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Murder arrests as Bury man found dead after dog theft Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after 45-year-old Donald Patience was found dead in a “targeted attack.” He was declared dead at the scene – a house on Ainsworth Road in Radcliffe, Bury, at about 10:30 BST on Tuesday. Police were responding to reports of a dog being stolen. Two men, aged 27 and 41, have been bailed pending further inquiries and a 39-year-old man is in custody. Greater Manchester Police said a post-mortem examination concluded Donald Patience’s death was suspicious. His family said he was “a…

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Families sue government for failing to protect care homes from Covid Families who lost loved ones in the early days of the pandemic are starting legal action against the government, care homes and several hospitals in England. Thirty families have got together to argue not enough was done to protect their relatives from the COVID-19 pandemic. They are claiming damages for loss of life and the distress caused. The government claims it specifically sought to safeguard care home residents using the best evidence available. The legal claims focus on the decision in March 2020 to quickly discharge hospital patients into…

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88 UK deaths linked to Canada ‘poison seller’ The National Crime Agency (NCA) has said 88 people in the UK died after buying a poisonous substance from a Canadian seller. The NCA says it cannot confirm the chemical was the direct cause of the UK deaths but it is investigating potential criminal offences. British police have been making welfare visits to hundreds of addresses as they trace buyers of the substance. The seller – Kenneth Law, 57, was arrested in May and is accused of assisting suicide in Canada. It is thought he was running a number of websites selling…

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