Actor Eric Dane, best known for his roles in TV series Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria, has died aged 53. His representatives said he died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known also as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Dane announced his diagnosis last year, and had become an advocate for ALS awareness before his death. “He spent his […]
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Newly qualified midwives are having to take up roles in other industries despite “chronic” staff shortages across the sector, according to a new survey. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) claims almost a third of midwifery graduates are unable to find employment and many are turning to roles in hospitality, retail, office work, and cleaning
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Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has offered $7bn (£5.2bn) in funds to rebuild war-torn Gaza at the group’s first meeting, the US president has said. The money was pledged by nine of the board’s member countries, while five nations agreed to send troops for an international stabilisation force for the territory, Mr Trump said after
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Anytime, any place, anywhere. The American politicians who want to speak to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor about Jeffrey Epstein say his arrest reinforces their case to have him called before them. They’ll make it work, whatever and wherever it takes them. “He can testify remotely, he can testify in person – and in the UK,” US
The UK has not agreed to allow the US to launch air strikes against Iran from a British base on Diego Garcia and another in Gloucestershire, it is understood. The Times first reported the lack of permission. The newspaper said, as a result of the UK’s reticence, Donald Trump had withdrawn his support for a
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More than 30 “drone squads” equipped with laser mapping technology are being deployed by the Environment Agency (EA) to tackle the increasing number of illegal waste dumps across the country. The EA is facing mounting criticism over its ability to catch gangs behind the sites – which see criminals avoid millions of pounds in landfill
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Measles cases are continuing to spread across England, with most infections among unvaccinated young children. By Monday, there had been 130 confirmed cases across the country this year, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Of those, 34 were identified between 12 and 16 February. Enfield has been the centre of the outbreak, with 50
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“An ineffective form of renewable energy… carpet-bombing the countryside… irreversible damage.” These are the noisy, angry and organised campaigners against onshore wind in Wales. Dozens of new projects are set to sweep across the rolling hills of Cymru as the government races to hit its clean power targets. It says it is willing to take
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A man has been arrested after two teenagers were found dead at a holiday park in east Yorkshire. Police were called to Little Eden Holiday Park in Bridlington on Wednesday, where a 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy were found dead inside one of the rental properties. A 33-year-old man was arrested on Thursday on
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The advisory firm founded by Lord Mandelson is on the verge of being placed in administration, a member of staff has told Sky News. Global Counsel (GC), which severed its connection to the former government minister and ambassador to the US earlier this month amid his association with the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, employs
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