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One of the most common medical symptoms that sends people to their doctors is persistent fatigue. People report that they feel “tired all the time” so often that GPs give it the acronym TATT in patient notes.

There are many potential causes, but now, a study has suggested that two possible explanations should be considered more often – deficiencies of two B vitamins, called B12 and folate, also called B9.

For various reasons, including some growing health conditions and the popularity of veganism, it is becoming more common for people to be deficient in these vitamins. So, what are the signs and why are these nutrients so important?

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DIET

Average person eats six times more chicken than in 1961

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The average person eats around six times more chicken and about twice as much pork as their grandparents’ generation did, data from a new UN report suggests.

Here’s why that could be bad news for the environment.

Agriculture’s polluting impact

Agriculture is the global economy’s second-most polluting sector, behind only fuel and energy. Its planet-heating emissions are forecast to rise by 7.6 per cent over the next decade, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) review of science surrounding drivers of meat supply and demand, with livestock responsible for an estimated 80 per cent of that increase.



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The spike to date

  • Already, average global meat supply has risen from 25kg per person in 1961 to 47kg in 2022.
  • Poultry supply rose from below 3kg a person in 1961 to 17kg in 2022, according to the FAO findings.
  • Pork supply doubled to 15kg a person over the same period.
  • Beef, the most polluting food, stayed steady at 9kg per person.



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Global disparity

The regional distribution and access is still very unequal.

Daniela Battaglia, a livestock development officer at the FAO and co-author of the report, highlighted that low-income countries are “still constrained by the affordability of [animal products]”.

NORTHWICH, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Whole chicken sit on display in a Tesco supermarket on July 06, 2022 in Northwich, England. The British Retail Consortium recently said food manufacturers and supermarkets are having to pass on some of the cost of soaring raw materials to consumers, leading to the price of basic goods throughout the UK rising at the fastest pace since September 2008. Fresh food prices increased by 6% in the year to June 2022 coupled with an increase in inflation, and fuel and energy prices to create a cost of living crisis. This is leading to millions of low-income households going without essentials items, falling behind on bills and taking on debt. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)Caption: NORTHWICH, ENGLAND – JULY 06: Whole chicken sit on display in a Tesco supermarket on July 06, 2022 in Northwich, England. The British Retail Consortium recently said food manufacturers and supermarkets are having to pass on some of the cost of soaring raw materials to consumers, leading to the price of basic goods throughout the UK rising at the fastest pace since September 2008. Fresh food prices increased by 6% in the year to June 2022 coupled with an increase in inflation, and fuel and energy prices to create a cost of living crisis. This is leading to millions of low-income households going without essentials items, falling behind on bills and taking on debt. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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This creates a disparity as animal foods are much more expensive relative to incomes than in rich countries, where doctors and scientists recommend eating less meat.

More research to come

The FAO report, commissioned to assess the livestock’s contribution to food security, sustainability, nutrition and healthy diets, also found that about 14 per cent of meat and milk was lost during production or wasted after reaching supermarkets and restaurants.

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Cartons of milk are pictured for sale inside a Jack's store during its press launch in Chatteris, near Cambridge, east of England, on September 19, 2018, during the lauch of supermarket giant Tesco's latest discount venture, Jack's. - British supermarket giant Tesco on Wednesday announced plans for discount food stores across the country, as it comes under increasing pressure from German-owned Aldi and Lidl. Tesco, which is Britain's biggest retailer, said the first two Jack's stores open Thursday followed by up to another 13 over the next six months. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)Caption: Cartons of milk are pictured for sale inside a Jack’s store during its press launch in Chatteris, near Cambridge, east of England, on September 19, 2018, during the lauch of supermarket giant Tesco’s latest discount venture, Jack’s. – British supermarket giant Tesco on Wednesday announced plans for discount food stores across the country, as it comes under increasing pressure from German-owned Aldi and Lidl. Tesco, which is Britain’s biggest retailer, said the first two Jack’s stores open Thursday followed by up to another 13 over the next six months. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
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It is set to be followed later this year by another report examining environmental sustainability in greater detail.

Mobo Awards founder Kanya King dies aged 57

Kanya King, the founder of the Mobo Awards, has died at the age of 57 after “a courageous and characteristically determined battle with colon cancer,” the Mobo Organisation said.

