'A pin-drop that changed our lives': What Southport victims' families told the judge
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFamilies of two of the girls who were murdered by Axel Rudakubana and the other victims of his knife attack in Southport…
Russia suffering 'environmental catastrophe' after oil spill in Kerch Strait
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Oil has leaked into the strait from two ships which ran into trouble during bad weather on 15 December. Volgoneft-239 ran…
Children in B&Bs beyond legal limit as homelessness crisis pushes councils to 'breaking point'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA record number of children are living in B&Bs beyond the legal limit as England’s homelessness crisis pushes councils to breaking point. …
China accused of forcing ‘troublemakers’ into psychiatric hospitals for dissenting views
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChinese officials are increasingly medicating “troublemakers” and forcing them into psychiatric hospitals to silence dissenters, an investigation has revealed. Read More
Rudakubana the latest high-profile killer to disrupt sentencing proceedings
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAxel Rudakubana is the latest high-profile killer to avoid facing his victims’ families while being sentenced. Read More
Sackler family to pay $6.5 billion for their role in ‘fueling’ opioid epidemic which has killed hundreds of thousands
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePurdue Pharma, the makers and marketers of the highly addictive opioid OxyContin, and the family that owned the company, the Sackler family, have agreed…
Number of children hospitalised with eating disorders rockets by more than 500 per cent in a decade, study reveals
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of children hospitalised with eating disorders has rocketed by more than 500 per cent in a decade, a major study…
Revealed: The new £50 high street eye test which can detect 12 different health conditions - including high blood pressure and diabetes
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMost people get their eyes checked every few years to make sure they’re wearing the correct prescription. Read More
Croydon stabbing: Five people injured in knife attack near Asda in south London
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA man has been arrested after five people were injured following a suspected stabbing near an Asda store in Croydon, south London. Read More
Death toll from Tanzania marburg outbreak rises to nine
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfrica’s health agency on Thursday said an outbreak of the Marburg virus has killed no fewer than nine people in Tanzania. Read…