Baby safely delivered 30 minutes after mother died in nine-storey fall
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Baby safely delivered 30 minutes after mother died in nine-storey fall

Emma Atkinson, 38, was seven months pregnant when she fell from window of flat in Leeds tower block, inquest toldA pregnant woman who died from a nine-storey fall had her baby safely delivered 30 minutes after her death, an inquest has heard.Emma Atkinson, 38, was seven months pregnant when she fell from the window of her father’s flat in Shakespeare Towers in the Burmantofts area of Leeds, on 22 ...

Baby safely delivered after mother died in nine-storey fall
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Baby safely delivered after mother died in nine-storey fall

Emma Atkinson, 38, was seven months pregnant when she fell from window of flat in Leeds tower blockA pregnant woman who died from a nine-storey fall had her baby safely delivered 30 minutes after her death, an inquest has heard.Emma Atkinson, 38, was seven months pregnant when she fell from the window of her father’s flat in Shakespeare Towers in the Burmantofts area of Leeds, on 22 October 2024. ...

Diageo to nearly double Guinness production and cut jobs in turnaround plan
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Diageo to nearly double Guinness production and cut jobs in turnaround plan

New CEO Dave Lewis lifts investors’ spirits by promising strategic overhaul worthy of his nickname ‘Drastic Dave’Diageo’s new chief executive has unveiled plans to nearly double Guinness production while hacking back a “significant” proportion of its 30,000-strong workforce, in a strategic overhaul worthy of his nickname, “Drastic” Dave Lewis.Shares in Diageo bounced on Thursday, as the former Tes...

Diageo to nearly double Guinness production and shed jobs in turnaround plan

Diageo to nearly double Guinness production and shed jobs in turnaround plan

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New CEO Dave Lewis lifts investors’ spirits by promising strategic overhaul worthy of his nickname ‘Drastic Dave’Diageo’s new chief executive has unveiled plans to nearly double Guinness production while hacking back a “significant” proportion of its 30,000-strong workforce, in a strategic overhaul worthy of his nickname, “Drastic” Dave Lewis.Shares in Diageo bounced on Thursday, as the former Tes...

Why has Kemi Badenoch given a former neo-Nazi an advisory role? – The Latest

Why has Kemi Badenoch given a former neo-Nazi an advisory role? – The Latest

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Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist, has been offered a role as an adviser to the Conservative party by Kemi Badenoch after he withdrew as a Tory candidate for next year’s local elections. The role will reportedly be focused on how young men become radicalised.Bonehill-Paine was convicted of harassing a Jewish MP and has previously described himself as a ‘nationalist, fascist, theori...

Perez Hilton ‘able to communicate’ after hospitalization following live stream

Perez Hilton ‘able to communicate’ after hospitalization following live stream

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Family says celebrity blogger remains under medical care after viewers raised alarm over disturbing TikTok broadcastPerez Hilton is “able to communicate”, according to a new statement released by his family, one day after the celebrity blogger appeared to self-harm during a disturbing TikTok livestream that prompted his hospitalization.In a message posted to Hilton’s blog on Wednesday evening, his...

Perez Hilton ‘able to communicate’ after hospitalization following livestream

Perez Hilton ‘able to communicate’ after hospitalization following livestream

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Family says celebrity blogger remains under medical care after viewers alerted authorities over disturbing TikTok broadcastPerez Hilton is “able to communicate”, according to a new statement released by his family, one day after the celebrity blogger appeared to self-harm during a disturbing TikTok livestream that prompted his hospitalization.In a message posted to Hilton’s blog on Wednesday eveni...

Trains stop across north-west England after power cut hits signalling centre

Trains stop across north-west England after power cut hits signalling centre

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Passengers awaiting Northern and TransPennine trains advised not to travel, with cancellations and other services delayedTrains across parts of north-west England have ground to a halt after a power failure hit the signalling centre controlling the railway in the region.Passengers awaiting Northern and TransPennine trains have been advised not to travel, with widespread cancellations and other ser...

Burnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators

Burnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators

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Government ‘urgently’ identifying men convicted in historic cases who could be freed in scheme loopholeUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham’s government is “urgently” identifying any grooming gang perpetrators who may still be eligible for early prison release after concerns were raised about a potential loophole in the system.The prime minister has “personally intervened” after men convi...

Accounts show Green party may be close to overtaking Labour’s membership figures – as it happened

Accounts show Green party may be close to overtaking Labour’s membership figures – as it happened

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A spokesperson for the Greens says figures had ‘quadrupled’ in the last year since Polanski became leaderA Reform government will introduce national licensing for vape shops, which Zia Yusuf says will see a decrease of 70% in the businesses on British high streets.“We will also end financial disincentive,” he says. Reform will establish a central prosecution fund for local authorities to pursue bu...

Oman nature reserve threatened by oil spill

Oman nature reserve threatened by oil spill

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A #nature reserve off the coast of #Oman is under threat after #oil from a suspected Russian ghost ship spilled into the sea. The source of the #explosions that caused the leak remains unknown.

Leipzig drone bomb was found near Ukrainian plane carrying ammunition, say police

Leipzig drone bomb was found near Ukrainian plane carrying ammunition, say police

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Germany investigating whether foreign state involved as minister says ‘ripped’ detonator stopped device going offEurope live – latest updatesA catastrophe with multiple casualties was possibly narrowly averted by the discovery of a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig airport, German officials said, as they examined whether a foreign state could be behind the plot.One of the Ukrainian aircraft nex...

Leipzig drone bomb was found near Ukrainian plane carrying ammunition

Leipzig drone bomb was found near Ukrainian plane carrying ammunition

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German authorities investigating whether a foreign state is involved as they say a ‘ripped’ detonator stopped device going offA catastrophe with multiple casualties was possibly only narrowly averted by the discovery of a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig airport, German officials said, as they examined whether a foreign state could be behind the plot.One of the Ukrainian aircrafts next to wher...

UK officials issued a legal warning after protected seahorses were disturbed; divers should...

UK officials issued a legal warning after protected seahorses were disturbed; divers should...

Times of India •

UK marine authorities are sounding an alarm for water users and film crews alike, as the rise in coastal tourism increases the chances of encountering protected seahorses. Disturbing these delicate creatures without the necessary permits can lead to legal repercussions. It’s advised to maintain a respectful distance and refrain from touching seahorses, while reporting any sightings contributes sig...

‘We expected it, but now it’s here’: on the frontline of Australia’s bird flu outbreak, people are distressed

‘We expected it, but now it’s here’: on the frontline of Australia’s bird flu outbreak, people are distressed

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As Australia prepares for the H5 bird flu to potentially rip through hundreds of species, residents of the Limestone Coast are already seeing the impactsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s only been three weeks since H5 bird flu was detected on South Australia’s Limestone Coast, and already encounters with sick or dead birds are becoming commonplace.Maureen Christie, wh...