Image caption Ella Kissi-Debrah lived 25m from the South Circular Road in south London A fresh inquest will be held into the death of a nine-year-old girl whose fatal asthma attack may have been linked to air pollution near her home. Ella Kissi-Debrah, who lived near the South Circular Road in Lewisham, south east London, […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Drake has broken the record for the number of Billboard Music Awards received by an artist – after picking up another 12 at Wednesday’s event. It means the rapper now has a total of 27 Billboard Awards to his name. He won the biggest prize of the night – the award
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Image copyright Matt Greenslade Image caption Edward Bramson wants a seat on the board of Barclays A rebel investor has lost in his attempt to join the board of Barclays after a large majority of shareholders voted against the plan. Only 12.8% of shareholder votes backed Edward Bramson becoming a director at the bank’s annual
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The Caribbean nation of St. Lucia has quarantined a cruise ship on the island after identifying a confirmed case of measles on board, a health official said. Passengers and crew aboard the large ship were not permitted to leave, Dr. Merlene Fredericks-James, the nation’s chief medical officer, said on Tuesday. The highly infectious disease, which
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This week, I’m asking readers to engage in an admittedly odd exercise: to use our imaginations with Bluetooth trackers. Sounds weird, right? Bluetooth trackers are those tiny tags that help you find lost items. They attach to your house keys or wallet so that if those things are misplaced, you open a smartphone app and
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Track and field’s governing body plans to ignore an important recommendation from the presiding court in the Caster Semenya case, fueling the debate that contentious testosterone-limiting regulations have been introduced to specifically target the South African runner. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the IAAF could force certain women to lower their testosterone
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During the 2016 presidential primary, leaders of the Democratic National Committee were frequently accused of showing favoritism toward Hillary Clinton over Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Perhaps as a result, party officials have tried to make the 2020 primary process appear more inclusive and transparent. The first Democratic presidential debate showcases that effort: Candidates can
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Nearly half the money spent on residential real estate in Manhattan during the first quarter of 2019 (45.4 percent, to be exact) was spent on the most expensive homes — those that sold for more than $4 million — according to information collected by Jonathan J. Miller, president of the appraisal firm Miller Samuel. As
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An embattled Phoenix long-term care facility where an incapacitated woman was raped and later gave birth has received an Arizona license to operate, the latest step in an effort to overhaul its image and operations by relinquishing oversight to the state. The Arizona Department of Health Services last week approved the license for Hacienda HealthCare
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Image copyright Getty Images Steve Greenberg loves a challenge. “When you beat the better team. When they’ve got the better players and they’ve got the better resources, it’s a great thrill when you win.” He’s talking about his career as a criminal defence lawyer in the US, where his most high-profile client is currently the
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