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| | Baby remains found as police continue to question arrested couple | |  | | | | | | The search for a missing baby has ended with police finding remains close to where a couple were arrested. Police had been searching for the child after Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's arrests in Brighton on Monday. "This is an outcome that myself and that many officers who have been part of this search had hoped would not happen," Det Supt Lewis Basford said. Tests will be carried out to help establish what has happened, and teams have been searching the area looking for evidence.
In the meantime, Ms Marten, 35, and from a privileged background, and 48-year-old Gordon - a convicted rapist and registered sex offender - remain in police custody. They are being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after initially being arrested on suspicion of child neglect. Police have been given extra time to question the pair who had been missing since January. People are being urged not to speculate on the case. Read the full story here. | | | | | |
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| | Matt Hancock sent me a 'menacing message', says Oakeshott | | | | | | | | | Former health secretary Matt Hancock is back in the spotlight after WhatsApp messages he sent at the height of the pandemic were leaked by journalist Isabel Oakeshott. She was given copies of them while helping to write his book, Pandemic Diaries. Despite signing a non-disclosure agreement, Ms Oakeshott - who has been critical of lockdowns - handed them to the Daily Telegraph, citing public interest. Mr Hancock has reacted. In an interview with TalkTV, Ms Oakeshott said she had received a "menacing message" from him. She didn't repeat it. Mr Hancock's spokesperson declined to comment, and in a previous statement said the "partial leaks" presented a "distorted account of the pandemic". Here's the full story, and the latest leak which shows clashes between ministers. | | | | | |
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| | Deadly train crash sparks angry protests | | | | | | | | | A train crash that killed 43 people in Greece has sparked angry protests as many see the disaster as an accident waiting to happen. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has blamed "tragic human error", and a 59-year-old station master has subsequently been charged with manslaughter by negligence. He has denied wrongdoing, blaming a technical fault. The country is in three days of mourning after a passenger service crashed head on into a freight train near Larissa on Tuesday night. Rioters have clashed with police outside the headquarters of the company responsible for maintaining the railways. Demonstrations have also been taking place elsewhere, and come as an independent investigation is being held into the crash. Here's more on the clashes as they unfolded. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | Journalists have been forced to temporarily take down articles critical of powerful oil lobbyists due to the exploitation of US copyright law, according to a new report. At least five such articles have been subject to fake copyright claims, including one by the respected South African newspaper Mail & Guardian, according to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.
The claims - which falsely assert ownership of the stories - have been made by mystery individuals under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a law meant to protect copyright holders. Just last month, three separate false copyright claims were made against Diario Rombe, an investigative news outlet that focuses on Equatorial Guinea. | | | | | | | | | | | | BBC Trending | | Investigations and in-depth reporting on the world of social media | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | Former health secretary Matt Hancock is back in the headlines after leaked messages sent during the pandemic were published by the Daily Telegraph. Some newspapers have gathered reaction, with Metro reporting that grieving families are "sickened" by them. The messages are described as a "tragic betrayal" in the Daily Mirror, leaving ministers battling to maintain confidence in the Covid inquiry, the Guardian reports. Meanwhile, a fresh set of messages, this time about schools, appear in the Daily Telegraph. Away from this story, bird flu, the NHS and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex being asked to vacate their British base also make the headlines. Read the newspaper review in full here. | | | | | |
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| | | | | Wages Pret A Manger gives staff third pay rise in a year | | | | | | | Royals Harry and Meghan told to vacate Frogmore Cottage | | | | | | | Australia Aboriginal spears taken by Captain Cook to be returned | | | | | | | Ironton 1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat | | | | | | |
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| | If you watch one thing today | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Need something different? | | | | | | | | | Writer and cultural historian Sofia Akel thinks reading shouldn't be a privilege and set about making sure books were available for all. She now has access to thousands of them and gives them all away - for free. This is how she does it.
Next, to someone with a story to tell - a man who survived for 31 days in the Amazon jungle by eating worms. Jhonattan Acosta, 30, lived on the creatures while hiding from jaguars and other animals. Here's his story and his tearful account of being lost in the jungle.
And finally, as we've mentioned stories, a writing competition is making a comeback. BBC Breakfast is relaunching 500 Words with the support of Camilla, the Queen Consort, to look for the next generation of authors. Read more here. | | | | | |
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