1 hour ago Fake Labubu dolls are a choking risk, warns UK standards body

Thousands of the viral toys are poorly made while genuine dolls ‘are almost impossible to find’, CTSI saysGrowing numbers of counterfeit Labubu dolls being sold in the UK are poorly made and pose a choking hazard to young children, a trading standards body has warned.The toothy, fluffy monster doll figures, made exclusively by the Chinese toymaker Pop Mart, have surged in popularity among children and adults after going viral on social media. Celebrity fans include Rihanna and Lisa from the K-pop group Blackpink, while many owners like to attach the dolls to handbags or backpacks. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Shocking moment shoplifter who attacked Co Op staff is put in a choke hold by 'have

The 52-year-old man - named locality as James - was attempting to steal food and alcohol from the Co-Op in Torpoint, Cornwall on August 6 when workers tried to intervene.

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25 h. ago Man found dead in children's park after woman left with serious head injury

Locals have been left alarmed after a police found a man's body in a children's play ground in a quiet village shortly after a woman was air-lifted to hospital with a serious injury in the same park

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3 d. ago Brit paramedic recalls 'heartbreaking' moment putting children in body bags in Gaza

Paramedic Sam Sears, 44, from Kettering, Northamptonshire, spent three weeks in Gaza with frontline medical charity UK-Med.

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3 d. ago Briton tells of ‘heartbreaking’ moment he put children into body bags in Gaza

Paramedic Sam Sears, 44, from Kettering, Northamptonshire, spent three-weeks in Gaza with frontline medical charity UK-Med.

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4 d. ago British medic's heartbreaking two words to dead Gaza child, 9, while zipping up their body bag

NHS paramedic Sam Sears recently returned from a three-week stint in the stricken Gaza enclave working at a charity’s field hospitals, and now shares his harrowing tale

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3 w. ago IDF soldiers deliberately wounding children in Gaza ‘like a game’, says British doctor

A British surgeon in Gaza has claimed medical workers are seeing “clear patterns of injury”, suggesting IDF soldiers are deliberately shooting Gazan children in different body parts depending on the day of the week.

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3 w. ago Nicotine pouches sold to children mimic sweets, says UK trading standards body

Children can buy pouches legally as they are not regulated as a specific tobacco or nicotine productNicotine pouches are being legally sold to children and are being made appealing to them with special flavours and packaging mimicking sweets, a trading standards body has said.In June, it became illegal for single-use vapes to be sold in England to tackle their widespread use by children. However, there is currently no legislation that restricts the age at which you can buy nicotine pouches. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Fiona Phillips' husband recalls heartbreaking moment she didn’t recognise their son amid Alzheimer’s battle

In her upcoming memoir Remember When: My Life With Alzheimer’s, Frizell, 66, recalls the moment Phillips became ‘terribly distressed’

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4 w. ago Moment bleeding soldier puts on a brave face during French Bastille Day celebrations as he continues marching with sword in hand

A soldier was seen bleeding from the ear before a horse bolted away and another fell as a bizarre series of events took place during the Bastille day parade.

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