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A MUM is urging Brits to be careful buying medicine on holiday – after she nearly died when an over-the-counter anti-sickness tablet left her acting “possessed”.

Keira Morrison had been unwell during her family holiday to Salou, Spain, and had been throwing up around 10 times a day.

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Keira had been feeling unwell on her family holiday, throwing up around 10 times a day[/caption]

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Her partner Liam went to a nearby pharmacy to get her some anti-sickness tablets, but she suffered an adverse reaction[/caption]

When Dioralyte didn’t improve the 29-year-old’s symptoms, her partner Liam Bridgeman, 33, went to a nearby pharmacy and bought her some anti-sickness tablets for 1.90 euro.

Metoclopramide is an anti-sickness medication that is only available on prescription in the UK, however it’s available over the counter in Spain.

After two days of taking the tablets, the former hairdresser’s jaw suddenly “locked” as they sat in their hotel room – and she soon lost control of her body.

A panicked Keira and Liam went to their hotel manager for help and once they showed him the tablets he offered to drive the couple to a nearby medical centre.

Here the mum-of-two deteriorated quickly and began to act “possessed” – losing control of her arms and legs and her eyes rolling back in her head.

She admits it was so bad she “thought it was the end”.

Staff put her on an IV drip while they ordered an ambulance to take her to hospital in Tarragona, where doctors manged to ease her symptoms with an injection.

It has since emerged that the recommended dosage is one 10mg tablet three times a day – but Keira claims the pharmacist had told her to take two of the tablets at once.

This meant she was taking twice the recommended dosage on each occasion.

She is now raising awareness about the terrifying experience online and about the potential risks of adverse reactions to common medications, particularly if more easily available with prescriptions when on holiday.

Keira, from Liverpool, Merseyside, said: “Liam said it was like I was possessed.

“I thought it was the end, I did. It was not a nice experience at all.

“It was like I wasn’t in my body, it was like someone had control over my body. That’s how I felt and I did feel like I was going to die.

“There were leaflets on the wall and when I was looking at the words, I couldn’t see the words. They were going blurry.

“I was pleading with them [the doctors] like, ‘please help me.’

“At the point before I had the injection my head was banging off the bed, my eyes were going to the back of my head and flickering. My legs and arms were flying everywhere.

It felt like I was having a seizure. I just wanted the feeling to stop

Keira Morrison

“It felt like I was having a seizure. I just wanted the feeling to stop, I’ve never experienced a feeling like that in my life. I was screaming, ‘please help me, please help me!’

“If I didn’t go to hospital when I did I probably would have thrown myself off the balcony because I wanted the feeling to stop that much. I was crying, screaming.”

Keira said one of the doctors in the hospital explained that she had a reaction to the tablets.

After spending a night in hospital Keira left the following day because she was due to fly home and she said she thinks she experienced a side effect called tardive dyskinesia.

According to Mind, this is a condition where your face, body or both make sudden, irregular and uncontrollable movements.

This is a known potential side effect of the medication and a 2014 report by the European Medicines Agency’s Committee on Medicinal Products for Human Use and recommended restricting the dose to “help minimise the risk of potentially serious neurological adverse effects”.

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Keira with partner Liam[/caption]

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Keira says if she ever goes away again she’ll make sure she’s got her own anti-sickness medication from the UK[/caption]

Since returning to the UK, she has been to her doctor to have an allergy test and to have her heart checked as she had been experiencing palpitations.

Keira said: “My doctor did say in the UK you’ve got to have a prescription to get that medication.

“You can’t get that over the counter here. You shouldn’t be selling that over the counter.

“It has scared us. We have another holiday booked and we are in talks of cancelling. We’re in shock and we can’t believe it happened.

“I’ll never ever buy anything over the counter again.

“If I ever do go away now I’ll make sure I’ve got my own anti-sickness medication from the UK and it was something I’d had before.

“I can’t describe the feeling, it was horrendous. I wouldn’t wish it on my own enemy.”

Accord, the manufacturer of the tablets, have been contacted for comment.

RAP legend Snoop Dogg wants to bring the sizzle dizzle to Celtic Park.

The West Coast icon is keen to teach the Scots a thing or two about greasy American sports cuisine.

