Half of children in poorer countries have lead poisoning, says study
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUrgent action is needed to address the “staggering harm” caused by lead poisoning, mostly in low-income countries where more than half of…
A body was found in a pub freezer. Two years on and police have no idea how it got there
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMurder detectives are asking for the public’s help in solving a cold case after the corpse of a man was discovered in a derelict pub…
After 189 bodies were found in Colorado funeral home, evidence suggests families received fake ashes
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Colorado funeral home where 189 decaying bodies were discovered this month appears to have fabricated cremation records and may have given families…
Conman scoffs expensive food and then fakes heart attack to skip bill at 20 restaurants
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA conniving conman faked a heart attack in 20 different restaurants to avoid paying the bill. Read More
'Much-loved' mum found in lake near Bluewater shopping centre died by suicide, inquest hears
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A Kent mum took her own life only weeks after being told she was at risk of being “recalled to a…
Warning after owners of Bully-type dogs 'dumping them on the streets' of UK towns
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThree bully-type dogs are the latest to end up in the hands of a council’s animal welfare team as owners begin to…
The five signs you're not getting enough sleep
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBalancing work, a social life and staying fit and healthy can mean a good night’s sleep is often sacrificed. Read More
Over 1,000 people gather for vigil for murdered Palestinian American boy Wadea Al-Fayoume
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 1,000 mourners packed into a community centre in Plainfield, Illinois, for a vigil remembering Wadea Al-Fayoume, a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy Read…
Migrant workers toil in perilous heat to prepare for Cop28 climate talks in UAE
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMigrant workers in Dubai have been working in dangerously hot temperatures to get conference facilities ready for world leaders attending this year’s…
UK: Four-year-old mauled to death by 'one or two' pit bulls
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA child was mauled to death by ‘one or two’ dogs in a residential backyard, police said. Read More