Woman, 38, posed as 12-year-old using teddy and high child’s voice to trick couple into adopting her

Amanda used an infantilised voice, children's toys, pacifiers and baby bottles to maintain the illusion

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Aug 21, 2026

Mystery virus kills thousands of fish found washed up on beach

Scientists have launched an investigation.

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Aug 21, 2026

Monzo goes down with users unable to access their accounts

Users have been experiencing glitches when logging on (Picture: Getty) Thousands of Monzo Bank users are experiencing issues with the app today.

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Aug 20, 2026

Sisters, 14 and 15, disappear without trace within days of each other

Regina and Loyza Stoianovych went missing earlier this month (Picture: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Police)

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Aug 19, 2026

Disabled man ‘booted off’ flight after dispute over his wheelchair aid

A man was removed from a flight over his wheelchair aid (Picture: Shane Hryhorec) A wheelchair user was removed from his flight home over a disability aid after an ‘undignified’ confrontation with

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Aug 19, 2026

Five teenagers killed after car drives wrong way on motorway are pictured

Kamil Pustkowski, Joe Carthy, Alex McCarthy, Jack Kennedy and Jeremy O’Brien sped the wrong way down the M9 in Co Kildare, crashing into a family heading on holiday.

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Aug 18, 2026