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Ten men have been sentenced to a total of 130 years for a revenge attack in Stoke-on-Trent, where a woman and her 13-year-old daughter were set on fire in December 2021. The 31-year-old victim suffered severe injuries, including 65% burns, while her daughter sustained 15% burns.
Nathan Blagg, 28, has been sentenced to seven years and two months for driving a stolen tractor into a family home in Middlesbrough, causing extensive damage. The attack, motivated by a personal vendetta, followed social media provocation involving the desecration of graves. Blagg also admitted to further vehicle theft.
Testing in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, revealed that nearly 70% of 49 residents had elevated levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a substance banned for its carcinogenic properties. One individual recorded over 400ng/ml, the highest level in the UK to date, raising health concerns linked to a nearby AGC Chemicals Europe factory.
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