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Hospital staff member arrested over alleged poisoning after death of infant

A health worker has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning an infant who died at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. West Midlands Police said the 27-year-old woman was arrested last Thursday, hours after the death, on suspicion of administering poison ...

23 May 2022 at 08:29

Public inquiry will start next week into death of Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess

The public inquiry into how a British woman was fatally poisoned after being exposed to Novichok will start next week, the Government has announced. Dawn Sturgess died in July 2018 after she unwittingly came into contact with the nerve agent on a ...

10 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Kinder Surprise eggs recalled after 57 people infected with salmonella

Some 57 people, mostly young children, have become infected with salmonella in an outbreak linked to Kinder Surprise eggs. Chocolate firm Ferrero is recalling some batches of the eggs as a precaution while investigations continue into the link, ...

04 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Kinder Surprise eggs recalled following salmonella outbreak

Chocolate firm Ferrero is recalling some batches of Kinder Surprise eggs due to a link with salmonella, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said. In an alert, the agency said the recall is due to a “potential link to a salmonella outbreak”, ...

04 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Kinder Surprise eggs recalled after 63 people infected with salmonella

Some 63 people in the UK, mostly young children, have become infected with salmonella in an outbreak linked to Kinder Surprise eggs. Chocolate firm Ferrero is recalling some batches of the eggs as a precaution while investigations continue ...

04 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Police to take no further action over ‘inconclusive’ death of white-tailed eagle

No further action will be taken over the death of a white-tailed eagle reintroduced into southern England, police have said. Dorset Police launched an investigation earlier this year into the death of the bird of prey, one of 25 eagles ...

29 Mar 2022 at 18:55

‘Very high’ lead concentrations found in raw pheasant dog food

Dogs may be at risk of lead poisoning after researchers found “very high” concentrations from shotgun pellets in raw pheasant pet food. Lead is a toxic metal that is poisonous to both humans and animals and its effects are ...

03 May 2023 at 01:00

‘Some material will be kept secret’ in Salisbury poisonings inquiry

The chairman of the Russian-state Salisbury poisonings inquiry has said it is inevitable there will be “perhaps quite a lot” of material kept secret from the public. Lord Hughes told a preliminary hearing for the Dawn ...

06 Sept 2023 at 13:32

Police investigate poison pen letter criticising family’s Birmingham accents

Police are investigating after a poison pen letter was left at the home of a family in West Wales criticising their Birmingham accents. The note was left at the property in Iorwerth Avenue, Aberystwyth on the evening ...

11 Jan 2024 at 14:54

Tighter restrictions on bomb-making chemicals in wake of Manchester attack

Measures to crackdown on the sale of bomb-making chemicals will come into force on Sunday. The move to tighten restrictions on explosive substances follows the UK Government’s commitment to review whether laws were ...

01 Oct 2023 at 00:01

Disabled astronaut’s prosthetic leg tested amid poison fears for space station

The world’s first disabled astronaut is having his prosthetic leg tested amid fears it could be poisonous for the air inside a space station. Former British Paralympian John McFall will have tests carried out on ...

25 Nov 2023 at 10:12

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Hillwalker (50s) dies after fall in Dunlewey area

A male hillwalker, aged in his 50s, died in west Donegal on Saturday afternoon. The man was walking with another man in the Poisoned Glen area of Dunlewey when he sustained fatal injuries after a fall. Gardai ...

22 Apr 2024 at 08:33

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