Two arrested in funeral home investigation

10 minutes ago About sharing The bodies have been removed from the Hessle Road branch of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, police said By James Gregory BBC News Two people have been arrested and 34 bodies removed from a funeral directors in Hull which police are investigating. A man of 46 and woman of 23 were…

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Attack victims hit out at extremism in open letter

1 hour ago About sharing Among the signatories to the letter are relatives of victims of the Manchester Arena attack More than 50 victims of Islamist-inspired terror attacks have signed a joint letter against what they describe as anti-Muslim hate. They warn it is “irresponsible” for some politicians to equate extremists with “the vast majority…

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Johnson flew to Venezuela for unofficial talks

2 hours ago About sharing Boris Johnson also travelled to Ukraine in February By Ione Wells, South America Correspondent & Damian Grammaticas, Political Correspondent BBC News Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson flew to Venezuela last month for a private meeting with the country’s President Nicolás Maduro. The talks were unofficial and not paid for by…

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US military ship heading to Gaza to build port

1 hour ago About sharing The General Frank S Besson is carrying the first load of equipment to build a floating harbour By Tiffany Wertheimer BBC News A US military ship is sailing towards the Middle East, carrying equipment to build a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza, the army says. The support ship,…

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