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  • EXCLUSIVE: A hipster-like hound has dog walkers in a Welsh town doing a double-take because he has grown his own BEARD. Labrador poodle-cross Buster looks like a normal dog until you get to his muzzle where he sports whiskers ZZ Top would be proud of. The eight-year-old canine wasn’t born with the beard but has sprouted his luxurious seven-inch locks in the past couple of years. Because of the attention from locals in his home town of Barry, South Wales, Buster’s owner Natalie Beattie has now written a book about her hairy hound. Entitled ‘That Dog Has Got a Beard’ the new illustrated children’s book tells the story of Buster getting noticed and explains how it’s ok to be different. Former primary school teacher Natalie, 40, penned the story off the back of her own experience with Buster and caring for her 12-year-old son Ethan, who has autism. (see Magnus copy). 21 Feb 2018 Pictured: Pic from Matthew Horwood/ Magnus News Agency. Pic shows Buster and owner Natalie Beattie. A hipster-like hound has dog walkers in a Welsh town doing a double-take because he has grown his own BEARD. Labrador poodle-cross Buster looks like a normal dog until you get to his muzzle where he sports whiskers ZZ Top would be proud of. The eight-year-old canine wasn’t born with the beard but has sprouted his luxurious seven-inch locks in the past couple of years. Because of the attention from locals in his home town of Barry, South Wales, Buster’s owner Natalie Beattie has now written a book about her hairy hound. Entitled ‘That Dog Has Got a Beard’ the new illustrated children’s book tells the story of Buster getting noticed and explains how it’s ok to be different. Former primary school teacher Natalie, 40, penned the story off the back of her own experience with Buster and caring for her 12-year-old son Ethan, who has autism. Photo credit: Magnus News Agency / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Pic shows Australian emergency services before they rescued three UK tourists stranded on top of their camper van. Three British backpackers had to be rescued when they woke up in their camper van to find they were surrounded by croc infested floodwater. The unhappy campers called emergency crews around 6am (local time) today (TUES) when they became flooded at Green Patch, a camping ground south of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived at the campsite to find three tourists – two male and one female - from the UK cowering on the roof of the Scooby-Doo-like coloured hire vehicle. It’s understood the Brits feared the water could be hiding man eating saltwater crocodiles which are common in Queensland and can grow up to 16-foot long. Nearby signs indicated that the area was a crocodile warning area and locals said there were resident reptiles in the murky water. (see Magnus copy) pictures@magnusnewsagency.com +44(0)1214584402. 06 Feb 2018 Pictured: Pic from Magnus News Agency. Pic shows the camper van close to the yellow crocodile warning sign. Three British backpackers had to be rescued when they woke up in their camper van to find they were surrounded by croc infested floodwater. The unhappy campers called emergency crews around 6am (local time) today (TUES) when they became flooded at Green Patch, a camping ground south of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived at the campsite to find three tourists – two male and one female - from the UK cowering on the roof of the Scooby-Doo-like coloured hire vehicle. It’s understood the Brits feared the water could be hiding man eating saltwater crocodiles which are common in Queensland and can grow up to 16-foot long. Nearby signs indicated that the area was a crocodile warning area and locals said there were resident reptiles in the murky water. (see Magnus copy) pictures@magnusnewsagency.
