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OPINION - The Standard View: ‘Small boats week’ marked by tragedy and farce

The Government’s ‘small boats week’ descended into farce on Friday, as asylum seekers were taken off the Bibby Stockholm barge after traces of Legionella bacteria were found in the onboard water system.

Evening Standard

Relatives of the 1st mitochondria may be living in geothermal hot springs today

Scientists say they've identified a potential living relative of the ancient microbe that gave rise to the "powerhouse of the cell."

LiveScience

Bibby Stockholm: Health secretary claims asylum seekers was cleared as soon as ministers knew of Legionella

Government facing questions after council claims officials told of bacteria four days before asylum claimants moved

Evening Standard

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Contractors told about legionella on day asylum seekers boarded barge

Dorset council says it flagged test results about potentially deadly bacteria on Monday, but evacuation didn’t take place until four days later

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm legionella cleanup could take a week, says expert

Asylum seekers were evacuated from vessel after detection of bacteria that can cause legionnaires’ disease

The Guardian - UK

Six dead and dozens rescued after migrant boat capsizes in Channel as search continues

Migrants were using shoes to bail water out of the sinking boat, according to one volunteer

The Independent UK

Tory minister's comments come back to haunt him amid pressure on Home Office

A TORY minister’s comments on immigration have come back to haunt him as the Home Office faces mounting pressure over the removal of asylum…

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Ministers must say what was known of legionella on Bibby Stockholm, says Labour

Labour writes to immigration minister while David Davis derides ‘startling incompetence’ of Home Office

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm: Home Office facing pressure over ‘incompetent’ migrant barge plan

The Home Office said all 39 of those on board had been disembarked as a “precautionary measure”

Evening Standard

Bibby Stockholm: Home Office under fresh scrutiny over migrant barge ‘incompetence’

Six asylum seekers moved onto barge despite initial results indicating bacteria was present

The Independent UK

Home Office faces mounting questions over ‘incompetent’ Bibby Stockholm transfer

Shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock wrote to his opposite number demanding answers to a series of questions about the barge.

The Independent UK

Ice cream cups sold in 20 states linked to Listeria outbreak, CDC warns

"Soft Serve On The Go" ice cream cups have been recalled due to potential bacterial contamination.

LiveScience

What is Legionnaires’ disease? The symptoms of the potentially deadly disease to watch for

Older people and those with chronic lung conditions particularly at risk

The Independent UK

What is legionella and what damage can it cause?

We look at the health hazard of the bacteria discovered on the Bibby Stockholm barge and who is most at risk

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The Independent UK

Legionella bacteria can cause serious lung disease that is fatal in 10% of cases

The bacteria, which can cause Legionnaires’ disease, was discovered in the water supply on board the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge.

The Independent UK

Britain’s barge for asylum seekers faces new setback as legionella bacteria found in water system - OLD

Britain is removing 39 asylum seekers from a barge moored in southern England after environmental samples showed legionella bacteria in the water system

Evening Standard

What is Legionella? Asylum seekers moved off barge amid Legionnaires’ disease fears

15 asylum seekers boarded the Bibby Stockholm barge on Monday

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman under pressure to scrap refugee barge plan after legionella found

Asylum seekers removed from Bibby Stockholm after bacteria which can cause serious lung infection found in water

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The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm migrants moved off barge after legionella bacteria found

Asylum seekers were not told of bacteria in water system until after media reports broke

The National (Scotland)

Asylum seekers removed from Bibby Stockholm barge just days after boarding

THE asylum seekers being housed onboard a barge by the UK Government are being removed after Legionella bacteria was found in the water.

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers removed from Bibby Stockholm after Legionella bacteria found - OLD

No migrants have fallen sick or developed Legionnaires’ disease.

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm migrants ‘moved off barge after legionella bacteria found’

Bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease said to have been found in water supply on board

LiveScience

What is penicillin, and how was it discovered?

Discovered by sheer accident in the late 1920s, penicillin was the world's first antibiotic.

The Guardian - UK

Orange juice prices to surge as US crops ravaged by disease and climate

Extreme weather fuelled by climate crisis and bacterial disease have led to ‘dramatic decline’ in orange crops

The Guardian - UK

You be the judge: should my partner’s son put the lid down before flushing the toilet?

Ray thinks leaving the lid up is unhygienic. David reckons it’s no big deal. It’s up (or down) to you to decide who’s right

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