All news by author: Ben Mitchell

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Man who bombarded female Tory MP and said he'd kill DWP staff faces jail
Liam McCarthy, 33, admitted 'continuously' sending sinister emails and leaving voicemails for Tory MP Caroline Nokes, telling her he would 'destroy' Labour MP Alan Whitehead
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Royal Navy's £3billion aircraft carrier fails to leave harbour for NATO exercise
The HMS Prince of Wales was take over in Exercise Steadfast Defender off Norway on behalf of its sister ship the HMS Queen Elizabeth, but it failed to set sail on Sunday
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'Sensible' man who fell from balcony on holiday was 'clumsy', inquest told
Londoner Benjamin Milner had been drinking while visiting Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City when he fell from the third floor of a guesthouse, an inquest in Bournemouth heard
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Father pleads guilty to manslaughter of baby while mother accepts child cruelty
Samuel Warnock, 29, formerly of Devizes, Wiltshire, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his three-month-old daughter Miyah Warnock in 2021 as he was due to stand trial for murder
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Scientists discover how to 'deactivate' Covid using UV light
Researchers from the University of Southampton have come across a way to reduce the risk of Covid spreading with a new technique that harnesses the power of light
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Fake royal footman caught selling walking stick he claimed was Queen's on eBay
Royal memorabilia collectors bid for a walking stick Dru Marshall falsely claimed had been used by the late monarch "as she struggled with her mobility" and the auction reached £540 before the listing was removed
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Man denies killing diabetic woman, 71, during slapping therapy workshop
Hongchi Xiao pleaded not guilty to manslaughter during a hearing in Winchester crown court after Danielle Carr-Gomm died following a paida lajin therapy which involves patients being slapped repeatedly
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Body found on Portsmouth beach as locals told to stay away from Southsea scene
Police and members of the Coastguard rushed to Eastern Parade, Southsea, Portsmouth, at 6.39am this morning after a body was found on the shore. The beach has been closed
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Diver found dead off Dorset after being reported missing off coast
A man in his 40s, from Hampshire, had been diving off the Dorset coast, near the island of Portland, when he failed to return to his body - leading to Coastguard launched a search for the man
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Bournemouth MP calls for end to 'wild speculation' after two kids die in tragedy
Tobias Ellwood, Conservative MP for Bournemouth East, has encouraged Dorset Police to clarify the general circumstances of the tragic accident in which a boy and a girl died to avoid further speculation
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'Winking' predator tricked girl, 13, into getting in his van and then raped her
Denis Kadena, 34, who drove past the 13-year-old schoolgirl in Southampton, Hampshire, before persuading her to get in his van where he raped her, has been jailed for 11 years
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Two UK police forces unlawfully recorded 200,000 phone conversations with Brits
The Information Commissioner’s Office issued the rebuke to Surrey and Sussex police forces over recordings of “highly sensitive” conversations with victims, witnesses and perpetrators of suspected crimes
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Thugs bottled giraffe and provoked tigers then posted zoo break-in on Snapchat
Bradley Green and Nathan Daniels broke into Marwell Zoo in 2021 and filmed themselves causing damage and abusing animals before posting the shocking footage to Snapchat
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Girl, 15, died on speedboat ride 'when skipper drove at metal buoy and hit it'
Emily Lewis suffered the injuries when the skipper of the rigid inflatable boat (Rib) skipper "failed to pay attention" and collided with the buoy in Southampton Water on August 22, 2020