A Russian drone strike on a bus in Ukraine has killed at least 12 people, emergency services have said. Several more were wounded in the attack on the bus, which was carrying mineworkers in the southeastern city of Dnipro. Ukraine‘s emergency service said a fire broke out after the strike but was extinguished by firefighters. […]
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Dame Esther Rantzen has described living with terminal cancer, saying she “didn’t expect to see last Christmas” – as she criticised delays to assisted dying legislation. Dame Esther told Mornings With Ridge And Frost she has accepted “there is no cure” for her condition, but said treatment had “delayed” her cancer by three years. The
The official confirmation of Dame Sarah Mullally as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury is an immense step for the Church of England (CoE). Unless you believe in Pope Joan, the legendary female pontiff who supposedly reigned under the title of John VIII, the 63-year-old will become the first female leader in the church in England’s
Nearly 600 jobs have been lost after the owner of Revolution bars went into administration. The Revel Collective, which revealed on Monday that it had filed notice of an intention to appoint administrators, said it had since formally appointed FTI Consulting. Venues closing with immediate effect include 14 Revolution bars, six Revolucion de Cuba bars
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A major heatwave gripping southeast Australia has brought record-breaking temperatures of close to 50C. The rural towns of Hopetoun and Walpeup in Victoria registered preliminary highs of 48.9C which, if confirmed overnight, would beat records set on the day in 2009 when 173 people were killed in the state’s devastating Black Saturday bushfires. No casualties
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Women face a significant loss of grey matter in the brain after menopause, which may explain why they are more likely to suffer dementia than men, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at 124,780 women to examine the effects of menopause on the brain and whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can prevent cognitive decline. Among
Ground rents for leaseholders will be capped at £250 a year before dropping to a peppercorn rent after 40 years, Steve Reed has announced. The housing secretary confirmed the move on Tuesday morning, hitting out at ground rents as a “a bit of a scam”, “a racket” and “paying money for nothing”. Ground rents are
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Learner drivers in Northern Ireland must wait six months before taking a practical test as part of sweeping new reforms. Young drivers will also see restrictions on driving at night and the number of passengers they can have in their car – in what has been described as the biggest change to licencing in 70
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ICE agents will have a security role at the Winter Olympics in Italy, it has been revealed, after the man who led the Trump administration’s crackdown in Minneapolis was moved out of the city. Associated Press sources inside the US embassy in Rome said the officers would support diplomatic security details at the Milan Cortina
“It’s like starting life again,” says Wayne Birkett, who suffered life-changing injuries in a killing spree which left three people stabbed to death. “I’ve had to learn to read and write and use a phone.” Now, he’s decided to speak out as a public inquiry approaches. “Someone’s got to take the blame for this man
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