Saturday, 2 May 2015

Final coffins from MH17 crash to be brought home to Netherlands

May 2

The last seven coffins carrying human remains from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 will be flown home to the Netherlands today, bringing to an end an on-again off-again search bedevilled...

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You don't actually need to bury the dead immediately after a natural disaster

May 2

It's a persistent myth that the bodies of the dead after a natural disaster are a big health risk. Sadly, most of the people who die in disasters such as earthquakes or floods are healthy. That means...

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Heaton mining disaster's 200th anniversary marked this weekend

May 2

A community will come together this weekend to mark the exact day 200 years ago when a Tyneside colliery was struck by disaster. On May 3, 1815, where St Teresa’s Church now stands on Heaton Road,...

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