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‘First Briton to catch Covid’ found dead in his room at university

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The first British national believed to have caught coronavirus late last year has been found dead in his room at Bangor University.  Student Connor Reed, 26, caught the virus while working at a school in Wuhan, China in November 2019, and claimed he drank hot toddies to help him beat the illness.  His heartbroken mother … Read more

‘First Briton to catch Covid’ dies

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The first British national believed to have caught coronavirus late last year has been found dead in his room at Bangor University.  Student Connor Reed, 26, caught the virus while working at a school in Wuhan, China in November 2019, and claimed he drank hot toddies to help him beat the illness.  His heartbroken mother … Read more

Turkey teeth whitening tragedy: Friend of Briton who died speaks out for first time

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Two friends who survived mysteriously falling ill during a teeth whitening trip to Turkey were not poisoned by their dental treatments, the hospital treating them has revealed.   ‘Big Richie’ Molloy, 33, was found dead in a rented apartment in the resort of Marmatis on Saturday. His friends with him on the trip, Aaron Callaghan and … Read more

PM plans to spend almost as much as entire NHS budget in bid to test every Briton every week

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Boris Johnson will pump £100 billion – almost the entire NHS budget – into funding a ‘moonshot’ of testing every Briton every week to beat coronavirus, a leaked memo says.  The radical government plans could see up to 10 million coronavirus tests carried out every day by early next year in a drastic expansion of … Read more

Briton, 48, is killed in a motorbike smash in Cambodia

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Briton, 48, is killed in a motorbike smash after missing a bridge and plunging into a canal at high speed in Cambodia 48-year-old British expat missed a bridge while riding his motorcycle ‘at speed’ Two other motorcyclists later found the man’s body in the water near the bike  The man had been living in the … Read more

Harry and Meghan’s carbon footprint could be 26 times more than average Briton

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So much for SAVING the trees! Eco-preachers Harry and Meghan’s carbon footprint could be TWENTY SIX times more than average Briton – meaning they would need to plant forest of 10,745 saplings to offset their CO2 Former MP Norman Baker has studied their carbon footprint over a year Couple flew 53 times in 12 months … Read more

Rishi Sunak urged to give EVERY Briton a £500 voucher to be used in shops, hospitality and tourism

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A think tank has urged the Chancellor to give every adult in the UK a £500 shopping voucher in a bid to boost struggling high streets. The Resolution Foundation has called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to hand out vouchers totalling some £30 billion to get high streets back on their feet in the wake of … Read more

Briton charged in Spain after cops raid illegal dog breeding farm, finding nearly 550 dogs

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A 69-year-old British man has been charged with animal abuse after Spanish cops discovered 544 dogs being kept in tiny cages at an illegal breeding farm. A metal drum containing burnt puppy remains was also discovered by the Spanish Civil Guard. The Guardia Civil have since rescued the dogs from the breeding farm, that is … Read more

SAS hero CAPTAIN LOUIS RUDD describes how he became the first Briton to cross Antarctic wastes alone

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When explorer Henry Worsley died after attempting a solo unsupported crossing of Antarctica in 2016, Princes Harry and William were among those who paid tribute to the man they described as being ‘of great courage and determination . . . a source of inspiration to us all’. The same can certainly be said of his … Read more