In this Wednesday’s Mirror Daily Digest, we’ve pulled together the biggest stories of the day – from Zara Tindall lifting the lid on royal family struggles to an abandoned theme park where Orca whales are left to rot alive
Welcome to the Mirror’s Daily Digest, where we’ll be pulling together all the best stories of the day from our News, Showbiz, Sport teams and more. This Wednesday we’re featuring everything from two killer whales left abandoned in a rotting marine zoo, to Zara Tindall admitting to ‘struggles’ within the royal family.
We also have the harrowing story of how a teen’s dream holiday turned into a nightmare, while our showbiz reporters bring you the unlikely tale of a comedian who ended up in hospital after his bizarre coffee bean prank went spectacularly wrong.
Finally, our sports team report on Premier League striker Taiwo Awoniyi who is currently in an induced coma and receiving intensive care after colliding with a goal post.
Theme park abandoned and frozen in time where Orca whales left to rot alive
Time is running out for two killer whales who have been left abandoned in a rotting marine zoo – and they could die without urgent intervention.
Wikie, who is 23, and her 11-year-old son Keijo spend their long days mindlessly swimming around the same crumbling enclosure as their fate hangs in the balance.
The orcas, who were both born in captivity so could never survive in the wild, were left in their decaying tanks when Marineland Antibes in southern France closed permanently in January 2025.
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Zara Tindall admits to ‘struggles’ in Royal Family as Harry begs for reunion
Our Royal team bring you the news that days after Prince Harry gave another bombshell interview, his cousin Zara Tindall spoke up about the ‘struggles’ facing the royal family.
Harry is all but estranged from King Charles and Prince William after taking multiple swipes against his family in his book, interviews and TV shows. And now Zara has shared an insight on some of the drama going on behind the scenes.
Speaking at a London Sporting Club lunch last week, the 43-year-old daughter of Princess Anne addressed the perception of royal life from the outside. “It is very hard to see from the outside but, 100 per cent, it is a family that is still going through the same struggles other people do,” Zara said, as reported in The Sun.
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Teen’s dream holiday turns into nightmare – ‘death wish’ to life in horror jail
Bella May Culley’s shock holiday disappearance and unexpected resurfacing in a nation 4,000 miles away have caused ripples of shock and confusion, with her family and members of the public anxiously watching as she faces lifetime incarceration in an infamous prison.
The 18-year-old aspiring nurse from Billingham, County Durham, was reported missing earlier this month when she lost contact with her family while on holiday in Thailand, and became the subject of a massive international search. When she resurfaced, she was 3,600 miles away in Tblisi, Georgia, having been accused of attempting to smuggle 30 pounds – 14kg – of Cannabis into the former Soviet nation.
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Comedian ends up in hospital after twisted coffee bean prank goes terribly wrong
A comedian who attempted a revolting coffee bean prank had to be rushed to hospital as fans online called him a “clueless idiot”.
Michael Brookhouse had planned on eating several of the beans whole and, once they had passed through his digestive system, have them cleaned and made into coffee which he would then serve to his friends. The Australian shared footage on social media swallowing the beans with water but the next day in an update he revealed the beans had “clogged him up”. He was later taken to hospital as the beans had caused a severe blockage in his intestines, and he needed surgery.
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Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi in induced coma and receiving intensive care
Finally, Nottingham Forest star Taiwo Awoniyi has been placed in an induced coma as he receives medical care in hospital after undergoing urgent surgery. Awoniyi was injured in the closing stages of Forest’s 2-2 draw with Leicester at the weekend.
Forest confirmed earlier on Tuesday that the striker was “recovering well so far following urgent surgery on a serious abdominal injury”. The Daily Mail say that the injury could have been fatal, had it not been operated on in what has been described as a ‘complex’ but successful medical procedure.
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