4 h. ago Brexit led to 1,500 deaths a year as EU nurses left UK, study finds

Quality of care dropped as staff were replaced with less experienced nurses, researchers at the University of Surrey say

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28 h. ago Tragic final hours of boy, 3, who died after being forgotten in boiling car

Miguel Antunes Versari's stepmother reportedly forgot to take him to nursery school and left him asleep in the car. His body was discovered ten hours later

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4 d. ago BBC Escape to the Country star says 'are you for real' after couple's list of demands

Denise Nurse was left stunned by the 'extensive' list of requirements from a couple on Escape to the Country, in what has been dubbed a show first

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5 d. ago Escape to the Country host snaps 'are you for real' at biggest wish list in show history

Escape to the Country presenter Denise Nurse was left visibly shocked at a couple's long wish list as she helped them hunt down their dream home in a show first

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8 d. ago ‘Honest folk are paying for this’: the fight against Britain’s billion

From raids on marijuana farms to illegal bitcoin miners, suppliers are finding new ways to tackle the rise in gas and electricity theftMore British households struggling with bills will resort to energy theft, campaigners sayBy the time a team of police officers and engineers stormed a disused office block in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on a November morning last year, the building had been abandoned.Left behind were rooms filled with thousands of cannabis plants: a nursery on the first floor, the growing crop on the second, and leaves drying out on the third. The criminal gang behind the marijuana farm is thought to have fled after the grid operator cut off the stolen electricity used to power scores of LED lamps. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Nostradamus's eerie prediction of Pope Francis's death and future of Catholic Church

Pope Francis died of a stroke today and astrologers are claiming that Nostradamus made a prophecy nearly 500 years ago about his death - and the future of the Catholic Church

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1 week ago Congo boat disaster death toll rises to 148, with more than 100 still missing

Fire broke out during onboard cooking before wooden vessel capsized with 500 passengers aboardThe death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this week has risen to 148 with more than 100 people still missing, officials said on Friday.About 500 passengers were on board the wooden boat when it capsized on Tuesday after catching fire on the Congo River in the country’s north-west. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nursery teacher 'raped boyfriend's daughter, 4, and left her floating in bathtub' for revenge

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Amber Lee Hughes, 25, is accused of raping and murdering Nada-Jane Challita, the four-year-old daughter of her lover, and has gone on trial

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3 w. ago 2024 saw the highest number of executions in nine years with China the capital punishment 'world leader', report reveals

More than 1,500 people were put to death by governments across 15 countries in 2024, a damning new report by Amnesty International has revealed.

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3 w. ago Parents of baby girl killed by nursery worker reveal the heartbreaking moment they realised she was going to die

Genevieve Meehan died from asphyxiation at Tiny Toes nursery in Stockport after she was left strapped face down on a bean bag for more than 90 minutes by deputy manager Kate Roughley.

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3 w. ago Forecast of a week of rain adds to woes faced by victims of Myanmar quake, as death toll tops 3,500

People in Myanmar’s earthquake-stricken areas were braced for thunderstorms late Sunday, after heavy rains and winds the previous night disrupted rescue and relief operations and added to the misery of the many who lost their homes in the disaster and were forced to sleep in the open

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