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'It was like deja vu': Grieving ex-wife of father-of-two who once cheated death reveals the moment she realised he was never coming home from a motorbike ride - and the eerie similarities that are giving her shivers

The devastated ex-wife of a man killed in a motorbike crash revealed the father-of-two cheated death in an eerily similar incident years earlier. Daniel MacNellie, 39, was riding his motorbike in North Maclean, south of Brisbane, when he smashed into a tree on Friday afternoon. Upon walking into his house on the same day his ex-partner Melina MacNellie-Verrall had an overwhelming feeling something had happened to MacNellie - and her mind flashed back to a crash he had in 2005.  Daniel MacNellie, 39, was killed when he crashed into a tree while riding his motorcycle in North Maclean, south of Brisbane on Friday 'I had taken our two sons to his house and as soon as we got inside, I knew something was wrong and it was like deja vu when he had his previous motorbike accident and almost died,' she told the Courier Mail.  'I knew he had cheated death before but my heart dropped when I saw one of the bikes was missing and we couldn't get him on the phone.' Ms MacNellie-Ver

Biden secures first Election Day victory and takes all five votes in Dixville Notch: Trump follows with win in Millsfield after the two New Hampshire towns with combined population of 26 announced results at midnight

Joe Biden secured the first Election Day victory while Trump took the second as two tiny New Hampshire towns with a combined population of 26 announced the first US results just after midnight.  Dixville Notch posted its final tally - with all five votes going to Biden - on a handwritten poster board at 12.03am on Tuesday, as most Americans get some shut-eye before polls open nationwide this morning.  The town near the Canadian border has been among the first in the US to reveal election results for the past 60 years, handing Hillary Clinton one of her first wins in 2016.   Meanwhile 12 miles away in Millsfield, ballot boxes also opened at 12.01am, with all votes coming in just after Dixville Notch. President Donald Trump won that contest, with 16 votes to Biden's five.   Joe Biden secured the first victory of Election Day 2020 by winning all five votes in the tiny New Hampshire town of Dixville Notch. President Trump took home the second victory in neighboring Millsville minutes l

Silent e-scooters will be fitted with fake engine noises to warn pedestrians they are coming - as trials across UK are plagued by riders mounting pavements

E-scooters will be fitted with artificial noises to warn pedestrians they are coming in a bid to prevent accidents.  Experts are looking into which sound would be most effective to alert other road users that the vehicles are approaching - with fake engine sounds among options being considered. Rental e-scooters were legalised in July and safety trials are under way in towns and cities across England. But in Coventry the scheme was axed after just five days when riders flouted rules by mounting pavements, while another pilot in Hartlepool was scrapped before it even got started.  TV presenter Emily Hartridge, 35, and charity fundraiser Barrie Howes, 57, both died while riding their e-scooters in separate incidents, while passers-by have also been hit, leaving at least one woman with serious injuries. Charities for the blind have raised their own concerns over the silent threat scooters pose to pedestrians, warning they are 'uncontrollable'.  Dozens of towns and cities, includin

Italy imposes nationwide curfew and bans travel to hard-hit regions as infection levels soar

Italy will impose a night-time national curfew and ban travel to hard-hit regions as infection levels continue to rise.  In Parliament yesterday, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced a series of restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the virus as infection levels in the country approach 30,000 a day.   Among the measures was a nationwide curfew, which is expected to run between the hours of 9pm to 5am, with exemptions granted for people commuting or seeking medical help, the Times reports.  A curfew is already in place in the regions of Lombardy, Campania and Lazio, where residents have been asked to remain indoors between the hours of 11pm and 5am.     In addition to the curfew, authorities plan to limit people travelling to the hardest-hit areas of the country. An owner prepares to close his restaurant in the center of Turin, Italy, 30 October 2020 Under the measures, which are designed to avoid a full national lockdown, there will also be a reduction of capacity on p

Pennsylvania's Democratic AG sparks outrage from Trump supporters for saying president may have already lost the battleground state before the votes have even been counted

The Attorney General of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro, who is a Democrat, has sparked outrage after suggesting on Twitter that President Trump may have lost the ability to win the crucial swing state, with 20 electoral votes, more than 24 hours before the polls even close.   'If all the votes are added up in PA, Trump is going to lose,' Shapiro wrote on Twitter on Monday evening. 'That's why he's working overtime to subtract as many votes as possible from this process.' 'For the record, he's 0-6 against us in court,' the attorney general continued. 'We've protected voting rights. Now, ignore the noise—vote!' The Attorney General of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro, who is a Democrat, has sparked outrage after saying Trump 'may have already lost' Shapiro suggested on Twitter that President Trump may have lost the ability to win the crucial swing state The latest Pennsylvania polls suggests Democratic nominee Joe Biden has a narrow lead of jus