know where we are going to go or what to say to them."

The search for Bulley has been ongoing for five days at the time of writing, with volunteer groups also helping Lancashire police try to locate the missing 45-year-old.

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The police have urged all those helping in the search to remain cautious around the banks of the river, as they can be "treacherous".

Lancashire police are urging anyone with information to get in contact as soon as possible.
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<p>The father of a woman who went missing while walking her dog has revealed that her young daughters keep asking heartbreaking questions.</p>
<p>Nicola Bulley, 45, <a href="https://vt.co/news/missing-woman-shared-eerie-posts-before-vanishing-on-footpath-leaving-her-dog-behind">went missing</a> on January 27 while taking her dog for a walk by the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.</p>
<p>Authorities were alerted to the situation at around 10:30 AM the same day after another dog walker noticed Bulley's brown springer spaniel in an "agitated" state by itself, with no sign of the owner, as reported by the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11701007/Police-sniffer-dogs-search-river-perimeter-deserted-house-hunt-Nicola-Bulley.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>.</p>
<p>The mother-of-two is believed to have been in good spirits on the day of her disappearance, as her father Ernest told the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/missing-nicola-bulley-10-key-29105962" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mirror</a>: "She had done her work and she was very upbeat about getting her mortgage sorted."</p>
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<p>Bulley's partner Paul Ansell, 44, had the <a href="https://vt.co/news/missing-moms-daughters-cried-their-eyes-out-after-being-told-their-mommys-lost">heartbreaking task</a> of revealing to nine-year-old Harriet, and six-year-old Sophia that their mother had gone missing.</p>
<p>"He just said, 'Mommy’s lost," Bulley's mother Dorothy told the <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21231609/missing-nicola-bulley-daughters-broke-down-tears/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sun</a>, while Ansell's dad David added: "They cried their eyes out."</p>
<p>Bulley's father Ernest has described the heartbreak he feels when he is in the same room as his granddaughters, as they keep asking devastating questions about their mother's whereabouts.</p>
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<p>Speaking to the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/missing-nicola-bulley-made-plans-29107922" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mirror</a>, Ernest said: "When I look at the kids, I have to go out of the room because I can't hold it together. They are asking where Mommy is and when is Mommy coming home? It's so hard."</p>
<p>Bulley had dropped her children off at school on the morning she went missing before she took their dog Willow on a walk using a familiar route.</p>
<p>The family is doing their best to support the young children, but Ernest added: "We don't know how long we can keep going before they realize, they think mommy is coming home soon, but if this keeps going on and on I don't know where we are going to go or what to say to them."</p>
<p>The search for Bulley has been ongoing for five days at the time of writing, with volunteer groups also helping Lancashire police try to locate the missing 45-year-old.</p>
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<p>The police have urged all those helping in the search to remain cautious around the banks of the river, as they can be "treacherous".</p>
<p>Lancashire police are urging anyone with information to get in contact as soon as possible.</p>
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Father of woman who 'vanished' on dog walk says her daughters keep asking agonizing questions

Sarah Herron and her fiancé Dylan Brown have shared a devastating update, telling fans that their newborn son Oliver died just hours after the pair welcomed him 24 weeks into the pregnancy.

The Bachelor Nation star, who has been engaged to Brown since May 2021, called their baby boy Oliver their "IVF miracle."

Herron, 36, shared a heartfelt video and image carousel on Instagram on Wednesday, February 1, writing in the caption: "On January 28th, at 24 weeks old, our beautiful son Oliver Brown was born. He passed away in his dad’s arms shortly after.

"There are no words for the magnitude of loss and pain we’re experiencing. It’s beautiful and simultaneously tragic. He had my nose and his dad’s mouth and long fingers."

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She continued: "Oliver, our IVF miracle, defied so many odds and fought through so many hard milestones to be here, but the higher powers still had other plans for the three of us.

"Our time together was short, but we are grateful for the days we had with Oliver in my belly. He has taught us so much about the integrity of life, love and death. Oliver filled our home and hearts with so much love and most importantly, optimism.

"The stars aligned to create Baby Oliver with a deep, meaningful purpose bigger than we’ll ever understand. His body was small, but his legacy will always be larger than life to us."

Included in the post, which has been liked more than 70,000 times, was a black and white image of Herron's newborn laying on her chest while they're still at the hospital as Brown kisses the new mom's forehead.

