2019

Worcester University student in meningitis warning after collapse

Lifestyle /

Image copyright Griffin family Image caption Matthew Griffin woke up four days after being admitted to hospital A student rushed to hospital after being found collapsed by his father has warned about the dangers of bacterial meningitis. Mathew Griffin, of Stourport-on-Severn, had assumed he had flu or food poisoning after feeling “shivery” and vomiting but […]

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Lilly Singh Gave Nick Jonas A ‘Rough’ Turmeric Scrub At His Wedding

Entertainment /

Future brides and grooms have now been warned: Invite Lilly Singh to perform the pre-wedding turmeric scrub ritual known as Haldi at your own risk. Singh, who met Jonas and Chopra separately through projects, was invited to do the skin-revitalizing rub on Jonas. She said she asked Chopra if she could “go to town on

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Help! Renting a Vehicle Through Europcar Drove Me Crazy!

Travel /

When we first solicited reader stories of travel disasters, we immediately received four individual emails concerning Europcar, the rental car company that operates in 140 countries. Although anyone renting a car from any rental company on Earth might find themselves in the situations below, we felt that strength in numbers might be valuable here, so

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What Ads Are Political? Twitter Struggles With a Definition

Technology /

SAN FRANCISCO — The Alzheimer’s Association, a health care advocacy group, recently spent more than $200,000 on an ad campaign on Twitter. The campaign had a singular purpose: To persuade people to ask Congress for larger investments in medical research for the disease. Now the nonprofit is worried about whether those messages will still fly.

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Average Start for 529 College Savings (Age 7) Is Costly, Study Finds

Finance /

Another factor, Ms. Hume said, may be confusion about how a 529 account affects a student’s chance of receiving need-based financial aid. The effect depends on who owns the account. Student aid experts say the effect is generally minimal when a parent owns the account for the benefit of a dependent student. The impact can

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Children In Need 2019: Strictly, Star Wars and soaps help charity appeal

Entertainment /

Image caption The Strictly Come Dancing judges in charitable mood Stars from Strictly, Star Wars, Doctor Who and EastEnders are lending a hand to Children In Need to help raise funds in this year’s charity BBC TV appeal. The five-hour telethon also features England football players, a celebrity edition of music quiz The Hit List

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BT Sport retains exclusive Champions League rights in £1.2bn deal from 2021-24

Business /

Liverpool won last season’s Champions League, beating Tottenham in the final BT Sport has won the exclusive rights to show the Champions League, Europa League and new Europa Conference League in the UK from 2021-24 in a £1.2bn deal. The broadcaster has held the rights since 2015 after it agreed an £897m deal with Uefa.

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