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Pic shows Australian emergency services before they rescued three UK tourists stranded on top of their camper van. Three British backpackers had to be rescued when they woke up in their camper van to find they were surrounded by croc infested floodwater. The unhappy campers called emergency crews around 6am (local time) today (TUES) when they became flooded at Green Patch, a camping ground south of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived at the campsite to find three tourists – two male and one female - from the UK cowering on the roof of the Scooby-Doo-like coloured hire vehicle. It’s understood the Brits feared the water could be hiding man eating saltwater crocodiles which are common in Queensland and can grow up to 16-foot long. Nearby signs indicated that the area was a crocodile warning area and locals said there were resident reptiles in the murky water. (see Magnus copy) pictures@magnusnewsagency.com +44(0)1214584402. 06 Feb 2018 Pictured: Pic from Magnus News Agency. Pic shows the camper van surrounded by floodwater. Three British backpackers had to be rescued when they woke up in their camper van to find they were surrounded by croc infested floodwater. The unhappy campers called emergency crews around 6am (local time) today (TUES) when they became flooded at Green Patch, a camping ground south of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived at the campsite to find three tourists – two male and one female - from the UK cowering on the roof of the Scooby-Doo-like coloured hire vehicle. It’s understood the Brits feared the water could be hiding man eating saltwater crocodiles which are common in Queensland and can grow up to 16-foot long. Nearby signs indicated that the area was a crocodile warning area and locals said there were resident reptiles in the murky water. (see Magnus copy) pictures@magnusnewsagency.com +44(0)12145844
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Pic shows Australian emergency services before they rescued three UK tourists stranded on top of their camper van. Three British backpackers had to be rescued when they woke up in their camper van to find they were surrounded by croc infested floodwater. The unhappy campers called emergency crews around 6am (local time) today (TUES) when they became flooded at Green Patch, a camping ground south of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived at the campsite to find three tourists – two male and one female - from the UK cowering on the roof of the Scooby-Doo-like coloured hire vehicle. It’s understood the Brits feared the water could be hiding man eating saltwater crocodiles which are common in Queensland and can grow up to 16-foot long. Nearby signs indicated that the area was a crocodile warning area and locals said there were resident reptiles in the murky water. (see Magnus copy) pictures@magnusnewsagency.com +44(0)1214584402. 06 Feb 2018 Pictured: Pic from Magnus News Agency. Pic shows the camper van surrounded by floodwater. Three British backpackers had to be rescued when they woke up in their camper van to find they were surrounded by croc infested floodwater. The unhappy campers called emergency crews around 6am (local time) today (TUES) when they became flooded at Green Patch, a camping ground south of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived at the campsite to find three tourists – two male and one female - from the UK cowering on the roof of the Scooby-Doo-like coloured hire vehicle. It’s understood the Brits feared the water could be hiding man eating saltwater crocodiles which are common in Queensland and can grow up to 16-foot long. Nearby signs indicated that the area was a crocodile warning area and locals said there were resident reptiles in the murky water. (see Magnus copy) pictures@magnusnewsagency.com +44(0)12145844
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Pic shows Australian emergency services before they rescued three UK tourists stranded on top of their camper van. Three British backpackers had to be rescued when they woke up in their camper van to find they were surrounded by croc infested floodwater. The unhappy campers called emergency crews around 6am (local time) today (TUES) when they became flooded at Green Patch, a camping ground south of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived at the campsite to find three tourists – two male and one female - from the UK cowering on the roof of the Scooby-Doo-like coloured hire vehicle. It’s understood the Brits feared the water could be hiding man eating saltwater crocodiles which are common in Queensland and can grow up to 16-foot long. Nearby signs indicated that the area was a crocodile warning area and locals said there were resident reptiles in the murky water. (see Magnus copy) pictures@magnusnewsagency.com +44(0)1214584402. 06 Feb 2018 Pictured: Pic from Magnus News Agency. Pic shows the camper van surrounded by floodwater. Three British backpackers had to be rescued when they woke up in their camper van to find they were surrounded by croc infested floodwater. The unhappy campers called emergency crews around 6am (local time) today (TUES) when they became flooded at Green Patch, a camping ground south of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived at the campsite to find three tourists – two male and one female - from the UK cowering on the roof of the Scooby-Doo-like coloured hire vehicle. It’s understood the Brits feared the water could be hiding man eating saltwater crocodiles which are common in Queensland and can grow up to 16-foot long. Nearby signs indicated that the area was a crocodile warning area and locals said there were resident reptiles in the murky water. (see Magnus copy) pictures@magnusnewsagency.com +44(0)12145844
