3 h. ago Watchdog gives key update after two major brands issue recalls over baby formula

The contaminations originated from a shared third-party ingredient supplier, the Food Standards Agency said

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3 h. ago Boy, 10, fighting for his life after being hit by car while crossing road on scooter as ‘drug driver’, 28, arrested

A 10-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being hit by a car while crossing the road on his scooter - as cops arrest a 28-year-old "drug driver". Paramedics rushed to the scene on Honeypot Lane in Stanmore and treated the boy there before he was taken to hospital. Police are appealing for witnesses...

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13 h. ago Baby formula scare deepens: Danone pulls products over toxic contamination after Nestlé recall

One batch of its Aptamil baby formula sold in the UK being investigated, while additional batches in other countries are also affected.

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14 h. ago 'Watching my baby girl die was heartbreaking, she was only crossing the road'

Grace Lynch, 16, died following a collision with a scrambler bike while crossing Ratoath Road in Finglas, Dublin on Sunday afternoon - man has been arrested as her devastated mother calls for justice

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15 h. ago Horror as man dies after being hit by car while crossing road

The tragic incident happened on Saturday afternoon

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2 d. ago Food giant Danone recalls batch of baby formula product over fears of toxin causing vomiting and stomach cramps

One batch of its Aptamil baby formula sold in the UK being investigated, while additional batches in other countries are also affected.

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4 d. ago Dad's heartbreak over 'beautiful' girl, 8, killed in deliberate house fire

Gary Brereton pays tribute to his 'kind and confident' daughter Iliza

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5 d. ago Pictured: Woman, 87, who died 'after falling in pothole' and breaking her hip

Beryl Barrett died on Christmas Day aged 87 after she clipped the wheel of her walking aid and fell backwards onto the road while crossing near her home in the market town of Warsop, Notts.

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8 d. ago ‘We remember you’: Victims of New Cross fire honoured on 45th anniversary

More than 200 people gathered at St Andrew’s Church in Brockley, south-east London, on Sunday afternoon.

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8 d. ago Wife pays tribute to devoted dad, 35, killed by police car responding to emergency

David Clark, 35, tragically died after being struck by a marked vehicle in central London, on Wednesday, January 7. He was crossing the road when he was hit and sadly died at the scene

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1 week ago Australian man dies after being hit by police vehicle racing to emergency call on London street

David Clark, 35, was struck by the emergency vehicle as he crossed the road in Southwark on January 7 shortly after 12.30am.

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1 week ago Six dead after fiery crash between pickup truck and bus on California road

Driver of gray Toyota pick-up truck crossed the center of the road into oncoming traffic, authorities say

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2 w. ago Girl's heartbreaking words to her dad after being shot in the head by stranger

As doctors fight to save the life of the 11-year-old girl her father has revealed her first words after the horror incident and says they are unbearable to relive

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2 w. ago Female Mercedes driver, 27, who killed couple in crash while hurrying to a beauty salon and orphaned their toddler child is spared jail

Laila Barnard-Wigley was driving a black Mercedes GLA in torrential rain when her car crossed onto the wrong side of the road and collided with a Peugeot.

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2 w. ago Tourist caused serious crash after crossing onto wrong side of road

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard: “It’s likely that he reverted to driving on the right side of the road as he was accustomed to doing.”

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2 w. ago Strictly’s John Whaite rushed to hospital after being run over in near

The former Great British Bake Off winner was struck by a car while crossing the road at night

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2 w. ago Leeds fire LIVE: Urgent warning to close doors and windows after huge blaze

Firefighters have descended on a scrapyard on Knowsthorpe Road in Cross Green, Leeds, following a fire said to have started at midnight, and nearby residents should be wary

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3 w. ago Mum's tribute after boy, 16, hit and killed by car as he crossed road

'My Alfie boy was always our special boy with the biggest heart'

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3 w. ago Teen boy, 16 dies in horror crash while crossing road as driver, 18 arrested

A 16-year-old pedestrian died after being struck by a car in Manchester, with an 18-year-old arrested in connection with the incident - police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward

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3 w. ago The best way to get round a difficult problem? Do nothing about it | Gaby Hinsliff

From Agatha Christie doing the dishes to the cancer surgeon inspired at the theatre, an idling brain suddenly seems able to join the dotsIf you really want to solve a problem, try doing nothing about it. Fold some laundry. Stir a risotto. Go for a run, watch a film, try to entertain someone else’s baby: anything that involves pottering about in an undemanding yet still vaguely engaged way, which absolutely couldn’t be classed as work but isn’t totally vegetative either. It may not be the productivity hack any go-getter wants to hear, but it’s surprising how often a spell of aimless noodling around frees an otherwise overworked human brain to make the kind of lateral mental leap that helps everything fall into place. And I’m not just saying that to justify a New Year’s Day spent lying hungover on the sofa, ploughing through the last of the Christmas cheese.For the eminent cancer surgeon Michael Baum, it was a night off with his wife at the theatre that allowed him to suddenly join th...

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