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The body of a 21-year-old girl who went missing more than a month ago in Missouri was found June 18. Jessi Wilfong was reported missing May 25 by her mother and was last seen alive days earlier on May 19 when she was captured on surveillance footage arriving at the home of her uncle, Lawrence Schanda, and his 59-year-old girlfriend Teresa Baumgartner, Fox 3 Now reported . The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s office immediately launched an investigation into her disappearance, with authorities issuing a search warrant June 15 at a residence. Authorities suspected “from the evidence collected and other information” that “foul play was involved” in Wilfong’s disappearance. During the investigation, “information led deputies to a location in close proximity to the previously searched residence,” on June 18, according to the sheriff’s office. “Subsequent investigation revealed the site of a recently dug portion of ground inside of a barn structure,” the sheriff’s office … [Read more...] about Body Of 21-Year-Old Who Went Missing After Her Uncle Picked Her Up Found Buried In Barn

A surrogate mum who is eight months pregnant with a couple's first baby has said she doesn't want to have the mum in the delivery room with her when she gives birth. Sharing her story on Reddit , the 26-year-old woman explained that she had initially agreed to let both the mum and dad - named Sarah and Josh - into the room after the baby's head had started coming, as this would mean they would get to witness the moment the baby is born. But throughout the pregnancy , Sarah has made the surrogate so "uncomfortable" that she's now changed her mind, and will allow Josh to be there for the whole event, but doesn't want Sarah involved at all. In her post , she said: "I am a surrogate. I gave one couple a baby three years ago, and both parents were present at birth. I know birth isn't a spectator sport, but my situation is not a typical one. The woman makes the surrogate 'uncomfortable' (stock photo) ( Image: Getty Images/Photononstop RF) Get the news you want … [Read more...] about ‘I’m a surrogate but don’t want the baby’s mum in the delivery room – she’s fuming’

We all know what we want to do with our bodies - our body, our business, right? Well, not in the case of this one TikToker who claims she was refused surgery to tie her tubes, despite the fact she knows she definitely does not want children. Olivia Downs said she was denied tubal ligation when she asked her doctor for the surgery. When asked to get her tubes tied, 22-year-old Olivia said her doctor refused, arguing she may change her mind so should not have the permanent procedure done. After leaving the gynaecologist’s office, Olivia took to TikTok to complain about her treatment, posting a clip to her account @lvdwns . The video, which she captioned ‘got the death sentence today’, has since been viewed over two million times, and has sparked a conversation on the app about the treatment of childfree women. Get the news you want straight to your inbox. Sign up for a Mirror newsletter here “Hi Mrs gynaecologist my name is Olivia,” she … [Read more...] about ‘I wanted to get my tubes tied as I don’t want children – but the doctor refused’

When you think of the ultimate holiday sin, there's only one rebellious action that springs to mind - and that's reserving of sunbeds. A TikTok user named Holy Morridge recently took to the social media app to come clean about her controversial actions. She reserved the popular spots ahead of the morning rush after always pulling the short straw with the "uncomfortable chairs". In the video , the blonde described how she was committing the act - but revealed that she "doesn't feel bad". "I am currently committing a holiday sin," she said. "But I have to! Everyone else was - and they always say, 'If you can't beat them then join them'!" Get the news you want straight to your inbox. Sign up for a Mirror newsletter here. "I am currently walking down in the morning with towels. "This so bad, I can't even say it... I'm going to reserve a sunbed. "But, all holiday I haven't done that, I stuck to my guns and I said, 'No! That's annoying'. "But, you … [Read more...] about ‘I committed the ultimate holiday sunbed sin – but I don’t feel guilty about it’

Dear Coleen I’ve been with my husband for eight years and for the past few years our sex life has been dismal. We have two young children , which obviously doesn’t help in terms of our time and energy, but it’s more than that. We’d known each other as friends before getting together – and sex was good in the beginning, but now it’s just a fumble in the dark if I’m lucky. I don’t fancy him if I’m honest and I’m not sure whether I can make myself attracted to him. He probably feels the same about me, but neither of us says anything, so we’re just drifting through life. I’m only 39, so I don’t want this to be it. Can you help? What advice would you give to this reader? Have your say in the comment section Coleen Nolan is the Mirror's resident agony aunt Coleen says I don’t think you can force yourself to feel attracted to your husband, but I think if you did fancy him when you got together and sex used to … [Read more...] about ‘My sex life amounts to a quick fumble in the dark and I don’t fancy my husband’

