Sunday 26 May, 2013
Litvinenko died in November 2006 after ingesting polonium-210, a rare radioactive isotope that was secretly slipped into his tea at a London hotel.
Another reason why you probably shouldn’t eat cats…
Four people have been arrested after bootleg liquor was blamed for the deaths and illness in Sangrampur, near Calcutta.
The Pulpy Milky drink – which contained pesticides – was deliberately tampered with, Chinese police have said.
Heroin-related deaths increased by 20 per cent in 2009, according to the Health Research Board National Drug-Related Deaths Index, but alcohol is still a major factor in deaths of drug users.
The very best of the week’s writing from around the globe.
Police in Indonesia are calling the plot to poison police food with cyanide a “new model of terror attack”.
LESS THAN HALF of the 7,500 faulty gas cookers recalled by the National Consumer Agency last year have been returned.
Certain models of Beko, Flavel, Leisure and New World gas cookers with a separate oven and grill pose a carbon monoxide poisoning threat.
The risk of poisoning occurs when the grill is used but the grill door is left closed.
Call 1800 252 925 (Beko, Flavel, Leisure) or 1800 569 569 (New World) for more details or check this list. The NCA can be contacted on 1800 432 432.
A FAULTY GAS appliance is believed to be linked to the deaths of two teenage boys in Derry on Tuesday night, according to investigators. The teenagers are suspected to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Friends Neil McFerran and Aaron Davidson, both 18, died in an apartment in Castlerock, Co Derry.
A third boy found unconscious at the scene was successfully resuscitated. He is still recovering in hospital.
Davidson’s mother has spoken of her shock and sadness at discovering her son and his friend dead in the apartment. She told hte BBC that the four parents headed to the flat when they had not heard from the boys and thought something was wrong.
She said they had to force their way into the flat, and she knew immediately that her son was dead although attempts were made to resuscitate him and McFerran.
Carbon monoxide is produced by all flames and is extremely toxic. It can be fatal if the quantity of the gas is present in as little as 0.1% of a room’s air supply.
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BBC ‘very sorry’ for offence caused by SF/IRA jibe |
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