21 minutes ago ‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and visit from RFK Jr

A few months before the outbreak in 2019, Kennedy travelled to Samoa and met with anti-vaccine figures, contributing to what health experts claim was a ‘significant disinformation campaign’The week before her three children died, Fa’aoso Tuivale and her husband took them for a swim in the river flowing behind their house in the Samoan village of Lauli’i.Itila, 3, and his twin siblings, Tamara and Sale, 13 months, had a fever and their parents hoped to cool them down. The children were ill with measles and were not vaccinated. When they worsened, on a Sunday, Fa’aoso took them to hospital in Apia, 9km away. They were seen, and sent home. Continue reading...

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25 minutes ago Tottenham injury update: Guglielmo Vicario, Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero latest news and return dates

Spurs hit by new major blow as joy over Manchester City rout proves short-lived

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62 minutes ago Drake claims UMG and Spotify ‘artificially inflated’ Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us

Feud escalates as rapper’s lawyers file petition alleging Universal Music Group and streaming giant conspired to make rival’s hit more successfulDrake has launched legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify, alleging they conspired to artificially inflate interest in Kendrick Lamar’s diss track about him, Not Like Us, while suppressing his own music.In a petition filed to the New York supreme court on Monday, attorneys for Drake’s company Frozen Moments LLC accused UMG and the streaming service of having “launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves”, using various tactics to make Lamar’s song more popular. Continue reading...

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64 minutes ago Storm Bert insurance claims explained after heavy wind, rain and snow devastates Britain

Hundreds of homes were left underwater after Storm Bert battered the UK over the weekend

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2 hours ago Appeal on status of trans women under Equality Act to be heard in Supreme Court

The appeal before Lord Reed, Lord Hodge, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lady Rose and Lady Simler at the UK Supreme Court is expected to last for two days.

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2 hours ago Latest hearing in Harry’s claim against Mail publisher to be held at High Court

The Duke of Sussex is one of a number of high-profile individuals bringing legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited.

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2 hours ago BBC Christmas TV schedule 2024: From Gavin & Stacey’s finale and Wallace & Gromit to JK Rowling’s Strike

‘Gavin & Stacey’ will return for its final ever episode, with fans finally discovering Smithy’s response to Nessa’s proposal

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2 hours ago Women being trapped in relationships due to economic abuse, charity finds

Some women who said they had experienced economic abuse also reported suffering from mental ill health or having to borrow money to get by.

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2 hours ago ITV Coronation Street spoilers: Villain's return, Debbie 'rumbled' and death twist

Coronation Street spoilers for next week drop some huge hints about twists involving a death and Bethany Platt's storyline, while there's a return too and a new mystery

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2 hours ago ‘Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families’

A safeguarding review said children are ‘all too often ignored or disbelieved’.

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