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Pic shows Australian emergency services before they rescued three UK tourists stranded on top of their camper van. Three British backpackers had to be rescued when they woke up in their camper van to find they were surrounded by croc infested floodwater. The unhappy campers called emergency crews around 6am (local time) today (TUES) when they became flooded at Green Patch, a camping ground south of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived at the campsite to find three tourists – two male and one female - from the UK cowering on the roof of the Scooby-Doo-like coloured hire vehicle. It’s understood the Brits feared the water could be hiding man eating saltwater crocodiles which are common in Queensland and can grow up to 16-foot long. Nearby signs indicated that the area was a crocodile warning area and locals said there were resident reptiles in the murky water. (see Magnus copy) pictures@magnusnewsagency.com +44(0)1214584402. 06 Feb 2018 Pictured: Pic from Magnus News Agency. Pic shows the camper van surrounded by floodwater. Three British backpackers had to be rescued when they woke up in their camper van to find they were surrounded by croc infested floodwater. The unhappy campers called emergency crews around 6am (local time) today (TUES) when they became flooded at Green Patch, a camping ground south of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived at the campsite to find three tourists – two male and one female - from the UK cowering on the roof of the Scooby-Doo-like coloured hire vehicle. It’s understood the Brits feared the water could be hiding man eating saltwater crocodiles which are common in Queensland and can grow up to 16-foot long. Nearby signs indicated that the area was a crocodile warning area and locals said there were resident reptiles in the murky water. (see Magnus copy) pictures@magnusnewsagency.com +44(0)12145844
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Pic shows Australian emergency services before they rescued three UK tourists stranded on top of their camper van. Three British backpackers had to be rescued when they woke up in their camper van to find they were surrounded by croc infested floodwater. The unhappy campers called emergency crews around 6am (local time) today (TUES) when they became flooded at Green Patch, a camping ground south of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived at the campsite to find three tourists – two male and one female - from the UK cowering on the roof of the Scooby-Doo-like coloured hire vehicle. It’s understood the Brits feared the water could be hiding man eating saltwater crocodiles which are common in Queensland and can grow up to 16-foot long. Nearby signs indicated that the area was a crocodile warning area and locals said there were resident reptiles in the murky water. (see Magnus copy) pictures@magnusnewsagency.com +44(0)1214584402. 06 Feb 2018 Pictured: Pic from Peter Endres/ Magnus News Agency. Pic shows the camp site where three UK tourists were stranded on top of their camper van. Three British backpackers had to be rescued when they woke up in their camper van to find they were surrounded by croc infested floodwater. The unhappy campers called emergency crews around 6am (local time) today (TUES) when they became flooded at Green Patch, a camping ground south of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived at the campsite to find three tourists – two male and one female - from the UK cowering on the roof of the Scooby-Doo-like coloured hire vehicle. It’s understood the Brits feared the water could be hiding man eating saltwater crocodiles which are common in Queensland and can grow up to 16-foot long. Nearby signs indicated that the area was a crocodile warning area and locals said there were resident reptiles in the murky water. (see Magn
