Playmobil traffic cone 'in man's lung for 40 years'

Image copyrightBMJImage captionThe patient reported he regularly played with and even inhaled the toy pieces during his childhood Doctors removed a toy traffic cone from a patient's lung - 40 years after he inhaled it by accident. The 47-year-old man, from Preston, was referred to a respiratory clinic after having a cough for over a year. Medics suspected the patient -...

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Lady Lucan, widow of Lord Lucan, found dead in London

Image copyrightITV/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK Lady Lucan, the 80-year-old widow of Lord Lucan, has been found dead at her home in London, police have confirmed. Officers found her body after forcing entry to the property in Belgravia on Tuesday, but her death is not believed to be suspicious, the Met Police said. Lady Lucan was one of the last people to see her husband John Bingham,...

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Seven arrested in Egypt after raising rainbow flag at concert

Image copyrightMASHROU' LEILAImage captionMashrou' Leila said the Cairo concert had been one of the best they had played Egyptian police have arrested seven people after they were allegedly seen raising rainbow flags at a concert in Cairo last week, security sources say. The seven were reportedly detained on Monday for "promoting sexual deviancy", but have not yet been formally...

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Iraqi Kurds must give up on independence or go hungry

Image copyrightEPAImage captionIraqi soldiers joined Turkish troops for exercises on the Turkish side of the border on Tuesday Turkey's president has said Iraqi Kurds could go hungry as a result of the punitive measures it is considering after Monday's independence referendum. Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the head of the Kurdistan Regional Government of "treachery" for pressing...

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Palestinian gunman kills three Israelis in West Bank

The attack happened as Palestinian workers waited to enter the settlement Three Israelis have been shot dead by a Palestinian at the entrance to the Jewish settlement of Har Adar in the occupied West Bank, Israeli police say. The gunman, a 37-year-old from a nearby village, was also shot and died later. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the attack on Palestinian...

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Herdsmen vs IPOB: Presidency reveals why pro-Biafra group is more dangerous than Fulani Herdsmen(Nigeria)

-        Senior special assistant on media and publicity Garba Shehu says IPOB had all the appearances of a terrorist organisation  - Unlike IPOB, Fulani herdsmen, he said, were only a criminal organisation  - Garba Shehu named at least five reasons that made federal government consider IPOB more dangerous than herdsmen          The Nigerian Presidency has listed reasons why it brought down...

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70-YR-OLD MAN WITH 3 WIVES, 14 CHILDREN ARRESTED FOR RAPING 7-YR-OLD ORPHAN FOR 4 YEARS

. The police have arrested a 70-year-old man in Akpoha, Ebonyi state, Simon Alobu, for allegedly hypnotizing and repeatedly raping a 7-year-old orphan, Favour. Favour was first raped in 2014 and since then, the man has allegedly been raping her.  .The suspect tore Favour’s bottom with razor blade where he presumably apply some charms to prevent the girl from revealing...

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