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In the fourth day of a siege in Palma, Mozambique, several people are killed by ISIL-linked militants. Local civilians are killed in streets and buildings, with reports of beheadings. A South African man and a British citizen are murdered after a hotel and an evacuation convoy are attacked; other foreigners are also suspected to have been killed. At least 21 soldiers are shot dead while responding to the hotel attack.
2021-03-27

A 13-year-old boy dies at the King's College Hospital, becoming the UK's youngest victim from the virus to date.
2020-03-31

2013 meat adulteration scandal: Britain's Food Standards Agency says that 100kg of horse meat imported from Hungary and labelled as beef has been discovered in Lancashire.
2013-03-22

2013 meat adulteration scandal: Ikea withdraws Swedish meatballs from sale in 14 countries after tests in the Czech Republic revealed traces of horse meat.
2013-02-25

Food giant Nestlé removes its beef pasta meals from supermarkets in France, Spain, and Italy, after tests confirmed that the product contained horse meat.
2013-02-18

German authorities find horse meat in lasagne sold in Germany, as in Italy further tests will be conducted soon.
2013-02-14

Police in the UK arrest three men in connection with the alleged mislabelling of food.
2013-02-14

UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Owen Paterson holds a summit with British retailers and the Food Standards Agency to ask how "beef" products containing horse meat were sold in supermarkets.
2013-02-9

Frozen food manufacturer Findus withdraws its beef lasagne ready meals after tests showed the product contained horse meat.
2013-02-7

Russia lifts a 16-year ban on the import of British beef and lamb. British farmers had been stopped from exporting to Russia following the 1996 BSE outbreak in the UK, despite the lifting of a worldwide ban in 2006.
2012-11-22