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Article thumbnail: The Government is meeting Turkish officials after a British woman died following a Government officials are to meet their counterparts in Turkey after a young British woman died following a ?Brazilian butt lift? at a private hospital there. Melissa Kerr, 31, was admitted to the Medicana Kadikoy Hospital in Istanbul in 2019 and died after the procedure to collect fat and inject it into her buttocks. Norfolk?s senior coroner Jacqueline Lake said that Ms Kerr, of Denton, Norfolk, was only given ?limited information regarding the risks and mortality rate? associated with the operation. Photo: JustGiving.com https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ripmelissakerr
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British woman's 'Brazilian butt lift' surgery death prompts UK-Turkey meeting

Melissa Kerr, 31, was admitted to a hospital in Istanbul in 2019 and died after the procedure to collect fat and inject it into her buttocks

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Tory hopes of tax cuts grow ahead of Autumn Statement

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Hamas says Israel truce is close leading to freeing of women and child hostages

Article thumbnail: SpaceX's Starship rocket launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 18, 2023. SpaceX on November 18, 2023, carried out the second test launch of Starship, the largest rocket ever built that Elon Musk hopes will one day colonize Mars, while NASA awaits a modified version to land humans on the Moon. It comes after a first attempt to fly the spaceship in its fully-stacked configuration back in April ended in a spectacular explosion over the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Patients and medical staff leave Gaza hospital as Israeli troops continue search

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RAF and police practice 'hostage scenario' on BA flight at Heathrow

Article thumbnail: FILE PHOTO: Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI and ChatGPT creator speaks during a talk at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
Article thumbnail: FILE PHOTO: Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI and ChatGPT creator speaks during a talk at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
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Article thumbnail: Asylum seekers at RAF Wethersfield protested "over their living conditions" on Thursday morning. (Photo: Wethersfield Protest)
Article thumbnail: Asylum seekers at RAF Wethersfield protested "over their living conditions" on Thursday morning. (Photo: Wethersfield Protest)
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 16/03/2023 of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt. The next government will have to increase the overall tax burden just to keep public services in their current condition, a think tank has said. The Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP) said the government would have to increase spending by ?142 billion per year up to 2030 "to stand still" thanks to the costs of an ageing population. In a report published on Wednesday, the think tank warned that this increase in spending meant overall tax revenues would have to rise to 38.8% of GDP just to keep the budget deficit under control. Issue date: Wednesday November 1, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Tax. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 16/03/2023 of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt. The next government will have to increase the overall tax burden just to keep public services in their current condition, a think tank has said. The Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP) said the government would have to increase spending by ?142 billion per year up to 2030 "to stand still" thanks to the costs of an ageing population. In a report published on Wednesday, the think tank warned that this increase in spending meant overall tax revenues would have to rise to 38.8% of GDP just to keep the budget deficit under control. Issue date: Wednesday November 1, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Tax. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire