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Health officials desperate to trace contacts of 20th British coronavirus victim in Surrey

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A desperate hunt is underway for an unknown coronavirus spreader in Surrey who gave the deadly illness to the UK’s 20th victim and the first Briton to catch it in the country – amid fears of an explosion of cases in the county.  The victim, revealed last night, is understood to be a man who … Read more

More than 400,000 volunteer litter pickers pledge to join the Great British Spring Clean

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When it comes to boundless energy and enthusiasm for protecting our environment, you can always count on youngsters. And more than 100,000 have now pledged to join the Great British Spring Clean – a quarter of the 400,000 in total who have signed up. The campaign to clean up Britain by Keep Britain Tidy – … Read more

Bizarre half-alligator, half-fish creature found on British canal path 

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Bizarre half-alligator, half-fish creature which can grow up to ten feet in length is found on British canal path Caroline Brown, 51, spotted the carcass on the footpath in Risca, south Wales The bizarre creature had long snout and razor-sharp teeth with the body of a fish It is now thought to be alligator gar usually … Read more

British man who was on board quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan dies

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A British man who was on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship has died after being infected with coronavirus, Japanese authorities said today, making him the first Briton to die of the illness.   The man was among 78 Britons quarantined on the cruise liner which became one of the world’s largest clusters of virus cases … Read more

‘Killers’ who ‘murdered British engineer’s sister-in-law’ appear in court

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Five men stood in court today accused of the brutal execution of a British engineer’s sister-in-law at his farm in South Africa in a crime so horrific that it shocked the nation.  Devastated David Thomas, 68, has waited nearly two years for the brutal gang accused of shooting dead Heila Kilian, 63, to face trial … Read more

Heart-stopping moment British father digs his son, 11, out alive from 5ft of snow

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Heart-stopping moment British father digs his son, 11, out alive from 5ft of snow he’d been buried under for 30 MINUTES after getting separated from his family while ski-ing in France Father Gillon Campbell said he had ‘never been so scared’ before in his life  Fox was buried in the snow in an avalanche while … Read more

Rare photos of British army officer in India, playing polo and big game hunting, go up for sale

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Two rare photo albums depicting the life and work of an unnamed British army officer in India during the first half of the 20th century have emerged for sale. The officer belonged to the Indian Army’s 28th Light Cavalry and there are more than 400 black and white photographs showing military operations, big game hunting, … Read more

Foreign Office has ‘no plans’ to fly British tourists home from Tenerife

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None of the remaining 700-plus guests at a hotel in Spain’s Canary Islands on lockdown over the coronavirus have shown any symptoms of the virus and 130 of them have been cleared to leave the building, a spokesman for the regional government said on Thursday. The guests at Tenerife’s H10 Costa Adeje Palace Hotel have … Read more

‘Frightened’ British mother at coronavirus hotel

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A ‘frightened’ British mother trapped in a coronavirus-stricken Tenerife hotel said today that guests are ignoring quarantine rules and she fears it could become another Princess Diamond cruise ship disaster.  Lara Pennington, 45, from Manchester, who is on holiday with her two young sons and elderly in-laws, said guests at the Costa Adeje Palace Hotel … Read more