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3 weeks ago | 
the-independent.com | Samuel Webb
Researchers explored whether colour is associated with trade of songbirds as petsSamuel WebbFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Samuel Webb |William Warnes
Italian rescuers have found a body while searching for two British hikers who went missing in the Dolomites almost a week ago. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Sam Harris, 35, have not been seen or heard from since January 1 and did not check in for their scheduled flight home on Monday, January 6. Their last known location was near a mountain hut called Casina Dosson, which lies close to the town of Tione Di Trento, near Riva Del Garda on Lake Garda.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Samuel Webb |Sophie Robinson
A woman who was snatched from a hospital maternity ward in 1994 - just hours after she was born - has died from a brain tumour. Abbie Humphries was taken from Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham by a woman posing as a nurse, sparking a nationwide manhunt Abbie was tracked to a property in the city's suburb of Wollaton and reunited with her parents 16 days after she was abducted. Abbie’s husband, Karl Sundgren, announced she had passed away aged 30 in a social media post on Sunday.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Samuel Webb
Chronic pain is an acute and debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide and many people struggle through it without any treatment. Now new research from the University of South Australia shows that adopting a healthy diet can reduce the severity of chronic pain, presenting an easy and accessible way for sufferers to better manage their condition.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Samuel Webb |Matthew Cooper
A couple whose three-year-old son died following “breathtaking” neglect - found buried in a garden after they dropped out of society and set up their own “kingdom” - have been convicted of causing or allowing his death.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Samuel Webb |Martyn Landi
Messaging platform Telegram will use state-of-the-art tools to detect child sexual abuse imagery on public parts of the platform as part of a new agreement with an online safety watchdog. Critics of Telegram have slammed the platform as a lawless wing of the online world because of its encryption-based system used in parts of the app which means only those in a conversation can see or access private messages. ISIS, white supremacists, and other terror groups are known to use the platform.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Samuel Webb |Josie Clarke
Drivers are still paying more for fuel than they should due to “stubbornly high” margins, the competition watchdog said. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said fuel margins remained higher than historic levels, and it remained concerned about weakened competition in the sector. Supermarket fuel margins increased from 7% in April to 8.1% in August, while non-supermarket fuel margins rose from 7.8% in April to 10.2% in August, the watchdog said.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Samuel Webb
This incredible image shows - for the first time ever - a zoomed-in image of a dying star in a galaxy outside our own Milky Way Located a staggering 160 000 light-years from us, the star WOH G64 was imaged thanks to the impressive sharpness offered by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO’s VLTI). The new observations reveal a star puffing out gas and dust, in the last stages before it becomes a supernova.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Kim Pilling |Samuel Webb
A senior doctor told a public inquiry he thought someone could be harming babies after he was told nurse Lucy Letby was on duty for three baby deaths in June 2015. The child serial killer went on to murder four more infants on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital before she was moved to clerical duties in July 2016 after consultants raised concerns about Letby.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Samuel Webb
Dogs may suffer health problems when they are walked in cold weather - and pet owners need to be aware of how plunging temperatures may put their pet in peril. Vets are urging dog owners to rethink their winter walking routines as the Manchester faces dropping temperatures this month, and veterinary surgeon Dr Rebecca MacMillan, working with pet sitting platform, TrustedHousesitters, has released essential guidelines for winter dog walking safety.
