The rise in social media platforms means it can be a lot easier to get in touch with some politicians. For Politics Live, Azana Francis looks at how younger people engage in politics and whether MPs are catching up with how their constituents make their views known online. UK viewers can watch the full programme, […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Allergy patients are being warned of a potential fault with Emerade adrenaline pens. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said some have blocked needles, so cannot deliver adrenaline. Around two in every 1,000 pens are thought to be affected. Patients are advised to follow the existing advice to carry
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lil Wayne Rapper Lil Wayne appears to have quit his joint US tour with rock band Blink-182 after telling a crowd in Virginia it was “not my swag”. After stopping a track early on Thursday, he told fans in Bristow: “I’m not sure how long I’m going to be
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Image copyright AFP Volkswagen and Ford have said they will work together on developing self-driving and electric cars in an attempt to reduce costs on new technologies. VW plans to invest $2.6bn (£2.1bn) in Ford’s self-driving unit, which is valued at $7bn. The move comes after the duo said in March they would build vans
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WASHINGTON — For most of the 21st century, wealthy nations have engaged in a race to the bottom on corporate taxes, cutting rates in an effort to poach business activity across borders. Very quickly, that script has flipped. Developed countries are now moving to impose new taxes on technology companies, like Facebook and Google, that
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There are, of course, many reasons why Serena Williams has been as successful as she’s been, for as long as she’s been. The serve. The returns. The groundstrokes. The court coverage. And more. A little insight into one aspect of the way she approaches matches arrived via her answer to a question looking ahead to
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In Maine, the House and Senate passed a bill sponsored by Representative Denise Tepler, a Democrat, to repeal the tax. But lawmakers did not designate money to cover its cost, which was estimated at $817,000 in the next full fiscal year, so it did not advance. It could still be funded next year, at which
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U.S. consumer prices rose just 0.1% in June, as cheaper gas prices were offset by higher rents and auto costs. The Labor Department said Thursday that the consumer price index increased 1.6% in June from a year earlier. That is down from 1.8% in May and the second straight drop. However, excluding the volatile food
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Young Reporter Kacey has had alopecia since the age of six and lost her hair aged 10. She wanted to share her story with a wider audience and explains why she is now glad she has the condition, and talks about it to promote a positive body image message. You can find stories by other
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Donald Glover has come to Halle Bailey’s defense amid the racist backlash to her casting as Ariel in the upcoming live-action reboot of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” On Tuesday at the premiere of Disney’s live-action reboot of “The Lion King,” Glover, who stars as adult Simba in the film, told E! News that he “thought
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