Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPro-choice groups say they will challenge the bill Alabama has become the latest US state to move to restrict abortions by passing a bill to outlaw the procedure in almost all cases. The law includes a ban on abortion in cases of rape or incest. Supporters say […]
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Image copyright Shutterstock Image caption About one million people watched The Jeremy Kyle Show every day The Jeremy Kyle Show has been axed by ITV after the death of a guest who took part in the programme. Steve Dymond was found dead on 9 May a week after filming the show, during which he took
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Image copyright Shirlaine Forrest Image caption Julian Richer is drummer in the funk band Ten Millennia Julian Richer has always been seen as an unorthodox businessman – and this week, he showed why. The founder and 100%-owner of the Richer Sounds hi-fi and television stores is putting ownership of the business in a John Lewis-style
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A crescendo of barks greeted a vehicle that recently pulled up to the Montego Bay Animal Haven in Jamaica. Penned dogs — 147 of them — were tipped off it was time for their morning walk. They leapt at the chain link fence, tails wagging, then surged in joyous waves through a gate. Dog-loving visitors,
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One of the world’s leading internet giants appears to be feeling the effects of China’s economic slowdown and the trade war with the United States. The Alibaba Group, China’s largest e-commerce company, said on Wednesday that revenue increased by 51 percent in the March quarter from the same period last year. That topped Wall Street’s
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After four decades of dormancy, male tennis players in Italy are finally showing signs of becoming as good as the women have been. Marco Cecchinato got things rolling by reaching the French Open semifinals last year — the first Italian man to reach the last four of a major since 1978. Fabio Fognini followed by
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The acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration will face questions from members of the House Transportation Committee on Wednesday about the regulator’s role in approving Boeing’s now-grounded 737 Max airplane to fly. It will be the first in a series of hearings that House Democrats plan to hold on the troubled jet, which was
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Alabama’s Senate passed a near-total ban on abortion Tuesday, sending what would be the nation’s most stringent abortion law to the state’s Republican governor. The GOP-dominated Senate voted 25-6 to make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony punishable by up to 99 years or life in prison for the abortion provider.
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Gomez is the second most followed person on social media Actress and singer Selena Gomez says social media has been “terrible” for her generation, and has urged people to set time limits on online activity. Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, where she is promoting her new film The
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Image copyright Getty Images Complaints against payday lenders have soared to a five-year high, the industry watchdog has said. There were nearly 40,000 new complaints brought last year, up a “startling” 130% on the 17,000 the previous year, the Financial Ombudsman Service said. In too many cases people have been left to struggle with debt,
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