(FILE PHOTO MOBO Founder and CEO, Kanya King CBE passed away on June 3, 2026. NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Kanya King CBE poses with a special honours award inside the winners room at the MOBO Awards 2025 at the Utilita Arena on February 18, 2025 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Euan Cherry/Getty Images)Caption: (FILE PHOTO MOBO Founder and CEO, Kanya King CBE passed away on June 3, 2026. NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 18: Kanya King CBE poses with a special honours award inside the winners room at the MOBO Awards 2025 at the Utilita Arena on February 18, 2025 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Euan Cherry/Getty Images)
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Trailblazing icon

King, who played a major role in bringing Black music and culture to the mainstream in the UK, was a single mother from a Kilburn council estate when she established the awards ceremony in 1996.

File photo dated 26/03/26 of Olivia Dean (left) and Kanya King at the Mobo Awards at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester. Kanya King, the founder of the Mobo Awards, has died at the age of 57 after Caption: File photo dated 26/03/26 of Olivia Dean (left) and Kanya King at the Mobo Awards at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester. Kanya King, the founder of the Mobo Awards, has died at the age of 57 after “a courageous and characteristically determined battle with colon cancer,” the Mobo Organisation said. Issue date: Friday June 05, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
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(FILE PHOTO MOBO Founder and CEO, Kanya King CBE passed away on June 3, 2026. GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 19: Kanya King MBE poses with So Solid Crew at the 18th anniversary MOBO Awards at The Hydro on October 19, 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Martin Grimes/Getty Images for MOBO)Caption: (FILE PHOTO MOBO Founder and CEO, Kanya King CBE passed away on June 3, 2026. GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM – OCTOBER 19: Kanya King MBE poses with So Solid Crew at the 18th anniversary MOBO Awards at The Hydro on October 19, 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Martin Grimes/Getty Images for MOBO)
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The Mobos (Music of Black Origin) has since grown into a national institution, celebrating artists including Stormzy, Olivia Dean, Raye, So Solid Crew and Amy Winehouse.

What Kanya created was never simply an awards ceremony. It was an act of cultural justice. Mobo did not just celebrate Black music; it legitimised it, amplified it, and demonstrated its commercial and creative power to a world that had too often chosen not to see it.

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File photo dated 29/11/18 of Kanya King after being made a CBE at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London. Kanya King, the founder of the Mobo Awards, has died at the age of 57 after Caption: File photo dated 29/11/18 of Kanya King after being made a CBE at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London. Kanya King, the founder of the Mobo Awards, has died at the age of 57 after “a courageous and characteristically determined battle with colon cancer,” the Mobo Organisation said. Issue date: Friday June 05, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire
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A recognised legacy

  • King was made a CBE in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
  • In 2025, she received an Ivors Academy Honour.
  • She died peacefully on 3 June, “surrounded by her family, close friends and love,” Mobo said.



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The key takeaways as Nottingham attacks inquiry draws to close

The survivors of attacks by paranoid schizophrenic Valdo Calocane did not receive their basic rights as victims, the final witness to the Nottingham attacks inquiry has said.

Emma Webber, the mother of Barnaby Webber, stands with Darren Coates, a son of Ian Coates, as they speak to the media outside the Nottingham Inquiry at Mary Ward House in London, for the final day of the inquiry into the Nottingham attacks. Valdo Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, killed University of Nottingham students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and caretaker Ian Coates, 65, and attempted to kill three more people in Nottingham in June 2023. Picture date: Friday June 5, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Lucy North/PA WireCaption: Emma Webber, the mother of Barnaby Webber, stands with Darren Coates, a son of Ian Coates, as they speak to the media outside the Nottingham Inquiry at Mary Ward House in London, for the final day of the inquiry into the Nottingham attacks. Valdo Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, killed University of Nottingham students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and caretaker Ian Coates, 65, and attempted to kill three more people in Nottingham in June 2023. Picture date: Friday June 5, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Lucy North/PA Wire
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What you need to know

A judge-led inquiry into the killings of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates, by Valdo Calone in Nottingham on 13 June, 2023, concluded its oral evidence hearings on Friday.

It followed some 14 weeks of testimony from 164 witnesses since the inquiry began in February this year.



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Key findings

  • Calocane was known to police, who admitted he should have been arrested before the attacks.
  • Police searches also “should have been better” when Calocane was on the loose before killing Coates.
  • The victims’ families waited hours for confirmation, and some were initially told incorrect information.
  • NHS England, meanwhile, declined to meet the victims’ families.



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Shortcomings and missed warnings

Calocane, who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020, was repeatedly flagged as dangerous to mental health workers prior to the killings, including by his mother (below, right) and brother. He was sectioned four times before his violent rampage.