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Pic shows Australian emergency services before they rescued three UK tourists stranded on top of their camper van. Three British backpackers had to be rescued when they woke up in their camper van to find they were surrounded by croc infested floodwater. The unhappy campers called emergency crews around 6am (local time) today (TUES) when they became flooded at Green Patch, a camping ground south of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived at the campsite to find three tourists – two male and one female - from the UK cowering on the roof of the Scooby-Doo-like coloured hire vehicle. It’s understood the Brits feared the water could be hiding man eating saltwater crocodiles which are common in Queensland and can grow up to 16-foot long. Nearby signs indicated that the area was a crocodile warning area and locals said there were resident reptiles in the murky water. (see Magnus copy) pictures@magnusnewsagency.com +44(0)1214584402. 06 Feb 2018 Pictured: Pic from Magnus News Agency. Pic shows Australian emergency services before they rescued three UK tourists stranded on top of their camper van. Three British backpackers had to be rescued when they woke up in their camper van to find they were surrounded by croc infested floodwater. The unhappy campers called emergency crews around 6am (local time) today (TUES) when they became flooded at Green Patch, a camping ground south of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived at the campsite to find three tourists – two male and one female - from the UK cowering on the roof of the Scooby-Doo-like coloured hire vehicle. It’s understood the Brits feared the water could be hiding man eating saltwater crocodiles which are common in Queensland and can grow up to 16-foot long. Nearby signs indicated that the area was a crocodile warning area and locals said there were resident reptiles in the murky water
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE OFFICER WHO BEAT A DEADLY BOWEL CONDITION HAS NOW BECOME BRITAIN’S ANSWER TO ROBOCOP WEARING TITANIUM ARMOUR OVER A STOMA BAG WITH PIX By Magnus News Agency A police officer who bravely beat a deadly bowel condition has revealed he now wears RoboCop-style titanium armour to protect his tummy under the uniform. Dad Ed Rowland is a serving officer with Devon and Cornwall Police and lives with his wife Kate, also a police officer, and their three-year-old Maggie. Ed’s ordeal began in 2006 – two years after joining the police - when he became ill after a lads’ holiday to Turkey in his early 20s. What he thought was a typical holiday tummy bug soon became a nightmare with constant pain and bleeding from a condition later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease. After almost a decade of pain and discomfort doctors told Ed they could do no more and his large intestine was removed – meaning he now has to wear an Ileostomy bag. Because of his frontline role as a custody sergeant Ed, 36, needs protection and he found it in the form of specially built US titanium armour which covers his stoma bag. He said: “When I’m wearing the titanium armour it does make me feel a bit like RoboCop. I must be the only titanium armoured police officer in Devon, or perhaps the country. “Like the film said; I’m part man, part machine, all cop. “Thankfully, our guests in the custody suite know I’m only here to help.” Ed was able to come up with the armoured solution with support from colleagues, his wife Kate, who is also a police officer, and the National Disabled Police Association. He said: “I did some research and found something from the US called Ostomy Armor (sic), which protects the stoma bag with a titanium armour and a Kevlar cover. “It was developed over in the US mainly for veterans from the military, so they could carry on working and do sports and stuff. “I said (to the Force) this is an option, would
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A rescued pair of twin bear sisters forced to perform in a circus all their lives have experienced a freedom for the first time in 24 YEARS. Dasha and Katia were just weeks old when they were taken from their mother and sold to a circus in Ukraine. Since then all the sisters have known is training and performing up to three shows a day. When not doing tricks like riding bicycles and jumping through hoops for a paying audience, the 400lb plus animals were kept in tiny 1.5m cages. They were behind bars just inches from one another but could never touch. But now after a quarter of a century in captivity the two bears can sleep under the stars for the first time in the stunning forest-filled Libearty (correct spelling) Bear Sanctuary, in Zarnesti, Romania. Heart-warming footage and photos taken this week show the animals rolling around in the grass with joy and being able to nuzzle and bear hug one another for the first time. The bears arrival in Romania was only made possible thanks to Lionel De Lange, from the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO) Ukraine, and Chantal Jonkergouw and Carolyn Green, from SOS Zoo and Bear Rescue. Lionel and Chantal and their supporters raised £14,000, including donations from the UK, to rescue the animals in March and then transport, medically check and care for the them before they were released on Wednesday. Lionel de Lange, from LAEO Ukraine, said the sisters, who were originally known as Masha and Lora, had proper contact with each other for the first time. He said: “This was one the most emotional rescues we’ve done, if you can imagine it’s 24 years of these bears never having proper contact with each other, they were always in separate cages. “And when they were close to each other in the cages they had aggression, not with each other but with bars between them. They always seemed angry at one another. “But then when they let them out at Libearty they had a snuggle and a cuddle and it was just amazing to
