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ANAIS Bordier knew she’d been adopted as a baby. What she didn’t know - until she discovered her on YouTube - was that she had a secret twin sister.  Here she tells her incredible story... Standing outside the closed door, Anaïs’ heart was thumping. Just a few steps away was somebody who could complete her life. “It was like the biggest blind date,” the 33-year-old brand manager, who lives in London, remembers. “Except I wasn’t preparing to meet a guy. I was getting ready to see my twin sister after 25 years.” Anaïs had always known that she was adopted, born in South Korea to a single mum and brought to Paris when she was three months old. She says: “My parents were amazing, telling me they loved me and that I was meant to be their daughter. That helped me through the tricky moments, like when strangers would ask why I didn’t look like my mum. That’s a hard part of being adopted, you don’t have someone that physically looks like you.” Anaïs’ birth paperwork said … [Read more...] about I discovered I was an identical twin when I was tagged in a YouTube video – we grew up 4k miles apart but are SO alike

A MUM and daughter were found dead just days apart after the 19-year-old had given birth, an inquest heard. Heartfelt tributes have poured in for Rhianne Halton, 19, and her mum Jeanette Whittle, 44, who both tragically died in May 2020. Rhianne had given birth to her second child just six weeks before she tragically ended her life - and her grieving mum suffered a fatal overdose 19 days later. A double funeral was later held for Rhianne and Jeanette. An inquest held in Plymouth on Tuesday heard Rhianne had a long history of mental health problems due to a "difficult childhood" which saw raised by her devoted grandparents. She also had a "difficult" relationship with her partner, who was the father of her three-year-old son and the new baby boy, who was born during the Covid lockdown. The hearing was told Rhianne and her partner had split for nine months, during which time she had started a new relationship. But the inquest heard after getting back together the … [Read more...] about Double tragedy as mum, 44, and daughter, 19, found dead days apart just weeks after teen had given birth

A mum and her "lovely" daughter who gave birth just weeks before with a six-week-old baby were found dead just days apart, an inquest heard. Rhianne Halton, 19, had given birth to her second child just six weeks before she tragically ended her life at her home in Torquay, Devon, on May 10, 2020. Tragically, her grieving 44-year-old mother - Jeanette Whittle - suffered an overdose 10 days later. An inquest held in Plymouth yesterday heard Rhianne had a long history of mental health problems due to a "difficult childhood" which saw her being raised by her devoted grandparents. Her schooling had been affected by bullying which was said to have been due to her peers knowing about her mother’s drug addiction. Rhianne, who had hopes of becoming a hairdresser, gave birth to her second son during lockdown, reports Devon Live. Postnatal services had been significantly impacted by the first coronavirus pandemic lockdown which meant face-to-face after birth visits could not be … [Read more...] about Mum and ‘lovely’ daughter with six-week-old baby tragically found dead days apart

THIS is the horrifying moment a paedophile snatches a 7-year-old girl from her apartment block before the youngster flees for her life. The shocking incident, which was captured on a CCTV camera in Kazakhstan, occurred after the perpetrator followed her into the entrance of the building before immediately regretting his actions. In the clip a girl, dressed in a pink winter jacket, enters her apartment block after being followed by a man in a grey T-shirt and a black cap. Fortunately, the child fought her way out and ran away from the abuser – alarming her parents who immediately called the police. A police spokesman said: “The man dragged the girl to a spot which is not observed by CCTV cameras. There he undressed her and started touching and groping her. Most read in World News ‘I LOVE YOU, KOBI’ Dad's final video of baby girl before jumping off 118ft dam with her DOLL PERV Paedo caught with six child-like sex dolls … [Read more...] about Horrifying moment ‘paedo’ snatches girl, 7, from her apartment block before brave youngster flees for her life

A New York-listed company has joined the race to buy the remnants of the biotech empire amassed by Neil Woodford, the fallen star UK fund manager. Sky News has learnt that Acacia Research Corporation is among a small number of parties which remain in discussions about acquiring the portfolio of stakes in companies such as Mereo BioPharma and Rutherford Cancer Centres. The discussions have been taking place for some time, but remain tentative, industry sources said. Acacia Research, which did not respond to several requests for comment, invests in intellectual property and patented technologies. Last year, it struck a deal with Starboard Value, a prominent activist investor, to provide Acacia with up to $400m for strategic investments and acquisitions. Advertisement It was unclear on Wednesday who else was involved in the process to buy the former Woodford Investment Management (WIM) portfolio. Mr Woodford himself, along with former colleague … [Read more...] about US-listed Acacia eyes remnants of Woodford’s biotech empire