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Hero holidaymaker foils gunman

Like most people, Police Community Support Officer Andy Hawkeswood came on holiday to Tenerife for a break. He little expected that he would be called upon to foil a local gang member who was spotted brandishing a gun outside the bar where Andy was drinking with his family. According to a local Bolton weekly, the off-duty officer tackled the gunman, overpowering him and pinning him to the bonnet of a car until the police arrived. Now, back patrolling the streets in his hometown in the UK, Andy has had time to digest what he did and modestly said, “It was just a quick reaction and it worked.” More...

Jackiey Budden to wed Tenerife lover

The saga following the tragic death of Jade Goody continues with the news that Jade Goody’s mother Jackiey Budden, who has previously been in same-sex relationships, is believed to be planning a May 2010 marriage to her younger lover Jason Cooper. According to reports, Jason, a 36-year-old former soldier, has handled the matter of the upcoming nuptials in the time honoured fashion and contacted Jackiey’s dad John Craddock, who lives in Bermondsey, London, to ask for her hand in marriage. Happily his prospective 70-year-old father-in-law John agreed. More...

 

Holiday teen dies of swine flu

A gifted teenage girl who dreamt of being a doctor has died after contracting suspected swine flu while on holiday here in Tenerife.
Madelynne Butcher, (pictured) was diagnosed with the virus after returning from Tenerife where she had been celebrating the end of her A-level exams with a special sunshine holiday.
The 18-year-old had shown no symptoms before jetting off with a friend and apparently only started to feel poorly shortly before her flight back to the UK. When she returned home to Southampton, she complained of being sick and short of breath, and was consequently prescribed Tamiflu. More...