Flooding victims who cannot get insurance, or sell their homes, need the government “to help them out at their time of crisis” Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has told the House of Commons. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told him about compensation plans under way, and claimed similar help would be “beyond the capacities” of a Corbyn-led […]
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran girded Wednesday for a long battle against the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly across the country and the wider Middle East, even though officials in the Islamic Republic had earlier minimized the outbreak that has now killed 19 people, the highest toll outside of China. President Hassan Rouhani said
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Image copyright Getty Images Some UK schools have closed over fears pupils and staff members may have been exposed to coronavirus after travelling abroad during the half-term break. Others have sent pupils and staff home, as the illness continues to spread across Europe. However, Public Health England (PHE) says it is not advising schools to
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Prince Harry is back in the U.K. and doing things his way. The Duke of Sussex arrived in his home country on a commercial flight Tuesday for his last appearances as a working royal before he and Meghan Markle officially step back from the monarchy on March 31. Harry attended a working summit Wednesday for Travalyst,
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Image copyright PA Media A report has found parents in England, Scotland and Wales are paying 5% more on childcare for under-twos than a year ago – and 4% more for two-year-olds. Childcare now costs on average more than £130 per week for a part-time nursery place for a child under two, according to children’s
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Antebellum Southern plantations were built on the backs of enslaved people, and many of those plantations hold places of honor on the National Register of Historic Places – but don’t look for many mentions of slavery in the government’s official record of places with historic significance. The register’s written entries on the
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Ireland’s Six Nations rugby match against Italy in Dublin has been postponed because of concerns about the spreading virus in Europe February 26, 2020, 2:52 PM 2 min read LONDON — Ireland’s Six Nations rugby match against Italy in Dublin was postponed Wednesday because of concerns about the spreading virus in Europe. The Italians were
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WASHINGTON — President Trump blamed the media on Wednesday for “doing everything possible” to make the coronavirus “look as bad as possible,” even as he said his administration was “doing a great job” with a virus that the Centers for Disease Control said would inevitably hit American shores. Mr. Trump set a 6 p.m. White
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There are certain subjects that, once brought up in conversation, get people riled up lightning-fast ― and how to store condiments is probably near the top of that list. For real, who hasn’t ended up in an all-out brawl over whether the peanut butter should be refrigerated or reconsidered a friendship after finding out your
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Image copyright Getty Image caption David Roback and Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star in 1990 David Roback, the co-founder of beloved alt-rock band Mazzy Star, has died at the age of 61. Along with Hope Sandoval, he wrote and produced all of the band’s songs, including Fade Into You, Flowers In December and Into Dust.
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