A Japanese court ordered the government on Friday to pay 370 million yen ($3.4 million) in damages to the relatives of former leprosy patients over a segregation policy that severed family ties and caused long-lasting prejudice. Kumamoto District Court ruled that the segregation violated the human rights of the patients and their relatives. The 561 […]
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Image copyright Getty Images The Inbetweeners actor James Buckley has revealed he struggles to cope with fame and that it causes him anxiety. Speaking on his own digital show, Complete Load of Podcast, the star admitted he felt “constantly on edge.” The 31-year-old is best known for playing the much-loved and immature Jay Cartwright in
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The UK has shut down much of its natural gas storage infrastructure in recent years The UK would be vulnerable to gas supply shortages and price hikes after Brexit, an industry leader has warned. Marco Alvera, head of European industry body GasNaturally, told the BBC that EU nations could
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Defending Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber reached the Eastbourne final on Friday when Ons Jabeur withdrew with an injury. Jabeur rolled her right ankle during Thursday’s quarterfinal match against Alize Cornet and the Tunisian couldn’t recover in time for her second career semifinal match. Chasing her first title since she beat Serena Williams in last year’s
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When the candidates took the stage in Miami on Thursday for the second night of Democratic primary debates, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Bernie Sanders were the stars. By the time they walked off, all eyes were on Senator Kamala Harris. Twitter is a bad gauge for public opinion, but a
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Image copyright Family handout Image caption Theresa Feehan was found dead at her home in London on 12 March 2018 A mum of seven died with toxic levels of prescription drugs in her body after visiting a surgery that had out of date records missing patient conditions. Theresa Feehan, 58, was given a drug on
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Image copyright Press Eye Image caption The star says she’s pulling out all the stops for her Glastonbury debut Pop singer Freya Ridings is playing her first ever Glastonbury, after an astonishing 12 months that saw her shoot to fame, thanks to ITV2’s Love Island. Her song, Lost Without You, was the tear-jerking ballad that
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Boots has confirmed it will close 200 stores with the chain’s boss saying it’s “the right thing to do” in the current tough trading conditions. Local pharmacy stores – where there is another store near by – will be most affected by the closures, Boots said. The retailer said there would be little impact on
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Make yourself known If you’re fishing for a deal, you have to get in the water. Joining a hotel’s loyalty program, which is free, often automatically gives you a discount on rates starting around 5 percent, depending on your status, if booked directly with the hotel. For smaller or independent hotels, sign up for their
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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have been set up for a potential semifinal matchup at Wimbledon. With defending champion Novak Djokovic in the top half of the men’s bracket, the No. 2-seeded Federer and No. 3-seeded Nadal ended up placed together in the bottom half during Friday’s draw at the All England Club. Nadal is
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