Residents who had to be evacuated from Whaley Bridge can now return home after nearly a week of fear over the dam. Around 1,500 residents were removed from their homes on Thursday after the town’s dam at Toddbrook Reservoir was damaged during heavy rain. Emergency workers worked for six days to get the dam wall…
Malaysia Police are analysing fingerprints which have been found in a forest resort cottage where a 15-year-old London girl has been reported missing. Officers have said they are not going to rule out a possible crime element. Nora Quoirin vanished from the Dusun eco-resort in southern Negeri Sembilan on Sunday. The teenager’s family had discovered…
Holidaymakers using British Airways today are facing delays and problems checking in online after an IT glitch. AT least 81 more flights have now been cancelled at Heathrow Airport and 10 cancelled at Gatwick Airport. Over 200 flights are delayed. British Airways (BA) is reverting to manual systems for their check-ins at the airports. The…
The government is being urged to consider putting a ‘calorie tax’ on cakes, biscuits and other processed food after the success of sugar tax. The Action on Sugar and Action on Salt company said businesses producing calorie loaded food should be taxed to encourage healthier versions of food. This all comes after the sugar tax…
UK viewing habits are changing as around half of homes are now subscribing to TV streaming services. The number of viewers were signed up to the popular platforms: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Now TV and DisneyLife. The use of streaming services has increased from 11.2 million in 2018 to 13.3 million in 2019 so far. …
Pass rates have dropped for Scottish Highers but has risen for the National 5 qualifications. More than 133,000 students are finding out their exam results in Scotland and 60,000 have chosen to find out by text and/or email. A total of 185,914 pupils sat Higher exams this year and 138,972 (72.8% have achieved a A…
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