An urgent investigation is needed into why excess deaths are near pandemic levels, because the lack of an explanation is fuelling “wild and dangerous theories”, experts warn. Government figures suggest the number of extra or “unnecessary” fatalities this year is higher than 2021 and 2022, and on a trajectory that could even surpass 2020. Of particular concern is the 15 to 44 age group, where cumulative deaths are tracking above all recent years, including 2020. National Trust free passes in Friday's paper Experts call for urgent investigation as excess deaths spark ‘dangerous’ theories The death toll in 2023 is nearing...