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The brother of a British tourist who died in a mass methanol poisoning says the failure to charge anyone over her death is a “slap in the face”.Simone White, 28, was one of six people who died after drinking free shots at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, in November 2024.Last week authorities in the South-East Asian country said they couldn’t determine if the deaths “were caused by the actions of any individual or by any particular cause, because no autopsies were conducted”.Simone’s brother, Zak told Newsbeat he found the conclusion “pretty ridiculous”, as a death certificate issued…

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Aston Villa are in advanced talks to sign Alejandro Garnacho on loan, with a potential obligation to buy.The Argentina winger, 21, was made available for sale by Chelsea for £43m last month, but the club are open to a move that could see him leave permanently, under certain conditions, even if it initially takes the form of a loan.It follows Chelsea signing Morgan Rogers for a record £117m fee from Villa on Tuesday night. If finalised, Garnacho would be Villa’s fourth signing in a busy summer of incomings and outgoings, after Johan Manzambi, Joao Gomes and Modou Keba Cisse moved…

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Police have launched an “unprecedented” corporate manslaughter probe into the hospital which discharged Nottingham triple-killer Valdo Calocane before his stabbing spree. Despite his refusal to take prescribed medication and history of violent behaviour, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust released the dual Guinea-Bissau/Portuguese national onto Britain’s streets. Following his release, Calocane went on to fatally stab Ian Coates, 65, and 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar.The trust has now been placed under criminal investigation, with executives told to keep hold of all records related to the attacks for detectives to review. Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has insisted it will…

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has rallied his new Cabinet at their first meeting at No10 this afternoon, cautioning against repeating the Parliamentary Labour Party’s earlier mistakes of division under Sir Keir Starmer.The newly appointed Cabinet met in No10 for the first time this afternoon to discuss a way forward on policy, and spoke of being a “cost-of-living government”.Sat opposite his new Chancellor John Healey, and beside Cabinet Secretary Dame Antonia Romeo and Education Secretary Lucy Powell, Mr Burnham urged his colleagues to look into what their department could do to ease cost-of-living pressures, “big and small”.He added: “What can we…

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A 15-year-old boy charged with sexual offences against eight girls, including one who was 10 years old, has appeared in court.The complainants were aged between 10 and 15 at the time, Wellingborough Youth Court heard.The teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, faces 22 charges relating to alleged incidents between 2023 and 2025, including rape.He was not asked to enter any pleas during a 20-minute hearing, before the case was sent to Northampton Crown Court for 18 August.The defendant, who was accompanied by his mother, was released on bail.Details of where the offences took place have been withheld…

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Larne manager Gary Haveron said he was “proud” of his players’ efforts in their 4-0 home defeat by Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League second qualifying round, first leg.The Inver Reds trailed at the break after Bruno Duarte converted from the spot, but the Serbian club would add another three in the second period as Duarte grabbed a second, while Vasilije Kostov and Muhammed Cham found the net to all but finish the tie off.Haveron felt his team can take a lot from the experience but accepts they were up against a “different level” of opposition.”I’m extremely proud,” Haveron…

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Andy Burnham has snubbed Al Carns as he appoints 33 MPs and Lords to ministerial positions.Mr Carns, a seasoned veteran who resigned as Armed Forces Minister under Sir Keir Starmer, had previously been floated as a potential leadership challenger to the former Greater Mayor of Manchester.The Prime Minister held his first Cabinet meeting earlier today and will now work to “bring back hope” to politics.GB News takes a look at the appointments.Dan Jarvis – Security MinisterDan Jarvis has been appointed as Security Minister after his brief stint as Defence Secretary under Sir Keir.A former member of the Parachute Regiment, Mr…

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According to the RMT, EMR has been sending trains into service that are “likely to fail and require a full reset which leaves the train with no active safety systems”.The has seen an operational briefing, which informs control, signalling and operations staff about undertaking an Aux Off / Aux On reset on EMR class 810 units – which may be required to recover certain faults.”The process takes approximately 20 minutes and results in the temporary loss of several safety-critical systems, creating an increased risk of an uncontrolled evacuation and removing the driver’s normal means of communication with the signaller,” it…

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Before Devlin had even departed, there was a new head coach in charge. The process to appoint Vrancken was quick and initial signs were promising.Here was a man who had been named Belgian coach of the year, had taken Racing Genk to within minutes of the title, and had been linked with Anderlecht and Burnley.As well as a glowing CV, his previous style of play in Belgium was highlighted. It was not quite labelled all-out attack, but it was certainly going to be the style of football fans want to see.Explaining his tactics in an early supporter forum, the man…

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