Screengrab taken from The Nottingham Inquiry of Valdo Calocane's mother Celeste giving evidence to the inquiry at Mary Ward House in London, into the Nottingham attacks. Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, killed University of Nottingham students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and caretaker Ian Coates, 65, and attempted to kill three more people in Nottingham in June 2023. Issue date: Thursday May 14, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: The Nottingham Inquiry/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.Caption: Screengrab taken from The Nottingham Inquiry of Valdo Calocane’s mother Celeste giving evidence to the inquiry at Mary Ward House in London, into the Nottingham attacks. Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, killed University of Nottingham students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and caretaker Ian Coates, 65, and attempted to kill three more people in Nottingham in June 2023. Issue date: Thursday May 14, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: The Nottingham Inquiry/PA Wire

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A prison van with a police escort leaves Nottingham Magistrates' Court where Valdo Calocane, 31, is charged with the murder of three people killed in Nottingham in a knife and van attack. The former university student has been charged with three counts of murder after two talented sportspeople - Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber - and a school caretaker Ian Coates were found stabbed to death on Tuesday morning. Picture date: Saturday June 17, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Nottingham. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA WireA prison van with a police escort leaves Nottingham Magistrates’ Court where Valdo Calocane, 31, is charged with the murder of three people killed in Nottingham in a knife and van attack (Photo: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)

On Friday, victims’ commissioner Claire Waxman said the “basic” legal rights of Calocane’s three surviving victims, Wayne Birkett, Sharon Miller and Marcin Gawronski, were “not delivered”. They were allocated one family liaison officer between them.

‘Real difficulties’ for families to access information

  • Waxman added that mental health tribunals “lack openness and transparency”.
  • Bereaved families face “real difficulties” accessing information, she continued.
  • The inquiry previously heard families and survivors weren’t told directly about police misconduct.
  • It also emerged that teenagers Webber and O’Malley-Kumar were tested for drugs and alcohol, but Calocane was not.

Parallels to Henry Nowak murder

Speaking after the inquiry into the attacks heard from its final witness on Friday, Barnaby’s mother Emma Webber urged that people do not use the tragedy to “incite any more hate and any more rioting” and said the systemic failings in the case have parallels to the murder of Henry Nowak.

Emma Webber, the mother of Barnaby Webber, outside the Nottingham Inquiry at Mary Ward House in London, for the final day of the inquiry into the Nottingham attacks. Valdo Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, killed University of Nottingham students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and caretaker Ian Coates, 65, and attempted to kill three more people in Nottingham in June 2023. Picture date: Friday June 5, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Lucy North/PA WireCaption: Emma Webber, the mother of Barnaby Webber, outside the Nottingham Inquiry at Mary Ward House in London, for the final day of the inquiry into the Nottingham attacks. Valdo Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, killed University of Nottingham students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and caretaker Ian Coates, 65, and attempted to kill three more people in Nottingham in June 2023. Picture date: Friday June 5, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Lucy North/PA Wire
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File photo dated 05/10/03 of Actor Anthony Head, who plays Rupert Giles in the TV series Buff The Vampire Slayer, during a signing session at the Collectormania 4 film festival and collector's fair held at the Centre:MK, Milton Keynes. Actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died at the age of 72, his daughters said in a statement to the Press Association. Issue date: Friday June 05, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA WireCaption: File photo dated 05/10/03 of Actor Anthony Head, who plays Rupert Giles in the TV series Buff The Vampire Slayer, during a signing session at the Collectormania 4 film festival and collector’s fair held at the Centre:MK, Milton Keynes. Actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died at the age of 72, his daughters said in a statement to the Press Association. Issue date: Friday June 05, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer star Anthony Head dies at 72

Actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died at the age of 72, his daughters said in a statement.

The British star was best known as librarian Rupert Giles in the cult US supernatural TV series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, which ran from 1997 to 2003.

His family pays tribute

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of our extraordinary father. He passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family. It has been, and forever will be, an honour and a privilege to be his daughters, and to have witnessed first-hand the impact both he and his work have had on so many.

statement from his daughters, actresses Emily and Daisy Head

File photo dated 04/01/12 of Anthony Head and his daughters Emily (left) and Daisy (right) arriving at the European Premiere of The Iron Lady, at the BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, London. Actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died at the age of 72, his daughters said in a statement to the Press Association. Issue date: Friday June 05, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA WireCaption: File photo dated 04/01/12 of Anthony Head and his daughters Emily (left) and Daisy (right) arriving at the European Premiere of The Iron Lady, at the BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, London. Actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died at the age of 72, his daughters said in a statement to the Press Association. Issue date: Friday June 05, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire
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A closer look at Head’s career

Most recently, Head played former Richmond FC owner Rupert Mannion, the ex-husband of Hannah Waddingham’s character Rebecca, in football comedy Ted Lasso.

File photo dated 20/05/07 of (L-R) The stars of Little Britain David Walliams and Anthony Head arrive for the British Academy Television Awards, held at the London Palladium, central London. Actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died at the age of 72, his daughters said in a statement to the Press Association. Issue date: Friday June 05, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA WireCaption: File photo dated 20/05/07 of (L-R) The stars of Little Britain David Walliams and Anthony Head arrive for the British Academy Television Awards, held at the London Palladium, central London. Actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died at the age of 72, his daughters said in a statement to the Press Association. Issue date: Friday June 05, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire
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File photo dated 26/10/05 of Richard E. Grant (right) who plays Simon Hench, and Anthony Head who plays Jeff Golding, at a photocall for the new stage production 'Otherwise Engaged', at the Criterion Theatre, central London. Actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died at the age of 72, his daughters said in a statement to the Press Association. Issue date: Friday June 05, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA WireCaption: File photo dated 26/10/05 of Richard E. Grant (right) who plays Simon Hench, and Anthony Head who plays Jeff Golding, at a photocall for the new stage production ‘Otherwise Engaged’, at the Criterion Theatre, central London. Actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died at the age of 72, his daughters said in a statement to the Press Association. Issue date: Friday June 05, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire
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His other notable roles were the prime minister in Little Britain and Uther Pendragon in Merlin, the father of Prince Arthur. Known for his distinctive baritone voice, Head first rose to fame in the UK in the 80s in the Nescafe Gold Blend television adverts.

Stardom across the pond and beyond

Head’s role in Buffy made him famous in the United States, but he left the regular cast during the show’s sixth season, only appearing as a guest star until the series concluded. He also acted in Motherland, Manchild, Silent Witness, Spooks, Doctor Who and My Family.



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Rapist who let innocent man serve 17 years for his crime is jailed

A sex offender convicted of a brutal rape for which an innocent man was jailed, has been given a 21-year prison sentence.

Undated handout photo issued by Greater Manchester Police of Paul Quinn during a police interview. Quinn has been found guilty by a jury at Manchester Crown Court of a rape attack in 2003, for which innocent man Andrew Malkinson was jailed for 17 years. Issue date: Friday April 17, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: GMP/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.Caption: Undated handout photo issued by Greater Manchester Police of Paul Quinn during a police interview. Quinn has been found guilty by a jury at Manchester Crown Court of a rape attack in 2003, for which innocent man Andrew Malkinson was jailed for 17 years. Issue date: Friday April 17, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: GMP/PA Wire

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Long-awaited justice

Paul Quinn (below, right) has been jailed at Manchester Crown Court for 21 years with a three-year extended licence period for a 2003 rape that resulted in innocent man Andrew Malkinson (below, left) being wrongly jailed for 17 years.

Undated handout photo issued by Greater Manchester Police of Paul Quinn who has been found guilty by a jury at Manchester Crown Court of a rape attack in 2003, for which innocent man Andrew Malkinson was jailed for 17 years. Issue date: Friday April 17, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: GMP/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.Caption: Undated handout photo issued by Greater Manchester Police of Paul Quinn who has been found guilty by a jury at Manchester Crown Court of a rape attack in 2003, for which innocent man Andrew Malkinson was jailed for 17 years. Issue date: Friday April 17, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: GMP/PA Wire

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File photo dated 26/07/23 of Andrew Malkinson who spent 17 years in jail for rape after he had been wrongly convicted and jailed. A jury at Manchester Crown Court has retired to consider verdicts in the trial of Paul Quinn, 51, accused of a brutal stranger rape for which Mr Malkinson spent 17 years in jail. Quinn, who denies the sex attack in 2003, was only arrested nearly 20 years later after a DNA breakthrough. Picture date: Monday April 13, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Jordan Pettitt/PA WireCaption: File photo dated 26/07/23 of Andrew Malkinson who spent 17 years in jail for rape after he had been wrongly convicted and jailed. A jury at Manchester Crown Court has retired to consider verdicts in the trial of Paul Quinn, 51, accused of a brutal stranger rape for which Mr Malkinson spent 17 years in jail. Quinn, who denies the sex attack in 2003, was only arrested nearly 20 years later after a DNA breakthrough. Picture date: Monday April 13, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire
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Malkinson, now aged 60, had made multiple failed appeals and was only released in 2020, with his conviction finally quashed by the Court of Appeal in 2023.

How he was caught

Quinn, 52, and a father of six, was aged 29 at the time of the rape but a sex offender from the age of 12.

He was only arrested almost two decades after the attack, after advances in DNA testing meant that in 2022, a billion-to-one match of his DNA profile was made with saliva left on the victim’s vest top.

Undated handout file photo originally issued on 10/04/26 by Greater Manchester Police of a vest top worn by the victim allegedly raped by Paul Quinn from which a DNA profile was eventually extracted. Quinn has been sentenced to 24 years in prison at Manchester Crown Court on Friday, after previously being found guilty by a jury at Manchester Crown Court of a rape attack in 2003, for which innocent man Andrew Malkinson was jailed for 17 years. Issue date: Friday June 05, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: GMP/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.Caption: Undated handout file photo originally issued on 10/04/26 by Greater Manchester Police of a vest top worn by the victim allegedly raped by Paul Quinn from which a DNA profile was eventually extracted. Quinn has been sentenced to 24 years in prison at Manchester Crown Court on Friday, after previously being found guilty by a jury at Manchester Crown Court of a rape attack in 2003, for which innocent man Andrew Malkinson was jailed for 17 years. Issue date: Friday June 05, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: GMP/PA Wire

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Undated handout photo first issued 10/09/24 by Greater Manchester Police of Paul Quinn believed to have been taken in 2003. Quinn, who is accused of a brutal rape for which another man spent 17 years in jail suggested his promiscuous lifestyle could explain his DNA being found on the victim. Quinn, 51, was confronted with the new DNA evidence by police in 2022, only found years after another man, Andrew Malkinson, had been wrongly picked out at an identity parade, convicted and jailed for the rape in Little Hulton, Salford, in 2003. Issue date: Wednesday March 18, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Greater Manchester Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.Paul Quinn pictured in 2003 just months before the rape he committed (Photo: Greater Manchester Police/PA Wire)

The ‘heroic’ victim

Screen grab taken from PA Video of Mr Justice Bright at Manchester Crown Court during the sentencing of Paul Quinn for the 2003 rape attack, for which innocent man Andrew Malkinson was jailed for 17 years. Picture date: Friday June 5, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: PA Video/PA WireCaption: Screen grab taken from PA Video of Mr Justice Bright at Manchester Crown Court during the sentencing of Paul Quinn for the 2003 rape attack, for which innocent man Andrew Malkinson was jailed for 17 years. Picture date: Friday June 5, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: PA Video/PA Wire
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  • Quinn was found guilty in April and sentenced on Friday. He made no reaction as he finally faced justice.
  • Meanwhile, the judge hailed the victim, who was present and twice gave evidence at trial, as “heroic”.



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‘A violent, depraved individual’

After Quinn was found guilty, Malkinson said he was a treated as a “handy patsy” for police who just wanted a “quick conviction” in what is one of the worst miscarriages of justice cases in British criminal history.

On Friday, he said he was “insulted that this violent, depraved individual” received a “softer sentenced than was imposed on me” after it emerged that Quinn would be eligible for parole in 14 years.



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ENVIRONMENT

£44.7m pay-out over sewage spills after ‘serious’ failures

HAVERFORDWEST, WALES - FEBRUARY 4: A general view of Welsh water's discharge pipe from the sewerage treatment works into the River Cleddau on February 4, 2025 in Haverfordwest, Wales. (Photo by Rebecca Naden/Getty Images)Caption: HAVERFORDWEST, WALES – FEBRUARY 4: A general view of Welsh water’s discharge pipe from the sewerage treatment works into the River Cleddau on February 4, 2025 in Haverfordwest, Wales. (Photo by Rebecca Naden/Getty Images)
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A water company will pay out £44.7m after failures in its sewage network and oversight led to a series of spills, regulator Ofwat has announced.

What you need to know

Welsh Water failed to properly operate, maintain and upgrade its wastewater network to ensure it could cope with levels of sewage and wastewater, Oftwat said.

The water watchdog added that the supplier also did not have adequate processes in place or oversight by senior bosses.



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Customers won’t bear cost

  • Ofwat accepted Welsh Water’s redress package, first proposed in March, after consultation.
  • The package is more than the £40m that would otherwise have been imposed as a fine.
  • Welsh Water will fund the package itself rather than adding costs to customers’ bills, Ofwat added.



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Where is the money going?

Welsh Water’s “enforcement package” will include £40.6m to reduce spills at specific overflow sites, reduce the environmental damage caused and tackle groundwater entering the sewer network.

BORTH, WALES - AUGUST 10: Summer holidaymakers play and relax on Borth Beach next to a storm overflow pipe that discharges into the sea on August 10, 2023 in Borth, Wales. There were more than 80,000 sewage overflows into Welsh seas and rivers for more than 500,000 hours in 2022 Surfers reported gastric illnesses after using beaches including Borth Beach. Dwr Cymru, which is responsible for managing water across most of Wales, blames aging infrastructure and the Welsh climate of high rainfall for overflows and has recently installed 2,300 monitors to help reduce the problem. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)Caption: BORTH, WALES – AUGUST 10: Summer holidaymakers play and relax on Borth Beach next to a storm overflow pipe that discharges into the sea on August 10, 2023 in Borth, Wales. There were more than 80,000 sewage overflows into Welsh seas and rivers for more than 500,000 hours in 2022 Surfers reported gastric illnesses after using beaches including Borth Beach. Dwr Cymru, which is responsible for managing water across most of Wales, blames aging infrastructure and the Welsh climate of high rainfall for overflows and has recently installed 2,300 monitors to help reduce the problem. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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BORTH, WALES - AUGUST 10: Summer holidaymakers play and relax on Borth Beach next to a storm overflow pipe that discharges into the sea on August 10, 2023 in Borth, Wales. There were more than 80,000 sewage overflows into Welsh seas and rivers for more than 500,000 hours in 2022 Surfers reported gastric illnesses after using beaches including Borth Beach. Dwr Cymru, which is responsible for managing water across most of Wales, blames aging infrastructure and the Welsh climate of high rainfall for overflows and has recently installed 2,300 monitors to help reduce the problem. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)Caption: BORTH, WALES – AUGUST 10: Summer holidaymakers play and relax on Borth Beach next to a storm overflow pipe that discharges into the sea on August 10, 2023 in Borth, Wales. There were more than 80,000 sewage overflows into Welsh seas and rivers for more than 500,000 hours in 2022 Surfers reported gastric illnesses after using beaches including Borth Beach. Dwr Cymru, which is responsible for managing water across most of Wales, blames aging infrastructure and the Welsh climate of high rainfall for overflows and has recently installed 2,300 monitors to help reduce the problem. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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It will also feature an extra £4.1m to go towards improving river quality in “extremely sensitive catchments”.

Supplier must ‘regain trust’

We expect the company to focus on putting things right.

Lynn Parker, Ofwat’s senior director for enforcement, said Welsh Water must now act to “regain trust” of customers following “serious and unacceptable breaches”.

The Ryhl Flats windfarm is pictured on the horizon in the Irish Sea as a dog walker strolls on the beach at Abergele in north Wales on April 21, 2026. Britain's government on April 21, 2026, unveiled plans to accelerate its clean energy drive after oil and gas prices soared in the wake of the US-Iran war. Placing solar panels and wind turbines on industrial and railway sites could power about five million homes, the Labour government said in a statement. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)Caption: The Ryhl Flats windfarm is pictured on the horizon in the Irish Sea as a dog walker strolls on the beach at Abergele in north Wales on April 21, 2026. Britain’s government on April 21, 2026, unveiled plans to accelerate its clean energy drive after oil and gas prices soared in the wake of the US-Iran war. Placing solar panels and wind turbines on industrial and railway sites could power about five million homes, the Labour government said in a statement. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)
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Welsh Water acknowledged its service had “fallen short of the standards our customers and regulators rightly expect” and promised to improve spills, leaks and water quality.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 10: Victoria Derbyshire attends the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises 2026 at The Royal Festival Hall on May 10, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 10: Victoria Derbyshire attends the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises 2026 at The Royal Festival Hall on May 10, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)
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Victoria Derbyshire ‘reprimanded’ over BBC bullying claims

Victoria Derbyshire has received a “reprimand” from BBC bosses after an investigation over bullying allegations at Newsnight, it has been reported.

Here’s the latest.

What you need to know

In October, the BBC’s support at work team launched an investigation into Newsnight, which Derbyshire, an acclaimed journalist who has worked at the broadcaster for over 25 years, has fronted since 2022.

Senior staff are said to have reviewed allegations of unprofessional behaviour which presenters, editors and producers, had either been subject to or witnessed.



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Who raised concerns?

Multiple high-profile figures are reportedly among those who raised concerns on behalf of more junior staff about Derbyshire’s behaviour, The Times reports.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22: King Charles III speaks with Victoria Derbyshire after the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall on November 22, 2024. (Photo by Hollie Adams - Pool/Getty Images)Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 22: King Charles III speaks with Victoria Derbyshire after the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall on November 22, 2024. (Photo by Hollie Adams – Pool/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Kirsty Wark poses with the Fellowship Award inside the Winners Room at the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises at The Royal Festival Hall on May 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 11: Kirsty Wark poses with the Fellowship Award inside the Winners Room at the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises at The Royal Festival Hall on May 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
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They allegedly include ex-Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark (left) and former chief content officer Charlotte Moore. Both declined to comment.

No claims upheld

  • Three separate allegations against Derbyshire were investigated internally but none were upheld.
  • It is understood the 57-year-old presenter denied all the allegations.
  • However, The Times reports that bosses still took steps to reprimand Derbyshire over her behaviour.
  • An individual with knowledge of the process said: “The line has now been drawn. It has been dealt with.”



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Not ‘black and white’

  • One individual claimed the situation was handled with “more than a shot across the bows”.
  • Meanwhile, a BBC presenter told The Times that it was not a “black and white situation”.
  • They added: “Depending on your attitude, you either think she is somebody who has really high expectations because she wants the programme to be the best, or you think it is too much and that she shouldn’t behave like that.”

LABOUR Party

Explained: What Burnham as PM could mean for your taxes

Andy Burnham has vowed to throw his hat into the ring to be the next Labour leader, if he wins the Makerfield by-election later this month, sparking questions over his approach to Britain’s tax policy.

Burnham to bring tax changes?

On Thursday, the Greater Manchester Mayor said he would “seek to join” any Labour leadership contest – after former health secretary Wes Streeting said he too would make a bid for Sir Keir Starmer’s job.

Much of Burnham’s agenda for Government remains vague, but there have been hints that he may propose UK tax policy changes.



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What you need to know

In 2025, Burnham said there was “definitely a case” to reintroduce the 50p top rate of income tax before the end of the current Parliament. However, in an interview with The Observer last month, he appeared to back away from the idea.

WIGAN, ENGLAND - MAY 23: A "Vote Andy For Us" sign on May 23, 2026 in Wigan, England. The Makerfield by-election will take place on Thursday 18 June 2026 after Labour MP Josh Simons resigned to make way for Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to run giving him a route back to Westminster. While Labour won this seat at the 2024 general election with 45.2% of the vote to Reform UK's 31.8%, recent local council elections in May 2026 saw a shift, with Reform UK winning 49.8% of the area's vote compared to Labour's 24.3%. (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)Caption: WIGAN, ENGLAND – MAY 23: A “Vote Andy For Us” sign on May 23, 2026 in Wigan, England. The Makerfield by-election will take place on Thursday 18 June 2026 after Labour MP Josh Simons resigned to make way for Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to run giving him a route back to Westminster. While Labour won this seat at the 2024 general election with 45.2% of the vote to Reform UK’s 31.8%, recent local council elections in May 2026 saw a shift, with Reform UK winning 49.8% of the area’s vote compared to Labour’s 24.3%. (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)
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WIGAN, ENGLAND - JUNE 02: Labour's Makerfield by-election candidate, Andy Burnham speaks to the media after a meeting with residents affected by flooding at Platt Bridge Community Centre on June 02, 2026 in Wigan, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)Caption: WIGAN, ENGLAND – JUNE 02: Labour’s Makerfield by-election candidate, Andy Burnham speaks to the media after a meeting with residents affected by flooding at Platt Bridge Community Centre on June 02, 2026 in Wigan, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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And on BBC’s Question Time, this week, Burnham suggested he was open to cutting tax by raising the income tax personal allowance, which currently sits at £12,570.

Reversing private school VAT?

If Burnham reaches No 10, he must decide whether to continue with tax moves made by Starmer and the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, including the decision to put VAT on independent school fees.

One Burnham-supporting Labour MP told The i Paper they want him to reverse the move, even though any attempt to do so would likely cause concerted opposition.



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Other possible stances

Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, right, and Andy Burnham, mayor of Manchester, during the launch of the party's general election manifesto in Manchester, UK, on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Labour looks set to reiterate key pledges including a cap on corporation tax at the current rate of 25%, and a commitment not to increase income tax, national insurance or VAT. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesKeir Starmer and Andy Burnham, mayor of Manchester, during the launch of the party’s general election manifesto in Manchester, UK, on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images

No NI hikes

Burnham says he will honour Labour’s commitment not to increase income tax, VAT or national insurance.

