Day: April 3, 2024
Greens to launch local campaign with plea for more affordable homes
April 3, 2024Green Party co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsey will launch their party’s local election campaign in Bristol on Thursday. (Ian West/PA) PA Archive The Green Party is to call for more affordable housing as it launches its local election campaign on Thursday. Party co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsey will kick off their campaign in […]
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More time on social media ‘linked to smoking and vape use among teenagers’
April 3, 2024Spending a lot of time on social media could increase the chances of teenagers taking up smoking or vaping, according to a study (Nicholas T. Ansell/PA) PA Wire Spending a lot of time on social media could increase the chances of teenagers taking up smoking or vaping, according to a study. The findings advocate for […]
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Bowelbabe Fund highlights growing bowel cancer numbers
April 3, 2024A photo of Dame Deborah James from a BBC Storyville special that was filmed during the last months of her life (BBC/PA) PA Media Cases of bowel cancer are set to rise significantly by 2040, according to new analysis by the fund set up in memory of Dame Deborah James. Fresh analysis by the Bowelbabe […]
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe unveils 1,373 new shows
April 3, 2024Street performers entertain the crowds on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile at Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Jane Barlow/PA) PA Archive More than 1,300 shows added for Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Performances including cabaret, comedy, dance, circus, musicals and opera have been added to the line-up, with 1,373 revealed on Thursday. Another 274 had already been revealed, bringing the total […]
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Pressure mounts for suspension of UK arms sales to Israel
April 3, 2024He told The Sun newspaper’s Never Mind The Ballots show: “There are a set of rules, regulations and procedures that we’ll always follow, and I have been consistently clear with Prime Minister Netanyahu since the start of this conflict that while, of course, we defend Israel’s right to defend itself and its people against attacks […]
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Exact date the UK is set to be hotter than Los Angeles revealed
April 3, 2024Jasper KingPublished Apr 3, 2024, 7:17pm|Updated Apr 4, 2024, 11:00am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Spring temperatures are well and truly on the way and in London this Saturday it is set to be even hotter than Los Angeles. But there is […]
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Urgent hunt for killer who’s fled mental health facility
April 3, 2024A man who stabbed his neighbour to death with a kitchen knife has escaped from a mental health facility in east London. Philip Theophilou left the facility in Homerton on Sunday and has not come back, sparking a police appeal. The Metropolitan Police is now on the hunt for the killer and warned he could […]
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Hunger, homelessness and gang grooming: just a normal week at one London academy
April 3, 2024‘Really worrying’: social problems driving rise in home schooling in UK “It’s the biggest story, mark my words. I think it’s really worrying. There are going to be dead children.” Zoë Thompson is not a drama queen. She studied physics at King’s College London, and thought she would work for Nasa. In fact, she went […]
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Sadiq Khan aiming to create 150,000 ‘high-quality, well-paid jobs’ by 2028
April 3, 2024Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, is to launch a plan to create 150,000 “high-quality, well-paid jobs” by 2028. The plan will be unveiled by Khan on Wednesday alongside the shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, who will declare that a Labour administration will “reset” the relationship between national government and London. Khan, who is seeking to boost […]
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AP Was There: A 1974 tornado in Xenia, Ohio, kills 32 and levels half the city
April 3, 2024For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails EDITOR’S NOTE — On April 3, 1974, a fierce tornado barreled through Xenia, Ohio, without warning, killing 32 people, injuring hundreds and leveling half the city of 25,000. […]
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