27 minutes ago Fears of 'tsunami' of deaths from asbestos in UK schools: Poisonous building material could kill hundreds of thousands of former pupils and teachers, damning report says

Since 1980 at least 1,400 teachers and support staff and 12,600 pupils, have died from mesothelioma - an aggressive cancer caused by inhaling asbestos fibres.

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63 minutes ago Bedford explosion: 'Increased natural gas' found after one dead in horror house fire

A person was killed in an explosion on Saturday morning in Bedford which "blew the roof of" with another taken to hospital, as Bedfordshire Police gave an update on the tragedy

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71 minutes ago Expelled Indian high commissioner denies involvement in murder of Sikh leader in Canada

India’s high commissioner to Canada has denied any involvement in the murder of a Canadian Sikh leader who was killed in British Columbia last year even though the Canadian government has named him as a person of interest in the assassination

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96 minutes ago Nearly 90 dead or missing in Gaza strike as 'explosions seen over Beirut' 

Blast comes after Israel said it was preparing attacks late on Sunday

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2 hours ago Liam Payne may have been 'given drugs by hotel staff' hours after clean test

Liam Payne’s cause of death is thought to be internal and external bleeding, although a full autopsy has not yet been delivered - now police are looking into the possibility he may have been supplied drugs by hotel staff

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2 hours ago 'A real life angel': Tributes pour in for heavily pregnant mother, 38, who was killed alongside her unborn baby when a police car 'doing more than 70mph' ploughed into her Polo

Flowers left to the woman named in a tribute only as Mariam have been left outside Sutcliffe Park Sports Centre following the incident which took place on Thursday.

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2 hours ago 'I'm warning other dog owners after a horror infection killed my beloved pet'

Little Luna from Hull initially went off her food, which didn't seem unusual to her family, but when her eyes later turned yellow and she began needing to go to the toilet often they realised something was horribly wrong

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2 hours ago Israel airstrikes kill at least 87 in Gaza after blasts hit homes with another 40 injured

Israeli strikes on homes in the northern Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday left at least 87 people dead or missing, the territory's Health Ministry said, as a large-scale operation continued against Hamas militants said to be regrouping

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2 hours ago Coronation Street legend Bruce Jones breaks silence as Les Battersby killed off

Coronation Street star Bruce Jones has addressed his character being killed off and claimed fans will be left gutted as bosses 'ignored public demand' to maintain his character

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3 hours ago Shooting at university in Georgia leaves one person dead and five wounded

Shooting at Albany State University is one of two at the weekend that shattered homecoming-related activitiesA mass shooting during homecoming weekend at Georgia’s Albany State University left one person dead and five others wounded on Saturday night, according to school officials.Earlier Saturday in Mississippi, authorities said three people were killed and eight others were injured near Lexington, Mississippi, when at least two people fired guns at a group of several hundred people who were at an outdoor trail celebrating a high school football team’s homecoming game victory.The Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading...

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