Image copyright Getty Images The type of job somebody does is a big factor in the risk of suicide, figures released to BBC Scotland show. A breakdown of National Records of Scotland (NRS) data has revealed that male-dominated jobs, such as farm workers or tradesmen, have a higher suicide rate than other occupations. However, it […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jamie Spears has been in charge of his daughter’s day-to-day affairs since 2008 Britney Spears’ father has stepped down as her conservator after 11 years. Jamie Spears filed papers in Los Angeles on 5 September, asking the court to temporarily relieve him of the role for “personal health reasons”.
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Image copyright Getty Images Wages have continued to grow at a strong pace and employment remains at record highs, official figures show. Earnings excluding bonuses grew at an annual pace of 3.8% in the April to July period, down slightly from the previous reading. Including bonuses, wages rose at an annual pace of 4% –
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The first rule of Silicon Valley venture capital is never insult a start-up. Founders are always killing it, disrupting the world or just plain 🙌🙌🙌. If a start-up is fizzling, shuttering or caught scamming? The socially acceptable response is total silence. Everyone knows that. Except Jason Palmer. The start-up in question was AltSchool, a Mark
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Nico Hoerner went from sitting on his couch in Oakland and watching the Chicago Cubs on TV on Sunday to having a remarkable major league debut with them on Monday night. The touted prospect had three hits and four RBIs in his big league debut and made some nice plays at shortstop for the Cubs,
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WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidates broadly agree that President Trump has shaken the presidency loose from its constitutional limits and say that the White House needs major new legal curbs, foreshadowing a potential era of reform akin to the post-Watergate period if any of them wins next year’s election. In responses to a New York
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Checkups for your mind are just as important as those for your body. But you wouldn’t know it from the way many people still talk and think about therapy. While society is more accepting of mental health than it’s ever been, there’s still some level of shame associated with seeing a therapist. It’s not uncommon
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It seems like a bit of drama still surrounds Wisteria Lane. In May, “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty and apologized for her involvement in the college admissions scandal. The actor is due to be sentenced Friday, and prosecutors are recommending she spend a month in jail in addition to paying a $20,000 fine and serving
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As far as critics are concerned — along with fans of the Steelers, Raiders and even some Patriots backers — A.B. is TNT. Antonio Brown didn’t play a down on opening weekend but grabbed the headlines nonetheless for forcing his way out of Oakland and landing with the defending champion Patriots eight months after quitting
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Labour’s Harriet Harman has confirmed that she will run to become the next Commons Speaker. The Mother of the House and the longest continuously-serving female MP told Today that it’s “the job of the Speaker to make sure Parliament, by its majority, has its say”. Her announcement came after the current Speaker, John Bercow, said
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