The murder of Agnes Wanjiru hangs over the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK). The long-time training post is headquartered in the hometown of the 21-year-old single mother who was dumped in a hotel septic tank after being brutally murdered in 2012. The man accused of killing her, Robert Purkiss, was stationed in Nanyuki […]
Excavators working for the family of murder victim Muriel McKay have discovered a bone at a site where they were told her body was buried 57 years ago. A police forensics team is at the scene and beginning to analyse the bone, which is about nine inches long and a couple of inches wide. Her grandson
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Cabinet ministers have looked at a blueprint for how Labour could cut taxes on work by taking on “vested interests” profiteering from the cost of living crisis. The draft paper, by the Labour Growth Group and Good Growth Foundation, argues for a complete overhaul of Labour’s economic strategy and messaging to prevent a far-right government.
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Students in Kent could “incubate” meningitis and spread it to other parts of the UK, a health official has speculated as his “most likely” scenario. The number of cases in the county’s outbreak rose on Friday from 27 to 29, with 18 defined as confirmed and another 11 probable, according to the UK Health Security
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Police Scotland have revealed they have charged two people for trying get into a UK nuclear submarine base, including an Iranian man. A 34-year-old Iranian man has been charged alongside a 31-year-old Romanian woman, after reports of two people trying to enter Faslane naval base, where Britain’s nuclear submarines are based, the force said. Police
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Two people have been arrested after trying to get into Faslane naval base, Police Scotland has said. The force said it was made aware of two people attempting to enter the base – where submarines that carry the UK’s Trident nuclear deterrent are based – at around 5pm on Thursday. A spokesperson said: “A 34-year-old
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Former footballer Joey Barton has been denied bail after a court hearing. The 43-year-old was charged with GBH earlier this month after an alleged assault near a golf course in Merseyside. He has been in custody since 10 March. The former Man City and Newcastle midfielder, along with a second man, Gary O’Grady, are both
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Scientists in the UK have created the first lab-grown oesophagus and implanted it in pigs, which have been able to use it to swallow food. In the study, scientists from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCL) showed that a pig donor oesophagus can have cells removed, be repopulated with a recipient’s
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Boxer Ricky Hatton had brain disease caused by repeated head trauma when he died, an inquest has ruled. Alison Mutch, senior coroner for South Manchester, recorded a verdict of hanging, saying he was the person who caused his own death. But she did not come to the conclusion it was suicide, saying it was unclear
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Average annual energy bills will rise by £332 in July, more than double the previously anticipated increase, due to high oil and gas prices driven by the war in Iran, trusted forecasters predicted. If it comes to pass, it will mean the most expensive typical annual bills in three years, at a high last seen
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