9 h. ago Market town jeweller, 66, was found hanged next to his wife's dead body after 'rapid deterioration' of his mental health during Covid, inquest hearing is told

A jeweller was found hanged near to his wife's dead body at their home after his mental health declined following the 'anxieties and challenges' of the covid pandemic, a coroner was told today.

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10 h. ago Covid alert: Catchy Nimbus variant DOUBLES in just one month, as total infections reach highest level this year

A highly contagious Covid variant is on the rise in the UK, with official data suggesting rates have doubled in a month.

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10 h. ago Covid Nimbus variant cases double in one month as infections hit highest level

Nimbus, a highly contagious Covid variant, is on the rise in the UK with official UKHSA data suggesting infections have doubled in the space of just one month

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11 h. ago Boyfriend of woman who died asked driver to stop speeding car, inquest hears

Kitchen designer Lillie Clack, 21, was fatally injured and died days after the crash in the early hours of December 25 2021.

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11 h. ago Police officer who followed BMW before fatal crash denies he was pursuing car

Muhammad Qasim, 29, died after failing to negotiate a bend and crashing into a tree in the early hours of October 2 2023, an inquest heard.

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23 h. ago Bloodbath in Bali: Australian is shot dead in front of his terrified wife and his friend is left fighting for life in 'gangland hit' at their villa

The attack is believed to be linked to Melbourne 's feuding Middle Eastern crime syndicates, with one of the victims the former partner of a notorious drug trafficker.

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30 h. ago Man with a broken wrist spent an hour trying to save hospital doctor friend, 30, after she slipped 30ft to her death from grassy ledge in Snowdonia, inquest hears

Dr Charlotte Crook, 31, and her colleague Adam Weatherhogg had been walking in Snowdonia on February 16 when Ms Crook slipped and plunged off a grassy ledge.

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31 h. ago What to know about the COVID variant causing 'razor blade' sore throats

A new COVID-19 variant may be causing “razor blade” sore throats in people who get it

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31 h. ago What’s behind the global surge of new Covid variant NB.1.8.1 – and should you get vaccinated?

Scientists and experts believe the ‘Nimbus’ strain is more transmissible than previous Covid variants

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31 h. ago Grimsby Town footballer and his father drowned in canal after Mercedes they were test driving 'flew off the road' and became submerged upside down in water, inquest hears

Grimsby Town youth team footballer Cameron Walsh, 16, and his father David, 40, had hired the car from a Mercedes dealership when it spun out of control in Tetney, near Grimsby, Lincs, last year

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34 h. ago Father and son drowned when Mercedes entered canal on test drive, inquest hears

David and Cameron Walsh died when a car entered a waterway near Grimsby in Lincolnshire.

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37 h. ago Two sisters drowned when they entered pool after travelling to Snowdonia with university friends, inquest hears

Hajra Zahid, 29, and Haleema Zahid, 25, were pulled from pools on the Watkin Path - which leads to the summit of Yr Wyddfa, or Snowdon - in North Wales on Wednesday June 11.

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38 h. ago Causes of death of two sisters who died near path to Snowdon confirmed

The two sisters have been named after they were pulled from pools at a beauty spot in Snowdonia last week, an inquest has heard

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39 h. ago Inside Kaleb Cooper's life in stunning market town with average house price of £380k

Kaleb Cooper is known for his role on Amazon Prime's Clarkson's Farm, where he works with Jeremy Clarkson at Diddly Squat farm - but at home, he leads a rather normal life.

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42 h. ago Voices: Did we learn the right lessons from the Covid pandemic? Join The Independent Debate

As a new Covid variant spreads across the UK, we’re asking: did we learn the right lessons from the pandemic, or are we slipping back into old habits?

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42 h. ago Hay fever or Covid? How to tell the difference as new Nimbus variant hits UK

Health experts explain the difference in symptoms as pollen levels increase and the new Covid NB.1.8.1 variant surges in UK

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42 h. ago You won’t believe what’s buried on the slopes of this historic Welsh hill walk

One of my favourite short hikes is a hill walk near the market town of Abergavenny, which has a very unusual burial site and memorial on the heather-clad slopes

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44 h. ago 'Disgraceful' former CNN star slammed for vile joke about Trump's dead ex

Former CNN reporter Jim Acosta has been slammed after making a vile joke about President Donald Trump's deceased ex-wife Ivana.

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52 h. ago 'Highly talented' university lecturer, 53, killed herself after husband started affair and wanted a divorce, inquest hears

Dr Claire Dinan began suffering from anxiety and depression following the breakdown of her 28-year marriage when husband Frank O'Friel revealed he had met someone at work.

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58 h. ago I'm thinking about quitting the US after visiting this little

A small market town - home to medieval castle ruins and fantastic cream teas - has left one American woman so charmed that she is considering moving there.

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