24 h. ago UN expresses concern over crackdown on Indonesian student protests after 20 reported missing

A human rights group has warned that 20 people remain missing

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3 d. ago Body found in pond ends distraught mother's two year nightmare

Police confirm human remains uncovered earlier this week belong to a 34-year-old woman who disappeared more than two years ago after making a phone call to her mum asking for a lift home

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4 d. ago Horror in the desert as piles of cremated human remains are found outside of Las Vegas

Photos of the horrifying scene showed bone fragments and mineral residue scattered across the dusty landscape, some collected in piles and others strewn among bushes and cacti.

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4 d. ago Horror in the desert as 70 piles of cremated human remains found outside of Las Vegas

Photos of the horrifying scene showed bone fragments and mineral residue scattered across the dusty landscape, some collected in piles and others strewn among bushes and cacti.

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5 d. ago Met employee in court accused of taking photos of human remains at car crash

Luke Pearce, 26, of Sandhurst, Berkshire, is charged with two counts of misconduct in a public office.

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6 d. ago Federal officials investigate the discovery of cremated human remains in Nevada desert

Federal officials say they are investigating the discovery of cremated human remains in the Nevada desert

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7 d. ago Mystery as 'dozens of piles of cremated human remains' found outside Las Vegas

The mysterious discovery of 70 piles of human remains by a dirt road ner Las Vegas has sparked an investigation. It is not clear where the cremated remains came from

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7 d. ago Mystery grows after dozens of piles of cremated human remains are found just outside of Las Vegas

Officials confirmed the piles found were human cremated remains.

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7 d. ago Urgent probe after dog walker discovers 'charred' human remains in woodland

The 'burnt' body of a man was found by a pet owner at Savernake Forest, just outside Marlborough, Wiltshire, at around 8am yesterday with the area being sealed off.

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7 d. ago Ancient humans practiced 'child cannibalism' as toddler bones found in 800,000

Child cannibalism appeared to have been accepted by our ancestors – claim scientists, who have been looking at human remains with bite marks – but not for the reasons you'd expect

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8 d. ago Macabre rise in sale of human remains in UK sparks fears of new era of grave

Morbid items for sale include mummified body parts, shrunken heads and masks and wallets made from human leather are other eerie offers but there is no suggestion the sale of these items is illegal

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1 week ago ‘A necklace of teeth isn’t acceptable’: the battle over the rise in sales of human remains

Social media is helping drive trade in skulls, bones and skin products as UK legal void risks new era of ‘body snatching’“When it comes to human stuff, I’ll take anything, pretty much,” says Henry Scragg. “As long as it’s been ethically sourced, may I add.”Speaking from his macabre curiosities shop in Essex in a recent YouTube interview, Scragg wears a shabby bowler hat, has tribal-style face tattoos and a ginger beard that descends into three pendulous dreadlocks. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Probe launched as human remains found by builders in cellar as police reveal they 'may be children'

Construction workers alerted cops after making the disturbing discovery at a property on Cleveland Road, Lancashire, on August 15.

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1 week ago Children's bones discovered buried in cellar by builders working on home extension

Builders carrying out a home extension uncovered human remains buried in the property's cellar before crime scene investigators swept in

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1 week ago Remains ‘believed to be of children’ found by builders working on property

The remains found in Lytham have been confirmed to be human, police say

Society

1 week ago Human remains of 'children' discovered by builders working at house in Lancashire

Police enquiries are continuing

Society

1 week ago Builders find human remains 'believed to be of children' inside UK property

Police were called to the property after builders discovered what they thought to be human remains while carrying out work.

Society

1 week ago Human remains discovered at building site thought to be children

Builders made the sad discovery in Lytham

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1 week ago Skeleton identified after human remains found on Lancashire beach

The bones were discovered by teenagers

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1 week ago Medical museum in Philadelphia overhauls policies on human remains to meet modern ethical standards

A medical museum in Philadelphia is redrawing its policies about collecting and displaying human remains

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