67 h. ago French media report suspects face investigative judge in Louvre jewels heist

French media are reporting that several suspects have been brought before a magistrate in the Louvre jewels heist case

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4 d. ago Takeaways from AP, Cox Media Group investigation into injuries and deaths of school crossing guards

School crossing guards play an important role in making sure kids get to school safely

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5 d. ago How much longer will the safety of the British people be endangered by a system that lets violent criminals walk into the UK? RICHARD LITTLEJOHN

A frenzied knife attack on three people in a quiet suburban street in Uxbridge, resulting in the death of one victim and another sustaining life-threatening injuries, has horrified Britain.

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5 d. ago Warning issued about illegal teeth whitening gels that contain so much bleach they burn through gums: Easily available on social media

Illegal teeth whitening kits containing more than 500 times the legal limit of dental bleach are being sold on social media and distributed in car parks, a new investigation has found.

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7 d. ago At least 174 racehorses died from racing or training injuries in past 12 months in Australia, report finds

That’s the highest number recorded by the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses since they began tracking deaths 10 years agoFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least 174 thoroughbred racehorses died at the track or as a result of injuries sustained while racing or training in the past 12 months – the highest number recorded by animal rights activists since they began tracking 10 years ago.The report from the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses (CPR) was released on Tuesday, one week ahead of Australia’s most important horse race, the Melbourne Cup. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Officers swoop in dodgy weight loss jab raid amid 'victory against shameless criminals'

It comes after a Manchester Evening News investigation revealed fake versions of an experimental drug were flooding social media

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1 week ago Louisiana jury awards more than $40 million to family of man who died in privately

A federal jury found a private corrections company running a Louisiana jail liable for the 2015 death of a man who died of head injuries he sustained while in custody and awarded the family more than $40 million in damages

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1 week ago Glam influencer, 23, 'on the run' after being accused of 'running major drug gang'

Melissa Said, 23, regularly posed in barely-there bikinis for her 341,000 social media followers. Now, she is being hunted by Brazilian police investigating a drug trafficking gang

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2 w. ago Free speech wins? London police to stop investigating social media posts that aren’t crimes

Free speech wins? London police to stop investigating social media posts that aren’t crimes  Malay Mail

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on childbirth and medical negligence: rising payouts highlight the urgency of maternity improvements

Grave shortcomings in the care offered to mothers and babies are well documented. But it is not clear that the right lessons have been learnedThe startling rise in the cost to the NHS in England of medical negligence cases, and a sharp increase in birth injuries to mothers, are the latest warning signs of deeply troubling failures in maternity services. The £60bn estimate of negligence liabilities, from the National Audit Office, represents a quadrupling in less than 20 years. While some medical specialties have seen falling payouts, those in obstetrics rose. The reason why payments in such negligence cases are so high is that when babies are injured, awards must cover lifetime care needs.Grave shortcomings in maternity care are widely recognised, along with unjust disparities in outcomes for women from different socioeconomic and racial groups. Preventable deaths and injuries at units in Morecambe Bay, Shrewsbury and Telford, and East Kent, have been among the most shocki...

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2 w. ago Italian news publishers demand investigation into Google’s AI Overviews

Newspaper federation says ‘traffic killer’ feature violates legislation and threatens to destroy media diversityItalian news publishers are calling for an investigation into Google’s AI Overviews, arguing that the search engine’s AI-generated summaries feature is a “traffic killer” that threatens their survival.FIEG, the Italian federation of newspaper publishers, said it has submitted a formal complaint to Agcom, Italy’s communications watchdog. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fake 'Godzilla' weight loss jabs sold on social media despite still undergoing trials, investigation reveals

Early indications suggest retatrutide is twice as effective as existing drugs at helping users slim but it is still in clinical trials and has not been approved for clinical use anywhere in the world.

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2 w. ago Russian mum who 'abducted Brit boy, 3, from Spain' mocks cops hunting her down

Russian Anastasiia Chikina took to social media to poke fun at the investigation into her alleged kidnapping of her British son from Marbella, and her estranged husband's appeal

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3 w. ago Violent husband kicked wife to death after he found texts from another man

When Alan Wang saw messages on Hongyan Yang's phone from another man, he flew into a fit of rage and attacked the woman, causing injuries that later led to her death

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3 w. ago Antisemitic doctors to be banned from treating patients as Wes Streeting vows to overhaul 'failing' watchdog system

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan (pictured) , a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, was investigated by an interim orders tribunal last month over her social media posts.

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3 w. ago Council chiefs name next Manchester area where speed limits will be cut to 20mph

It's part of a wider drive to reduce deaths and injuries on Manchester's roads

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