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Former jockey alleges that weighing-room abuse drove him from racing
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A former National Hunt jockey has spoken for the first time about what he says was a campaign of physical and verbal abuse by a weighing-room valet that ultimately led him to walk away from the sport. The former rider...
Daughter of jailed truck driver Mohinder Singh told him he would kill someone if he drove, court told
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Mohinder Singh’s daughter told her sleep-deprived, drug-affected father he was going to kill someone if he got behind the wheel. Hours later, the long-time truck driver hit and killed four police officers on Melbourne...
Sydney Leroux’s mother says abuse and bullying in Canadian soccer drove daughter to US
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Sandi Leroux remembers the yelling the most. The mother of Sydney Leroux has a story to tell about her daughter’s experience climbing the ladder of Canadian soccer’s elite player programs before she switched allegianc...
How ‘losing friend to misinformation’ drove Facebook whistleblower
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Frances Haugen, the whistleblower behind a series of damaging revelations about Facebook, is adamant that she wants to help the social media company and not foment hatred of it. The 37-year-old leaked tens of thousand...
13-year-old drove pickup that killed six college golfers in Texas crash
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A 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision that killed nine people, including six members of a college golf team and their coach, a National Transportation Safety B...
Kamala Harris drove within yards of pipe bomb on January 6 – report
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Kamala Harris, then vice-president-elect, drove within yards of a pipe bomb left outside the Democratic National Committee on January 6 2021 and remained inside for nearly two hours before the bomb was found, it was r...
Lewis Hamilton’s love of football drove desire to join Broughton Chelsea bid
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Lewis Hamilton has revealed his childhood love of football and a desire to make a positive impact on diversity in the sport as the motivation behind his involvement in a bid for Chelsea. Hamilton and his close friend ...
Hertz drove up my Costa del Sol car rental bill by £339
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Before a recent trip to Málaga, I booked a Hertz hire car for a week through a broker and paid for comprehensive insurance cover. At the airport, the Hertz staff insisted this policy was invalid in Spain, and I needed...