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A news story said about 250,000 people die in Britain each year from pulmonary embolism. In fact the figure, in 2012, was 2,300.

Aga Czachowska, 31, used the insult when she tried to collect a debt for her employer when after the client went bankrupt, Worcester Crown Court heard.

The average price paid in the final three months of last year for comprehensive cover was £462, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said - a jump of £22 on the previous quarter.

A tenth of health trusts, which cover a population of about four million, admitted they were unable to find GPs for overnight or weekend shifts on at least one occasion last year.

Officials will only view the life-changing breast cancer drug palbociclib as cost-effective if its price is cut by 80 per cent, taking it from £2,950 a month to less than £590.

Friends of the pensioner accused of 'groping' Harriet Harman when she was a clerk at a London law firm in the 1970s said they were 'horrified' at the accusation and that it was 'not possible'.

British soldiers hounded by disgraced lawyer Phil Shiner called for him to be jailed after he was struck off at a disciplinary hearing yesterday for falsely accusing soldiers of war crimes.

All bathrooms should have a second bin for recycling to stop plastic rubbish polluting the natural world, according to a campaign backed by Prince Charles.

Plain-speaking Philip Davies (Con, Shipley) is causing merry mayhem. Mr Davies has got himself elected on to the soppingly wet select committee for Women and Equalities.

John Smyth QC (pictured) was accused by young victims of beating them violently after he recruited them at a Christian youth camp where the Archbishop of Canterbury once worked.

Savers have been offered a glimmer of hope after Tesco Bank said current account customers would receive three percent interest rates for the next two years.

The average life expectancy of a Briton is 80. Does it make sense to fritter away four years of it on the phone at work, more than 18 months commuting (pictured) and a year in traffic jams?

An Army team were called to Workington police station in Cumbria over the incident this morning. Following the controlled explosion, police said there were 'no issues of concern'.

Carrie-Ann and Emily Crawshaw, of Fareham, Hampshire, are two of around 160,000 children in England who are carers for at least one of their parents.

David Walker, 32, from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, tampered with the brakes on Kate Gore's Peugeot 307 before she planned to take their two young children, aged one and three, to France.

A man who travelled almost 100 miles in a bid to meet a 15-year-old girl and her 14-year-old friend for sex has walked free from court.

Craig Palmer pleaded guilty to a string of child sex offences in December and was sentenced for the crimes at Birmingham Crown Court today, Police said.

The coins, which are considered 'trial coins' aren't rare, aren't legal tender and cannot be used in shops, the Royal Mint said. But they're now selling on eBay for more than £200.

The London Borough of Barnet has been given permission to vaccinate a seven-month-old baby boy, despite his mother saying her other children suffered bad reactions from immunisations.

Sir Michael Fallon signalled that the government would block any bid to call a fresh vote on whether to split the UK - saying she must 'respect' the result from 2014.

The Brexit Secretary issued the tough message as he defiantly vowed to push ahead with the timetable for leaving the EU despite the government being dealt an humiliating legal blow.

Local protesters in the 'genteel' market town of Morpeth, Northumberland, gathered to save the avenue of 35-year-old maples planted honour of the Queen Mother from being felled.

Student Daisy Ho (pictured), 20, sent her final goodbye note on social media to her friend in California. Miss Ho's body was found hours later in her student flat in Cardiff.

Dennis Welchman fell in Cheddar in Somerset and broke his hip. His family said 999 was called four times before an ambulance from South Western Ambulance Service showed up.

Lyndsey Higgins, 30, of Barnoldswick, Lancashire, met Martin Westwell on a dating website but later told him she would cut her arms or cause further harm to herself if they split up, it was said.

Amanda Qi reversed up the steep driveway at the family home not realising she had only her young son in the car and that Karen was still outside, Reading Coroner's Court (pictured) heard.

Jonathan Humbert  was amazed when he opened the suitcase weighing 40kg. The suitcase, in a dead relative's house in Towcester, contained 22 gold sovereigns and 17 solid silver bars.

Luigi Trent-Paroli was an American student studying at the Oxford Tutorial College. He was found hanged in the house he shared with other students on January 19, with a note left on his laptop.

The body of Lara Nosiru (pictured), 23, was found after a two-hour search of the Avon Gorge following reports a woman had fallen from the bridge.

Basharat Dad (pictured) was among six men jailed for between 10 and 20 years by a judge who heard details of how two young girls were sexually abused in Rotherham between 1999 and 2001.

Lance Wheelwright, from Liverpool, was handed a suspended sentence by a judge at crown court in Manchester after admitting racially aggravated threatening behaviour on a Flybe flight in November.

The unsuspecting victim was strolling along near the Barbican Centre in central London when two people rode behind him on the moped before speeding off with his mobile phone.

Jonathan Frame (pictured), 30, from Swinton, Greater Manchester, used the popular dating app to meet his victims and stole from them after they had 'fallen for his charm'.

Betty Boylan's relatives hid the device inside a television after they found unexplained bruising on the retired nurse when they visited her at the Perry Locks Care Home in Birmingham.

Peter Eubanks, 54, who lives in Brighton, East Sussex, arrived at Chichester Crown Court yesterday morning, charged with one count of theft from a Sainsbury's store.

Muslim convert Ryan Counsell, of Nottingham, was in the advanced stages of planning his trip to fight with terrorist group Abu Sayyaf when he was arrested last July.

Amanda Spencer, 25 and Christopher Whiteley, 23, are accused of playing key roles in gang that prayed on girls in the Sheffield area, plying them with drugs before forcing them into lewd acts.

The Digital Economy Bill currently being discussed in the House of Lords could see a range of new rules imposed on social media websites.

Birds Eye packets of fish fingers have shrunk in number from 12 in a box to 10, with the fish giant blaming a rise in the cost of raw materials since the EU referendum vote.

The shocking incident took place in Leven, Scotland, yesterday with the girl suffering wounds to her eyes and mouth. Police are now searching the area for the black dog and its owner (file image).

New Celebrations boxes, containing only Malteasers Teasers, have been launched in the UK and have sent the internet into a frenzy.

Human bones including skulls, teeth and vertebrae, litter the shoreline on grisly Deadman's Island off the coast of Sheppey, Kent.

About 35 of them occupied the seven-storey building close to Buckingham Palace, which is worth up to £25million and was once home to a famous British general and archaeologist.

CCTV cameras have been installed outside schools across Bournemouth in a bid to catch and clamp down on parents who park illegally at drop-off and pick-up times.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Harrowing footage shows the lions take down their prey before one latches onto her throat in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe.

Max the dog got the wind in his hair, and ears, when he went for walkies in the Lake District today. The 'canine ambassador to Keswick' was captured by his owner Kerry Irving just before 'storm Doris' hits.

The dizzying footage shows James Kingston, from Southampton, exploring a Californian construction site and ascending a blue crane before he is stopped by a police officer.

Apple Tree Yard has caused controversy and divided opinion. Partly because the brooding atmosphere has alienated those looking for the usual sexy older woman romp, writes JAN MOIR.