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Trial date for retired British geologist facing smuggling allegations in Iraq

UK ministers have faced fresh pleas to personally raise the case of Jim Fitton with their Iraqi counterparts.

The Independent UK

Case of retired geologist held in Iraq raised repeatedly, minister says

Father-of-two Jim Fitton has been detained in Iraq for more than six weeks.

The Independent UK

Detained geologist ‘heartbroken’ at missing daughter’s wedding celebrations

The family of Jim Fitton, 66, has renewed its appeal for UK ministers to help free him from Iraq.

The Independent UK

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Ministers accused of abandoning UK geologist at risk of execution in Iraq

Family ‘baffled’ by Foreign Office after Jim Fitton arrested for taking pottery pieces from ancient site

The Guardian - UK

Jim Fitton: Thousands support efforts to free British geologist amid Iraq death penalty fears

A petition urging the release of father-of-two Jim Fitton has received more than 92,000 signatures in the three days since it was launched

Evening Standard

Family of British geologist facing death penalty in Iraq urge UK to intervene

Retiree Jim Fitton, 66, was detained when airport security found ‘valueless’ pottery shards in luggage

The Guardian - UK

British geologist facing death penalty in Iraq for ‘smuggling broken pottery’

‘We have days to save him before sentencing,’ family say

The Independent UK

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Warning to pet owners who let dogs go for a swim

Swimming in a river could prove poisonous for dogs

Liverpool Echo

‘Short-sighted’ decision to ditch zero-carbon rule ‘has cost households £1.8bn in energy bills’

Exclusive: Almost 1m households paying £200 a year more because of Tory decision to overturn coalition-era energy-saving plan, say Liberal Democrats

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s new nuclear plants expected to raise energy bills by over £80 a year

Nuclear now more expensive than renewables with costs passed on through levy on bills

The Independent UK

‘Murders are result of misogyny’: Women killed by men in over quarter of all murder cases in recent years

Exclusive: ‘If the Conservatives do not act fast to tackle the root cause of this violence, more women and girls will suffer,’ says Lib Dem MP

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s new push for oil and gas will ‘blow’ net zero commitment, analysis shows

Exclusive: Six identified North Sea sites will produce 205 million tonnes of CO2, say campaigners

The Independent UK

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