Day: November 27, 2024
First new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years hailed as ‘game-changer’
November 27, 2024The first new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years has been hailed as a “game-changer” by doctors and patients. A clinical trial of the drug benralizumab showed it was far more effective than conventional steroid tablets at treating life-threatening breathing difficulties in people with a severe form of the disease. The monoclonal antibody specifically […]
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Harris dismisses ‘project fear’ approach to Sinn Fein
November 27, 2024Taoiseach Simon Harris has said he is taking a “project truth” approach to calling out Sinn Fein’s spending pledges as fears over future economic threats took centre stage in the Irish General Election campaign. Election results on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean have set the background for the final stretch of campaigning for […]
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Tax rise for North Sea oil and gas could ‘kill goose that lays the golden egg’
November 27, 2024Raising tax on North Sea oil and gas profits could “kill the goose that lays the golden egg” and threaten the transition to net zero, an MP has warned. The SNP’s Dave Doogan claimed the Finance Bill was “a further and final attack on North Sea oil and gas, on Scotland’s natural endowment”. Harriet Cross, […]
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One of London’s new ‘tram buses’ involved in crash on launch day
November 27, 2024Transport for London (TfL) is investigating after one of its new “tram buses” was involved in a crash on the day the fleet was launched. The vehicle reportedly collided with a car driven by the wife of a Bromley councillor. The 20-strong fleet covers the 358 route, connecting Crystal Palace to Orpington in one of […]
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Family welcomes start of new investigation into death of boy sent home from A&E
November 27, 2024A fresh investigation into the case of a five-year-old boy who died a week after he was sent home from a hospital emergency department has been welcomed by his family who said: “All we want is the truth.” Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died on November 23 2022, eight days after he was seen at Rotherham Hospital […]
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‘Numerous bomb threats’ made against Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees, says FBI
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Watchdog ‘appalled’ by use of restraint on autistic children at London school
November 27, 2024The children’s commissioner for England has called for an urgent review of the use of restraint and “calming rooms” after leaked CCTV footage showed autistic children being pushed into a padded space where they were left distressed, self-harming and sitting in vomit. Footage obtained by the BBC as part of a three-year investigation into allegations […]
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Masked robbers attacked Channel 4 star with hammers in £200,000 jewellery raid
November 27, 2024Sarah Hooper Published November 27, 2024 3:22pm Updated November 27, 2024 3:22pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Two robbers who attacked a celebrity jeweller with hammers in a £200,000 raid are facing lengthy prison sentences. James Dixon, 42, and Thomas Loring, 41, were […]
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Police clash with protesters after Kurdish terror group arrests in London
November 27, 2024To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Free Kurdistan protesters clashed with police at a protest in north London after seven people were arrested following a swoop by counter terror officers. The skirmish, captured on dramatic footage, show fists flying as around 100 demonstrators rushed […]
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‘End of an era’: Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close
November 27, 2024The junction at Cowcross Street marks the place where for centuries cattle were driven daily to London’s Smithfield Market. Nearby Cock Lane is another street name linked to the meat and poultry trade centred here since the 12th century, although some accounts attribute its origin to it being the only licensed place for sex work […]
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