Image caption Hector and Christian The fridge in Hector Fernandez’s home is under lock and key. The door to the kitchen, which is specially fitted, is also locked. So are the cupboards and the medicine cabinet. Anywhere that contains anything remotely edible is guarded and the keys hidden under Hector’s pillow at night. It’s not […]
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Image copyright Alamy It may be the era of the box-set binge, but many of us are still finding time to enjoy books. In the UK alone, sales of adult fiction, non-fiction and children’s print books have remained healthy over the past 12 months. Before the Christmas boost, they were up 1% to 191.5 million
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Image copyright Angela Jansen My Money is a new series looking at how people spend their money – and the sometimes tough decisions they have to make. Here, Angela Jansen from South London records her spending over a week and shares tips for saving. We’re looking for more people to share what they spend their
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Lindsey Vonn popped the question to hockey star P December 26, 2019, 12:48 AM 2 min read Lindsey Vonn popped the question to hockey star P.K. Subban. “Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone!! On our 2 year anniversary, in a “non traditional” move, I asked PK to marry me and he said, Yes,” Vonn tweeted
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BUSHEKELI, Rwanda — It was something, the silence. Nothing but the puff of her breath and the scuff of her slip-on shoes as Madeleine Mukantagara walked through the fields to her first patient of the day. Piercing cries once echoed down the hill to the road below. What she carried in her bag had calmed
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Rob Osman helps men to open up about mental health by taking them on a dog walk. He said dog walking had pulled him out of “years of suffering with depression” and now wants to share the space with other men who could also benefit. The group, started in Bristol, has already helped army veteran
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DENVER — After changing his head coach or starting quarterback each of the past five winters, John Elway seems to have finally hit on rookies Vic Fangio and Drew Lock. A second-round draft pick from Missouri, Lock has won three of four starts, injecting a mix of nerve, novelty and mobility into a position that’s
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A few years ago, I stumbled upon the subreddit ABraThatFits, where people share their struggle to find a bra and pass along what they have learned. While scrolling through the forum, I often came across a specific piece of advice: go Polish. The Redditors mentioned a few brands in particular, Ewa Michalak and Comexim, but
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Joel Embiid scored 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 121-109 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer December 25, 2019, 10:16 PM 4 min read PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid outplayed Giannis Antetokounmpo in Philadelphia’s first home Christmas game in 31 years, collecting
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Turkey’s president has met with Tunisia’s president in a surprise visit to discuss the conflict in neighboring Libya December 25, 2019, 5:08 PM 2 min read ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president has met with Tunisia’s president in a surprise visit to Tunis to discuss the conflict in neighboring Libya. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters
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