Up and down day for ultra-cyclist

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Up and down day for ultra-cyclist: ... raising over €2,000 for Mayfield Action on Suicide. The 34-year-old is no stranger to endurance cycling, having completed a 4,800km ride across the US in just 11 days and in the last few weeks pedalling 2,100km around Ireland in less than six days ...



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One of a kind

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One of a kind : Ben, who has a healthy twin brother, Leo, is believed to be the only child in Northern Ireland - and possibly the UK - with Pons Hypoplasia, a disorder of the pons in the brainstem which controls functions such as breathing, swallowing and facial movement. United Kingdom | Ireland | America | Stigmabase | eGAYlity
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Why Theresa May's customs union defeat could ultimately save her premiership

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