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The carousel also featured snaps of a pregnant Herron taking a mirror selfie and enjoying an outing to the beach.

Other pictures showed the doting fiancé comforting his partner and standing side by side with her as he holds her hand.

The only video featured in the post was of a sea turtle swimming in the water.

Herron continued her heartbreaking post: "Oliver swam with sea turtles, he kept me company while I recovered from a broken knee, and he loved his dad’s cooking. Most of all, Oliver loved his morning routine of laying heart to heart with his brother, Rio, on my lap.

"While our hearts are shattered beyond comprehension, we are comforted knowing that our son’s soul only ever knew love and will not suffer in a body that wasn’t built for this life.

"We’ll never understand the cruelty of it all, but through the darkness, Oliver remains so so bright. We love you so much, baby boy. You will never be replaced. You are so perfect and awesome."
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<p>Sarah Herron and her fiancé Dylan Brown have shared a devastating update, telling fans that their newborn son Oliver died just hours after the pair welcomed him 24 weeks into the pregnancy.</p>
<p>The Bachelor Nation star, who has been engaged to Brown since May 2021, called their baby boy Oliver their "IVF miracle."</p>
<p>Herron, 36, shared a heartfelt video and image carousel on Instagram on Wednesday, February 1, writing in the caption: "On January 28th, at 24 weeks old, our beautiful son Oliver Brown was born. He passed away in his dad’s arms shortly after.</p>
<p>"There are no words for the magnitude of loss and pain we’re experiencing. It’s beautiful and simultaneously tragic. He had my nose and his dad’s mouth and long fingers."</p>
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<p>She continued: "Oliver, our IVF miracle, defied so many odds and fought through so many hard milestones to be here, but the higher powers still had other plans for the three of us.</p>
<p>"Our time together was short, but we are grateful for the days we had with Oliver in my belly. He has taught us so much about the integrity of life, love and death. Oliver filled our home and hearts with so much love and most importantly, optimism.</p>
<p>"The stars aligned to create Baby Oliver with a deep, meaningful purpose bigger than we’ll ever understand. His body was small, but his legacy will always be larger than life to us."</p>
<p>Included in the post, which has been liked more than 70,000 times, was a black and white image of Herron's newborn laying on her chest while they're still at the hospital as Brown kisses the new mom's forehead.</p>
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<p>The carousel also featured snaps of a pregnant Herron taking a mirror selfie and enjoying an outing to the beach.</p>
<p>Other pictures showed the doting fiancé comforting his partner and standing side by side with her as he holds her hand.</p>
<p>The only video featured in the post was of a sea turtle swimming in the water.</p>
<p>Herron continued her heartbreaking post: "Oliver swam with sea turtles, he kept me company while I recovered from a broken knee, and he loved his dad’s cooking. Most of all, Oliver loved his morning routine of laying heart to heart with his brother, Rio, on my lap.</p>
<p>"While our hearts are shattered beyond comprehension, we are comforted knowing that our son’s soul only ever knew love and will not suffer in a body that wasn’t built for this life.</p>
<p>"We’ll never understand the cruelty of it all, but through the darkness, Oliver remains so so bright. We love you so much, baby boy. You will never be replaced. You are so perfect and awesome."</p>
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'Bachelor Nation' star Sarah Herron and fiancé share heartbreaking news their newborn son has died

Gisele Bündchen has responded to her ex-husband Tom Brady's announcement that he'll be retiring - for good this time.

On Wednesday, 45-year-old Brady took to Instagram to share the news that he is finally leaving the sport after 23 seasons.

The legendary quarterback <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/tom-brady-is-retiring-for-good-after-23-nfl-seasons">confirmed in a video that when his final season</a> with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers comes to a close, he will retire from the NFL.

He said in the video: "Good morning guys. I’ll get to the point right away. I’m retiring. For good. I know the process was a pretty big deal last time so when I woke up this morning I figured I’d just press record and let you guys know first.

"I won’t be long-winded, you only get one super emotional retirement essay, and I used mine up last year. So, I really thank you guys, so much, to every single one of you for supporting me.

"My family, my friends, my teammates, my competitors, I could go on forever, there’s too many. Thank you guys for allowing me to live my absolute dream. I wouldn’t change a thing. Love you all."

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Now, 42-year-old Bündchen, who in October <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/celebrity/tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-will-file-divorce-documents-today-per-report">filed for divorce from Brady</a> - her husband of 13 years - has broken her silence regarding the sports star's decision to announce his retirement yet again.

