42 m. ago Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve

The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stallsChildren in Sudan, caught up in what aid organisations have called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and threatened by rising levels of violence, are increasingly vulnerable to deadly infectious diseases as vaccinations in the country plummet.In 2022, more than 90% of young children in Sudan received their routine vaccinations. But that figure has nearly halved to 48%, the lowest in the world, according to the World Health Organization. Continue reading...

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93 m. ago 'It’s going to take 15 years, so at least we’ll be dead by the time it’s done'

According to neighbours of the Beal Valley & Broadbent Moss scheme, there’s one big problem

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2 h. ago Why has it taken a decade to exhume the bodies of the 800 dead babies of Tuam? | Caelainn Hogan

The mass exhumation in Ireland is vindication for campaigners – but their battle for justice is far from overA young girl played on a swing near a mass grave as the names of hundreds of children who died in a mother-and-baby institution in Ireland were read out during a memorial service late last year. The bright day turned to dark in the time it took.Now, the playground near the site in Tuam has been dismantled and the long-awaited exhumation has begun. But why has it taken more than a decade since it emerged that those dead children were likely buried in sewage chambers on the grounds of a publicly funded institution run by nuns and the local council? Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘This is going to be a real hatchet job, isn’t it?’ Janet Street

One of the giants of British media, Street-Porter is a regular on Loose Women, a former TV executive, newspaper editor and author – and about to launch a one-woman stage show. She talks about love, regrets and her fury with her late motherJanet Street-Porter is the straight-talker’s straight talker. Nobody says it how it is quite like her, whether she’s talking about how she “hated” her mother, tried to kill her sister or cheated on her four ex-husbands. The former TV executive, newspaper editor, author and Loose Women regular is now going on the road with a one-woman show called Off the Leash. To be fair, she’s never been on it. Street-Porter’s website heralds her as “the nation’s favourite pissed-off pensioner” and promises that, with the new show, “in the words of her good friend Elton ‘the bitch is back!’”We meet at a restaurant she has booked in west London. When I get there, she’s already perusing the menu and eavesdropping on the couple behind us. “That man behind us is very ...

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3 h. ago Commonwealth Bank executive Christopher McCann who allegedly procured underage children for sex is found dead after appearing in court

Christopher James McCann, 50, has died days after he appeared in a Brisbane court, charged with one count of using the internet to procure children aged under 16.

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4 h. ago Child 7, injured and at least one dead after lightning bolt hits New Jersey archery range

An unidentified 61-year-old man, the eldest of the victims, tragically died as a result of his injuries, while 13 others, including a seven year-old, suffered from injuries ranging from burns to complaints of feeling ill

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5 h. ago One dead, 13 injured after lightning bolt rips through NJ archery range

One man is dead and more than a dozen others were injured when lightning struck a New Jersey archery range Wednesday night.

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5 h. ago Sycamore Gap tree felled by 'moronic' duo will cost taxpayer £1 million

The 'irreplaceable' tree was chopped down in the dead of night by two men who were described as 'mornic' in court

Economics

7 h. ago Nicotine pouches sold to children mimic sweets, says UK trading standards body

Children can buy pouches legally as they are not regulated as a specific tobacco or nicotine productNicotine pouches are being legally sold to children and are being made appealing to them with special flavours and packaging mimicking sweets, a trading standards body has said.In June, it became illegal for single-use vapes to be sold in England to tackle their widespread use by children. However, there is currently no legislation that restricts the age at which you can buy nicotine pouches. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Charity highlights ‘harsh treatment’ of people who have been overpaid benefits

The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute said that overpayments can build up for months unbeknown to recipients but the DWP clawback may be rapid.

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7 h. ago Shops legally selling addictive nicotine pouches to children

Trading Standards is calling for urgent regulation of the new class of addictive products sold to children following the ban of single-use vapes.

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8 h. ago The Afghans left behind... and terrified of ending up on a Taliban kill list

Terrified Afghans approved for sanctuary under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) but trapped in hiding have accused the British military of 'betrayal' following revelations of a data leak.

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9 h. ago Annabelle tour will CONTINUE as planned after 'evil doll' expert Dan Rivera died of 'natural causes' at age 54

Veteran ghost hunter Dan Rivera was in Pennsylvania for the Devils on the Run Tour - a chilling cross-country event featuring the infamous doll - when he was found dead.

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10 h. ago 20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters

Twenty Democratic-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the cancellation of a disaster mitigation grant program

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11 h. ago Amanda Holden, 54, reveals her secrets to taking flattering sexy bikini pictures and the surprising way she keeps her ageless beauty

The Britain's Got Talent judge, 54, regularly shows off her jaw-dropping figure in skimpy bikinis on social media during her sun-soaked holidays.

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11 h. ago Amanda Holden reveals her secrets to taking flattering sexy bikini pictures and the surprising way she keeps her ageless beauty

The Britain's Got Talent judge, 54, regularly shows off her jaw-dropping figure in skimpy bikinis on social media during her sun-soaked holidays.

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12 h. ago Sudden 'unexplained' death of girl, 17, investigated by police

Officers are looking into the circumstances after the teenager was found dead at home

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13 h. ago Jo Bacon dead: Tributes pour in for Love Actually and EastEnders star after her death aged 72

Tributes have been paid after the death of 'brilliant' actor Jo Bacon - who appeared in one of the most iconic scenes in Love Actually.

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13 h. ago Size of illegal cosmetic surgery trade unknown, health regulator admits

Andy Morling, a director of criminal enforcement at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, said they 'don't have a baseline to understand how big this trade is'

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14 h. ago MasterChef judge reveals what it was REALLY like on BBC set with John Torode and Gregg Wallace after working with TV duo for 20 years

The judge has been a regular on the cooking competition (pictured, file photo) for around 20 years, as an extra judge who comes in for the quarter final episodes.

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