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‘Major incident’ as human remains found 10 weeks after Oldham fire

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have declared a major incident after workers demolishing a mill in Oldham discovered human remains. The find came 10 weeks after a fire at the Bismark House Mill property on Bower Street. GMP said it received a report last week that four Vietnamese were missing and “may have been involved in …

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Veteran British actor David Warner, star of The Omen and Tron, dies aged 80

Veteran British actor David Warner has died at the age of 80. The BBC reported that Warner died of “a cancer-related illness” and that his family confirmed the news “with an overwhelmingly heavy heart”. Warner’s varied career spanned film, stage, television and radio. Regarded as the best Hamlet of his generation on stage, he later …

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Conservative leadership race live: Tories react to ‘shameful’ blue-on-blue attacks

Tory leadership race: Tories react to ‘shameful’ blue-on-blue attacks The Telegraph Tory leadership race: Live updates: Tory MP hits out at ‘childish nature’ of contest; MP “dumb” Dorries claim for earrings over £4.50; rivals to face off in the Sky News televised debate Conservative leadership: Stoke-on-Trent presents Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss debate on the …

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Britain’s ‘great unretirement’: Cost of living pushes older people back to work

Spiraling inflation, volatile financial markets and the rising cost of living are leading to the ‘great retirement’, with research suggesting that retirees are returning to the workplace. There are now more people aged 50 and over working or looking for work than shortly before the pandemic, according to data from the National Statistics Office (ONS). …

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Elon Musk accused of having an affair with the wife of the Google co-founder

Elon Musk has been accused of having an affair with the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, a longtime friend, prompting renewed scrutiny of the world’s richest man’s personal life. The Tesla boss is alleged to have had a fling with Nicole Shanahan last December. Brin filed for divorce from Shanahan in January, citing irreconcilable …

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NHS faces ‘biggest workforce crisis’ in history, putting safety at ‘serious risk’, MPs say

The “biggest workforce crisis” in NHS history is putting patients and staff at “serious risk”, MPs have said in a damning new report. The study says there is a shortage of 12,000 hospital doctors and more than 50,000 nurses and midwives, and that the government has “no credible plan” to improve the situation. It warns …

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A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing in a west London pub

A 58-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed inside a west London pub. Officers were called to the Star and Scorpion pub in Uxbridge Road, Ealing, shortly before midnight on Saturday. The victim, also 58 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene. Scotland Yard has opened a …

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London and Surrey fires: Firefighters battle major blazes in capital with one declared ‘major incident’

Surrey Fire Service has declared a major incident as crews battle an open fire, while crews in the capital are battling three other large blazes, and people in west London have been told to stay indoors and closed windows. In Surrey, a fire at Hankley Common, near Farnham, has attracted “several fire engines” to the …

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