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Helen McCourt’s killer dies without revealing where he buried her body | UK | News
Ian Simms never revealed what he did with the 22-year-old’s body after he snatched her from the street in 1988. The former pub landlord’s cruel silence prompted the girl’s mother Marie to campaign for Helen’s Law so murderers can be kept in jail unless they disclose the locations of their victim’s remains. Mrs McCourt won […]
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‘Save my missus’ Husband’s plea as partner is killed in gas blast | UK | News
The explosion was feared to be linked to a faulty boiler at the three-bed terraced home in Kingstanding, Birmingham. The woman was named last night as Doreen Rees-Bibb, 79. Police said David Murphy was in a “life-threatening” condition after he was saved. Callum Attwood said he had run in to help, adding: “He said his […]
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Wales basic income: Pilot will give care leavers £19,000 a year
More than 500 people leaving care in Wales will be offered £1,600 a month for two years. Continue Reading News Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Horror in Lake District as three geese dragged to deaths by mystery underwater creature | UK | News
Wayne Owens is a regular swimmer at the lake but said he was “traumatised” by the experience and is too afraid to enter the water. He works on the lake and has begun urging people on social media to keep their children and small dogs out of the water. The 61-year-old has suggested it may […]
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‘Hypocrisy is corrosive to our foreign policy’, David Lammy tells Liz Truss – video | Politics
The foreign secretary, Liz Truss, has described the government’s attempt to modify the Northern Ireland protocol as ‘both necessary and legal’ during a debate in the Commons. However, Labour’s shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy, told MPs that the government’s proposal would violate the UK’s commitment to international law, urging Truss to find a negotiated solution […]
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Quangos have spent £31m in taxpayer cash on social media since 2019, report reveals | UK | News
BBC QT audience discuss the use of taxpayers’ money The data was published by the TaxPayers’ Alliance, with investigations campaign manager Elliot Keck claiming its findings highlighted “horrendously wasteful excesses” in arms-length organisations. However, NHS Blood and Transplant Service has countered by pointing out the important role social media plays in enabling it to connect […]
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At least one Tory MP from 2019 intake in advanced talks to defect to Labour | Conservatives
At least one Conservative MP from the 2019 intake is in advanced discussions about potential defection to Labour, with another elected then also in close talks with a Labour MP. Neither has met Keir Starmer or had formal contact with the leaders’ office but they are understood to be communicating with Labour MPs. One senior […]
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Two candidates for Jersey chief minister
The chief minister is due to be elected at the first official meeting of the new States on Tuesday. Continue Reading News Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Evesham man, 91, waited more than 24 hours for hospital admission
John Jennings called an ambulance on Thursday afternoon but was not admitted until Friday evening. Continue Reading News Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Southampton City Council clearing ‘hazardous waste’ from traveller site
HAZARDOUS material and waste started to be cleared from a traveller site – just as caravans pitched up at another spot. Southampton City Council said it is clearing waste at Mansel Park in Millbrook some 11 days after travellers first arrived. A statement said: “Work is already underway by the Parks and Open Spaces Team […]