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    Two siblings, aged 8 and 10, found dead in parked car in British Bases, Cyprus; parents held for negligence

    An 8-year-old and a 10-year-old were found lifeless in a vehicle outside a home in Xylofagou, within the British Bases of Dhekelia, on Sunday afternoon. Their father and stepmother have been arrested on suspicion of negligence.

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