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Australian woman Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives, who died after ...

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Death cap mushrooms have a large domed or white cap, depending on age and an off-white stem. They can grow up to 15cm wide ...

Symptoms can take six to 24 hours to appear, meaning many people don’t realise they’re in danger until it’s too late.

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Native to Europe, death cap mushrooms were first confirmed in Australia in the 1960s, and they almost always grow near introduced trees, namely oaks, according to Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.