October 2019

NHS in Scotland could face £1.8bn ‘shortfall’ without reform, says watchdog

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Image copyright Getty Images The health service in Scotland could face a £1.8bn shortfall in less than five years if it is not reformed, the public spending watchdog has said. Audit Scotland’s annual report said the NHS was “seriously struggling to become financially sustainable”. Auditor General Caroline Gardner said the integration of health and social […]

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Leonardo da Vinci five centuries on: Louvre in Paris opens long-awaited exhibition

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Image caption La belle ferronnière – a portrait of a lady from the court of Milan – is a work attributed to Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci It took more than a decade to prepare and was almost thwarted by a diplomatic row. Now, one of the world’s most expensive art exhibitions – to commemorate

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Eager to leave scandal, Nissan shows off smooth-driving tech

Technology /

An electric car with smooth four-wheel drive and a virtual friend for the coming age of automated driving are among the technology in development from Nissan. The Japanese automaker, eager to leave behind the scandal over its former star executive Carlos Ghosn, recently invited reporters to see several of its test models. Ghosn, who led

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House Unanimously Approves Bill to Make Animal Cruelty a Federal Offense

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Animal cruelty would become a federal offense with a penalty of up to seven years in prison under a proposed expansion of an animal welfare law that won unanimous approval this week in the House of Representatives. The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act advanced through the House on Tuesday after a voice vote, which

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This Woman Created An Instagram Page To Announce She’s Not Engaged

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New Yorker Mary McCarthy takes the perfect engagement ring selfie: Her hand posture is on-point, her nails are trimmed, her photo backdrops are almost always interesting. The only catch? She’s not engaged. On her aptly named Instagram page, @notengaged, McCarthy parodies the engagement ring photos that flood the social media feeds of anyone in their

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House Panel to Investigate Alleged Sexual Relationship Between Katie Hill and Staff Member

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The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday that it was investigating allegations that Representative Katie Hill of California, a first-term Democrat considered a rising star in the party, had a sexual relationship with a member of her congressional staff in violation of House rules. Ms. Hill, 32, has denied the allegation. Her office did not immediately

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