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Former Labour minister Frank Field dies aged 81 after cancer battle
Frank Field was director of the Child Poverty Action Group between 1969 and 1979, and the Member of Parliament for Birkenhead between 1979 and 2019
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Shetland’s first whisky distillery set to open
Lerwick Distillery will be the most northerly whisky distillery in the world
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Thai scientist rejects Facebook claim he discovered 'papaya cancer cure'
Health authorities said there was no evidence to support taking papaya seeds as a cancer cure, after social media posts touted the tropical fruit as a way to "destroy" cancer cells. A Thai scientist who was falsely cited in some of the posts told AFP he had not conducted any studies into the benefits of papaya seeds.
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Apex Hotels acquires Meldrum House Hotel
The family-owned group expands further into rural properties with its latest purchase
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Posts misrepresent American politics professor's remarks on corruption in South Korea
American professor Michael Johnston commented on corruption in South Korea for a 2014 documentary but did not say that "well-educated individuals come together in an organised manner to prey on the people" , as misleading posts claimed. The professor emeritus of political science at Colgate University told AFP his comments had been mischaracterised online.
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'It's Not New': Sally Nugent Leaves Grant Shapps Squirming Over Sunak's Defence Spending Pledge
Experts say the extra spending is £55 billion less than the PM claimed.
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Fire crews race to home in Midlothian village as blaze seen 'for miles'
Scottish Fire and Rescue crew rushed to a home in a Midlothian village at around 9.51pm on April 23 after a garage had become engulfed in flames and red smoke billowed from the building.
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