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Meghan Markle Undergoes SAS Training Months Before Wedding
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Meghan Markle Undergoes SAS Training Months Before Wedding

    Meghan Markle has reportedly undergone a two day training conducted by the SAS to help her in case of an emergency. Gerald Moor, a former senior Army intelligence officer, said that Markle’s training would have been the toughest and most challenging experience a person could ever have. Markle’s training was also conducted by the best of the best in the army or those men who have done everything imaginable during service in Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland. “The men enact a kidnap situation, during which she will have been treated as a hostage, with the area being stormed by the SAS. She will also have been advised how to develop a relationship with her kidnappers, which is often far better than trying to escape. She will have shown how to deal with situation...
Punish a Muslim letters investigated by police
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Punish a Muslim letters investigated by police

    The Islamaphobic letter incites violence on a points-scoring based system Threatening letters calling for a Punish a Muslim Day on 3 April are being investigated by counter terror police. Muslims in London, Yorkshire and the Midlands have reported receiving the letter that calls for attacks in a points scoring system. The note incites verbal abuse and assaults on Muslims, as well as attacks on mosques. West Yorkshire Police confirmed it had received six reports related to the letters. The force said it had a couple of letters that will undergo analysis in an attempt to determine their origin. Tell MAMA, a project that monitors Islamaphobic hate crimes, said a photo of an envelope suggests at least one of the notes was dealt with at a Sheffield sorting office. Im...
Russian spy poison may have been DEADLIEST nerve agent ever produced
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Russian spy poison may have been DEADLIEST nerve agent ever produced

    Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter may have been poisoned by the deadliest nerve agent ever produced, it has been claimed. Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia remain seriously ill after the shocking attempted assassination in Salisbury, Wilts., last Sunday. Police confirmed a nerve agent was used in the attack that also left Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey in hospital. It is believed to be the first time a chemical weapon has been used on the streets of Britain. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the nerve agent is very rare and experts appear to have ruled out both VX, developed by Britain in the 1950s and Sarin, developed by Germany in the 1930s. Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, the former head of Britain’s Chemical, Biological Radiation and ...
Emergency Cobra meeting called after Russian spy attack in UK
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Emergency Cobra meeting called after Russian spy attack in UK

    Investigators have been summoned for emergency talks on the investigation in Salisbury, where the repercussions of a suspected nerve agent attack continue to grow. The home secretary, Amber Rudd, will chair a meeting of the government’s Cobra committee at 3pm on Saturday to receive updates on the police inquiry, Downing Street said. The Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, remain in critical condition in hospital after being exposed to a toxic substance in the Wiltshire city last Sunday. DS Nick Bailey, who was part of the initial response by authorities, is also in a serious condition. Almost 200 members of the armed forces arrived on the streets of Salisbury on Friday to support police investigating the nerve agent attack on the S...
NHS patients accused of fraud
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NHS patients accused of fraud

    More than a million people were issued with penalty notices for claiming free prescriptions the NHS said they were not entitled to in 2017. Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients are being wrongly accused of fraudulently claiming free prescriptions and are being threatened with fines. Data released under the Freedom of Information Act shows that 1,052,430 penalty notices were issued to patients in England in 2017 – about double the level in the previous year. The fines, which carry a maximum penalty of £100 and are issued to those who wrongly claim free medication, are issued after an NHS exemption certificate has expired. But the data confirms that 342,882 penalty notices were subsequently withdrawn because the patient was entitled to the free prescription. “Thes...
Trump invited Putin to Miss Universe pageant with personal letter
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Trump invited Putin to Miss Universe pageant with personal letter

    Donald Trump was so eager to have Vladimir Putin attend the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow that he wrote a personal letter to the Russian president inviting him to the event, according to multiple people familiar with the document. At the bottom of the typed letter, Trump scrawled a postscript adding that he looked forward to seeing ‘‘beautiful’’ women during his trip. Trump’s letter to Putin, which was described by people with knowledge of its contents, shows how interested he was in attracting the personal attention of the Russian president. The real estate magnate, who owned the Miss Universe pageant, wrote the note at a time when he was looking to expand his brand to Russia. John Dowd, an attorney for President Trump, said he was not familiar with the let...
Never buy a home without checking these four essential things
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Never buy a home without checking these four essential things

    When buying a home, make sure you know what to expect from the seller during the buying process. WHAT IS AN EPC? The seller must provide you with an Energy Performance Certificate or EPC free of charge. The EPC is produced by an accredited domestic energy assessor and lasts 10 years. DUTY OF DISCLOSURE The rule of buyer beware applies but the seller must not fraudulently conceal known defects or reply dishonestly to pre-contract enquiries. PROTOCOL FORMS Your solicitor will have provided you with copies of the property information form, the fittings and contents form, and, if you are buying a leasehold property, with the leasehold information form. The seller will have completed these forms and answered any additional enquiries raised by your solicitor, and sh...
Why some people are bad at committing to relationships
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Why some people are bad at committing to relationships

    When you are dating unsuccessfully it can feel like you're repeating the same mistakes over and over again. Humans are creatures of habit, and out of a subconscious desire to re-live and correct the issues from our past, we may seek out the same sort of partners and find ourselves in a destructive cycle. Some people may do this because they have an unhealthy attachment style, which is the way they form bonds and connect to others. One style is called "avoidant attachment," according to psychotherapist Allison Abrams. She told Business Insider that our experiences in childhood shape our style of attachment, which then becomes the template for how we behave in future relationships. "Insecure attachment styles, such as avoidant attachment, usually stem from some sort...
Theresa May Concerned Over Claims MPs Bullied Commons Staff
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Theresa May Concerned Over Claims MPs Bullied Commons Staff

    Theresa May is concerned over reports of bullying of Commons staff by MPs including Speaker John Bercow, a Downing Street spokesman said today. But the PM has confidence in Bercow who has denied any wrongdoing to continue in his role, despite a BBC Newsnight report which claimed one female clerk suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after working for him. The report from Newsnight is concerning, the spokesman said. The prime minister is clear there can be no place for bullying or harassment of any kind in Westminster. Everybody should be free to work in an environment that is safe and respectful. Any complaints that are made should be fully investigated. Kate Emms was appointed as the Speaker’s private secretary in mid 2010. She was signed off sick in ea...
EU official on responding to Trump tariffs: We can also do stupid
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EU official on responding to Trump tariffs: We can also do stupid

    European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker warned President Trump that Europe will respond to his tariffs with reciprocal measures, blasting the U.S. tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum as stupid. In a statement to The Economist, Juncker said that we can also do stupid, seemingly warning that the European Union (EU) could pass trade measures designed to hurt the U.S. economy. Trump announced Thursday that his administration was officially implementing tariffs targeting steel and aluminum imports in an effort to save America's faltering steel industry, a major campaign promise that drew praise from union groups such as the AFL-CIO but harsh criticism from House and Senate Republicans. France regrets announcements of @realDonaldTrump on steel ...