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'Poisoned' Amesbury couple fight for life as cops cordon off five key locations
Daily Mirror
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A 'poisoned' couple are fighting for their lives as police cordon off five key locations across Wiltshire. Charlie Rowley, 45, and 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess are in a critical condition after being exposed to an "unknown substance" in Amesbury. The pair were found unconscious at a property on Saturday, with one friend describing how Charlie was "garbling" and acting like a "zombie".
Tributes paid to British family of four killed in horror crash in Florida
Daily Mirror
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The heartbroken mum of a young wife killed in a horror smash in the US that left four family members dead said: "She was my best friend." Nanette Drake lost her beloved daughter Maryanne, 29, who died alongside her husband Adam Stephenson, 30, and his parents Sherry, 56, and Bryan, 59.
British backpacker visits 125 countries in 17 years despite being blind and deaf
The Independent
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Meet intrepid backpacker Tony Giles who has visited 125 countries around the world on his own - despite being blind and deaf. Daredevil Tony, 39, lost his vision at the age of 10 but learned to travel solo while commuting to his special school as a teenager.
Small companies face spiralling business rates for keeping workers cool in the heatwave
The Telegraph
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Small companies are being crippled by an “air-con tax” which means their business rates increase if they install equipment to keep workers cool in the heatwave.
Survivor of South Korea plane disaster issues first statement to doctors
Daily Express US
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Only two people - both of whom were flight attendants - survived as a Jeju Air plane crashed on Sunday in South Korea. The other 179 on board died.