A pedestrian who died in a collision with a Royal Mail lorry on the A30 near Exeter Airport this morning was a man aged in his 20s. Police confirmed this afternoon that the man’s next-of-kin have been informed and formal identification is yet to take place. Emergency services were called …
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The family of the grandfather in his 80s who died of coronavirus yesterday – the UK’s second fatality – fear he could have passed on the infection after he was left ‘coughing excessively’ on a ward for six hours. The man died at Milton Keynes Hospital after he was admitted on March 3 …
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Rain comes in stinging gusts and the snow-covered hills on the Argyll shore are only a faint blur. But the gloom which envelops the Ferguson Marine shipyard here in Port Glasgow has nothing to do with the weather. Two rotting ‘ghost’ ships haunt this stretch of the Lower Clyde. The …
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Elderly people will be told to stay at home under new government guidelines to tackle the outbreak of deadly coronavirus as health officials urge Britons to check in on their relatives. The elderly should be prepared for ‘social distancing’ policies, which are to be announcement by ministers next week, government …
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A team of Marine Commandos are to take on a death-defying record-breaking challenge which will see them rowing from New York to London. The four Marines, who are part of the OCEAN REVIVAL 2020 team, will attempt the feat in May over a period of 60 days as they aim …
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It’s been a tumultuous time for the Royal Family, with the ongoing saga surrounding Prince Andrew’s friendship with disgraced paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Harry’s bombshell announcement he is quitting The Firm. Last year saw the break-up of the Fab Four, with Harry and wife Meghan Markle, 38, splitting from …
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PUBLISHED: 18:20 06 March 2020 | UPDATED: 18:20 06 March 2020 Chris Carson A pedestrian who died today (Friday, March 6) on the A30 Honiton-bound carriageway by the slip road for Exeter Airport, was a man in his twenties, police have revealed. Email this article to a friend To send …
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A man claims he hasn’t had any post delivered for almost a month after his dog barked at the postman. Antony Simmonds Sergent was fetching coal from his car on February 7 when the usually “nice” postman turned up. But when pet pooch, El, excitedly ran up to him and …
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Ancient human remains held at a church in Kent were today confirmed as those of one of England’s earliest saints in a ‘stunning result of national importance’ that has brought ‘forgotten history back to the surface’. Bones dating back to around the seventh century are those of St Eanswythe, the …
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Reading is a vastly changing town. Huge housing developments are popping up all around the town centre, many unused offices are being converted into homes and more projects to build new, better offices are also being carried out. What this means is that the town will look very different over …
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