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Michael John Leidig

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Mike Leidig is a British journalist, news agency founder and media reform campaigner with more than three decades of experience in international news gathering, agency journalism and editorial syndication. He is the founder of newsX, a not-for-profit journalism project created to rebuild trust in news by making editorial work more transparent, verifiable and accountable.

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Elderly Couple Walking In Middle Of Road Knocked Down By Car As Woman Driver Flees And Is Later Arrested

This is the moment an elderly couple walking down the middle of the road were mown down from behind by an SUV, leaving the 79-year-old husband unconscious and his wife dazed.

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Gas-Powered Car Explodes In Huge Blast While Refuelling At Pump

This is the moment a car explodes in a huge blast while being refuelled at a compressed natural gas station, sending debris flying across the forecourt.

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Driver Arrested After Girl, 3, Killed Day After Birthday As New Report Clears Victims Of Blame

This is the moment a driver hits and kills a three-year-old girl crossing the road with her mother just one day after her birthday in a case that has now seen the motorist arrested.

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Moment 80-Year-Old Driver Mounts Pavement And Ploughs Into Crowd Injuring 13 Including Four Children

This is the moment an 80-year-old driver mounts a pavement and ploughs into a crowd, injuring 13 people including four children.

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Singer's Daughter Faces Life As Friend Says She Saw Her Throw Mum From Window

A friend of Turkish singer Gullu's daughter has told a court she saw her throw her famous mother from a sixth-floor window as prosecutors seek an aggravated life sentence for murder.

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Moment Driver Crushes Armed Robber As He Speeds Away To Escape Gang Ambush

This is the moment a 61-year-old driver crushes an armed robber under his car as he accelerates away from a gang trying to steal his vehicle.

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Horror Moment Car Swerves Off Mountain Road And Plunges 100 Metres Into Deep Gorge

This is the moment a car suddenly veers off a twisting mountain road, smashes into an electricity pole and plunges 100 metres down a gorge, killing one passenger and seriously injuring two others.

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Shopkeeper Catches Boy, 5, Falling From Balcony After Washing Line Slows Fall

This is the moment an Egyptian shop worker plucks a falling child from the air after a washing line slows the youngster's plunge from a balcony.

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Woman Due To Celebrate 25th Birthday Tomorrow Shot Dead After Plain-Clothes Cop Opens Fire On Armed Robber

A woman due to celebrate her 25th birthday tomorrow has been shot dead after a plain-clothes cop tried to protect her from an armed robber and sparked a gun battle in the street.

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Rio Carnival Muse Dies Aged 45 After Cervical Cancer Diagnosis

A Rio carnival muse has died aged 45 after suffering from cervical cancer.

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Father, 70, And Daughter Leap From Burning Speedboat After Explosion While Refuelling

This is the moment a 70-year-old father and his daughter are forced to leap from their burning speedboat after an apparent explosion while they were refuelling it.

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