Top 5 news stories of the week

Constance Marten – Couple to appear in court charged with manslaughter

[Independent] Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are to appear in court this morning charged with gross negligence manslaughter after the remains of a baby were found in a wooded area.

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Met Office issues urgent 48-hour warning for snow and ice as Arctic freeze sweeps UK

[Mirror] A yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued by the Met Office, ahead of days of freezing weather conditions.Millions of people in huge swathes of England and Scotland will be affected by the yellow warnings, which come into effect throughout Monday and Tuesday (March 6 and 7) next week.

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Vladimir Putin calls crisis meeting after reports of sabotage group inside Russia

[Mirror] Vladimir Putin is reportedly set to hold an emergency meeting of his security council amid Kremlin reports of fighting inside Russia near the Ukrainian border, which Ukraine has denied.

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Woman who waved 77-year-old cyclist into fatal crash jailed for 3 years

[Express] A woman has been jailed after a 77-year-old cyclist fell off the path and into an oncoming car.

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UK’s most dangerous places to live ranked in new map with safest region revealed

[Mirror] The safest and most dangerous places to live in England and Wales have been ranked on a new map. The data by the Office for National Statistics may be of concern for those in areas like West Yorkshire and the northeast

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