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A mental health worker who died from an overdose lay undiscovered for three years after he was reported missing because police failed to search his mother-in-law’s garage, an inquest has heard. Staffordshire Police launched a missing persons appeal for Gerald Frost, 61, in 2017 after he went missing from his home in the Baddeley Green … Read more
Joe Biden will lay a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery shortly after he takes the oath of office with former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama joining him in a show of unity. Jill Biden will also be there as will Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, … Read more
Joe Biden will lay a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery shortly after he takes the oath of office with former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama joining him in a show of unity. Jill Biden will also be there as will Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, … Read more
Police in Ohio released body cam footage showing several officers failing to render aid to an unarmed black man who was shot by one of the officers for more than 13 minutes before he eventually died on the floor of a garage. The video from several Columbus officers show that Andre Hill, a 47-year-old black … Read more
A former X-Factor contestant lay dead in her bed for days after cutting her neck before she was found, an inquest heard today. Ariel Burdett, 38, who was credited with having one of the show’s most memorable auditions when she appeared in front of judges in 2008, was found dead at her home in Leeds, West … Read more
Good luck with that! Russians are told to lay off alcohol for nearly two months when having Covid jabs Consumer safety watchdog head Anna Popova issued the advice on Tuesday Sputnik V vaccine recipients should avoid alcohol for two weeks before jab, she said, then for 42 days after the first injection The drug’s developer … Read more
Walt Disney Co will lay off about 32,000 workers – 4,000 more than the 28,000 announced in September – as the company continues to struggle with its theme parks due to coronavirus closures and restrictions. The increased cuts were announced on Wednesday and will take place in the first half of 2021, the company said in … Read more
Care homes desperately need more funding to enable family visits this Christmas, a major report concluded yesterday. Ninety-four per cent of care home managers are trying to arrange visits but the cost of making it happen is an enormous barrier, the National Care Forum (NCF) found. It said an urgent injection of Government funding is … Read more
A father-of-two was found dead in a paddling pool in a back garden with his girlfriend in a heart-breaking double tragedy, an inquest heard. Jason Bentham was discovered in the water by police officers who attended the address in St Helens on May 8. The 43-year-old was alongside his partner and mother-of-three Michelle Slater with … Read more
Thousands of crosses are being placed at Westminster Abbey today as the nation gets set to remember fallen servicemen and women. Volunteers are laying more than 12,000 crosses over 380 plots laid out in the names of military associations and other organisations. But remembrance services are under threat as a second lockdown looms over the UK, with … Read more