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Philadelphia police prepare to search home linked to seven missing women
Philadelphia police are preparing an extensive search of a house that belonged to Raymond ‘RC’ Horsch, a deceased suspected serial killer linked to the disappearance or death of at least seven women. The investigation began in June after a traffic stop involving Horsch’s son led police to the property, where they discovered over a million…
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Cooper expected to unveil national maternity plan amid scrutiny after Letby case
Yvette Cooper is expected to announce the Healthy Babies programme, a national maternity plan, amid concerns that NHS trusts do not consistently record deaths of babies and children or use maternity outcomes to judge their performance. The article says the Lucy Letby case has intensified scrutiny of these gaps and of accountability in the health…
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Glamorous influencer who posed with stacks of cash arrested in sprawling money laundering investigation
A TikTok influencer known as Queen Michelle has been arrested in Colombia alongside her mother as part of a $25.8 million money laundering investigation linked to her father, notorious Ecuadorian drug lord Adolfo ‘Fito’ Macias. The arrest highlights how criminal proceeds can be concealed and laundered through family members with public social media profiles, whilst…
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Burnham pushes EU return as Scotland launches police vetting drive
Andy Burnham sets out Labour’s bolder agenda including possible EU rejoining, whilst Scotland orders fresh vetting checks on 22,000 police officers over concerns about sexual predators.
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‘I was trapped inside my own body’: The £10 date rape drug GHB is colourless, odourless… and virtually undetectable. Now we reveal how it’s surging in popularity despite risk of blackouts, sexual assaults, and even death
The article follows Kim, 21, who says she began taking GHB after her boyfriend introduced it as a cheap way to enjoy nights out. After a few months of regular use, she believes she overdosed after combining it with alcohol and losing track of her dose; she later woke outside a club injured and without…
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Man hospitalised after reported shooting prompts major police response near Geraldton
Police conducted a major operation near Geraldton Airport in Western Australia’s Midwest on Wednesday morning following reports of a serious incident in Moonyoonooka, a rural locality approximately 4km from the airport. A man in his 30s was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries consistent with a gunshot wound around 2am, and authorities urged…
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Husband’s bid to build bungalow with care suite so he can look after his dying dementia-hit wife is turned down by council THREE times
An elderly property developer has been refused planning permission three times by Ashford Borough Council to build a single-storey bungalow with care facilities on his own land in Smarden, Kent. David Marks, 78, wants to construct the home to care for his wife Yvonne, who suffers from dementia and Parkinson’s disease and has been residing…
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Arizona lawmakers demand independent investigation into ASU hockey workout that left player in coma
Arizona lawmakers have asked the Arizona Board of Regents to appoint an independent investigator to examine a hockey workout at Arizona State University that left player Matthew Mayich in a coma. Mayich remains on life support after collapsing during the 20 August session in extreme heat. The lawmakers say an external inquiry is needed to…
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Retatrutide trial finds patients lost an average quarter of body weight
Retatrutide, a new triple-hormone obesity drug developed by Eli Lilly, has demonstrated record-breaking efficacy in late-stage clinical trials, with patients on the highest dose losing an average of 25 per cent of their body weight after 80 weeks and 30 per cent by 104 weeks. The drug also significantly improved other obesity-related conditions, reducing knee…
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New York prosecutors revive investigation into alleged Cornell fraternity assault
New York state prosecutors have reopened a criminal inquiry into allegations that a woman was sexually assaulted at a Cornell University fraternity house in 2024. The district attorney is gathering further information before presenting the case to a grand jury, which will consider whether the evidence merits criminal charges. The woman, identified in court documents…