Image copyright Getty Images Morrisons and Amazon say they will expand their same-day delivery service for groceries to Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Sheffield and Portsmouth. Morrisons agreed to supply Amazon with groceries in 2016 and the service now includes delivery within the hour for some customers. So far shoppers in Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and some parts […]
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About 20 people have been injured in eastern Germany by gusty winds and thunderstorms while there were reports of lightning hitting a man in Denmark and causing the death of five horses in Sweden. German news agency dpa reported Thursday eight people were injured Wednesday night at an outdoor wedding party when a tree branch
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Blues goalie Jordan Binnington was waiting patiently, as NHL rookies learn to do, while the Stanley Cup was passed from teammate to teammate across the recently conquered ice of the new Boston Garden. Thirteen St. Louis players took their turn with the iconic trophy, raising it above their heads, lowering it for a kiss, posing
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The home secretary has said he does not know why he was overlooked for the state dinner with US President Donald Trump in June. Sajid Javid told Today: “I don’t know… I’ve asked but was told normally home secretaries aren’t invited… I don’t like it, it is odd.” Cabinet members like Environment Secretary Michael Gove
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Image copyright Hayley Minn Image caption Hayley Minn says that other people sharing their story with her helped her through the experience When Hayley Minn was 23, she found out she had an 85% chance of getting breast cancer. That’s because she has a gene mutation called BRCA1, which affects around one in every 300-400
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Image copyright PA Comedian Freddie Starr is to be laid to rest in Merseyside later, a month after his death at the age of 76. Fans have been invited to listen to the funeral service on speakers outside Prescot Parish Church from 13:00 BST. Starr’s coffin has the words “Liverpool legend” engraved on one side
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Image copyright Jack Taylor Accounting giant PwC has been fined £6.5m over its audit of the cloud computing firm Redcentric. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), which regulates auditors, reduced the fine to £4.55m after PwC admitted its mistakes. The FRC said some of the breaches were of a “fundamental nature, evidencing a serious lack of
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Over the centuries, the oldest university in the English-speaking world has had quite an influence on its namesake city, as even visitors here can attest. Wandering through Oxford’s ancient streets, overhearing conversations in a marvelous spectrum of accents — about mathematics and music and the intricacies of Kurdish politics — it’s easy to feel the
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An encrypted messaging app said Thursday that it was hit by a powerful cyberattack from China as a major protest unfolded in Hong Kong. The attack on the Telegram app, which slowed connectivity but did not compromise user data, came as thousands surrounded Hong Kong government headquarters on Wednesday to protest legislation that would allow
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Jordan Binnington’s storybook ride from fourth stringer to Stanley Cup-winning goaltender was fueled by a few free meals. The best came last weekend at Brio Tuscan Grille, one of his favorite spots as St. Louis began to feel like home. “They were good to me,” Binnington said. Binnington has been so good for the Blues
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