U.S. consumer prices increased a slight 0.1% in May, as inflation was tempered by lower costs for gasoline, electricity and used cars. The Labor Department said Wednesday that the consumer price index rose 1.8% during the past year. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices rose 0.1% in May and 2% from a […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Stacey Dooley and Richard Curtis Comic Relief is to send fewer celebrities abroad after criticism that stars like Stacey Dooley were going to Africa as “white saviours”. The charity’s co-founder, screenwriter Richard Curtis, told MPs TV appeals “will be heading in the direction of not using” celebrities abroad. He
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Image copyright Getty Images Discount supermarket chain Lidl plans to open 40 new stores in the south-east of England. The £500m investment will take place over five years and will include a new UK head office in south-west London. The move will create 1,500 new jobs, a boost for the traditional retail sector which has
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FIFA has withdrawn a claim that 1 million tickets have been sold for the Women’s World Cup and now says the total includes people paying nothing to attend games, including VIPs and even medical staff. Interested in World Cup? Add World Cup as an interest to stay up to date on the latest World Cup
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The Latest on the Ebola outbreak in Africa (all times local): 2:10 p.m. The World Health Organization says an expert committee has been alerted for a possible meeting to discuss whether to declare the Ebola outbreak a global health emergency. A WHO spokesman says the director general might convene a third meeting after two previous
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Cave posted the letter on The Red Hand Files, a website he uses to communicate with fans Musician Nick Cave has offered lyrics and songwriting advice to a fan suffering from writer’s block. The Australian rock artist provided the support through his online blog after Dave, an American from
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Why pay top dollar for a luxury vacation when it’s possible to have it for less? A high-end trip without a premium price tag is possible anywhere in the world, but your approach needs to be tailored to your destination. Here, locals in five famously expensive cities — London, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore and Sydney
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Now that his knee is healthy, Brian McCann showed he has plenty of power left at 35 years old. McCann hit one of four Atlanta homers in the second inning and took Pirates starter Chris Archer deep again with a tiebreaking, three-run shot in the sixth to help the Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5
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Image copyright Leahy family Image caption Matthew Leahy was found hanged at the Linden Centre in 2012 A national review has been ordered into “significant failings” at a health trust dating back more than a decade. The ombudsman found care shortcomings by the former North Essex Partnership University Trust (NEP) in the case of two
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Image caption The proposed changes were submitted to Ofcom in April Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has given “provisional” approval to plans that would enable shows to be available on the BBC iPlayer for longer. The BBC wants to change the iPlayer from a 30-day catch-up service to one where programmes are available for 12 months as
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