99 minutes ago Funeral director couple pleads guilty to corpse abuse after nearly 200 rotting bodies discovered

Jon and Carie Hallford admitted to storing 190 decaying bodies and giving grieving families fake ashes

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2 hours ago Harold Shipman inquiry lawyer warns legalising assisted dying could create 'death clinics' as safeguards 'are likely to be eroded over time'

Dame Caroline Swift, the lead lawyer from the inquiry into notorious serial killer Harold Shipman, has stated her opposition to the assisted dying bill, saying it could create 'death clinics'.

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2 hours ago Laos hostel at the centre of 'mass alcohol poisoning' 'stayed open for nine days after first victim was found dead in room'

Police revealed that the first victim was only discovered in the Nana Backpacker guesthouse after concerned staff used a master key to go into his room.

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2 hours ago Police chief to be investigated over claims she tried to 'shackle journalists from publishing details of failings over Nottingham stabbings'

The Nottinghamshire Police Chief Kate Meynell is set to face an IOPC probe over allegations she attempted to suppress police failings surrounding last year's horrific Nottingham stabbings.

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2 hours ago Helen Flanagan 'faces driving ban' after being caught speeding TWICE in less than three weeks

Helen Flanagan, 34, said she thought her ex-footballer boyfriend Robbie Talbot, 45, had contacted the police as he was driving.

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2 hours ago SARAH VINE: Stockpiling tinned tuna won't save us from Armageddon. But I have ONE theory to stop us all from becoming consumed by terror

At the risk of seeming contrary, I can't get too wound up about the threat of World War III. I know it's awful but what's the point? If Putin launches a nuclear attack on Britain, what can I do? We'll all be toast.

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3 hours ago Greater Manchester Police slammed for 'stopping children going to Christmas market' and 'herding them onto trains home like cattle' after dozens of officers face kids down in railway station standoff

Videos shared on social media show dozens of uniformed police officers escorting the teenagers through the train station in Manchester on Saturday afternoon.

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4 hours ago Keir Starmer vows to concentrate on domestic matters following backlash over constant globe trotting

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to focus on domestic policies after facing internal criticism over his 15 foreign trips since assuming power in July.

Politics

4 hours ago Putin ramps up production of Russia's 8,370mph hypersonic missiles that he fired at Ukraine as he boasts 'no one in the world has such weapons'

Vladimir Putin has ramped up production of the hypersonic missile which travels at speeds of around 8,370 miles per hour and is capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads.

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