October 2019

Sandy Ratcliff: Lung condition and excess morphine killed ex-EastEnders actress

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Image copyright Getty Images Former EastEnders actress Sandy Ratcliff died after taking an excessive amount of morphine while suffering from two terminal lung conditions, an inquest has heard. She was one of the BBC soap’s original cast members, appearing as cafe owner Sue Osman from 1985 to 1989. Off-screen she battled a heroin addiction for […]

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Bennetts: Buyer found for ‘world’s oldest’ department store

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Image copyright JJPR Image caption Paul Hurst said he was passionate about keeping the Bennetts name alive A shop billed as the “world’s oldest department store” is to be bought out of administration by a local businessman. Bennetts has been in Derby since 1734 but went into administration in February. Administrators said a sale had

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Gwyneth Paltrow Explains Her ‘Spider-Man’ Goof And It Doesn’t Help

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Gwyneth Paltrow on Wednesday tried to explain the widely publicized brain freeze a few months ago in which she forgot her role in “Spider-Man: Homecoming.” The Oscar-winning actor, who was visiting “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” appeared on Jon Favreau’s cooking show in June. When Favreau brought up the topic of the film, Paltrow seemed to have no

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Norfolk and Suffolk greenhouse plan ‘will provide 10% of UK tomatoes’

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Image caption The two new greenhouses will supply 10% of Britain’s tomatoes Two giant greenhouses costing £120m are to be built next to sewage works to grow millions of tomatoes and bring 360 agricultural jobs. Work on the greenhouses – the UK’s largest – has already begun at Trowse, near Norwich, and Ingham, Suffolk. Heat

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Climate activists spray fake blood on UK government building

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Climate activists sprayed hundreds of gallons of fake blood on a British government building, hoping to underscore the damage humans are causing to the planet. Extinction Rebellion activists used an out-of-commission fire engine to drench the front of the Treasury building in red liquid. They then erected a banner reading “Stop funding climate death.” Police

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