Inmate died in fire and another almost lost leg to spider in UK’s packed prisons
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn inmate at a prison in the north of England died in a fire after an alarm seemingly failed to go off, according…
Women sleeping rough ‘still’ excluded from official figures leaving women at risk of violence
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWomen sleeping rough are being overlooked by official government counts, with many forced to seek refuge in places such as buses, A&E waiting rooms…
UK’s stem cell transplant system may be putting lives at risk, report by MPs finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe UK’s stem cell transplant system is potentially putting the lives of blood cancer patients at risk as a result of inadequate…
Retired judge warns domestic abuse victims: 'Get out' before ending relationships
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA retired Old Bailey judge warned domestic abuse victims to “get out” before trying to end an abusive relationship, as the killer…
Nepali sherpa’s Everest survival story raises new questions
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A rescued Nepali Sherpa, who said he was “left behind” after his supplemental oxygen ran out and survived nearly a week stranded on Mount…
Rapist released in error fled UK on Eurostar
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA rapist who held a woman at knifepoint and threatened to kill her if she did not comply with his sexual demands…
Johannesburg shooting: At least 12 killed as gunshots erupt in South African city
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt least 12 people have died and nine others were injured in a shooting in Johannesburg, South Africa. The shooting erupted at…
Thousands of NHS staff exposed to cancer-causing chemicals at work
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThousands of NHS staff are being exposed to harmful levels of formaldehyde – a cancer-causing chemical that experts have likened to asbestos. Read More
'It doesn't happen in Finchley' - Locals react after woman, 19, shot dead in North London
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteResidents in Finchley have said how they were ‘shocked’ to wake up to news of a shooting in the area that left…
Grim reality of prison conditions laid bare in damning report
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe independent monitoring board’s annual report of conditions across the prison estate of England and Wales is stark and unflinching. Read More