67 h. ago ‘I was constantly scared of what she was going to do’: the troubled life and shocking death of Immy Nunn

Two years after Immy killed herself, her mother Louise is still trying to understand how she found her way to a pro-suicide forum – and a man accused of supplying more than 1,000 packages of poisonJust a few hours before she ended her life, Immy Nunn seemed happy. She and her mother, Louise, had been shopping and had lunch. It was the final day of 2022 and Immy, who was 25, appeared positive about the new year. She talked about taking her driving test and looking for a new flat. She was excited about the opportunities her profile on TikTok was bringing her; known as Deaf Immy, she had nearly 800,000 followers, attracted by her honest and often funny videos about her deafness and her mental health.By the early hours of the next morning, Immy was dead, having taken poison she bought online, almost certainly after discovering it through an online pro-suicide forum. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Eating tinned food favourite daily triggered deadly poisoning

Nasha Montgomery, 29, from Alabama in the US claimed she had mercury poisoning after eating her lunch favourite every day for months.

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5 d. ago Farmer buys 'deadliest field in the UK' after discovering poisonous plant which can be mistaken for household vegetable

A farmer has claimed to have purchased the deadliest field in the UK, after finding it filled with a deadly plant which can be fatal if eaten.

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7 d. ago Five tigers found dead in suspected mass poisoning at Indian wildlife sanctuary

India has already lost 103 tigers this year, according to India’s National Tiger Conservation Authority

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8 d. ago Warning as deadly food poisoning spread by cheese hits highest levels in decade

The UK Health Security Agency warned there has been a significant rise in campylobacter and salmonella infections as millions across the country have been told to take extra precautions

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3 w. ago Man and woman found dead in tent beside Scottish loch after suspected gas poisoning

Police said the deaths are from suspected exposure to carbon monoxide.

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3 w. ago Man and woman found dead in tent with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

The bodies were found near Loch Awe.

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3 w. ago Dead elephants and feral sea lions: how poisonous algal blooms harm the planet

As the Earth heats up, the amount of algae in our waterways is rapidly increasing, transforming the colour of lakes and killing entire ecosystemsBefore the elephants collapsed, they walked in aimless circles. Some fell head first, dying where they stood moments earlier; their carcasses scattered near watering holes across the Okavango delta. The unexplained deaths in May 2020 alarmed conservationists. By July, at least 350 elephants had died and nobody knew why.“The animals all had their tusks, so poaching was unlikely. A lot of them had obviously died relatively suddenly: they had dropped on to their sternums, which was indicating a sudden loss of muscle function or neural capacity,” says Niall McCann, director of the conservation group National Park Rescue. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Australian woman accused of mushroom poisoning admits possible online search for deadly fungi

Erin Patterson is on trial for allegedly killing three family members with poisonous meal

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4 w. ago Man coated dead pheasants with rat poison in 'reckless action' over Scottish landowner feud

Clive Burgoyne pleaded guilty to a breach of wildlife legislation after lacing dead pheasants with rat poison.

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4 w. ago Man baited dead pheasants with rat poison in 'reckless action' over Scottish landowner feud

Clive Burgoyne pleaded guilty to a breach of wildlife legislation after lacing dead pheasants with rat poison.

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4 w. ago Man doused dead pheasants in rat poison to harm wildlife in feud with Scots landowner

Clive Burgoyne, 38, doused the birds in rat poison in order to cause reputational damage to the landowner’s country estate.

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