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Max McLean

Max McLean is the deputy editor for PA's social and Real Life desks. Max joined PA as a sport writer having freelanced for the BBC as well as FourFourTwo magazine, before moving onto PA's social newsgathering team.

Sam Cox said he has ‘no regrets’ taking on a solo ski record attempt across Antarctica (Sway PR)

Solo life in Antarctica has ‘not hit home yet’ for skiing ex-Royal Marine

Zaynab Wandawi, 29, a British national born in Salford, Manchester (Lalah Ali-Faten/PA)

Mother ‘beyond relieved’ as British daughter finally able to flee Gaza

A general view of the Google homepage. Photo credit should read: Tim Goode/PA Wire.

‘Is AI dangerous?’ UK’s most Googled questions about artificial intelligence

Zaynab Wandawi, a British national born in Salford, Manchester, was turned away at the border crossing into Egypt (Lalah Ali-Faten/PA)

British teacher turned away at Rafah border with ‘depleted’ supplies