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Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra’s matching rings
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Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra’s matching rings

    Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra have been spotted wearing matching rings. The couple who have been romantically linked as of late were seen wearing the rings on separate occasions, Nick when he was at John F. Kennedy last month and Priyanka wore hers when the couple headed to Mumbai, India. Meanwhile, Nick is said to be serious about his romance with Priyanka and he even took her to his cousin's wedding. They were very affectionate with each other and seemed to not care who saw. Priyanka ran her hands through his hair at one point and they were laughing and even dancing to the music. [They] seemed really into each other. They were cute. An insider said at the time: Priyanka and Nick were talking really closely and were very smiley and very happy. They weren't tryin...
Prince William and Princess Anne join the Queen for Order of the Thistle service
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Prince William and Princess Anne join the Queen for Order of the Thistle service

    The 92-year-old monarch looked resplendent in her traditional green velvet robes and white-plumed hat as she took part in the ceremony at St Giles' Cathedral in the Scottish capital. Her Majesty looked in good spirits this morning despite having to wear the heavy robes in the hot weather. The Thistle Service takes place once every two years to install new members of the Order of the Thistle. Ahead of the church service, there is a procession to St Giles' Cathedral through Edinburgh town centre. This year, Sir Richard Scott, the Duke of Buccleuch and Queesnberry, and Sir Ian Clark Wood will be installed into the order. Richard Scott, the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, became a 'sir' following his previous investiture to the Order of the Thistle, the greatest o...
Police dig garden of nurse arrested over deaths
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Police dig garden of nurse arrested over deaths

    Police are digging in the back garden of the nurse arrested in connection with the deaths of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Officers carrying spades and rakes have been seen entering the Chester home of Lucy Letby. They have also been spotted using a step ladder to climb over the Ms Letby’s back garden fence, seemingly to search in the woodland next to her property. It was not immediately clear what the police searching the property were looking for. Ms Letby, 28, is believed to have been arrested by detectives investigating the deaths of 17 babies and 15 non-fatal collapses at the hospital between March 2015 and July 2016. Her modern semi-detached house, now the subject of a police search that has so far lasted two days, is about a mile from the hosp...
UK may team up with Sweden for new fighter jet after French snub
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UK may team up with Sweden for new fighter jet after French snub

    British officials have held preliminary talks with the Swedes and the Ministry of Defence Britain could team up with Sweden to build a new fighter jet after being snubbed by France and Germany. British officials have held preliminary talks with the Swedes and the Ministry of Defence is next week expected to outline plans to start developing a warplane to replace the Typhoon. Sweden, which is in the EU, has shown interest in collaborating and would be a natural partner through its defence manufacturer Saab, according to the Financial Times. Sources stressed that the UK has spoken to several countries about the project. Japan and South Korea are also potential partners. France and Germany shocked British defence firms last July when they announced plans to develop a...
Johnson and Cameron meet before May’s Brexit showdown
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Johnson and Cameron meet before May’s Brexit showdown

    Boris Johnson met David Cameron on the eve of a key Brexit summit, with the pair agreeing Theresa May's vision for Britain's future relationship with the European Union was the worst of both worlds. Mr Cameron called the EU vote and campaigned for Remain. He announced his resignation the morning after voters backed Brexit by a margin of 52% to 48% in June 2016. The remarkable development comes as his successor gathers her cabinet at her country retreat of Chequers in a bid to agree on what they want Britain's post-Brexit relationship with the EU to look like. But there are vastly differing views on how closely, if at all, the UK should mirror Brussels' rules and regulations when it comes to issues like trade and customs. Leavers say sticking too close to them woul...
Council takes action against massage Parlour found guilty of offering sexual services
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Council takes action against massage Parlour found guilty of offering sexual services

Tower Hamlets council has successfully prosecuted a premises illegally offering sexual services. On the 19th of June 2018, Cheng Xiang Chinese Medicine Limited, trading as Health one at 66 Middlesex Street, E1 7EZ was found guilty at Thames Magistrate Court of breaching the terms and conditions of their special treatment licence by allowing the premises to be used by prostitutes, for soliciting or any other immoral purposes. The Council's legal team and officers from the Environmental Health and Trading Standards Service presented the court with evidence including an account from a client who was offered services of a sexual nature at the premises. The defendants argued that the sexual services offered did not amount to prostitution as they did not involve full sexual intercourse. Howeve...
Successful Mela attracts revellers from Tower Hamlets and beyond
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Successful Mela attracts revellers from Tower Hamlets and beyond

Festival season in Tower Hamlets moved up a gear on Sunday July 1, when the council successfully hosted another renowned Boishakhi Mela, attracting around 40,000 revellers across the day from the borough and beyond. A parade from Brick Lane to the festival site in Weavers Fields, Bethnal Green officially launched the biggest celebration of the Bengali New Year in Europe. The colourful procession with music and fabulous floats included a magnificent tiger, an elephant as well as a peacock whose striking plumage was at the front of the parade. The hot weather was perfect for the day with glorious sunshine adding to the carnival atmosphere. On the main stage, some of the biggest names in Bangla music and dance performed as people of all ages and backgrounds rocked to the music. Headline ...
Theresa May insists Salisbury is open for business since Amesbury incident
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Theresa May insists Salisbury is open for business since Amesbury incident

    Theresa May has insisted Salisbury is open for business despite a new Novichok poisoning in her first comments since the incident emerged yesterday. The Prime Minister said her thoughts were with the people of the Wiltshire city once again four months after the brazen and reckless poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. She added: The message from Salisbury is clear it is very much open for business. The government will continue to provide every support to the local community. It comes hours after security minister Ben Wallace admitted there was low risk but not zero risk to the public, adding people should take some precautions. Two new victims, named by friends as Charlie Rowley, 45, and Dawn Sturgess, 44, fell critically ill after being exposed to the same Russi...
Obama shares relationship advice
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Obama shares relationship advice

    If you’ve ever wondered about the secret to Barack and Michelle Obama‘s happy marriage, the answer might have just been revealed. In a new book by former White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer, Yes, We (Still) Can, the author shares a revealing conversation he had with his then-boss on his last day on the job in 2015. As they chatted about future plans, Pfeiffer opened up about his girlfriend and clearly gave off signals that things were getting serious. So are you guys moving together? This is the one, huh, Pfeiffer recounted Obama as asking him, per an excerpt shared on Twitter and on the Huffington Post. Obama then quickly offered some fatherly wisdom, in the form of three questions he believes everyone should ask themselves before choosing a potentia...
Trump angry baby blimp will fly over London
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Trump angry baby blimp will fly over London

    Trump baby blimp will fly over London during the president's visit A giant balloon dubbed Trump baby has been given the green light to fly near parliament during the president's UK visit. London mayor Sadiq Khan's Greater London Authority has approved a request for the flight after thousands signed a petition and a crowdfunding campaign raised more than £16,000 to get the six-metre inflatable off the ground. Strict rules are in place for the flight from Parliament Square Gardens, with the balloon being tethered to the ground and restricted from floating higher than 30m (98ft). It will fly between 9.30am and 11.30am on Friday 13 July coinciding with the president's visit to the UK and a Stop Trump march in central London. A spokesperson for the Mayor of London said...