"Wishing you only wonderful things in this new chapter of your life," the Brazilian supermodel wrote in a comment under the post, including a prayer hands emoji.

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A number of fellow celebs have also weighed in on the news, with Kate Hudson writing: "I know I can say this for my whole fam, it’s been an honor to watch such a phenomenal career. You brought us all much joy for so many years. Welcome to the next chapter, may it bring as many blessings as the last two decades."

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Serena Williams penned: "I’m getting teary eyed watching this. Sad to see you go. Welcome to the retirement world…. Again."

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Gwyneth Paltrow added: "And WE LOVE YOU."

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Brady and Bündchen share two children together, a son Benjamin, 13, and daughter Vivian, 12. In February 2022, the seven-time Super Bowl winner made his first retirement announcement, but returned to the NFL the following month.

The blonde beauty had shared her concerns over Brady continuing to play football, telling <a href="https://www.elle.com/fashion/a41095078/gisele-bundchen-interview-future-plans/">Elle</a> in September: "I have my concerns. This is a very violent sport, and I have my children and I would like him to be more present."

She added: "I’ve done my part, which is [to] be there for [Tom]. I moved to Boston, and I focused on creating a cocoon and a loving environment for my children to grow up in and to be there supporting him and his dreams.

"Seeing my children succeed and become the beautiful little humans that they are, seeing him succeed, and being fulfilled in his career - it makes me happy. At this point in my life, I feel like I’ve done a good job on that."
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<p>Gisele Bündchen has responded to her ex-husband Tom Brady's announcement that he'll be retiring - for good this time.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, 45-year-old Brady took to Instagram to share the news that he is finally leaving the sport after 23 seasons.</p>
<p>The legendary quarterback <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/tom-brady-is-retiring-for-good-after-23-nfl-seasons">confirmed in a video that when his final season</a> with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers comes to a close, he will retire from the NFL.</p>
<p>He said in the video: "Good morning guys. I’ll get to the point right away. I’m retiring. For good. I know the process was a pretty big deal last time so when I woke up this morning I figured I’d just press record and let you guys know first.</p>
<p>"I won’t be long-winded, you only get one super emotional retirement essay, and I used mine up last year. So, I really thank you guys, so much, to every single one of you for supporting me.</p>
<p>"My family, my friends, my teammates, my competitors, I could go on forever, there’s too many. Thank you guys for allowing me to live my absolute dream. I wouldn’t change a thing. Love you all."</p>
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<p>Now, 42-year-old Bündchen, who in October <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/celebrity/tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-will-file-divorce-documents-today-per-report">filed for divorce from Brady</a> - her husband of 13 years - has broken her silence regarding the sports star's decision to announce his retirement yet again.</p>
<p>"Wishing you only wonderful things in this new chapter of your life," the Brazilian supermodel wrote in a comment under the post, including a prayer hands emoji.</p>
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<p>A number of fellow celebs have also weighed in on the news, with Kate Hudson writing: "I know I can say this for my whole fam, it’s been an honor to watch such a phenomenal career. You brought us all much joy for so many years. Welcome to the next chapter, may it bring as many blessings as the last two decades."</p>
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<p>Serena Williams penned: "I’m getting teary eyed watching this. Sad to see you go. Welcome to the retirement world…. Again."</p>
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<p>Gwyneth Paltrow added: "And WE LOVE YOU."</p>
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<p>Brady and Bündchen share two children together, a son Benjamin, 13, and daughter Vivian, 12. In February 2022, the seven-time Super Bowl winner made his first retirement announcement, but returned to the NFL the following month.</p>
<p>The blonde beauty had shared her concerns over Brady continuing to play football, telling <a href="https://www.elle.com/fashion/a41095078/gisele-bundchen-interview-future-plans/">Elle</a> in September: "I have my concerns. This is a very violent sport, and I have my children and I would like him to be more present."</p>
<p>She added: "I’ve done my part, which is [to] be there for [Tom]. I moved to Boston, and I focused on creating a cocoon and a loving environment for my children to grow up in and to be there supporting him and his dreams.</p>
<p>"Seeing my children succeed and become the beautiful little humans that they are, seeing him succeed, and being fulfilled in his career - it makes me happy. At this point in my life, I feel like I’ve done a good job on that."</p>
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Doctor on bike ride hit by car then stabbed to death by driver, police say