Image copyright National deaf society Image caption Five-year-old Levindinos can join in more now that he has radio aids Having a radio aid gave five-year-old Levindinos Anastasiou, who has hearing loss, “a new lease of life”, says his mum. The aids have two parts – the child wears a receiver with their hearing aid and […]
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In his new Netflix special, Aziz Ansari did not gloss over the sexual misconduct accusations against him that came to light last year. Within minutes of “Right Now,” which was released on the streaming platform on Tuesday, the comedian told the audience he felt it was necessary to talk about the allegations, which appeared on
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Image copyright PA How much does it cost to run an electric car? How can I get a charging point when I don’t have a driveway? Are they really better for the environment? These are just some of the many questions you have been sending us about electric cars, and with more and more manufacturers
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In October, the BBC met Yusra and her family in war-torn Yemen. She had an aggressive tumour in her left eye, but couldn’t get the life-saving treatment she needed. Now she’s been fitted with a prosthetic eye in Jordan and is returning to her homeland. International Correspondent Orla Guerin reports for the BBC News at
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A jailed former governor of Rio de Janeiro state told a judge on Thursday that he paid about $2 million for the votes of International Olympic Committee members to award the Brazilian city the 2016 Summer Games. Sergio Cabral said he paid $1.5 million in bribes through intermediaries to the
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The two were photographed together there in the 1990s and early 2000s, Mr. Trump always in a tie, Mr. Epstein always without. And in Manhattan, they attended many of the same dinner parties, like the one that Mr. Epstein hosted for Prince Andrew, where the guest list also included Ron Perelman and Mort Zuckerman, among
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Nintendo Co. plans to start making its Switch video game console in Vietnam this year, transferring some of its production from China, a company spokesman said Tuesday. The official, who spoke on customary condition of anonymity, said the change has been in the works for some time, to reduce risks that come from having production
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Halfway through 2019, some interesting trends have emerged in the world of baby names. The folks at Nameberry have been tracking the most popular names of 2019 so far, and they’ve identified Archie and Isla as the current top names for boys and girls, respectively. Nameberry’s popularity list is based on number of views each
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Matthew Cruikshank is the one of most viewed artists in the world with a potential daily audience of 5.6bn people. He’s the man behind the Google Doodle team. Newsbeat’s been to meet him to find out about his inspiration, the Doodle process and if he ever gets bored of doodling. Video producer: Nesta McGregor. Follow
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Brittany Ferries was one of three suppliers which had a contract to provide extra ferry services The government’s Brexit ferry programme was “rushed and risky”, according to a cross-party group of MPs, who confirmed the botched project had cost £85m. A procurement process to provide extra ferry services was
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