17 h. ago Erin Patterson concocted cancer diagnosis to ensure children missed fatal mushroom lunch, murder trial hears

Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have never recovered a phone used by Erin Patterson at the time of the deadly mushroom lunch, and another phone seized during their investigation was subject to a “remote factory reset” while they were searching her house, a Victorian court has heard.Patterson also told police she had never owned a food dehydrator nor dehydrated food, despite CCTV showing her dumping a dehydrator at a local tip, and forensic analysis later revealing it had her fingerprints, and contained traces of death cap mushrooms.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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33 h. ago UK firms losing over £100K a year due to software deployment delays, analysis reveals

Software Development UK warns that skills shortages and underinvestment in automation are stalling innovation

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9 d. ago Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airports

An Associated Press analysis of an aviation safety database reveals that drones last year accounted for nearly two-thirds of reported near midair collisions involving commercial aircraft taking off and landing at major U.S. airports

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1 week ago Grim rise of violence and hate at youth football matches exposed – see shocking abuse in full

Mirror analysis of nearly 500 serious cases reveals shocking racism and abuse at youth games as the FA tell us most serious crowd disorder involves under 18s matches

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2 w. ago Just 9.5% of plastic made in 2022 used recycled material, study shows

Global research reveals most of 400m tonnes produced using fossil fuels, predominantly coal or oilLess than 10% of the plastic produced around the world is made from recycled material, according to the first detailed global analysis of its life cycle.The research reveals that most plastic is made from fossil fuels, predominantly coal and oil, despite rhetoric by producers, supermarkets and drinks companies about plastic being recycled. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Only 3% of local road network received maintenance in last 12 months, analysis reveals

A repair bill for pothole damage to your car could set you back up to £460

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last month Revealed: Financial accounts from Prince Harry's embattled charity Sentebale shed fresh light on where it all went wrong

The financial accounts from Prince Harry's embattled charity Sentebale have shed light on what went wrong for the organisation, MailOnline analysis can reveal.

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