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Dead bodies stored in cupboards on the Tube - Telegraph.co.uk
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, several workers expressed their disgust at the practice. One male member of the Tube's Emergency Response Unit said leaving bodies in cupboards was very disrespectful. He told Channel 4's Confessions from the ...
US election 2012: Mitt Romney to get Secret Service protection - Telegraph.co.uk
Mr Romney's campaign requested the protection, an administration official said. The official said the administration determined that Mr Romney met all the conditions for protection. Those include being a major presidential candidate who has raised a ...
German nationals face death penalty over drug smuggling charges in Malaysia - Telegraph.co.uk
A district court near the Kuala Lumpur International Airport charged the three men on January 13 with drug trafficking, said a customs official who declined to be named. Airport officials arrested the men arriving from Istanbul on January 1 after ...
Syria kills dozens in bombardment of border town - Telegraph.co.uk
A resident of the nearby town of Sednaya, who did not want to be identified, said the 33 were killed since Wednesday and that no casualty figures were yet available for Sunday. "We have managed to get through to people there who say the bombardment has ...
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou: flying into a storm - Telegraph.co.uk
One analyst, who asked not to be named, noted that as the management continues to perform, Sir Stelios's demands should become less of a concern, "with the Stelios discount [to share price] diminishing over time". The analyst continued: "Every so often ...
Many feared dead as series of bombs rock Nigerian city of Kano - Telegraph.co.uk
"There was a suicide attack on the police zone 1 headquarters," the senior police source said on condition of anonymity. "So far two officers have been killed and the bomber also." The country's emergency agency confirmed several explosions, ...
Costa Concordia: Captain Francesco Schettino's home town comes out to support him - Telegraph.co.uk
One, who did not wish to be identified, said: "Anyone who knows Franco knows that he is a great, great sailor, a great commander and a loyal employee. He is a professional man and would never knowingly have put the lives of his passengers in danger. ...
Hunters criticised for killing giraffes - Telegraph.co.uk
The owner of one South African hunting firm, who refused to be named, defended the killings. He told The Sun: "These are legal hunts, by professionals on private land. There will always be emotion from people who are not hunters when they see dead ...
RBS pushes Peacocks to the brink of administration - Telegraph.co.uk
A source close to the bank said: "Yes, RBS is owned by the taxpayer, but that means it has a responsibility to look after that money wisely. Should it throw good money at the sector, when we've seen how bad conditions are?" RBS also supports HMV and ...
Celebrities prepare themselves for Golden Globe humiliation from Ricky Gervais - Telegraph.co.uk
"Despite the HFPA's reservations about bringing him back, NBC insisted as he is so good for ratings," a network source, who asked not to be named, told The Sunday Telegraph. "They don't really care who he offends. As far as they are concerned, ...
Syria: French TV reporter killed in Homs - Telegraph.co.uk
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media, didn't identify the three. Opposition groups have been deeply critical of the Arab League mission, saying it is giving Assad cover for his ongoing ...
Four siblings die after house fire at mother's birthday party - Telegraph.co.uk
A friend, who refused to be named, confirmed there had been a party at the house. He said: "Michelle had arranged a party for her birthday. Everyone who was downstairs got out safely but those upstairs didn't. I've been told that Reece went upstairs to ...
Burma's opposition prepares for the unexpected after Aung San Suu Kyi agrees ... - Telegraph.co.uk
One leader, who asked not to be named, said KIO fighters had reported suffering chemical gas attacks, torture of prisoners and summary executions. "People are being shot at point blank range. One soldier escaped. He told me one wanted KIO soldier was ...
Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney fined a week's wages and dropped from ... - Telegraph.co.uk
With a source close to the Rooney camp stressing that the player's relationship with Ferguson has not been affected by the disciplinary measures and a United source saying the matter “is forgotten about, it's all over”, it is expected that the forward ...
English Heritage consults members on changing its "stuffy" name - Telegraph.co.uk
One of those who attended, a longtime English Heritage member who asked not to be named, said: “The interlocutor opened the discussion by asking us about the name English Heritage and did we think it was a good name and was it what it said on the ...
Two abortion doctors charged with murder in Maryland - Telegraph.co.uk
... to her bowel after undergoing an abortion procedure by the doctors. Rather than call for an ambulance, they drove her to a nearby hospital where they allegedly would not cooperate with emergency room staff and Dr Brigham refused to give his name.
Pakistani girl brought to US for treatment 'disfigured by her own nation's ... - Telegraph.co.uk
"There is a strain of thought that pins all the blame for Pakistan's ills on the Americans," said a Pakistani journalist who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals. "Again with this baby it seems as if it is easier to assume it was drones than ...
Mystery of 'real-life Santa' who gave away £50 notes - Telegraph.co.uk
The elderly couple, who did not want to be identified, thought they were the victims of a practical joke. They took the note to their bank, where its authenticity was verified and it was changed for lower denominations. The couple, both retired ...
Trainee dentists 'left with no job' in NHS - Telegraph.co.uk
A dentist involved in training, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "The cost of setting these dental schools up and of training the students is completely wasted if there are not vocational places for all the UK students who need them. ...
Italian mobsters demand protection money from mafia TV drama - Telegraph.co.uk
Paolo Piccinelli, a police colonel, said: “We've verified that an employee of the production company was in league with a person close to the mafia. The series, which stars the actress Simona Cavallari as a detective leading a team of officers, ...
Fifteen children killed in Chinese bus crash - Telegraph.co.uk
"The bus rolled over into the river," said the spokesman, who refused to be named. "15 died in this accident, and I don't know how many are in critical condition," he added. He refused to say how many children were on the bus at the time, ...
Football coach 'killed young family before burning bodies and committing suicide' - Telegraph.co.uk
One neighbour, who asked not to be named, said she had heard a scream at around 8.20pm on Sunday night, though she did not know whether it was a neighbour or a relative who had just arrived on the scene. She said: "It was horrible to hear, somebody was ...
China police block access to protest village - Telegraph.co.uk
He must have died before he was sent to hospital," said the man, who asked not to be identified. "His daughter ... collapsed when she saw the body and she saw that some finger bones were broken. There were bruises on his back. ...
Emperor of Exmoor's head found mounted on hotel wall - Telegraph.co.uk
Asked about the stag's origins or why the owner did not want to be identified, she said she had “promised faithfully I wouldn't say anything about that”. She added: “I don't think they want all the agro. There was obviously a lot of problems at the ...
Osama bin Laden 'was not in charge of al-Qaeda at time of raid' - Telegraph.co.uk
The expert, who asked not to be named, said the 200 pieces of evidence – notebooks, files, computers and USB drives – recovered by the US commandos who staged the raid in which he died, showed "it had been quite a while since he was involved in the ...