Four police officers could face criminal charges over the death of a mentally ill church caretaker who was restrained when he was arrested following a disturbance in the street, The Independent has learned.
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Friday 12 July 2013
An appeal for the public to report tree disease has merely revealed our arboreal ignorance
Climate change fanned the flames of the Arizona wildfire
Sunday 07 July 2013
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The lonesome pines: a third of conifer species put on endangered list
Tuesday 02 July 2013
More than a third of the world’s conifer species are threatened with extinction as a result of urbanisation, logging, disease and feral goats, according to an alarming new report.
Grand National: Attaglance aims to prove he is worth a look
Saturday 06 April 2013
The vacancy left by Big Buck’s at Cheltenham was worthily filled by Solwhit and, having won on this card in the past, he has obvious prospects of following up in the John Smith’s Liverpool Hurdle today. But he did have a hard race at the Festival, and a sporting chance is taken with one who was tough enough to win fiercely contested handicaps at both meetings last year.
The 10 Best ciders
Thursday 21 February 2013
Forget the cheap stuff at the back of the supermarket fridge, properly made scrumpy is the drink of the gods.
Rob Cowen: A Noah's Ark of conifers just an hour south of London
Sunday 10 February 2013
Tales From The Trees
Man held after woman's body is found in Chichester house
Tuesday 29 January 2013
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found by a colleague who was due to take her to work.
Jolly green giants: How to pick enviable evergreens
Saturday 19 January 2013
Some say every garden needs an evergreen. But which one to choose – the prettiest or the hardiest? Anna guides you through the picking process.
Doomsayers await the end of the world – on 21/12/12
Sunday 09 December 2012
But governments try to reassure their citizens not to panic
Size matters: Be careful when choosing a new tree or you might have a monster on your hands
Saturday 10 November 2012
Now is the perfect time to plant a new tree but you need to choose well – and put in the after-care, says Anna Pavord
Man held after bodies found in Walsall
Saturday 06 October 2012
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two bodies were found at a block of flats early today in Walsall , in the West Midlands.
The 10 Best men's fragrances
Monday 27 August 2012
Whether an old favourite, new launch or bestseller, these scents are sure to please even the most masculine of sensibilities
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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