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Missing new mother dies in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

December 12, 2018 admindies, Edinburgh, Infirmary, missing, mother, royal0 comment

A new mother has died after she reportedly got lost and collapsed inside Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Amanda Cox, who was 34 and from Peebles, was reported missing on Monday after failing to return to the maternity ward following a visit to see her son at the neonatal unit. She was found collapsed at about 22:00 after a five-hour search. Police said her death was being treated as unexplained, but not suspicious and a report sent to the procurator fiscal. Inquiries into the circumstances of Ms Cox’s death are continuing after…

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Gypsy Girl: Missing mosaic pieces returned to Turkey

December 8, 2018 admingirl, Gypsy, missing, mosaic, pieces, returned, Turkey0 comment

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The missing pieces were smuggled out of Turkey in the 1960s Missing fragments of an ancient mosaic known as the Gypsy Girl have been put on display in a museum in Turkey after being returned from the United States. The fragments are being displayed next to the incomplete, almost 2,000-year-old mosaic of a young girl. Her haunting eyes have become a symbol of the southern city of Gaziantep. The missing pieces were smuggled out of Turkey in the 1960s and bought by a US university,…

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Backpacker Grace Millane missing in New Zealand ‘last seen with man’

December 7, 2018 adminbackpacker, Grace, man, Millane, missing, Zealand0 comment

Image copyright Lucie Blackman Trust Image caption The 22-year-old was backpacking after graduating from university in September Missing backpacker Grace Millane was last seen at a hotel with a “male companion”, police have revealed. The 22-year-old, from Essex, described by her father as “lovely” and “family-orientated”, vanished in New Zealand six days ago. Detectives in Auckland say they have spoken to the man and have identified an apartment at the Citylife Hotel as a location of interest. Det Insp Scott Beard said police “hold grave fears for her safety”. Miss…

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Grace Millane: ‘Concern grows’ for backpacker missing in New Zealand

December 6, 2018 adminbackpacker, Concern, Grace, grows, Millane, missing, Zealand0 comment

Image copyright Millane Family Image caption Grace Millane turned 22 on Sunday, but has not replied to her family’s birthday messages Police searching for a British backpacker missing in New Zealand say concerns are growing for her safety. Grace Millane’s father is said to be on his way to the country, where his 22-year-old daughter vanished on Saturday. Miss Millane, from Essex, was last seen at Auckland’s Sky City complex and did not respond to messages on her birthday the following day. Det Insp Scott Beard, of Auckland City Police,…

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Grace Millane: British backpacker missing in New Zealand

December 5, 2018 adminbackpacker, British, Grace, Millane, missing, Zealand0 comment

Image copyright Millane Family Image caption Grace Millane turned 22 on Sunday, but has not replied to her family’s birthday messages Police in New Zealand are searching for a British woman who went missing five days ago. Backpacker Grace Millane, 22, from Essex, was last seen by her roommates at a hostel in Auckland on Saturday. Her family, who said they spoke to her “most days”, became concerned when she failed to reply to birthday messages on Sunday and said her silence was “completely out of character”. The Foreign Office…

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Missing special needs support ‘a national scandal’

December 4, 2018 adminmissing, National, scandal, special, support0 comment

Image copyright Getty Images The thousands of children missing out on key support for diagnosed special educational needs in England is a “national scandal”, Ofsted has said. Chief inspector of England’s schools, Amanda Spielman, reveals 4,000 children with official education, health and care plans (EHCs) setting out their needs receive no support at all. She also raises the issue of children disappearing from education. Some parents said a child is only assessed when they are excluded. ‘Disturbing’ Ms Spielman says: “Too often, children who have been assessed still do not…

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Amy Gerard: Search for British woman missing in Tenerife

December 2, 2018 adminAmy, British, Gérard, missing, search, Tenerife, Woman0 comment

Image copyright Policia Nacional Image caption Policia Nacional said Amy Gerard was last seen outside the Molly Malone Irish bar Police in Tenerife are searching for a missing British woman who vanished from outside a bar. Amy Louise Gerard, 28, originally from Cleethorpes, was last seen outside Irish bar Molly Malone’s in Puerto de la Cruz in the early hours of Friday morning. Ms Gerard works at Tenerife’s Loro Parque marine theme park. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has confirmed it is assisting the family of a British woman in…

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Bodies found in search for missing couple

December 1, 2018 adminbodies, couple, missing, search0 comment

Image caption Susan and James Kenneavy have not been seen at home or been in contact with family Police searching for a couple missing after their car was found washed up on a beach have found two bodies. James and Susan Kenneavy’s empty vehicle was found by workmen clearing debris on Drummore beach, near Stranraer, on Thursday morning. Police said they were called after the body of a woman was found at the edge of the water in Port William, near Newton Stewart, at 08:15 on Saturday. The body of…

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Boy with rare condition “very upset” over missing cuddly toy

November 24, 2018 adminBoy, condition, cuddly, missing, Rare, Toy, upset0 comment

Image copyright Gilda Fawkes Image caption George, 10, with his beloved Kangaroo on the day he lost it A boy who has battled through years of surgery with his trusted companion – a toy kangaroo – has been left devastated after his cuddly friend went missing. George Fawkes, 10, lost Kangaroo while travelling to a hospital appointment in Bristol on 16 November. The youngster, who has a form of dwarfism, requires regular surgery, and always takes the toy with him. George’s mother, Gilda, of King’s Lynn, Norfolk, said George had…

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‘Missing Picasso’ found in Romania may be hoax – media

November 19, 2018 adminhoax, media, missing, Picasso, Romania0 comment

FILE PHOTO: A view of Rotterdam’s Kunsthal art gallery in the Netherlands October 16, 2012. REUTERS/Robin van Lonkhuijsen AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A painting that Romanian prosecutors said on Sunday might be a work by Pablo Picasso stolen in 2012 is more likely a forgery created as a publicity stunt, Dutch media reported. State broadcaster NOS cited author Frank Westerman, who helped locate the painting in Romania’s Tulcea county after an anonymous tip, turning it over to Romanian police on Saturday. Westerman told NOS on Sunday he had received an e-mail…