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Sun-lovers hoping to take a dip in the sea on the warmest day of the year have been told to stay away after a patch of 'black and smelly' sand was found on Exmouth Beach

The summer cookout brings with it the risk of sickness from bacteria that can end up spoiling more than one meal. Cook hamburgers incorrectly, and you could end up with a case of E. coli.

The oldest known sample of an Escherichia coliform (E. coli) bacteria has been extracted from a 16th-century Italian mummy by an international team of researchers.

Allie Birchall's family was left devastated after the toddler became ill after returning home from the summer trip

Allie Birchall began suffering from stomach cramps, diarrhoea and vomiting just days into the sunshine break with her loved ones in July, 2019, an inquest at Manchester Coroner's Court heard.

A coroner found that Allie had 'a unique strain which must have originated in Turkey but it is not possible to say how she acquired it'

The mum of two-year-old girl Allie Birchall, who died after a family holiday, has warned other parents about the dangers of E. coli following the inquest into her death

Allie started feeling unwell with stomach cramps, diarrhoea and vomiting after coming back from Turkey

Little Allie Birchall was taken ill shortly after returning from a holiday

"Allie had her whole life ahead of her before it was snatched away in the cruellest way possible'

Court records indicate that the state board that runs the Del Mar Fairgrounds will pay at least $4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by families affected by the 2019 E.coli outbreak that killed one child and caused severe illness in several others.