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A rescued pair of twin bear sisters forced to perform in a circus all their lives have experienced a freedom for the first time in 24 YEARS. Dasha and Katia were just weeks old when they were taken from their mother and sold to a circus in Ukraine. Since then all the sisters have known is training and performing up to three shows a day. When not doing tricks like riding bicycles and jumping through hoops for a paying audience, the 400lb plus animals were kept in tiny 1.5m cages. They were behind bars just inches from one another but could never touch. But now after a quarter of a century in captivity the two bears can sleep under the stars for the first time in the stunning forest-filled Libearty (correct spelling) Bear Sanctuary, in Zarnesti, Romania. Heart-warming footage and photos taken this week show the animals rolling around in the grass with joy and being able to nuzzle and bear hug one another for the first time. The bears arrival in Romania was only made possible thanks to Lionel De Lange, from the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO) Ukraine, and Chantal Jonkergouw and Carolyn Green, from SOS Zoo and Bear Rescue. Lionel and Chantal and their supporters raised £14,000, including donations from the UK, to rescue the animals in March and then transport, medically check and care for the them before they were released on Wednesday. Lionel de Lange, from LAEO Ukraine, said the sisters, who were originally known as Masha and Lora, had proper contact with each other for the first time. He said: “This was one the most emotional rescues we’ve done, if you can imagine it’s 24 years of these bears never having proper contact with each other, they were always in separate cages. “And when they were close to each other in the cages they had aggression, not with each other but with bars between them. They always seemed angry at one another. “But then when they let them out at Libearty they had a snuggle and a cuddle and it was just amazing to
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A rescued pair of twin bear sisters forced to perform in a circus all their lives have experienced a freedom for the first time in 24 YEARS. Dasha and Katia were just weeks old when they were taken from their mother and sold to a circus in Ukraine. Since then all the sisters have known is training and performing up to three shows a day. When not doing tricks like riding bicycles and jumping through hoops for a paying audience, the 400lb plus animals were kept in tiny 1.5m cages. They were behind bars just inches from one another but could never touch. But now after a quarter of a century in captivity the two bears can sleep under the stars for the first time in the stunning forest-filled Libearty (correct spelling) Bear Sanctuary, in Zarnesti, Romania. Heart-warming footage and photos taken this week show the animals rolling around in the grass with joy and being able to nuzzle and bear hug one another for the first time. The bears arrival in Romania was only made possible thanks to Lionel De Lange, from the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO) Ukraine, and Chantal Jonkergouw and Carolyn Green, from SOS Zoo and Bear Rescue. Lionel and Chantal and their supporters raised £14,000, including donations from the UK, to rescue the animals in March and then transport, medically check and care for the them before they were released on Wednesday. Lionel de Lange, from LAEO Ukraine, said the sisters, who were originally known as Masha and Lora, had proper contact with each other for the first time. He said: “This was one the most emotional rescues we’ve done, if you can imagine it’s 24 years of these bears never having proper contact with each other, they were always in separate cages. “And when they were close to each other in the cages they had aggression, not with each other but with bars between them. They always seemed angry at one another. “But then when they let them out at Libearty they had a snuggle and a cuddle and it was just amazing to
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A rescued pair of twin bear sisters forced to perform in a circus all their lives have experienced a freedom for the first time in 24 YEARS. Dasha and Katia were just weeks old when they were taken from their mother and sold to a circus in Ukraine. Since then all the sisters have known is training and performing up to three shows a day. When not doing tricks like riding bicycles and jumping through hoops for a paying audience, the 400lb plus animals were kept in tiny 1.5m cages. They were behind bars just inches from one another but could never touch. But now after a quarter of a century in captivity the two bears can sleep under the stars for the first time in the stunning forest-filled Libearty (correct spelling) Bear Sanctuary, in Zarnesti, Romania. Heart-warming footage and photos taken this week show the