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Snoop Dogg wants to bring a gourmet food truck to the people of Glasgow[/caption]

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Celtics fans could soon be served a burger from the legendary rapper[/caption]

Snoop is a Celtic fan and has previously hinted at investing in the Glasgow giants.

And after bringing out his own cookbook, the rapper wants to offer punters more than just Gin and Juice.

Snoop has big plans for the Next Episode of his remarkable career.

The 53-year-old wants to open his own burger van outside Parkhead on matchdays.

Snoop claims he will use his signature “secret spices” as he rustles up gourmet patties for hungry supporters.

Speaking to the Mail, he said: “There has always been the opinion that food at sports stadiums is never good.

“But that ain’t got to be the case.

“People know that Snoop is a cook, and I would love to bring a pop-up burger to a sports stadium to show fans that food at stadiums can be good.

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“It’s got to be Celtic Park man, I mean, where else am I going to bring it.”

Snoop claims to already have celebrity chef and Scot Gordon Ramsay on board.

And he says he’ll be there in person to serve Celtic fans their matchday grill.

He continued: “The secret to a good burger is the love in the preparation.

“The ground beef has got to be mixed with some secret spices, then add a good-quality cheese and some maple-cured bacon.

“The Celtic fans are gonna love it.

“And to make sure they are just right, Snoop is going to be serving them himself.”

But those on the blue half of Glasgow are set to miss out on Snoop’s grub.

He added: “Am I going to bring my burgers to Rangers as well?

“Nah, I think we will give that a miss.”

NARA Smith has announced she’s expecting her fourth child.

The 23-year-old, who went viral as one of the first ‘trad wives’, took to Instagram to reveal that she and model husband Lucky Blue Smith will soon be growing their family again.

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Nara Smith and husband Lucky Blue Smith have announced they’re expecting their fourth child[/caption]

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The pair shared their news as Nara lifted up her top to show off her bump[/caption]

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Nara smiled as Lucky gave her stomach a sweet kiss[/caption]

In a video, Nara modelled a low-slung white skirt and an off-the-shoulder cream top, which she lifted up to reveal her burgeoning bump.

Lucky, who looked thrilled at the news of his wife’s pregnancy, gave her a tight hug, before giving her stomach a tender kiss.

“Baby no. 4 loading,” she wrote over the top of the clip.

“Our little surprise,” she added in the caption.

With the majority of people in the comments section offered their congratulations, others questioned what the baby would be called – considering the couple have chosen unique monikers for their other three children.

Their first child, born in October 2020, is called Rumble Honey, while their current middle child, three, is called Slim Easy.

Their youngest, who turned one in April, is named Whimsy Lou.

Lucky is also dad to daughter Gravity, whose mother is model Stormi Bree.

“4 kids by 23? That’s insane as I’m sure the name of the baby will be too!” one wrote in the comments section.

“Congratulations, patiently waiting for the name of the baby,” another added.  

“Omg congrats!!! Can we revisit Bubble for the name,” a third commented.

“Congratulations. I can’t wait for the name announcement,” someone else admitted.

Others harked back to an interview Nara and Lucky had given to GQ magazine back in 2024, when they said that despite originally wanting six children, they were “absolutely done” with three.

“After Whimsy, we are absolutely done now,” Nara told the publication.

“Having toddlers is the best sort of birth control, because they’re wild.”

While Lucky added: “We feel like we couldn’t be as good of parents if we added in any more.”

“Is no one gonna talk about how she was done after 3 kids and is popping out another one AGAIN?” one person wrote in the comments.

“I’m almost certain you said you didn’t want anymore… hmm. Well congrats anyways!” another added.

“Didn’t she say she’s done with 3 kids?” a third questioned.

“Loving this for you honey but it makes me laugh how last year you were dead set on 3 babies!” someone else said.

“She literally killed me during her GQ couples quiz when she said she was absolutely done having kids,” another wrote.

“But I guess she’s changed her mind about having 6!”

“They took the mission of populating the earth very seriously,” someone else joked.

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People in the comments said they couldn’t wait to find out the baby’s name, considering the unique monikers of their other kids[/caption]

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ANYONE with an Amazon Prime membership is eligible to claim nearly 30 freebies worth more than £100 this month.

If you’re already forking out the monthly fee for your Prime, then it makes sense to get your money’s worth.

