Image copyright PA Chancellor Sajid Javid is set to unveil the government’s spending plans for the coming year on Wednesday. The statement will set departmental budgets for just one year rather than the usual three years, due to uncertainty over the impact of Brexit. Mr Javid will announce a further £2bn of Brexit funding for […]
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Safety has become a big issue. A three-month study published in May from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health and Transportation Departments of Austin, Tex., found that for every 100,000 scooter rides, 20 people were injured. Nearly half of the injuries were to the head; 15 percent of those showed
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: SHAKE IT OFF The Mets and Nationals are set for a matinee in Washington after playing a wild one Tuesday night. The Mets scored five runs in the top of the ninth to lead 10-4 before the Nats rallied all the way back in the bottom
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Asian stock markets rose Wednesday following surprise weakness in U.S. manufacturing and wrangling in Britain over the country’s departure from the European Union. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced. The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, said its manufacturing index slid to a 3½-year low of 49.1 last month from
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Image copyright Getty Images Patients with a rare inherited eye disorder are set to be able to access a new gene therapy on the NHS which slows down sight loss. Draft NICE guidance recommends the therapy (Luxturna) to treat inherited retinal dystrophies. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence estimates just under 90 people
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Image copyright Getty Images Huawei has accused the US government of “using every tool at its disposal” to disrupt its business. In a press release on Tuesday, the Chinese tech giant said the US had launched cyber-attacks to infiltrate its networks and was threatening its employees. The firm, which was put on a US trade
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Heat radiates from the asphalt and concrete that cover the streets, the sidewalks, the alleys, even the tiny yards behind the homes in the East Baltimore neighborhood of McElderry Park. Trees are scarce. And air doesn’t move much when it comes up against block after block of rowhouses. So as a dangerous 11-day heat wave
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Seth Brown’s legs practically flew around the bases he had so much Adrenalin and energy. The Oakland rookie could see and hear his teammates going crazy. Brown hit his second RBI triple of the game to break a sixth-inning tie in a special home debut, Matt Chapman had a three-run homer, and the Athletics beat
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Prince Harry defended his use of private jets on Tuesday ― ironically during his launch of a sustainable travel initiative intended to transform the travel industry into a “catalyst for good.” The Duke of Sussex told a crowd in Amsterdam that he and Meghan Markle, who have been criticized for promoting conservation while taking private flights
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Robert Burke, William Wills and John King approaching Coopers Creek in 1861 In 1860, Robert Burke and William Wills famously led the first European expedition across the largely unknown interior of Australia. It did not go well. Due to a combination of poor leadership, bad planning and misfortune, Burke,
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