23 h. ago The kitchen scrap that gets thrown away every day which can make peace lilies thrive

One key kitchen item you are binning regularly can be the difference between a drooping plant and a blooming flower

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4 d. ago US Naval Academy to no longer consider race when evaluating candidates

White House detailed policy change in filing asking court to suspend appeal by group opposed to affirmative actionThe US Naval Academy has changed its policy and will no longer consider race as a factor when evaluating candidates to attend the elite military school, a practice it maintained even after the US supreme court barred civilian colleges from employing similar affirmative action policies.The Trump administration detailed the policy change in a filing on Friday asking a court to suspend an appeal lodged by a group opposed to affirmative action against a judge’s decision last year upholding the Annapolis, Maryland-based Naval Academy’s race-conscious admissions program. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Nearly 500 confirmed cases of measles across 19 US states, says CDC

Government reports largest outbreak is in Texas, and 70 people across US needing hospitalizationThe federal government reported on Friday that there have been 483 confirmed cases of measles across 20 US jurisdictions so far this year, with the largest outbreak in Texas, and 70 people across the nation needing to be hospitalized.That compares with 285 cases of measles in the US for the whole of 2024. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on its website that 97% of the confirmed cases this year so far involved people who were unvaccinated or whose vaccine status was unknown – and 75% of the cases this year have affected people under the age of 19. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Secondary school locked down after 'threats' as police race to scene

The doors of the school were locked and parents told not to attempt to contact their children.

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7 d. ago Police race to hospital after reports of man from Manchester 'throwing chairs and bins at staff'

A man from Manchester has been arrested following the incident

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9 d. ago Throwaway Ruben Amorim comment has already hinted at Manchester United attacking signing

Man Utd will be in the market for reinforcements this summer and Ruben Amorim is likely to pursue another specialist wing-back for his system.

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1 week ago Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital and convalesce at Vatican

Officials say pontiff will come to the window of his room on Sunday to offer a greeting and blessingPope Francis, who is recovering from pneumonia in both lungs, will be ­discharged from Rome’s Gemelli ­hospital on Sunday, his doctors said.The pontiff, 88, will return home to Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City on “protected discharge”, and he will need to convalesce for two months, Sergio Alfieri, a general surgeon at Gemelli hospital, told reporters. Continue reading...

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1 week ago TOWIE star rushed to hospital struggling to breathe in horror health scare

The Only Way Is Essex star Chloe Brockett has reportedly been "ill for months" and was taken to hospital by her Love Island star boyfriend Jack Fincham this week

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1 week ago BA cabin crew member held in brutal Singapore jail after allegedly raping colleague

A British Airways steward is currently being held in a Singaporean prison after being accused of rape after a boozy night out between flights as BA execs race to the liaise with local police

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1 week ago Hospital on lockdown as 'gunman wearing scrubs' on the loose with staff hiding

The hospital is on lockdown after reports of a shooting with staff and visitors reportedly hiding as a gunman is on the loose.

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1 week ago Gunman 'in scrubs' on the loose at major hospital as 'doctors and nurses flee'

Police were called to a Michigan hospital after reports of a gunman on the loose emerged, with 'one victim in the emergency department for medical treatment' according to the hospital

Science

1 week ago Corewell Health Beaumont Troy shooting: Gunman 'wearing scrubs' on the loose at hospital

Staff and visitors are reportedly hiding at Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital in Michigan, USA as the active gunman has not yet been detained

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2 w. ago Inexperienced hospital managers 'missed 14 chances to stop Lucy Letby killing babies'

Lucy Letby could have been stopped from going on to kill further babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital but opportunities were missed by NHS managers, reportedly claims a leaked report

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2 w. ago Horror as puppy 'deliberately thrown into Portland Basin Marina'

The RSPCA is investigating

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2 w. ago Shocking report reveals 10 most dangerous UK hospitals to give birth in

A review of preventable birth injury claims across England found Manchester University Foundation NHS Trust recorded the highest number between 2022 and 2014.

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2 w. ago Coronation Street fans 'thrown' as Becky McDonald 'returns' and her past is 'forgotten'

Actress Katherine Kelly ruffled feathers when she arrived in Weatherfield as Becky Granger back in 2006

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2 w. ago Cheltenham Festival: How police are winning the battle against drunken disorder on race week

As more than 200,000 people descend on the Regency town of Cheltenham for race week, Alex Ross joins police officers dealing with a rise in drunken incidents in the town centre

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2 w. ago Inside the battle against drunken disorder during Cheltenham Festival – and how police are winning

As more than 200,000 people descend on the Regency town of Cheltenham for race week, Alex Ross joins police officers dealing with a rise in drunken incidents in the town centre

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2 w. ago Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright's baby daughter's 'Kate Middleton link'

Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright are first-time parents after they welcomed a baby girl, reportedly at London's Portland Hospital, which is favoured by members of the Royal Family

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2 w. ago Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright's baby daughter's 'royal link'

Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright are first-time parents after they welcomed a baby girl, reportedly at London's Portland Hospital, which is favoured by members of the Royal Family

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