2019

TV licences: Call for government and BBC to save free over-75s licences

Image copyright Getty Images The BBC and the government should find a way to save free TV licences for all over-75s, a committee of MPs has said. The media select committee said the current position where only those claiming pension credit are eligible is an “absurd situation”. The BBC said it will continue to scrap

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Norwegian Cruise Line Passengers Mutiny Over Changed Plans and Poor Conditions

It is not clear if the rebellion was sparked by the clogged toilets or the canceled visit to Scotland, but passengers on the Norwegian Cruise Line ship had had enough. In recent days, travelers on the “mystical fjords” voyage in Europe have staged (and live tweeted) a veritable mutiny after inclement weather forced repeated changes

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At Minneapolis Rally, an Angry Trump Reserves Sharpest Attack for Biden

MINNEAPOLIS — A fired-up President Trump lashed out against Democrats at a combative campaign rally on Thursday night, deriding them as “very sick and deranged people” who were only investigating him for abuse of power in order to “erase your vote.” Facing impeachment in the House, Mr. Trump took his case to his core supporters,

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California winds move south, may force new power outages

Hot, dry winds sweeping into Southern California raised concerns that the region’s largest utility could widen power shutoffs Friday to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires. Southern California Edison turned off electricity to about 20,000 people in Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino and Kern counties but warned that thousands more could lose service as Santa

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