animals rolling around in the grass with joy and being able to nuzzle and bear hug one another for the first time. The bears arrival in Romania was only made possible thanks to Lionel De Lange, from the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO) Ukraine, and Chantal Jonkergouw and Carolyn Green, from SOS Zoo and Bear Rescue. Lionel and Chantal and their supporters raised £14,000, including donations from the UK, to rescue the animals in March and then transport, medically check and care for the them before they were released on Wednesday. Lionel de Lange, from LAEO Ukraine, said the sisters, who were originally known as Masha and Lora, had proper contact with each other for the first time. He said: “This was one the most emotional rescues we’ve done, if you can imagine it’s 24 years of these bears never having proper contact with each other, they were always in separate cages. “And when they were close to each other in the cages they had aggression, not with each other but with bars between them. They always seemed angry at one another. “But then when they let them out at Libearty they had a snuggle and a cuddle and it was just amazing to
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A rescued pair of twin bear sisters forced to perform in a circus all their lives have experienced a freedom for the first time in 24 YEARS. Dasha and Katia were just weeks old when they were taken from their mother and sold to a circus in Ukraine. Since then all the sisters have known is training and performing up to three shows a day. When not doing tricks like riding bicycles and jumping through hoops for a paying audience, the 400lb plus animals were kept in tiny 1.5m cages. They were behind bars just inches from one another but could never touch. But now after a quarter of a century in captivity the two bears can sleep under the stars for the first time in the stunning forest-filled Libearty (correct spelling) Bear Sanctuary, in Zarnesti, Romania. Heart-warming footage and photos taken this week show the animals rolling around in the grass with joy and being able to nuzzle and bear hug one another for the first time. The bears arrival in Romania was only made possible thanks to Lionel De Lange, from the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO) Ukraine, and Chantal Jonkergouw and Carolyn Green, from SOS Zoo and Bear Rescue. Lionel and Chantal and their supporters raised £14,000, including donations from the UK, to rescue the animals in March and then transport, medically check and care for the them before they were released on Wednesday. Lionel de Lange, from LAEO Ukraine, said the sisters, who were originally known as Masha and Lora, had proper contact with each other for the first time. He said: “This was one the most emotional rescues we’ve done, if you can imagine it’s 24 years of these bears never having proper contact with each other, they were always in separate cages. “And when they were close to each other in the cages they had aggression, not with each other but with bars between them. They always seemed angry at one another. “But then when they let them out at Libearty they had a snuggle and a cuddle and it was just amazing to
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A rescued pair of twin bear sisters forced to perform in a circus all their lives have experienced a freedom for the first time in 24 YEARS. Dasha and Katia were just weeks old when they were taken from their mother and sold to a circus in Ukraine. Since then all the sisters have known is training and performing up to three shows a day. When not doing tricks like riding bicycles and jumping through hoops for a paying audience, the 400lb plus animals were kept in tiny 1.5m cages. They were behind bars just inches from one another but could never touch. But now after a quarter of a century in captivity the two bears can sleep under the stars for the first time in the stunning forest-filled Libearty (correct spelling) Bear Sanctuary, in Zarnesti, Romania. Heart-warming footage and photos taken this week show the animals rolling around in the grass with joy and being able to nuzzle and bear hug one another for the first time. The bears arrival in Romania was only made possible thanks to Lionel De Lange, from the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO) Ukraine, and Chantal Jonkergouw and Carolyn Green, from SOS Zoo and Bear Rescue. Lionel and Chantal and their supporters raised £14,000, including donations from the UK, to rescue the animals in March and then transport, medically check and care for the them before they were released on Wednesday. Lionel de Lange, from LAEO Ukraine, said the sisters, who were originally known as Masha and Lora, had proper contact with each other for the first time. He said: “This was one the most emotional rescues we’ve done, if you can imagine it’s 24 years of these bears never having proper contact with each other, they were always in separate cages. “And when they were close to each other in the cages they had aggression, not with each other but with bars between them. They always seemed angry at one another. “But then when they let them out at Libearty they had a snuggle and a cuddle and it was just amazing to
