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Husband, 43, used chilli powder to incapacitate wife before strangling her to death

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The boss of a concrete firm who used chilli powder to incapacitate his wife before strangling her to death and staging the scene as a botched burglary has been jailed for life.  Gurpreet Singh was jailed for a minimum of 19 years today after he was convicted of murdering Sarbjit Kaur, 38, at their marital … Read more

Medics fume over red tape strangling UK’s vaccine rollout

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A million people in England have now been given a Covid-19 jab. But serious questions remain about the race to vaccinate the rest of the nation – with retired medics trying to volunteer tied up in red tape. Health Secretary Matt Hancock hailed the milestone, which was hit hours before the start of 2021. It … Read more

Senior Tory MP: Watchdog should get new powers to stop internet giants strangling smaller rivals

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Market watchdog should get new powers to stop internet giants such as Google from strangling smaller rivals and ripping off consumers, says senior Tory MP leading review By Glen Owen Political Editor For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:03 GMT, 24 October 2020 | Updated: 22:18 GMT, 24 October 2020 Britain’s market watchdogs must be … Read more

Heathrow boss warns government’s Covid quarantine policy is ‘strangling’ economy

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Heathrow’s chief executive has warned that the Government’s Covid quarantine policy is ‘strangling’ the UK economy and costing jobs ‘every day’. The west London airport registered an 82 per cent fall in passenger numbers in August compared to last year, as it repeats its call for Boris Johnson to introduce testing as an alternative to … Read more

Daughter of Happy Face serial killer recalls him strangling a cat

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The daughter of the ‘Happy Face’ serial killer has opened up about the moment she learned her father was a murderer, recalling how he had smiled with pleasure as he strangled a cat in front of her when she was a child years before.     Crime correspondent Melissa Moore reflected on her childhood in Yakima, Washington, during her … Read more

Argentine cops arrest man, 19, who confessed to strangling his girlfriend, 24, burning body on grill

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Argentine authorities arrest man, 19, who confessed to killing his girlfriend, 24, and trying to burn her body on a grill before dumping her decomposed remains on a road Authorities said Naim Vera confessed Sunday to killing Brenda Micaela Gordillo in the northwest Argentine province of Catamarca An autopsy revealed Monday that Gordillo died by asphyxiation due … Read more