53 h. ago An Israeli bomb took a teen’s arm in Gaza. She’s healing with a family in Philadelphia

Tasneem Sharif Abbas, 16, flew with her sister to the US, where doctors awaited and volunteers cheered their arrivalDozens of people across the world were in non-stop communication for several months to arrange the arrival of Tasneem Sharif Abbas to the US. Abbas’s entire life changed when a bomb dropped on her family’s home in Gaza on 31 October 2023. A piece of metal severed her arm and she blacked out as rubble fell on her. Soon after, her arm was amputated at a local Gaza hospital. “This is not a movie or a fictional story. This is the reality I have lived,” Abbas said in a statement. “This is just a glimpse of the dark days that have turned my life into a nightmare.”Last year, the 16-year-old and an accompanying guardian, her adult sister Ashjan who is not injured, evacuated to Egypt, where they spent several months aboard a medical ship. The journey to fit Abbas with a prosthetic arm began with a 24-hour-flight from Cairo to New York, where volunteers met them in the airport d...

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6 d. ago Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas Spotted Arriving by Helicopter Together in London

Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas Spotted Arriving by Helicopter Together in London  People.com

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8 d. ago British man, 63, dies after falling at Roman aqueduct in Spain

Unnamed tourist fell from viewing platform overlooking the historic structure in Segovia, authorities say A 63-year-old British man has died after falling from a viewing platform overlooking the historic aqueduct of Segovia in central Spain, according to local authorities.In a brief statement on Saturday, officials described the man as a British passport holder who had arrived in the city on Thursday with two other people. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Dozens of small boat migrants brought ashore after being found crossing the English Channel

So far this year 6,796 people have arrived in 123 boats - with increasing numbers of passengers being crammed onto fewer boats.

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1 week ago Exciting job opportunities at 'amazing holiday park' on Scotland's stunning west coast

If you’ve dreamed of working in a stunning Scottish landscape, Highland Holidays is offering this wonderful opportunity

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2 w. ago Number of small boats migrants arriving in UK tops 30,000 on Keir Starmer's watch

A total of 154 people arrived on Friday in four boats - taking the total number of small boat arrivals under the Labour PM to 30,034.

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2 w. ago Dining across the divide: ‘He couldn’t see that we were actually disagreeing’

Can a Lib Dem voting engineer who is ‘dead against’ people arriving in small boats and a Zambian-born author agree to disagree on immigration?Clive, 56, ManchesterOccupation Consultant engineer Continue reading...

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3 w. ago People arrived excited for holidays and also bought jewellery from woman

Rebecca Newcombe, 28, created a number of social media accounts with aliases in order to hoodwink unsuspecting victims for goods that simply did not exist

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3 w. ago JD Vance’s home town is bouncing back – and it’s largely thanks to immigrants

Immigrants have played a central role to the revival of Middletown, Ohio, while the vice-president has made criticizing immigrants a main theme of his political careerWhen Daniel Cárdenas from Coahuila, Mexico, first arrived in Middletown, a post-industrial city of 50,000 people in south-west Ohio, he was immediately enamored.“It’s a small town with friendly people. You have shops, big stores; there’s no traffic,” he says. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Home Office ends asylum hotel contract over performance concerns as Channel migrant crossings hit record highs

Between January 1 and March 23, some 5,847 people have arrived in the UK from France - up 36 per cent on last year

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3 w. ago AD FEATURE: Vulcano Hotel offers an exciting bed and brunch concept for holidaymakers who want relaxation

Innovative and modern, this hotel in south Tenerife offers guests a new gastronomic format by extending breakfast until midday

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last month Scots family left stranded in Bali forced to fork out on extra flights after travel hell

Anjum and Nathan Mall were excited for their trip to Bali but their holiday was ruined due to a series of flight dramas.

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