48 h. ago Six shot dead in two days as Cape Town reels from gang violence

Minister admits there is ‘no proper plan’ to tackle violent crime in divided city that pulls in 2.4 million visitors Six people have been shot dead in two days in a crime-plagued area of Cape Town, adding to the death toll in a city already reeling from the scourge of gang-related violence.At 11.30pm on Monday, two women, aged 19 and 25, were killed and a 24-year-old woman injured in a shooting in Wallacedene, an informal settlement on Cape Town’s north-eastern edge, South African police said. About 10 minutes later, two other women in their 20s were killed by gunshots to the head in a bedroom in the same area, with police saying the deaths may be linked. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Boy, 11, shot dead after ‘ding dong ditch’ prank goes horribly wrong

The child’s fatal shooting in Houston is at least the second death in the U.S. this year linked to the prank

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1 week ago ‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona

Heat deaths could surge in the state as energy poverty linked to Trump’s energy and trade policies burnsIt was the hottest day of the year so far when the central air conditioning started blowing hot air in the mobile home where Richard Chamblee lived in Bullhead City, Arizona, with his wife, children, and half a dozen cats and dogs.It was only mid-June but the heat was insufferable, particularly for Chamblee, who was clinically obese and bed-bound in the living room as the temperature hit 115F (46C) in the desert city – situated 100 miles (160km) south of Las Vegas on the banks of the Colorado River. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Urgent food recalls issued for cheese, chicken and pasta sold in Lidl and more

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a number of food recalls and allergen alerts this week. Here is a list of all the food alerts issued this week

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1 week ago Death toll from Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City rises to 7 and infections hit 114

New York City health officials have discovered a seventh death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment

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2 w. ago Man accused in violent revenge plot after death of Glasgow man is jailed

George Noon was among 12 suspects facing charges for crimes linked to the death of Omar Sadiq in 2020.

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2 w. ago Scientists pinpoint key WEATHER change that is making people age faster

Research has long shown that heatwaves cause short-term spikes in early deaths-almost 600 premature deaths were linked to hot weather in England in June.

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2 w. ago Female MPs receive death and rape threats as they voice fears about a rise in abuse linked to immigration debate

One MP is said to have this weekend reported to the police an online rape threat linked to her support for asylum seekers.

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3 w. ago Death toll from Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City rises to 6 and infections hit 111

New York City officials have discovered a sixth death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment

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3 w. ago Coronation Street fans 'rumble Costello's link to Becky's death' after clue

Coronation Street aired more hints about the mystery surrounding DI Costello on the ITV soap on Wednesday, as Kit Green pressed him for answers about something he's hiding

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3 w. ago Hospital pays out compensation after infection outbreak linked to water supply

There were three patient deaths, two of them as a result of complications linked to the outbreak at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge.

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3 w. ago Two deaths linked to listeria outbreak from cheese sold worldwide

Two people have died and dozens more have been made seriously ill

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3 w. ago Listeria outbreak linked to cheese sold worldwide as two dead and dozens ill

There are now fears that the infection could have spread to the UK.

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3 w. ago Two dead and dozens ill in listeria outbreak linked to cheese sold worldwide

Shoppers have been told not to eat any of the potentially contaminated products as health authorities warn that the cheese may have been sold in more than 30 countries

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3 w. ago French listeria outbreak which has already killed two could have spread to UK, European health officials warn

Twenty five people have been infected and two have died following an outbreak of dangerous listeria linked to soft cheese supplied by a French manufacturer.

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4 w. ago Spanish people know deadly heatwaves are now an annual event. So why are our politicians in denial? | María Ramírez

We need everyday solutions like ‘cool banks’ and shaded areas, as well as serious policies on emissions. The government must step upGrowing up in Madrid, intense summer heat was nothing unusual. I quickly learned always to cross the street in search of shade, and never to be caught out in the sun at 3pm. But as a child in the early 1980s, I never felt dizzy after spending more than a few minutes outdoors, nor did I struggle to study or sleep at home because of the heat. Back then, air conditioning was a rarity, something only Americans had. But we were fine: the stuttering fan in my mother’s Ford Fiesta was enough to keep us comfortable on holiday escapes from the capital.What is happening in Spain now goes far beyond discomfort. More than 1,500 deaths have already been linked to heatwaves this summer alone. Public-sector workers are collapsing from heatstroke on our city streets. Entire communities in the Madrid suburbs have been devastated by wildfires. On Monday, 198 weather stat...

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