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Rebecca Adlington's devastating baby pain - 'Harper's ashes are in the house'

Rebecca Adlington OBE is one of our most celebrated Olympians, with two gold medals under her belt. But in recent times, it's her honesty helped many other parents going through the pain of miscarriage - opening up publicly about her own devastating experiences last autumn, that has seen her in the spotlight. The 34-year-old swimming star, from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, has two young children (she shares Summer, 7, with her ex, former swimmer Harry Needs, who she split from in 201 6 and Albie, 2, with her husband of two years, Andy Parsons ).
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Baby-faced thug who carjacked woman and child told cops he was 'too bladdered' to drive
arrested for carjacking a woman and child.Tyler Gillespie, 18, used a knife to threaten the victim who was waiting in the passenger seat of her friend's car at midnight on June 19 last year.Before Gillespie sped off down Leamington Drive in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, the frightened woman managed to take a child who was in a car seat in the back.A police car on patrol saw Gillespie a few moments later driving erratically and followed him along residential streets where he drove at speeds of 60mph.Gillespie was eventually arrested after he pulled over more than half-a-mile away on High Pavement.Items stolen by Gillespie the previous night during a break in were found by officers in the vehicle.Gillespie admitted to carrying out the burglary and to taking the car when questioned by police.The carjacker said he had been "daft" and explained that he pulled over because he was "bladdered" and "didn't want to die".Gillespie, now 19 and from Mansfield, admitted robbery, dangerous driving, burglary, drink driving and driving with no insurance.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.In addition, he admitted to an unrelated theft at a local supermarket.He was sentenced to four years detention at a young offenders' institution when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday, May 3.Detective Constable Adam Penn, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "Gillespie put his victims through an extremely frightening ordeal and was lucky not to cause serious injury to other road users during the truly appalling display of driving that followed."It is testament to the skill and professionalism of police officers and control room staff that this pursuit was bought to a swift
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