Image copyright BSIP/Getty Images Image caption The outbreak of Group A streptococcal infection began in Braintree The “most likely cause” of a bacterial outbreak that has seen 15 people die was district nursing teams, a document obtained by the BBC has revealed. At least 33 people in Essex have been infected by the strain of […]
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Image copyright Zakary Walters Image caption Ed Sheeran drew his world tour to a close with four homecoming gigs in Chantry Park, Ipswich in August Ed Sheeran fans can follow his path to global stardom on a walking tour of the streets where he began his career. The route around Ipswich, where he ended his
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The Latest on a group of deep-sea researchers looking for sunken World War II ships (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Researchers say a shipwreck from the World War II Battle of Midway that was spotted on the floor of the Pacific Ocean is the flagship Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi. Vulcan Inc.’s director of undersea operations
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NL MVP candidate Anthony Rendon surveyed his teammates scattered around the Nationals Park diamond, whoopin’ it up after clinching a World Series berth. There were starting pitchers Max Scherzer and Aníbal Sánchez, each 35 — and each responsible for taking a no-hit bid into at least the seventh inning as Washington won Games 1 and
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to push for a vote on his European Union divorce deal as Parliament prepares for a week of guerrilla warfare over Brexit. Interested in Brexit? Add Brexit as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Brexit news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Johnson plans
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption University students have been urged to make sure they are protected By the age of five, 92.2% of children in Wales are protected against measles, mumps and rubella. This puts it above the other UK nations – with 86.4% having had the full dose of the vaccine in England,
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A device which allows the audience to have their own mixing desk at a concert is being used at Elton John’s final tour. Individual instrument tracks from backstage are transmitted via radio signals to the device and then synchronised with the sound being sent – meaning there is no delay. Audience members can then mix
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Image copyright Getty Images Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal is “acceptable” and the country should push ahead with it, leading banker Sir Ian Cheshire has said. Sir Ian, chairman of Barclays’ UK operations, told the BBC that business leaders wanted to see certainty. He added that it was “extremely unlikely” that further negotiations with
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About a dozen NBA players gathered for a teleconference with officials in the league office this summer, making their case about what they believe is one of the biggest problems in the game. Interested in NBA? Add NBA as an interest to stay up to date on the latest NBA news, video, and analysis from
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Image copyright Reuters Sudden spikes in air pollution in the UK trigger hundreds more heart attacks, strokes and acute asthma attacks on those days, research suggests. A team at King’s College London looked at data from London, Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford and Southampton. Days when pollutant levels were in the top half
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