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Museum kept and displayed human remains without consent

A university museum "inconceivably" kept autopsy remains for teaching and research without the permission of family and loved ones.

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Little preparation, late warnings during deadly floods

A coroner has praised the bravery of police but criticised SES preparedness after flooding claimed the lives of three people in 2016.

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Where are The Inbetweeners now? Simon Bird dismisses rumours of a reunion and third film

The actor’s comments came after co-star Joe Thomas hinted that another cinema outing for the lads could be a possibility

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No warning, no reason behind driver's stabbing death

A former parliamentary driver was stabbed to death at his own home by a man with a propensity for violence who was on bail for an earlier alleged wounding.

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Son gave lethal drug dose to elderly mum, coroner rules

An 88-year-old woman was given a lethal dose of drugs by her doctor son who had the "express intention" of ending his mother's life.

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Missing former cop likely killed by wife's lover

A coroner has ruled a former police officer who went missing in Tasmania in 1969 was likely shot by a neighbour who had been having an affair with his wife.

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Former attorney-general undermined court, coroner says

The mother of a man hit and killed by her on-off partner while speeding and drunk has mixed feelings after a coroner ruled the action was not deliberate.

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Drinking trip boating deaths 'wholly avoidable'

A coroner has found three friends who drowned on a trip off the coast of Tasmania were affected by drugs and alcohol and should not have been on the water.

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Driver in fatal crash might have been high on 'nangs'

A coroner suspects the young driver at the wheel in a crash that killed his girlfriend could well have been under the influence of nitrous oxide, or "nangs".

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Mystery around disappearance of 'well-known character'

A coroner has been unable to determine the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a 52-year-old man from a coastal town in Tasmania.

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Woman's fatal fall alone, outside in the cold and rain

A coroner has found a 72-year-old woman who suffered a fatal fall at a supported living facility had been left unsupervised outside at night.

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Questions remain after missing person river discovery

A coroner has been unable to determine the precise circumstances of the death of a man whose body was found in a river seven years after he went missing.

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Heart attack triple-zero call not given right priority

Ambulance Tasmania failed to give appropriate priority to a triple-zero call for a man suffering a heart attack, a coroner has ruled.

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‘It’s a rare beast’: abandoned 168-year-old gun tower off the Kent coast to go under the hammer

Grain Tower is located off the coast of the Isle of Grain in Kent, and is only accessible at low tide

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Tasmanian woman who starved to death in her home was let down, neighbour says

The neighbour of a Tasmanian woman who starved to death in her own home says the 71-year-old was let down by those who should have stepped in to help her.

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A Tassie Woman Has Starved To Death Days After Police Did A Welfare Check & Reported Nothing

The woman was described as "gravely ill, both mentally and physically" when police visited her.

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Police response lashed after ill woman starved to death

A coroner has criticised the response of police after a Tasmanian woman with mental health issues died from starvation in community housing.

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Woman with mental health issues starved to death in community housing after Tasmania Police welfare check

A woman's "lonely death" of starvation in the suburbs of an Australian capital city raised "several issues", including with police inaction, a Tasmanian coroner has said.

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Baby who died may have survived if Launceston General Hospital followed procedures, coroner says

A coroner lashes the Launceston General Hospital for not following its procedures and causing delays in diagnosing a baby's bowel obstruction, saying it was the "difference between her survival and death".

Daily Mirror

Micah Richards' perfect response after Pep Guardiola ignores him but not Thierry Henry

Micah Richards was left fuming after Pep Guardiola ignored him but sent a message to Thierry Henry after Manchester City's win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League

ABC News

Coroner says 'urgent' reforms are needed to help stop chainsaw-related deaths in Tasmania

Coroner Simon Cooper has investigated eight chainsaw-related deaths in the past five years. He's disappointed no action has been taken to implement previous recommendations and says immediate steps should be taken to prevent further chainsaw-related deaths

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Fatal chainsaw accident prompts call for rules on sale

A Tasmanian coroner has repeated his recommendation for chainsaw training after ruling the latest fatal accident as "completely avoidable".

Birmingham Post

Pets at Home, Matalan and American Golf: The 20 latest hires and promotions from across the North West

BusinessLive rounds up the latest hires and promotions across the North West

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On the Beach hires THG boss as finance chief as date revealed for new CEO

On the same date, current CFO Shaun Morton will succeed founder Simon Cooper as chief executive

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River body find in Tas missing person case

Divers have found a body in a submerged car belonging to a 61-year-old Tasmanian man who disappeared more than six years ago.

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