Image caption Judith Mills says she is incontinent and virtually unable to walk A woman struggling to walk after an operation by a neurosurgeon had unacceptable treatment, doctors say. Since 2014, the care of Hussien El-Maghraby has been scrutinised, with an inquiry ruling three years later he should no longer perform complex procedures without further […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Daniel Craig with co-stars Naomie Harris, Lea Seydoux, Monica Bellucci and Christoph Waltz at the Spectre launch in 2014 The cast of the 25th official James Bond film is expected to be revealed at its launch on Thursday, along with more key details about the movie. The event will
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Image copyright Getty Images Easyjet has banned the sale of nuts on flights to help protect passengers with allergies. The airline will also ban passengers from eating nut products if somebody on board has an allergy to them. Nut policy among airlines differs. British Airways and Ryanair, ask passengers to refrain from eating peanuts if
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Police say they have arrested more than 200 people after climate change protesters blocked major bridges and intersections in central London, bringing traffic to a standstill. The group Extinction Rebellion is organizing several weeks of civil disobedience against what it says is the failure to tackle the causes of climate change. Chief Supt. Colin Wingrove
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Health workers are still trying to reach thousands of people they say may be suffering trauma after the Grenfell Tower fire. The local NHS Trust is giving hundreds of residents psychological help, but it says many more are not coming forward. New figures show half those contacted have not responded. The Trust has now released
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It’s pretty obvious that Donald Trump likes golf, but he may like cheating at it even more. That’s according to sports writer Rick Reilly, author of a new book about Trump’s golf game, Commander In Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump. Reilly, who claims the president goes to ridiculous lengths to ensure he wins each match, appeared
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A Brexiteer MP sought a confirmation from his own government that there would be no new referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU. Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington told Tom Pursglove it would “do harm to fragile public confidence” if a commitment to carry out the result of the 2016 vote was “set aside”.
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The federal minimum wage rose to $7.25 an hour 10 years ago. It hasn’t budged since. For Americans living in the 21 states where the federal minimum wage is binding, inflation means that the minimum wage has lost 16 percent of its purchasing power. But elsewhere, many workers and employers are experiencing a minimum wage
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Image copyright Getty Images Babies and toddlers should not be left to passively watch TV or other screens, according to new World Health Organization guidelines. Sedentary screen time, including computer games, should not happen before a child is two, the WHO says. The limit for two- to four-year-olds is an hour a day and less
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Image copyright BBC/The Archers Image caption Kelsey was described as “a truly lovely man and great company member” Edward Kelsey, who played Joe Grundy on BBC Radio 4 soap The Archers for 34 years, has died at the age of 88. The actor first appeared on air as the irascible patriarch of the Grundy clan
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