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Some Amazon customers may be unaware that their membership also includes access to Prime Gaming.

And that isn’t the only perk Amazon offers with Prime membership.

Free takeaway deliverers

Users often forget that they can get free takeaway deliveries too.

Your subscription entitles you to a year’s worth of Deliveroo Plus Silver, which usually costs £3.49 per month – that works out at £41.88 for an entire year.

At no additional cost, you can unlock free delivery on eligible orders over £15 from a range of great restaurants.

UK-only, and long-distance orders not eligible. Service fees and terms apply.

Grocery delivery

From vegetables to loo roll and other cupboard essentials, your whole supermarket shop can be delivered to your door in two-hour slots.

Customers can choose from Amazon Fresh, local Morrisons, Co-op or Iceland supermarkets.

Note, this is only available in select UK postcodes and minimum spending applies.

Cheaper music

Users also save £1 a month on the full price of Amazon Music Unlimited with their Prime membership when you join via a desktop or mobile web browser.

You can enjoy unlimited ad-free access to 100 million songs with unlimited skips, and download for offline listening. This service is only available in the UK.

Read more

Members can read as much as they want from more than a thousands books and magazines, comics and graphic novels, Kindle singles and more.

With fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and short works, you’ll always find something to read – saving you pounds every time!

This service is available in the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Families can share benefits

You can also share select Prime benefits and digital content such as Kindle books and Prime Video purchases with family members, at no additional cost. 

Prime benefits that can be shared include Prime Delivery & Shopping benefits, Prime Video (UK members only), Prime Reading and Amazon First Reads, Prime Gaming, and Amazon Photos.

There is also a Prime member special offer on Amazon Kids+.

Designed for kids ages 3-12 to safely learn, grow and explore, children enjoy access to kid-friendly ad-free books, videos, educational apps, and more.

Parents control the experience through an easy-to-use parent dashboard. 

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Find out some more top perks here.

With Prime Gaming, you can enjoy a lengthy list of free downloadable video games each month to keep forever.

You’ll want to snap up this month’s selection though as titles are swapped out for new ones each month.

New games

This June, Prime members can claim a fresh lineup of games with new entries released every Thursday.

Amazon’s Chris Leggett told The Sun that Prime Gaming is offering several free titles throughout June.

He added that the free titles will allow gamers to “control a party of relic hunters in a tale of destiny set in a conflict-torn world in Dark Envoy”.

The latter game – which normally retails at £24.99 – will be available from June 19.

Other free games include Thief: Deadly Shadows (£7.49), Death Squared (£12.79) and Jupiter Hell (£19.49).

Cloud gaming service

Prime subscribers can also play the below games via the Prime Gaming Luna channel this month.

Luna is Amazon’s cloud gaming service that works on the devices you already own, including Fire TV.

You can play your favourite games instantly with no PC or gaming console required.

SOME people enjoy netball or cross-stitch, but my hobby is booking holidays – and I’m really good at it.

I know a lot of people hate searching for a family holiday, working out what resort is best and whether it’s good value for money, but I enjoy it. 

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Helen says holidays are her favourite hobby.[/caption]

I treat it like a sport. 

There is no better feeling than getting a really great deal for a week in the sun.

I go through the flights, hotels and dates with a fine tooth comb, working out little ways to save. 

I have been doing this since my early 20s, after picking up the habit from my dad – back then, the best bargains were on last minute deals.

We used to pack our suitcases and my dad would be on the phone to Teletext Holidays, nabbing a same day bargain. 

His greatest achievement was booking a flight that had already started boarding. Although, we’d never be able to do that now. 

However, it’s still a thrill when you lock in a trip for a bargain price. It makes the holiday instantly better. 

Sometimes it’s a small saving, like finding a cheaper airport transfer and saving £20, but sometimes my research pays off, saving hundreds. It all adds up. 

Getting a package deal

Last year, I got my biggest saving yet on a family holiday to Greece. 

By booking everything individually, instead of going for a package deal, I saved over £1000 – which was a third of the price. 

I couldn’t believe it!

Having just moved house, we hadn’t booked anything for summer, hoping to utilise the garden. 

But, the end of term was approaching and after months of grey skies and drizzle, I decided we needed a proper holiday. 

