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Man, 19, remembered at funeral after lake tragedy

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By Simon Ward Verified, Samantha Noble
| Yahoo Verified
Hundreds of people have gathered for the funeral of a 19-year-old man who died after getting into difficulty in a lake in Nottinghamshire. Panashe Muchenje was with friends when he went swimming in Balderton Lake, off Heron Way in New Balderton, near Newark, on 28 May during the hot weather. Panashe was treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to hospital. Two days later, Nottinghamshire Police confirmed he had not survived.
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How to free up storage on your phone for the summer

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By Simon Ward Verified
| Virgin Media
The air has started to smell thickly of overcooked meat and coconut sun cream, and that can only mean one thing: summer has arrived. Cut to festivals, holidays, days out, last-minute barbecues and sunsets that absolutely need to be photographed. What you don’t need is to stand on the sidelines frantically deleting old screenshots because your phone ran out of room right as something brilliant was happening.
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Best TV shows and movies to watch during Pride Month

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By Simon Ward Verified
| Virgin Media
Pride Month is here, and as we do every year, we’re celebrating – not just with joy and triumph, but with the reflection, honesty and humanity that the best LGBTQ+ storytelling brings. This June, Virgin TV’s Pride collection brings together some of the most powerful, funny, moving and downright brilliant queer TV and film available to stream right now, from Sky Atlantic on demand to Disney+, Sky Cinema, Sky Documentaries and beyond.
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