Man charged after boy, 2, dies of injuries in Blackpool
The toddler died two days after being found injured and unresponsive at a house in Blackpool.
August 2023
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Families sue government over Covid care home deaths
56 minutes ago About sharing Liz Weager holding a photo of her mother Margaret By Alison Holt Social affairs editor Thirty families are starting legal action against the government, care homes and several hospitals in England over the deaths of their relatives in the early days of the Covid pandemic. The families argue not enough…
The Crown producers promise to handle Princess Diana death delicately
7 minutes ago About sharing Elizabeth Debicki reprises her role as Princess Diana in The Crown’s forthcoming sixth season By Ian Youngs Entertainment reporter at the Edinburgh TV Festival The makers of The Crown have said the death of Princess Diana is recreated “delicately” and with sensitivity in the drama’s forthcoming final season. Executive producer…
Sir Michael Parkinson had ‘imposter syndrome’, son says
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EU safety laws start to bite for TikTok, Instagram and others
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Rishi Sunak says pressure on the asylum system is unsustainable
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88 UK deaths linked to Canada ‘poison seller’
30 minutes ago About sharing Kenneth Law, from Toronto, has been charged over two deaths in Canada but police believe there may be more victims By Angus Crawford BBC News Eighty-eight people in the UK died after buying a poisonous substance from a seller in Canada, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said. The NCA…
Trump surrenders at Georgia jail… in 74 seconds
The former US president turned himself in at the notorious Fulton County Jail.
Historic Trump mugshot released after arrest in Atlanta, Georgia
45 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Trump surrenders at Georgia jail…in 74 seconds By Max Matza & Kayla Epstein BBC News, Atlanta Donald Trump has surrendered in Georgia on charges of plotting to overturn the state’s 2020 election results in an arrest that saw the first ever mugshot of a former US president. Mr Trump…
Will Trump’s Fourth Arrest Tip the Scales?
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