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comment and any further queries should be directed to the Coroner.”

Thomas died at HMS Raleigh shore base, Torpoint, which according to the Navy’s website is “The ‘front door’ for entry into the Royal Navy, where ratings from all branches receive their 10week Initial Naval Training.

“On a typical day there are around 2,200 people on site.”

The Royal Navy, who have recently been in the news after their aircraft carrier broke down for the second time, has also not revealed when further details regarding the sailor’s death at the Cornwall training base will be released.

CRITICS of European human rights laws have blamed the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) for stopping Britain from deporting known terrorists.

A report by a national news outlet on Sunday February 12 claims that Article 3, which prohibits torture and inhumane treatment; Article 5, the right to liberty and security; and Article 8, the right to private and family life are being successfully exploited.

The report found that a growing number of extremists are using these articles to prevent deportation with most living in the UK at the taxpayers’ expense.

These include Al Qaeda and

THE UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has said that there are more stories of losing investment than there are of being won, the latest a £320 million AstraZeneca investment that is destined for Ireland.

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Islamic State terrorists as well as those granted asylum in the country but who have been guilty of plotting or carrying out terrorist activities in their new home.

The ECHR was introduced after the Second World War in an effort to prevent a repeat of atrocities such as the holocaust, but some lawyers and politicians believe it to no longer be fit for purpose. More specifically they say it fails to deal with modern issues of mass migration, litigation and lone­wolf terrorism and is subsequently being misused.