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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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EU foreign ministers are meeting Tuesday to discuss the bloc’s development aid to the Palestinian territories following a diplomatic row over an announcement of a suspension of Palestinian aid by Oliver Varhelyi, EU commissioner for neighbourhood and enlargement. FRANCE 24’s Dave Keating explains that several EU memeber states “reacted angrily” to Varhelyi’s statement ahead of Tuesday’s meeting.
As Israel readies for a “total blockade” on the Gaza Strip, the situation in the already besieged territory is dire: with an unemployment rate exceeding 45%.
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