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Dad, Simon, on pool duty with the kids[/caption]

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The best deals were in Greece.[/caption]

Heading first to a popular holidays provider, I browsed the best deals across all six weeks of the kids’ school break. 

I didn’t have a set departure airport or destination in mind and I kept the dates and length of time we’d be away flexible, which meant I had a wide range to choose from. 

At the time, Greece was coming up the cheapest, and I narrowed it down to the Louis Apostolata Island Resort in Kefalonia

The deal was pretty good. Flights from London, a week half-board in a four-star resort, a suitcase each and transfers to and from the airport in Greece for £3400.

But, since we hadn’t planned on a summer holiday, it was still over budget. 

That’s when I started looking into each aspect separately. I discovered that instead of flying with the designated airline, we could fly with Ryanair for half the cost. 

Flights were £140 return on the budget airline.

Since we didn’t need four suitcases, we just booked one between us for the week, immediately saving another £150 on the Ryanair flights. 

Going onto the hotel’s own website, I noticed that I could book directly with them and the price was coming up a lot less.

They also had an offer on a room upgrade if you signed up to the mailing list. We actually ended up with a nicer room, while paying less. 

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Louis Apostolata had a great deal.[/caption]

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Helen’s family ended up getting two trips for almost the same amount![/caption]

The only thing that wasn’t covered was transfers. On the package deal, a coach transfer was included but it also stopped at a number of other hotels. 

When I looked it up, a taxi to the resort was only £80 return. 

However, even with this on top, we still saved a whopping £1001 on the whole trip. 

We used the money we saved to book a weekend in Disneyland Paris in October.

Again, I booked everything separately, using the Eurotunnel to drive to France and booking a hotel close to the theme park with 2-day tickets for just £440 for all of us. 

Our trip only cost £1300. 

After saving money on our Greece trip, I told people that Disneyland only cost us £300! 

Book carefully

My advice would be to always book with reputable suppliers, because you could end up forking out more if they are not legitimate. 

If the price seems too good to be true, it probably is. 

I do like DIY holidays but I am not against booking a package deal and sometimes they are so good, I can’t beat them. I think that’s great. 

 Our favourite places to shop for a package holiday are Jet2holidays and TUI.

Booking a package means you get extra protection for your holiday through regulators like ABTA, ATOL and ABTOT. 

This means you’ll get your money back on all aspects of the package in the event of any holiday disasters, like flight cancellations or issues at the hotel – which I wouldn’t have had with my DIY version.  

For peace of mind, some people prefer to pay extra and not have to think about that, but massive holiday disasters are rare so I am happy to take the risk. 

COLIN Keane has been named as Juddmonte’s new retained rider in a huge career landmark for the Irish jockey.

Per The Racing Post, the six-time Irish Flat champion jockey has been elevated to the prestigious role with immediate effect.

Juddmonte chief executive Douglas Erskine Crum laid out why he was the natural choice in a statement.

He hailed: “In the past we have had retained jockey relationships [including with Pat Eddery, Richard Hughes and James Doyle] but in recent years we have preferred to work with the many talented jockeys retained by our various trainers around the world.

“We have decided that the time has now come to revert to the security and consistency which comes from having a single jockey retainer relationship.

“We are delighted that Colin Keane has committed himself to Juddmonte.

“He is one of the most exciting and talented riders of his generation, he shares Juddmonte’s values, we know him well and we warmly welcome him to the Juddmonte team.”

Keane, 30, himself added his delight towards the bottom of the statement.

The Meath native added: “I have grown up watching these famous colours carried to many victories in all the top races around the globe so it’s very special for me to be asked to ride as first jockey for Juddmonte.

“I’m excited to get started and look forward to working with some of the best trainers in Ireland, England, and France.

“Tony Hind will look after my UK rides as he has worked closely with Juddmonte for many years now through Richard Hughes and Ryan Moore.”

The Irish Field first reported the news late on Sunday event by detailing an email that was sent out by Ger Lyons’ daughter Kerri to the yard’s owners over the course of the weekend.

On the back of the news becoming official there’s been a tonne of congratulatory messages towards Keane from horse racing fans.

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Colin Keane has been named as Juddmonte’s new retained rider[/caption]

Dean praised: “This is a great move by the Juddmonte powerhouse!!”

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