Some Tesco Everyday Value Spaghetti Bolognese contains 60% horsemeat, the retailer says, as the government details plans for processed beef testing.

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All processed beef products are safe to eat but there is likely to be more unwelcome news of contamination in the ongoing horsemeat scandal, the UK government says.

French ministers are to hold emergency talks with key players in the meat industry as the horsemeat scandal widens to up to 16 countries.

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Five people have died in an accident on a cruise liner in the Canary Islands after a lifeboat broke loose and fell into the sea during a routine safety drill.

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A lifeboat crashes over the side of a Thomson cruise ship while it is docked in the port of Santa Cruz de la Palma in the Canary Islands, killing five crew members.

Six French stores pull beef products over fears they may contain horsemeat, as France investigates if the food firms knowingly misled consumers.

Five crew have been killed and three others injured after a lifeboat they were in fell from a cruise ship docked in the port of Santa Cruz de la Palma in the Canary Islands during a routine safety drill.

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