3 h. ago Human remains found in search for woman murdered 12 years ago by husband

Police dig in Yorkshire after tip-off

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9 h. ago Police raid cannabis farm where migrants were forced to work

This is the moment police raid cannabis farms that were later found to be linked to a criminal gang who forced trafficked migrants to work.

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11 h. ago BP takes the axe to investment in renewables in huge strategy U

Rethink comes five years after BP set some of the most ambitious targets among large oil companies to cut production of oil and gas by 40% by 2030

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53 h. ago Family pay tribute to ‘sweetest’ girl, 3, killed in Manchester city centre crash

Louisa Palmisano died after a crash involving a van and a tram on Saturday morning.

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6 d. ago The cannabis farm scandal: how a rogue lettings agency destroyed countless homes

Imperial Property Group said it rented homes to NHS staff. In fact, they were torn apart to create drug factories, causing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage. Why has the culprit not been brought to justice?When Hajaj Hajaj decided to rent out his house in south London in the summer of 2020, his daughter, Kinda Jackson, urged him to use a reputable lettings agent for peace of mind. Her father had enough on his plate. Hajaj, a 79-year-old retired garage owner, is the primary carer for his wife, who has Alzheimer’s disease. The income from the rental property in Lewisham is effectively Hajaj’s pension, which he uses to pay for her care.So, when a manager from Imperial Property Group contacted Hajaj about his Gumtree listing, Hajaj arranged to meet them. A sharp-suited British Asian man named Shan Miah arrived in a sports car. He was in his late 20s or early 30s, charming and confident. He boasted of his business interests in Dubai. “He was doing very well for himself...

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8 d. ago Albanian asylum seekers ran huge cannabis farm on town high street after illegally entering the UK on small boat and with fake passport

Two Albanian men who were living in the UK illegally were running a huge cannabis farm in a derelict building.

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9 d. ago Huge axe and cannabis farm found crackdown on organised crime in Greater Manchester area

Numerous plants were discovered alongside growing equipment and a hand-axe

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9 d. ago Streeting says ‘waging a campaign’ on Lucy Letby’s innocence is ‘not right’

Letby lost two bids last year to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal.

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