In 1999, Heather Preen contracted E coli on the beach. Two weeks later she died. Now, as a new Channel 4 show dramatises the scandal, her mother, Julie Maughan, explains why she is still looking for someone to take...
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Read MoreRelatives of Annie Lewis Marffy in ‘red-tape limbo’ over recovery of her body and issuing of death certificateThe family of a British aid volunteer reportedly killed in a drone strike in Ukraine said they have been...
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Read MoreJack Bennett, 39, was given 28 weeks for message sent a day after criticism of minister by X owner Elon MuskA 39-year-old man has been jailed for sending an “utterly deplorable” email to safeguarding minister Jess...
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