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A rescued pair of twin bear sisters forced to perform in a circus all their lives have experienced a freedom for the first time in 24 YEARS. Dasha and Katia were just weeks old when they were taken from their mother and sold to a circus in Ukraine. Since then all the sisters have known is training and performing up to three shows a day. When not doing tricks like riding bicycles and jumping through hoops for a paying audience, the 400lb plus animals were kept in tiny 1.5m cages. They were behind bars just inches from one another but could never touch. But now after a quarter of a century in captivity the two bears can sleep under the stars for the first time in the stunning forest-filled Libearty (correct spelling) Bear Sanctuary, in Zarnesti, Romania. Heart-warming footage and photos taken this week show the animals rolling around in the grass with joy and being able to nuzzle and bear hug one another for the first time. The bears arrival in Romania was only made possible thanks to Lionel De Lange, from the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO) Ukraine, and Chantal Jonkergouw and Carolyn Green, from SOS Zoo and Bear Rescue. Lionel and Chantal and their supporters raised £14,000, including donations from the UK, to rescue the animals in March and then transport, medically check and care for the them before they were released on Wednesday. Lionel de Lange, from LAEO Ukraine, said the sisters, who were originally known as Masha and Lora, had proper contact with each other for the first time. He said: “This was one the most emotional rescues we’ve done, if you can imagine it’s 24 years of these bears never having proper contact with each other, they were always in separate cages. “And when they were close to each other in the cages they had aggression, not with each other but with bars between them. They always seemed angry at one another. “But then when they let them out at Libearty they had a snuggle and a cuddle and it was just amazing to
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A rescued pair of twin bear sisters forced to perform in a circus all their lives have experienced a freedom for the first time in 24 YEARS. Dasha and Katia were just weeks old when they were taken from their mother and sold to a circus in Ukraine. Since then all the sisters have known is training and performing up to three shows a day. When not doing tricks like riding bicycles and jumping through hoops for a paying audience, the 400lb plus animals were kept in tiny 1.5m cages. They were behind bars just inches from one another but could never touch. But now after a quarter of a century in captivity the two bears can sleep under the stars for the first time in the stunning forest-filled Libearty (correct spelling) Bear Sanctuary, in Zarnesti, Romania. Heart-warming footage and photos taken this week show the animals rolling around in the grass with joy and being able to nuzzle and bear hug one another for the first time. The bears arrival in Romania was only made possible thanks to Lionel De Lange, from the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO) Ukraine, and Chantal Jonkergouw and Carolyn Green, from SOS Zoo and Bear Rescue. Lionel and Chantal and their supporters raised £14,000, including donations from the UK, to rescue the animals in March and then transport, medically check and care for the them before they were released on Wednesday. Lionel de Lange, from LAEO Ukraine, said the sisters, who were originally known as Masha and Lora, had proper contact with each other for the first time. He said: “This was one the most emotional rescues we’ve done, if you can imagine it’s 24 years of these bears never having proper contact with each other, they were always in separate cages. “And when they were close to each other in the cages they had aggression, not with each other but with bars between them. They always seemed angry at one another. “But then when they let them out at Libearty they had a snuggle and a cuddle and it was just amazing to
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A rescued pair of twin bear sisters forced to perform in a circus all their lives have experienced a freedom for the first time in 24 YEARS. Dasha and Katia were just weeks old when they were taken from their mother and sold to a circus in Ukraine. Since then all the sisters have known is training and performing up to three shows a day. When not doing tricks like riding bicycles and jumping through hoops for a paying audience, the 400lb plus animals were kept in tiny 1.5m cages. They were behind bars just inches from one another but could never touch. But now after a quarter of a century in captivity the two bears can sleep under the stars for the first time in the stunning forest-filled Libearty (correct spelling) Bear Sanctuary, in Zarnesti, Romania. Heart-warming footage and photos taken this week show the animals rolling around in the grass with joy and being able to nuzzle and bear hug one another for the first time. The bears arrival