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Grieving dad makes plea after Bedford killer driver jailed

Bedfordshire Police Albert Jarosz was jailed for four years and six months after an “appalling” driving display The father of a 25-year-old man killed after being hit on a pedestrian crossing by a speeding car has urged drivers to “pay more attention”. Viorel Cosma said his son Rodrigo-Vasile Cosma was “in the grave” because of […]

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Skeletons in mass grave are ancient Roman soldiers, study finds

Scientists say seven skeletons found in a mass grave in Croatia were most likely Roman soldiers who lived 1,700 years ago. The male skeletons, all with various injuries, were found “completely preserved” during excavations in 2011 at the site of the Roman city of Mursa – modern-day Osijek – in Croatia’s far east, a new […]

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Exciting results from blood test for 50 cancers

A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer could help speed up diagnosis according to a new study. Results of a trial in north America show that the test was able to identify a wide range of cancers, of which three quarters don’t have any form of screening programme. More than half the […]

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Landmark global shipping deal abandoned under US threats

A landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions has been abandoned after Saudi Arabia and the US succeeded in ending the talks. More than 100 countries had gathered in London to approve a deal first agreed in April, which would have seen shipping become the world’s first industry to adopt internationally mandated targets to reduce […]

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Calls to suspend doctor who ‘harassed’ woman raped by his son

BBC Ellie Wilson is a campaigner for survivors of male sexual violence A charity is calling for a GP to be suspended over his “harassment” of a woman who was raped by his son. Dr Andrew McFarlane, 61, was arrested and charged with communications offences in August after he called Ellie Wilson a “manipulative liar”, […]

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Why talking about sweat stopped being a taboo

Luke MintzBBC News and Michelle RobertsDigital health editor BBC Listen to Michelle read this article Alan Carr’s days on The Celebrity Traitors looked perilous from the start. Just 32 minutes into the first episode, after the comedian had been selected as a “traitor”, his body started to betray him. Beads of sweat began forming on […]

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Worcester student paramedic helps deliver lecturer’s baby

Chloe HughesWest Midlands University of Worcester Third-year paramedic services student was on placement at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital Paramedic services student Elise Faragher had no idea her routine hospital placement would see her helping to deliver the baby of someone very familiar. The third-year student was at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital when her lecturer, Aaron […]

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