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BBC Sport editor forced to apologise after being filmed mocking Leicester City crash
30Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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BBC Sport editor forced to apologise after being filmed mocking Leicester City crash

    A BBC Sport editor has been forced to issue an apology after he was caught on tape mocking a victim of the Leicester City helicopter tragedy. Dan Roan was filmed making offensive comments about the marriage of Foxes boss Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. Microphones picked up the broadcaster as he made the remarks to a producer while standing alongside the King Power memorial. Srivaddhanaprabha was one of five people on board the aircraft when it crash landed soon after taking off from the King Power Stadium. Footage of the off-air conversation appeared online and sparked outrage amongst football fans on social media. Roan later issued a grovelling apology on Twitter. He wrote: Just want to say sorry for some comments made in a private, off-air conversation earlier with ...
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British woman accused of expat husband’s murder faces death sentence
30Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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British woman accused of expat husband’s murder faces death sentence

    A British woman has been charged with murdering her husband on the Malaysian holiday island of Langkawi, with her lawyer saying that the suspect felt overwhelmed. Samantha Jones 51 appeared in court on the island accused of killing John William Jones, who was found with a stab wound to the chest in their house earlier this month. A court official read out the charge of murder which is punishable with a mandatory sentence of death by hanging in Malaysia, and Jones indicated that she understood it but did not enter a plea because the magistrates court has no jurisdiction to hear the matter which is being transferred to the High Court. She is accused of committing the murder in the early hours of October 18. Jones's lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo said that the suspect felt v...
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The 10 best cities for a warm winter break
29Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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The 10 best cities for a warm winter break

    Escape the icy grip of British winter with a last-minute break to a city where the welcome is warm. Marrakech Depending on your taste in temperature, you might argue that the former imperial city of Marrakech, in Morocco, is at its best in November. The raw heat of July and August (in the mid-90s, or over 34C) will by then have been replaced by a more restrained 72F (22C), making a walk around the medina – or across the central plaza, the Djemaa el-Fna – an altogether more palatable prospect. Kirker Holidays (020 7593 1899; kirkerholidays.com) is offering three-night escapes to the boutique Villa des Orangers from £1,069 per person, including flights and breakfast. The hotel boasts a swimming pool, just in case the days are still too hot. See our guide to ...
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Angela Merkel to quit as party lader
29Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Europe, Featured

Angela Merkel to quit as party lader

    Angela Merkel told her conservative party on Monday that she intends to step down as its leader but remain Germany's chancellor following a pair of state election debacles, German media reported. Merkel had previously indicated that she planned to seek another two-year term as leader of her Christian Democratic Union at a party congress in December, but appeared to be moving quickly to acknowledge pressure for renewal. Merkel has led the CDU since 2000 and has been Germany's chancellor since 2005. News agency dpa cited unidentified party sources as saying Merkel told an ongoing CDU leadership meeting that she's prepared to step down as party leader but intends to remain chancellor. The mass-circulation daily Bild also reported that she said she won't run again as p...
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Bookies slash odds on coldest ever November after first snow of winter
29Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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Bookies slash odds on coldest ever November after first snow of winter

    Brace yourselves for an icy blast – bookies have cut the odds on it being the coldest ever November. Parts of the UK were covered in snow over the weekend and the Met Office said more is on the way. Daytime temperatures will rise this week to around normal for the time of year, 10 to 12C (50-54F) in the South and 8 to 10C in the North. But, the new month will see the nation start to shiver. Bookies have cut the odds on it being the coldest November on record to just 6/4. Met Office meteorologist John West said: “Our current guidance is that temperatures are looking like they are going to be below average by mid-November. There is a greater likelihood of some overnight frosts as well as some snow over higher ground in the North.” Mid to late November usually brin...
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Lion Air flight crashes into the sea after taking off from Indonesian capital Jakarta
29Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, Featured

Lion Air flight crashes into the sea after taking off from Indonesian capital Jakarta

    A Lion Air flight between Jakarta and an island off Sumatra has crashed, Indonesian search and rescue officials have said. A search and rescue effort has been launched after the passenger jet lost contact 13 minutes after takeoff on Monday morning. Debris including bags, mangled mobile phones and what appear to be pieces of aircraft have been found near where the plane is believed to have sunk, in waters 30 to 40 metres deep. The Boeing 737-800 left the Indonesian capital at 6.20am and was headed north to arrive in Pangkal Pinang, on the island of Bangka, at around 7.20am. An official from Indonesia's transport ministry has said there were 188 people on board, including crew. The crew of a tug boat nearby told authorities they saw a plane falling from the sky - r...
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Mental health services to get £2bn funding boost in budget
29Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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Mental health services to get £2bn funding boost in budget

    Philip Hammond will announce a £2bn real-terms increase in mental health funding on Monday as he unveils his first budget since Theresa May told the Conservative party conference that voters needed to know austerity was over. The commitment should lead to comprehensive mental health support being available in every large A&E department. It suggests that mental health, long seen as a neglected area within the NHS, will benefit disproportionately from the £20bn-a-year funding increase for health announced by the prime minister in June. In pre-budget interviews on Sunday, Hammond refused to comment on reports that better-than-expected tax returns have given him a £13bn windfall, reducing the need for the substantial tax increases that had been anticipated when May ...
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Cloudy urine is something you shouldn’t ignore
28Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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Cloudy urine is something you shouldn’t ignore

Here's the thing about pee: It doesn't really beg to be looked at on the TP. Still, it's wise to take a peek in the toilet after relieving yourself every once in a while. Most of the time, pee's going to look exactly how it should: clear and pale yellow. But...what if it looks a little cloudy-opaque, even? First, I know I say this all the time, but don't freak. While, yes, cloudy pee is a sign that something is off, it's likely nothing serious-there are several (totally NBD) reasons why your pee might be looking a little hazy, says Hajar Ayoub, M.D., a urologist with UT Health and UT Physicians. Take stock of the following reasons why your urine might be a little off-and if things don't clear up (literally) in a few pees, it might be time to see your doc. 1. You're not drinking e...
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Cheapest and most expensive market towns in UK revealed
28Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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Cheapest and most expensive market towns in UK revealed

    Parts of the country are seeing property prices slow but for market towns, prices are rising by almost £1,000 a month. House prices in market towns are £41,633 (17%) higher on average than the price of houses in the rest of their county, according to research by Halifax. And houses in Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire are at the top of the table, carrying a typical price tag of more than £1m 158% more than the county's average of £408,980. With the beautiful Chilterns on the doorstep and London a commutable distance away, Beaconsfield was the most expensive market town the researchers looked at. Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, has an average house price of £838,206 and Alresford, Hampshire, is on £542,614. But for those who do not want to spend quite as much on a ho...
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More snow expected Sunday as Britain gets its first taste of winter
28Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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More snow expected Sunday as Britain gets its first taste of winter

    Britain got its first taste of winter yesterday after Arctic air swept down and deposited a blanket of snow over higher ground. The Pennines and hillier parts of County Durham woke to a wintry blanket, and a centimetre of snow fell on Aviemore in the Cairngorms. Drivers in some areas faced treacherous conditions on the roads. Met Office forecasters warned that more snow showers are expected today. As clocks went back and summertime officially ended, many families were expected to wake to white streets and rooftops. The snow is falling on one of the coldest October weekends in ten years. Temperatures are struggling to hit double figures, said the Met Office. John West at the Met Office told the Press Association flurries could continue throughout the weekend. He...
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