Shipman deaths may reach 300, says government audit
London reports an official review found 297 more deaths than expected in Harold Shipman's 24 year practice, with 237 at patients homes. The analysis notes high elderly female deaths and many on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but stops short of conclusive proof of murder. Dame Janet Smith to lead a public inquiry amid family grief and public outrage.
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Manchester
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University of Leicester
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Department of Health
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Hilda Hibbert
No Man’s Land
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Crown Prosecution Service
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South Manchester
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Bertha Moss
Janet Smith
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Letter bombs injure two in northern England
Two letter bombs exploded in northern England injuring two people, both facially, as authorities issued a general warning on mailed packages. Targets appear to be farming and agriculture workers, with earlier devices reported in December to an agricultural company and a pest control firm.
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Five die in Congo from Ebola like illness near Bunia
WHO says five of six Congo patients in Ituri forest near Bunia died from Ebola like symptoms. WHO, Doctors Without Borders, and Uganda's Ministry of Health monitor border crossings at Bundibugyo to prevent spread. Marburg fever, a related disease, has caused more than 60 deaths in the same region since May 1999.
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Record price tuna tops Tokyo auction in Tsukiji market
A bluefin tuna sold for about 20 million yen at Tsukiji, setting a new high. The 444 pound catch went for roughly $175,000, averaging $395 per pound, the most expensive at Tsukiji since 1996. The buyer remained unnamed per market officials.
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Tsukiji Central
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Kyubei
Okura
National Asahi Daily
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Aomori
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