33 m. ago These disabled children died alone in their beds in the same care home. Now police are investigating

Connor, Mia and Raihana, all died in bed at one of Britain’s biggest care homes for disabled children - now police have launched a fresh probe. Health correspondent Rebecca Thomas writes

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40 m. ago Moment actress Diane Morgan discovers shocking family secret about her four times great grandmother

The actress, from Bolton, appeared on Tuesday's episode of the BBC show Who Do You Think You Are to learn more about her ambiguous family history.

Society

42 m. ago Health snacks loved by young people shockingly linked to risk of sudden strokes, heart attacks

Researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder, made the discovery after exposing human cells to the sweetener in the lab.

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49 m. ago ‘He changed the rules for all of us who came after’: Lee Child remembers Frederick Forsyth

Forsyth did away with the conventions of thriller-writing and still kept readers enthralled. He reset the whole genre, the author of the Jack Reacher novels writes• Frederick Forsyth, Day of the Jackal author and former MI6 agent, dies aged 86I remember two things about the first full week of January 1972. I passed my driving test on the Monday, and on the Friday I made my weekly trip to the library and borrowed The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth. I had no idea I would one day be a writer myself – at that point I was merely an insatiable reader – but in retrospect that Friday marked an important way station on the journey from one to the other.I gobbled up the book and thought it was fantastic – fast, pacy, exciting, suspenseful and laced with detail and intrigue. Then I thought, wait, what? How was this book working? It was a twin-track thriller – an assassin hunts his target while law enforcement hunts the assassin. But the intended victim was Charles de Gaulle, a real per...

Politics

55 m. ago Diego Simeone sends Julian Alvarez transfer message to Liverpool and Arsenal

Diego Simeone has responded to transfer interest in Atletico Madrid star player Julian Alvarez as Arsenal and Liverpool head up a number of parties interested in the former Manchester City ace

Sport

61 m. ago I didn’t realise how much a security camera could ease my mind until I tried the EC6 Panorama Camera

I discovered the EC6 Panorama Camera and it’s given me peace of mind at home.

Events

61 m. ago Doctors dismissed my pain. I eventually discovered I had a rare tumor

By the time I got a diagnosis, I had seen four different doctors over the span of six yearsMy baby nephew grabbed my arm, eager to show me his toy trucks.“Don’t ever touch me there again!” I snapped. Continue reading...

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80 m. ago Police treating death of young man missing for month as unexplained

A body has been discovered during the search for Cole Cooper, 19, who was last seen in Longcroft, near Falkirk, on May 7.

Events

90 m. ago Kickboxer, 15, had fought man, 34, week before fatal bout, inquest hears

Alex Eastwood collapsed after a kickboxing match in Wigan and died three days later.

Events

1 hour ago Cole Cooper death still unexplained five days on as cops review CCTV

The 19-year-old was discovered dead in a wooded area near the Falkirk village on Friday, June 6.

Events

2 h. ago TikTok star with millions of fans dies as family left 'truly devastated'

Norma, who appeared in hundreds videos over the last four years with her granddaughter Jess, has died aged 91

Events

2 h. ago Warning over hair loss cream used by millions after doctors discover freaky side effect

Doctors in the American Journal of Case Reports this week warned of an unexpected side effect of the hair growth treatment minoxidil. They detailed a case report of a 28-year-old French woman.

Events

2 h. ago HMRC failure to notify MPs sooner about £47m phishing scam ‘unacceptable’

In a letter to HMRC, Treasury Committee chairwoman Dame Meg Hillier said that to discover the information during a session ‘is unacceptable’.

Economics

2 h. ago 'I've attended Appleby Horse Fair since before I was born – it's actually a glam event'

Lara Houlden, 29, is a die-hard fan of Appleby horse fair who even met her partner at the festival as she decried complaints about animal abuse as 'blown out of proportion'

Politics

2 h. ago Playing Playstation and Xbox could actually be better for you than exercising

New research from boffins has claimed that sitting around playing Playstation, Xbox or Switch games could actually be better for your brain health than exercising

Politics

3 h. ago Father's horrifying find in Turkey as son goes missing after being escorted drunk from plane

Ben Crook's post mortem revealed he had suffering horrendous injuries after 'falling from height'

Events

3 h. ago AD FEATURE: Discover opportunities at Twyn Hywel Energy Park drop in event

Caerphilly, Rhondda and Gwent businesses and organisations have the chance to support the building of a new wind farm in south Wales valleys

Politics

3 h. ago TV presenter Patricia Fuenmayor dies at 51 after cancer diagnosis

TV presenter and former Miss South America winner Patricia Fuenmayor has died at the age of 51 after being tragically diagnosed with cancer, leaving behind her husband and kids

Events

3 h. ago Grandparents 'beat toddler to death' while child's mum was on her phone upstairs

Ethan Ives-Griffiths tragically died after sustaining horror injuries inside the home of his grandparents who deny murdering their two-year-old grandson.

Society

3 h. ago Frederick Forsyth interview: ‘I’ve always been a loner’ – archive, 1973

The Guardian meets the author of the bestseller The Day of the Jackal as it is about to open as a filmFrederick Forsyth dies aged 869 June 1973 Continue reading...

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