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Baby deaths mystery from 1930s solved by researchers finding ‘abnormal’ gene shape link to vitamin D side-effects
An 80-year-old mystery linked to a wave of baby deaths in the 1930s and 1940s has finally been solved by…
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‘Exceptionally unlikely’ Teesside crab deaths were caused by dredging
An independent panel concluded it was “exceptionally unlikely” that dredging to expand a Teesside port caused the deaths of thousands…
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China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths in just over a month
China has reported almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths since early December after the country dropped its strict lockdown restrictions. The announcement…
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Heavy snowfall has caused 13 deaths and left more than 10,000 homes without power in Japan
Recent snowfall across several regions in Japan has killed 13, injured more than 80 and left more than 10,000 households…
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Extremely cold days increase risk of cardiovascular deaths, study finds
Extremely cold temperatures increase the risk of death among people with cardiovascular disease, according to new research. As freezing conditions…
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Migrants fill up squalid camp and wait for boats to cross the Channel – in wake of tragic deaths
There is never a good time to visit the migrant camp in Grande-Synthe, but now it looks particularly grim. The…
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English Channel deaths: Government has ‘learned nothing’ since 31 people died in tragedy
The government has “learned nothing” from the avoidable deaths of 31 people in the English Channel, charities have said on the…
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Deaths of 31 people in worst ever Channel migrant disaster to be investigated by French government
The French government has announced it will launch an internal investigation into how 31 migrants drowned while trying to cross…
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MH17 verdict: Three pro-Russian troops convicted of murder over deaths of 298 people
Three soldiers in a pro-Russian separatist army have been convicted of murder over the deaths of 298 people onboard flight…
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Essex lorry deaths: Man charged with 39 counts of manslaughter to appear in court today
A man wanted in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in the back of an Essex lorry will…
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