in Romania was only made possible thanks to Lionel De Lange, from the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO) Ukraine, and Chantal Jonkergouw and Carolyn Green, from SOS Zoo and Bear Rescue. Lionel and Chantal and their supporters raised £14,000, including donations from the UK, to rescue the animals in March and then transport, medically check and care for the them before they were released on Wednesday. Lionel de Lange, from LAEO Ukraine, said the sisters, who were originally known as Masha and Lora, had proper contact with each other for the first time. He said: “This was one the most emotional rescues we’ve done, if you can imagine it’s 24 years of these bears never having proper contact with each other, they were always in separate cages. “And when they were close to each other in the cages they had aggression, not with each other but with bars between them. They always seemed angry at one another. “But then when they let them out at Libearty they had a snuggle and a cuddle and it was just amazing to
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A rescued pair of twin bear sisters forced to perform in a circus all their lives have experienced a freedom for the first time in 24 YEARS. Dasha and Katia were just weeks old when they were taken from their mother and sold to a circus in Ukraine. Since then all the sisters have known is training and performing up to three shows a day. When not doing tricks like riding bicycles and jumping through hoops for a paying audience, the 400lb plus animals were kept in tiny 1.5m cages. They were behind bars just inches from one another but could never touch. But now after a quarter of a century in captivity the two bears can sleep under the stars for the first time in the stunning forest-filled Libearty (correct spelling) Bear Sanctuary, in Zarnesti, Romania. Heart-warming footage and photos taken this week show the animals rolling around in the grass with joy and being able to nuzzle and bear hug one another for the first time. The bears arrival in Romania was only made possible thanks to Lionel De Lange, from the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO) Ukraine, and Chantal Jonkergouw and Carolyn Green, from SOS Zoo and Bear Rescue. Lionel and Chantal and their supporters raised £14,000, including donations from the UK, to rescue the animals in March and then transport, medically check and care for the them before they were released on Wednesday. Lionel de Lange, from LAEO Ukraine, said the sisters, who were originally known as Masha and Lora, had proper contact with each other for the first time. He said: “This was one the most emotional rescues we’ve done, if you can imagine it’s 24 years of these bears never having proper contact with each other, they were always in separate cages. “And when they were close to each other in the cages they had aggression, not with each other but with bars between them. They always seemed angry at one another. “But then when they let them out at Libearty they had a snuggle and a cuddle and it was just amazing to
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A rescued pair of twin bear sisters forced to perform in a circus all their lives have experienced a freedom for the first time in 24 YEARS. Dasha and Katia were just weeks old when they were taken from their mother and sold to a circus in Ukraine. Since then all the sisters have known is training and performing up to three shows a day. When not doing tricks like riding bicycles and jumping through hoops for a paying audience, the 400lb plus animals were kept in tiny 1.5m cages. They were behind bars just inches from one another but could never touch. But now after a quarter of a century in captivity the two bears can sleep under the stars for the first time in the stunning forest-filled Libearty (correct spelling) Bear Sanctuary, in Zarnesti, Romania. Heart-warming footage and photos taken this week show the animals rolling around in the grass with joy and being able to nuzzle and bear hug one another for the first time. The bears arrival in Romania was only made possible thanks to Lionel De Lange, from the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO) Ukraine, and Chantal Jonkergouw and Carolyn Green, from SOS Zoo and Bear Rescue. Lionel and Chantal and their supporters raised £14,000, including donations from the UK, to rescue the animals in March and then transport, medically check and care for the them before they were released on Wednesday. Lionel de Lange, from LAEO Ukraine, said the sisters, who were originally known as Masha and Lora, had proper contact with each other for the first time. He said: “This was one the most emotional rescues we’ve done, if you can imagine it’s 24 years of these bears never having proper contact with each other, they were always in separate cages. “And when they were close to each other in the cages they had aggression, not with each other but with bars between them. They always seemed angry at one another. “But then when they let them out at Libearty they had a snuggle and a cuddle and it was just amazing to
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