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Dad training for first marathon left needing a wheelchair after 'a bad back'

Dad training for first marathon left needing a wheelchair after 'a bad back'

A man training for his first full marathon has been diagnosed with a rare spinal syndrome which has left him needing a wheelchair. Chris Mee, 34, had previously suffered with a bad back and sciatica but it never caused him any major issues. In November last year, he lifted a heavy box while out shopping … Read more

'A war would be catastrophic for Ukraine, Russia, the UK, US and other nations'

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via teleconference call, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on February 11, 2022. (Photo by Alexey NIKOLSKY / Sputnik / AFP) (Photo by ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

The Russian invasion of Ukraine appears futile with all-out conflict deemed “perilously close” and panic only plays into the Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s hands War is not inevitable, and can be avoided, but it also feels perilously close ( Image: ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images) Loose talk costs lives VLADIMIR Putin must be laughing in … Read more

'A marked acceleration': North Korea seeks to produce material for nukes, U.N. experts say

'A marked acceleration': North Korea seeks to produce material for nukes, U.N. experts say

North Korea has continued to develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programs including its capability to produce nuclear fissile materials in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions, UN experts said in a new report. The panel of experts said in the executive summary of the report obtained Saturday night by The Associated Press that … Read more

Race to save boy, 5, trapped in 100ft well for three days as rescuers 'a metre away'

Rayan Awram is the five-year-old boy trapped at the bottom of a 100ft-deep well in northern Morocco

Rayan Awram, five, has been trapped at the bottom of a well in northern Morocco for five days. Rescue teams have been working around the clock to free the young lad and are said to be only a meter away from him Rayan Awram is the five-year-old boy trapped at the bottom of a 100-foot … Read more

'A serious failure': Boris Johnson sharply criticized over Covid lockdown parties

'A serious failure': Boris Johnson sharply criticized over Covid lockdown parties

LONDON — Parties held by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff during Covid-19 lockdown were a “serious failure” of the standards of public office and “difficult to justify,” a highly anticipated government report said Monday. Johnson commissioned the report amid widespread fury over a number of alleged parties held while the country was … Read more