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Authorities investigating the tragic speedboat accident that killed Nick Milligan and his daughter Emily in Padstow, have confirmed that the driver of the boat had not been wearing the safety cord that would have cut the engine and possibly saved their lives.

Mr Milligan, a Sky television executive, and his eight-year-old daughter died and four other members of the family were injured...

Police have reported that a man has been killed after the tractor he was driving had mounted a verge, leaving him trapped by the vehicle.

The man who has been named as Kevin Vallance, 54, from the Okehampton area, had become pinned by the tractor after being thrown from it when its nearside wheels dropped into a drainage gulley between the verge and the hedge.

At around 5.50pm...

In an attempt to protect unborn babies from the effects of smoking, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has suggested that pregnant women be tested for carbon monoxide (CO) during antenatal appointments, via an immediate and non-invasive biochemical method, and referred to "smoking cessation services" if needed.

The All Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide...

A record number of children have been safeguarded from sexual abusers in the past year, figures from the UK’s leading child protection agency reveal today.

In 2012/2013, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre safeguarded and protected 790 children – an increase of 85 per cent on the previous year, and the highest yearly figure since the Centre launched in 2006. It...