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Sixth person dead after eating listeria-infected hospital sandwich
They died after contracting the bug by eating a pre-packed sandwich from a Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Plastic bag sales down by 90% since 5p charge introduced
The levy came into effect in England in 2015.
Archbishop of Glasgow hits out at forced evictions of asylum seekers
Philip Tartaglia has urged newly appointed Home Secretary Priti Patel to treat people with dignity.
Death of man handcuffed by cops after security guard bitten during violent rampage to be probed
Police say the 37-year-old died in hospital this morning after being arrested for attacking security guards outside the Excel Centre in London's Docklands
Video – Bridge in North Yorkshire has collapsed after a month’s rain fell in just four hours
Houses were left under water and roads were blocked as heavy rain fell last night, leaving villages cut off and people stranded
Astonishing pics show intricate details of insects covered in dewdrops
Professional macro photographer Alexander Mett, 38, spends hours searching for tiny bug in nature reserves in Bavaria, Germany
Photographer waits 12 months to take pic of Milky Way off coast of Devon
Rob Stillwell said the conditions had to be perfect
Police force which tasered its own race relations adviser will be given new fingerprint scanners to avoid future mistaken identities
The scanners will be rolled out to officers over the next 18 months, the force said.
UK’s 10 hottest years on record have occurred since 2002: Met Office
Digitising historic weather data has extended the records back to 1884, bringing in new coldest years but the warmest years are all recent.