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A mix-up over bioengineered tomato seeds sparked fears about spread of GMO crops

An organic seed company was distressed to learn it had marketed a GMO purple tomato by mistake. The incident raised alarm about the impact of new GMO plants.

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Devastated family of man killed by joyrider say he 'could have lived to 100'

David Francis was killed after Lewis Wright crashed a stolen Audi S8 into a wall

Liverpool Echo

Shameless way killer joyrider teen tried to hide in plain sight from police

A judge said Wright "had no thought but saving himself" after killing 63-year-old David Francis

Liverpool Echo

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Face of teen joyrider who mowed down and killed 'Litherland' running man

Lewis Wright was speeding up to 62mph in a 20 zone when he crashed into David Francis

Liverpool Echo

South Tyneside Council local election results 2023: Labour holds on as Green Party gains three seats

Coun Tracey Dixon was disappointed to lose out on three seats, but believes the party is in a strong position nationally ahead of the next General Election

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Teenager charged with killing 'Litherland running man' in hit and run

63-year-old David Francis died after being hit by a suspected stolen Audi which crashed into a house

Liverpool Echo

Teen, 17, arrested in fatal 'Litherland running man' hit and run

David Francis - known as the 'Litherland running man' - died at the scene

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Teenager wanted by cops after horror hit and run that killed local 'running man'

Lewis Wright, 17, is wanted in connection with the crash that caused the death of David Francis, 63.

Daily Record

Teenager sought over hit-and-run after man killed by car

Lewis Wright, 17, is wanted by Merseyside Police after a stolen car hit David Francis in Liverpool.

The Independent UK

Teenager wanted over fatal 'Litherland running man' hit and run

Detectives want to speak with the 17-year-old

Liverpool Echo

Leave your tributes to 'Litherland Running Man' David Francis, killed in hit and run

David Francis was well-known for running all over the area

Liverpool Echo

Nike trainers and flowers left for Litherland running man killed in hit and run

David Francis was killed when a stolen Audi hit him and crashed into a house

Liverpool Echo

Our Liverpool: friends thought they'd lose biker after wrong turn

Today's biggest talking points and main stories from the ECHO

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Litherland's running man 'always made people smile' in his shorts and trainers

Not even snow and freezing temperatures would stop David Francis from running in just a pair of shorts and his trainers

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Our Liverpool: tributes to popular Litherland character

The afternoon's biggest stories and talking points from the ECHO

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‘Running Man’ named as fatal hit-and-run victim

Police are hunting the driver of a stolen car which killed keen jogger David Francis, 63.

Daily Mirror

Celebrity runner killed by stolen Audi that smashed into house as cops hunt driver

David Francis, nicknamed the Litherland Running Man, died at the scene of the crash in Netherton, Merseyside, on Thursday evening after being struck by an Audi. The driver ran off and is still being hunted by police

Liverpool Echo

'Litherland running man' killed in hit and run by stolen Audi

Tributes have been paid to David who was known as the "Litherland running man"

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UK's most dangerous serial killer 'will die in underground glass box' he entered 44 years ago

Robert Maudsley has spent a total of 16,4000 days living in solitary confinement inside a glass cell after killing four men in the 1970s.

Daily Mirror

Britain's most dangerous serial killer who is set to 'die in underground glass box'

Serial killer Robert Maudsley, now 69, has been locked away in a glass prison cell since 1979 after he was sent down for murder

Daily Mirror

The ‘brain eater’ who sleeps on concrete slab in glass box after murdering three inmates

Robert Maudsley murdered other inmates in horrific and brutal ways and was deemed unsafe to keep around other prisoners so has been locked in a cell deep below Wakefield Prison ever since

Chronicle Live

The criminals who terrorised their partners and exes and were convicted in court this month

A number of defendants have been before the courts during the month of August

The Guardian - UK

‘It feels like a tipping point’: drivers on the soaring petrol and diesel prices

Average costs of 191.5p a litre for petrol and 199.0p for diesel are having a serious impact, especially in poorly connected areas

The Independent UK

Local elections 2022: Greens winning hearts in northeast as party eyes ‘tectonic shift’ among voters

Campaigners welcomed on doorstep in Labour stronghold South Shields as internal polls predict party will make large gains across the country

The Independent UK

AP article on missing Indigenous woman prompts 3-day search

Tribal and local authorities and volunteers from a Minnesota-based missing persons foundation will search the Yurok Reservation in Northern California over three days for Emmilee Risling, a 33-year-old Native woman who went missing last October

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