First-time buyers are bypassing flats and moving straight into houses – leading to a fall in the cost of apartments, official figures suggest. The cost of a typical apartment or maisonette in England has fallen by 2.1% in a year, while other types of property have become more expensive. Experts suggest people are buying their […]
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An emaciated polar bear has been sighted in a Russian industrial city in Siberia, far south of its normal hunting grounds. Emergency officials in the city of Norilsk in a statement on Tuesday warned local residents about a bear that has been spotted in one city district. Anatoly Nikolaichuk, chief of the local hunting department,
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Matt Niskanen wasn’t totally shocked when the Washington Capitals traded him to Philadelphia last week. One look at their salary cap picture explained it. “I know what kind of situation Washington was in, so I knew there was a possibility,” he said. General managers say there is more trade chatter now than at any time
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The SNP Westminster leader was asked by the Speaker to withdraw claims of racism about Boris Johnson. Ian Blackford read out some comments he attributed to the Tory leadership candidate, and after a warning from John Bercow, asked: “If that is not racist, Mr Speaker I don’t know what is.” He added Mr Johnson was
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An Ohio hospital system has reached nearly $4.5 million in settlements so far over the deaths of patients who allegedly received excessive painkiller doses ordered by a doctor now charged with murder. At least 29 wrongful-death lawsuits have been filed against the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System and now-fired intensive care doctor William Husel, who
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Image copyright PA Image caption Matt and Luke celebrated their 50th birthdays last year After the screaming stops… you get to host a night of programmes on BBC Four. That is if you’re Matt and Luke Goss, whose fly-on-the-wall documentary was such a hit they’ve been invited back to host A Night In with Bros
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Image caption The three Chief Ministers – Guernsey’s Gavin St Pier, Jersey’s John Le Fondre and the Isle of Man’s Howard Quayle Secret company records in Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man will become publicly available, the islands said. The beneficial ownership registers, which show the ultimate owner of a company, are currently only
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As the temperatures spike and mosquitoes descend, outdoorsy types — even those who haven’t canoed or performed a running cannonball in decades — think back to halcyon summers at overnight camp. Though most adults can’t swing two months at a bucolic escape, vacationing in a feels-like-camp setting is doable. These spots conjure that nostalgia for
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And it’s not just Russia, China and the United States that are interested in fast-flying military power drills. France and India have active hypersonics development programs, and each is working in partnership with Russia, according to a 2017 report by the Rand Corp., a nonpartisan research organization. Australia, Japan and the European Union have either
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With only a few days remaining before the NBA draft, Iggy Brazdeikis enjoyed a reunion of sorts when he worked out for the Cleveland Cavaliers. That meant a chance to catch up with John Beilein. “It was so cool. It honestly kind of felt like home, seeing him there,” Brazdeikis said. “It just felt really
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