7 h. ago Blind woman, 99, dies after spilling cup of tea on her lap at nursing home

An inquest heard that Margaret Eluned Roberts was told she should have been given a cup with a handle but staff said they didnt know they were to do something different

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8 h. ago Mum, 99, who 'desperately wanted to reach 100' died due to cup of tea

Margaret Eluned Roberts died five weeks after black tea spilled onto her, leaving her with burns on her body following the incident at her the nursing home where she lived

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63 h. ago Protesters gather outside Canary Wharf asylum hotel in fresh anti

Protesters gather outside Canary Wharf asylum hotel in fresh anti-migrant demonstrations after resident 'entered blind woman's flat'  Daily Mail

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4 d. ago Migrant staying at Canary Wharf hotel arrested after ‘walking into blind woman’s flat’

Met Police say woman, 22, separately charged with assaulting security guard at Britannia International

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4 d. ago 'Migrant from Canary Wharf hotel' is arrested on suspicion of common assault after allegedly entering a blind woman's flat

The migrant, aged in his 20s, was held in Hackney, east London, in the early hours of this morning.

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5 d. ago Blind woman was 'terrified' when migrant living just metres away in Canary Wharf hotel burst into her home, family reveal

The man is said to have gone to the house after being followed by a group of men on the street and told to 'go back to the hotel'.

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6 d. ago Period drama 'as satisfying as a warm cup of tea' perfect for All Creatures Great and Small fans

The historical television drama was met with both critical acclaim and a passionate fan base, but was controversially cancelled after just two seasons

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8 d. ago Scientists SOLVE the mystery of why a cup of tea just doesn't taste the same on holiday

If there's one thing Brits are unwilling to compromise on, it's a cup of tea. So it's frustrating that a cuppa brewed abroad never tastes quite the same as it does at home.

Politics

9 d. ago Why Meghan Markle 'threw a cup of tea into the air' during 'miserable' relationship

According to an explosive royal book, Meghan Markle was accused of 'abrasive' behaviour towards staff members during her time as a working royal. Her team vehemently deny any claims of 'bullying'

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9 d. ago Why Meghan Markle 'threw a cup of tea into the air' during her 'miserable' relationship with royal aides, author claims

To rapturous applause Prince Harry and Meghan took to the stage to at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Invictus games in Australia.

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1 week ago ‘Sometimes I overshare’: Adam Buxton on fear, fun, finance – and falling out with friends

The comedian has just released his debut album. He discusses songwriting, his recent memoirs, the problems with modern politics and why we all need to open upOn a muggy summer day, Adam Buxton is talking me through the songs on his debut album, Buckle Up. “There’s one on there called Standing Still,” he says, “which was written when I was feeling absolutely bleak and lost and is about opening a packet of pasta when all the pasta spills. I thought: ‘You can get a joke in there about being a fusilli billy and maybe that will distract a bit from the more earnest and pain-laden lyrics about how, every morning, I drink a cup of tea and it helps me with all the thoughts I have to smother.’”What are these thoughts? “I get overwhelmed by the world and, the worse the news gets, the harder it bites,” he says. “I get existential fear and I think I should go and join Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and work with them. But then, is that really the best use of my talents? My wife is like: ‘Please ...

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