All news by author: Kieren Williams

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Mohamed Al Fayed 'had begun to accept Diana and Dodi's deaths were an accident'
Former Harrods and Fulham FC owner Mohamed Al Fayed died from old age recently, aged 94, and he was buried alongside his son Dodi, at the family's estate in Surrey
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Obese patients couldn't be moved from hospital over fears floor would break
Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete was widely used in the construction of a number of public buildings from the 1960s to the 1990s but has now gone long past its lifespan, and could collapse
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UK could bask in major 32C heatwave next week - and could break 2023 record
After a mixed summer in terms of weather, the UK is set for what would be one last gasp of warm weather with temperatures set to rocket next week - and could even break a 2023 record
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New Pirola Covid cases detected in UK as mutated variant found in wastewater
Covid BA.2.86, since nicknamed Pirola, recently caught the attention of scientists due to the large number of mutations that the variant had and there are now three confirmed cases in the UK
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All we know about schools told to shut over concrete safety fears - full list
Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete is a lightweight, cheaper, alternative to normal concrete, but has a fixed lifespan and many buildings built with it now desperately need repairing and rebuilding
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'Warped' TikTok double-murderer 'enthralled' cult of followers with 'tawdry' fame
Mahek Bukhari, 24, and her mum Ansreen Bukhari, 46, plotted to ambush two young men after one threatened to expose the affair he was having with the mum - it led to a car chase and their shocking deaths
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'Ticking timebomb in our schools and hospitals is closer to exploding'
Reinforce autoclaved aerated concrete poses a billion-pound-problem which schools now being forced to close and implications for the NHS as the concrete is long past its lifespan, with one expert warning the country could see a repeat of a 'Grenfell event'
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Mum searched 'how to cut up body' before 'killing daughter as she brushed teeth'
Ruth Floriano was arrested in São Paulo, Brazil, after her nine-year-old daughter was discovered dismembered and stuffed in the family's fridge - horrifying new details have since emerged
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UK facing sky-high temperatures next week after tropical cyclone Franklin burst
The UK is set for what could possibly be one last blast of summer coming next week as temperatures could reach as high as 27C - as a former tropical cyclone helps send warmer continental air across the country
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Royal Navy and RAF track Russian warships near UK sailing through Channel
Royal Navy ships and RAF patrol planes have tracked Russian warships sailings increasingly close to the UK, including some heading through the English Channel
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Harry bluntly told Kate 'a younger sister would've been nicer' before wedding
Kate Middleton and Prince Harry were once close, but since his self-imposed exile from the Royal Family the Duke of Sussex has grown apart from Kate like countless others
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Big-hearted EuroMillions winners to spend their huge jackpot on fostering kids
Karleen Reece was never overly optimistic about her husband Mark's weekly habit of buying a EuroMillions ticket and thought they'd never win - until they took home a life-changing £100,000
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Man caught having sex with cow when suspicious farmers set up CCTV sobs in court
Liam Brown, 25, from Bournemouth, snuck onto a farm around six miles from where he lived and committed the horrific act - where he was caught by a farmer who had set up CCTV
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At least 73 killed after horror blaze breaks out in multi-storey building
The fire broke out in a five-storey inner city building in Johannesburg, South Africa in the early hours of this morning leading to over 70 deaths and nearly as many injuries
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Lucy Letby hospital boss 'asked to take top NHS job after killer nurse's arrest'
Lucy Letby was found guilty of seven counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder during her time as a neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016
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UK's Air Traffic Control crash was caused by 'unusual piece of data', top boss reveals
Monday saw the UK's air traffic control system hit by a 'technical error' that saw almost 1,600 flights grounded as hundreds of thousands of passengers were stranded, causing widespread chaos
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Brits face being stranded abroad for up to 2 weeks after air traffic chaos
The fallout from the air traffic control issues that took place on Bank Holiday Monday now stretch into their second day as Brits face lengthy waits to get home
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'Mum was told mystery pain wasn't anything scary - now she's fighting for life'
Julie Woodington began to notice a slight blur in her vision around Christmas 2020, after a trip to the opticians they assured her it was likely something minor and not cancer - only for the mum to be diagnosed weeks later
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Chaos for Brits as travel chaos leaves thousands sleeping in airports stranded
Yesterday, the UK's air traffic control system lost the ability to automatically process flight paths, sparking widespread travel chaos affecting hundreds of thousands of people
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Mum 'left with nothing' as holiday she'd planned for months cancelled at airport
Anna MacDonald, 45 from near Lincoln, had spent months planning her getaway to Spain with her two kids, just to become the latest victims of the air traffic control chaos, having their entire holiday cancelled
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Heartbroken friend of mum 'murdered' walking dog had 'sixth sense' she was dead
Police have found a body in the search for 54-year-old Claire Knights, who went missing on August 23 while walking her dog in the village of Upstreet, Kent, leaving loved ones fearing the worst
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Zara Tindall cheered on by Mike and three kids as she competes in horse trials
Zara Tindall has won a number of previous awards and competitions during her equestrian career and was back competing today on the final day of The Wellington International Horse Trails
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Every UK airport affected by massive air traffic control failure - see full list
The UK's air space has been plunged into turmoil after NATS was forced to severely limit planes both coming in and taking off, affecting hundreds of thousands of people
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More Mallorca storms on way to ruin holidays after P&O cruise ship crash chaos
The last few days have seen a storm batter the Balearic Islands with vicious winds and rains that have thrown dream holidays into chaos with more bad weather seemingly on the horizon
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Strangers point out eerie detail in Brit's photo showing disaster moments away
Natalie Stevens had been out walking her dog along a beach in Jersey, when she felt a 'tingly feeling' in her head and her hair stood on end - but she didn't realise just how close she was to disaster