The supposed “land of the free” is the latest of a growing list of countries who have infantilised women, as no longer having the right to control their own bodies, thanks to the overturning of Roe v Wade . This once-landmark decision making it clear that the US constitution protects a pregnant woman’s liberty to choose an abortion has been eschewed in favour of individual states deciding their own abortion laws. As a barrister, I am sometimes criticised for supposedly “not respecting” the integrity of the rule of law. Well, it is my view that the criminalisation of abortion shows that we are not all accountable to the same laws. The law is made by men, for men: to control, dominate and subjugate women. The law has no place regulating our bodies. Yet thanks to Roe v Wade , women are now seen as little more than “living wombs”. This week, 13 US states made abortion illegal – and that figure is predicted to rise to 26 out of the 50 states. The ruling … [Read more...] about Women are now seen as little more than ‘living wombs’

Scientists once assumed that the best place to look for extraterrestrial life would be planets within their star ’s habitable, or “Goldilocks” zone, that narrow range of orbits where water remains liquid on a planet ’s surface. Around our Sun , the habitable zone stretches from just outside the orbit of Venus to just outside the orbit of Mars, with Earth squarely in the middle. But new research suggests scientists searching for habitable planets should look outside habitable zones — way outside. In a paper published Monday in the journal Nature astronomy, researchers from the universities of Bern and Zurich conclude that certain super Earth exoplanets — rocky planets between 2 and 10 times Earth’s mass —  could remain habitable for forms of life at distances 10 times that of Earth from the Sun. Some planets could even remain habitable for tens of billions of years after getting expelled from their solar system, becoming strange oases wandering interstellar … [Read more...] about No star, no problem: Rogue planets could incubate life for billions of years

Podcast host Joe Rogan recently denied facing any censorship at Spotify despite some videos from his YouTube channel not being transferred to the streaming giant as part of a multi-million licensing deal announced in May 2020. "A lot of people are like, 'they're telling Joe Rogan what he can and can't do.' They're no—they're not," Rogan said last month in a podcast with stand-up comedian Fahim Anwar. "Anytime anything gets big enough... there's gonna be strings attached." Anwar said, to which Rogan responded: "Yeah, that's the criticism of me being on Spotify." Rogan said he agreed for episodes to be omitted but future clips wouldn't be policed: "They don't give a f**k man. They haven't given me a hard time at all. There were a few episodes they didn't want on their platform, I was like 'okay, I don't care'. "But other than that, in terms of what I do in the future, the big test was having Alex Jones on... Alex Jones and Tim Dillon was like one of my favorite podcasts." … [Read more...] about Joe Rogan claims Spotify didn’t want some podcast episodes, denies censorship

The first time British singer Rick Astley was introduced to what would become his smash pop hit, 1987's "Never Gonna Give You Up," was when Mike Stock of the production team Stock Aitken Waterman sang the song's melody and worked out the chords in the recording studio. At the time, Astley was not only a signed artist to SAW but also served as their tea boy—a sort of apprentice or intern who did odd jobs for them. "I'm literally brewing the coffee while this is happening," Astley tells Newsweek . "I kind of thought, 'Oh that's interesting,' because it's super catchy. As I heard it being built, I said to myself, 'If I was in a club with my friends, I'd dance to that.'" Released 35 years ago, "Never Gonna Give You Up," which appeared on Astley's debut album Whenever You Need Somebody , became the blue-eyed soul singer's first No. 1 smash in the U.S., followed by the hit singles "Together Forever" and "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man." Not only "Never Gonna Give You Up" has … [Read more...] about Rick Astley looks back at “Never Gonna Give You Up” turning thirty-five

Stranger Things Season 4 is almost at an end, with the final two episodes coming out on Friday, July 1, and the cast and crew are already looking ahead to the next season, which will be the show's last. From when the final season will be set to which new characters are likely to return to the fray, several things have been teased about Season 5. Here is everything we know so far about the final season of Stranger Things. 'Stranger Things' Cast and Crew Dish on Season 5 Matt and Ross Duffer, the show's creators, have spoken the most about what is coming next for the Netflix juggernaut, by virtue of being the showrunners they know exactly how much to give away without getting into trouble. In an interview with Empire Magazine , Matt shared that he and his brother didn't intend to "reset" the show in the last season . He explained to the publication: "Usually at the end of a season, we tie things up with a nice bow, before a little tease that says, 'Hold on, … [Read more...] about ‘Stranger Things’ cast and crew dish on Season 5 “There won’t be a reset”