9 h. ago Drug traffickers who ran street valium factory in Scots industrial estate jailed

Kevin Ramage, 64, and Derek Wilson, 36, churned out millions of Etizolam tablets from an industrial unit in West Lothian.

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33 h. ago Old Etonian who tried to murder his estranged partner in 'drunken and petulant' rage by throwing her down a 240ft well at his family's country estate is jailed for 24 years

An Old Etonian who tried to throw his estranged partner into a 240ft-deep well was jailed for 24 years today for attempted murder.

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33 h. ago Old Etonian who tried to murder his estranged partner by throwing her down a 240ft well at his family's country estate is jailed for 24 years

An Old Etonian who tried to throw his estranged partner into a 240ft-deep well was jailed for 24 years today for attempted murder.

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34 h. ago Old Etonian jailed for 24 years after trying to throw estranged partner down a well following row on car journey

Douglas Clifton Brown’s attack left his former partner ‘beaten black and blue’ after he tried to drag her to a well he had recently filled with water

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4 d. ago As UK families grieve, can one determined country stop social media from harming children?

In Australia, parents’ anxiety over their children’s exposure to an online world they find near impossible to supervise has galvanised into concrete government action, as Angus Thompson reports

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4 d. ago As UK families grieve, can one determined country stop social media harming children?

In Australia, parents’ anxiety over their children’s exposure to an online world they find near-impossible to supervise has galvanised into concrete government action

Society

9 d. ago UK experts urge prioritising research into 24 types of deadly pathogen families

UK Health Security Agency’s tool highlights viruses and bacteria, many not yet seen in the country, that could pose biosecurity riskDeadly disease-causing organisms from pathogen families that include bird flu, plague and Ebola pose a threat to health in the UK and should be prioritised for research, government experts have said.The first tool of its kind from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) lists 24 types of viruses and bacteria where a lack of vaccines, tests and treatment, changes due to the climate crisis or growing drug resistance pose a biosecurity risk. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Travel experts reveal when to book your holiday for the cheapest price

EXCLUSIVE: Knowing how far in advance to book your summer getaway is a question often pondered by families across the country – but one expert has revealed all

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3 w. ago Justice Department is expected to slash public corruption unit, AP sources say

Prosecutors in the Justice Department section that handles public corruption cases have been told the unit will be being significantly reduced in size, and that its cases will be transferred to U.S. attorney’s offices around the country, according to two people familiar with the matter

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last month Tory MP claims Labour inheritance tax making families consider if they can afford elderly relatives to live past April 2026

Families up and down the country are discussing whether they can afford for elderly relatives to live beyond April 2026, the Conservatives' shadow environment secretary has claimed.

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last month British woman shot dead alongside her partner in France was threatened by her estranged husband in the months before he killed them, her family say

The body of Alison Erb, 49, was found at her home in Roppentzwiller, near the Swiss border, alongside that of her partner, Loreto Di Salvatore.

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