New care levy

He reportedly remains interested in replacing inheritance tax with a “care levy” to fund a national care service.

File photo dated 03/10/14 of a NHS ward. NHS reforms including a single patient record will mean 20,000 fewer visits to A&E each year, according to the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). The NHS Modernisation Bill, set to have its second reading in the House of Commons on Monday, will establish a system for fragmented health information to be joined up across the country. Issue date: Monday June 01, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA WireDoctors are receiving a 3.5 per cent headline pay rise in their June pay packets which is backdated to April (Photo: Peter Byrne/PA)

UK one pound coins placed on a Council Tax Bill(Photo: Getty).

Council tax reform

Burnham’s northern allies are also calling for a so-called “land value tax” (LVT) to replace council tax.

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B12 and folate are important substances involved in a large group of metabolic processes, including making DNA – which means they are essential for tissue growth and repair – and making brain signalling chemicals involved in mood and motivation.

If someone is persistently tired, the nutrient deficiency first suspected might be a lack of iron. Thanks to NHS awareness campaigns, people may have also heard of type 2 diabetes as a possible cause.

But lack of B vitamins probably won’t jump into most people’s minds, said Dr Dan Baumgardt, an academic GP at the University of Bristol, who wasn’t involved in the study. “These are nutrients the public are less familiar with,” he said.

There are many tests that doctors can do to investigate fatigue. “Practically every single condition in the medical dictionary can cause tiredness in some form,” said Dr Baumgardt. These include pregnancy, depression, carbon monoxide poisoning and chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis.

The NHS guidelines body, Nice, recommends a range of tests and possible diagnoses that GPs should consider. Blood tests for B12 and folate levels are on that list, but they are classed as “additional investigations”. In other words, they are not in the first group of tests, points out Dr James Gill, a GP and lecturer at Warwick Medical School.

And there’s a hitch. Blood tests for B12 and folate levels aren’t always correct on whether someone really is deficient, because levels in the blood may not reflect levels in the body’s tissues.

In fact, a different blood test, for a substance called homocysteine, may give a better picture. Homocysteine is involved in the same group of metabolic processes that use B12 and folate, and people who are deficient in the vital nutrients usually have high homocysteine in their blood.

But often, GPs can’t order homocysteine tests – they have to be requested by hospital doctors, which means they happen less often.

Men and women show symptoms differently

The latest study has highlighted these complexities. Researchers in Japan gave over 600 people questionnaires on their physical fatigue, what might be called mental fatigue, and how motivated they felt about doing activities.

They also measured blood levels of vitamin B12, folate, and homocysteine. The results have been published in the journal, Nutrients.

The study showed that higher levels of homocysteine (indicating B12 or folate deficiency) were linked with worse fatigue in men and weaker mental motivation in women.

But blood tests for B12 and folate showed only small correlations with fatigue and motivation, supporting the idea that they can be inaccurate. “We recommend measuring homocysteine concentrations,” said Professor Hiroaki Kanouchi, at Osaka Metropolitan University, who led the research.

The study does not prove the vitamin deficiencies were causing fatigue in these people, but does support the need for a trial of supplementation for persistent tiredness, he said.

Gill said that if GPs suspect B vitamin deficiency even when blood tests are normal or borderline, they could still recommend treatment.

Both vitamins can be taken as tablets, and an injection of B12 can also be given for a quick boost. “If a patient is very close to the border, let’s just give you some more,” he said.

Mixed up with signs of ageing

Other signs of B12 deficiency include mouth ulcers, pins and needles in the feet and memory problems or “brain fog”.

“When people start to have reduced levels of B12, it’s a very slow process,” said Professor Martin Warren, a micronutrient researcher at the Quadram Institute. “Gradually, your energy levels drop, you become slightly more tired, you get a little bit of brain fog, all of these things creep up and you might think it’s the ageing process.”

If someone suspects their B vitamin levels are at risk of being too low, they can tackle this with their diet.

Good sources of B12 are all forms of meat, as well as foods that have been fortified with it, like some breakfast cereals and Marmite. Good sources of folate include beans, other pulses and green leafy vegetables.

People who are at high risk of these deficiencies include vegans, as well as people with Crohn’s disease, which reduces nutrient absorption, those taking a diabetes medicine called metformin and those taking drugs to reduce stomach acid called proton pump inhibitors.

“Some people soldier on but anybody who is feeling persistent tiredness should go and see their GP,” said Baumgardt. “If it’s a medical problem we might determine the cause.”

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