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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Hannah Rees

Couple's ruined honeymoon, Rebekah Vardy's Instagram return and tributes to mum

Good afternoon, these are the latest lunchtime ECHO headlines.

Couple told they can't get on TUI flight 25 minutes before honeymoon take-off

A couple missed out on their honeymoon after being told they were unable to board their flight.

Alex and Willow Rymer arrived at Manchester Airport for their flight to Cape Verde on Sunday, May 22. However, with 25 minutes until their flight left the couple were told that they would be unable to board.

Alex, Willow and 24 other people were informed by a TUI staff member that their flight was too full due to a last minute change of aircraft. The couple were looking forward to celebrating their nuptials after delaying their honeymoon for a year, according to the Mirror.

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Alex, from Harrogate, said: "We have the cat in the cattery, my mum has dementia and we had to organise care for her. Family members have taken time off work to care for her. I'm my 94-year-old mother's full-time carer and this was was my week of respite. TUI just don't give a monkeys. It's the lack of care."

Rebekah Vardy breaks silence on Instagram after 'Wagatha' trial

Rebekah Vardy has posted to Instagram for the first time since a seven-day libel trial involving herself and Coleen Rooney.

In a viral social media post, Mrs Rooney, 36, accused Mrs Vardy, 40, of leaking "false stories" to the press. Mrs Rooney carried out a "sing operation" to find out how three fake stories from her personal Instagram account had appeared in the press.

Two and a half years since the post, the high profile court case began with both parties giving evidence. Lawyers gave their closing statements at London's Royal Courts of Justice on Friday, May 19.

Read the full story here.

Mum of three killed in knife attack was 'life and soul of the party'

Tributes have been paid to a mum following her death.

Lorraine Cullen was found dead with multiple stab wounds at her home Radway Road, Huyton, on Wednesday, May 11. A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder a short time later.

Lorraine's friend, Paula, 45, said: "She was my friend and her daughter is friends with my son. We've all known her for quite some time. She was just the life and soul of the party. She was bubbly, so positive and just chatty. She was just never a negative person."

Read the full story here.

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