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Church offers to cover up cross for Ramadan
20May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Church offers to cover up cross for Ramadan

    A church has raised eyebrows after offering to 'cover up' a cross and allow Muslims to say prayers in its building during Ramadan. As part of the plans, men who attend a nearby mosque were reportedly invited to use the aisle of the parish church in Darlington as a place of prayer. Muslim women were also offered space in adjoining rooms of St Matthew and St Luke’s church, it is claimed. The proposals are said to have been discussed in a meeting on May 9 and attended by the Reverend Lissa Scott. It is also claimed members were told that a devotional image of Jesus,  a copy of The Light of the World by the pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt, would be covered up, reports The Sunday Times . The newspaper reported that minutes from the meeting read: "One aisle i...
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How many eggs is it okay to eat in a week?
19May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, Life Style

How many eggs is it okay to eat in a week?

    I’m an egg addict. Despite the fact that “become a stellar cook” makes it onto my list of New Year’s resolutions year after year, life (and a dinky New York City kitchen) has a way of trumping my best intentions. Enter the egg. Whether in an omelette, on avocado toast, or by itself, eggs feel like a healthy step up from having a bowl of cereal for dinner on a busy day. But with eggs making their way into multiple meals a week, I have to wonder how healthy it really is to load up on all those yolks. How many eggs per week can you eat? Luckily, it appears that going through a carton of eggs each week is perfectly normal. “For the average person, two eggs a day is totally fine,” says Keri Gans, R.D., author of The Small Change Diet. Phew. Here's how to tell if the...
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EU probes Farage over £450 gifts
19May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

EU probes Farage over £450 gifts

    Nigel Farage is facing an investigation by the EU after allegedly failing to declare a £450,000 payment from Leave.EU founder Arron Banks. Earlier this week it was claimed the Brexit Party leader was bought a chauffeur-driven car, and had his rent and bills on a £4.4m Chelsea home paid for by Mr Banks. Mr Banks also allegedly paid for Farage's lavish tours of the US, during which he met with right wing political figures. But according to the Independent, none of the gifts were declared on Farage's register of interests - a record designed to stop MEPs keeping their conflicts of interests secret. One of the European parliament's quaestors, politicians responsible for financial and administrative matters, has now reportedly written a letter to the Parliament's presi...
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Tourists injured in Egypt bus blast
19May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, Featured

Tourists injured in Egypt bus blast

    An explosion has hit a tourist bus near the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, according to security sources. At least 16 people were injured in the blast near the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo on Sunday. Sources say the majority of those injured were foreign tourists. One security source said they included South African nationals. There have been no reports of deaths. Mohamed el-Mandouh, who witnessed the blast, said he heard a very loud explosion while sitting in traffic nearby. Images showing a damaged bus with its windows blown out and what looked to be injured tourists, some covered in blood, have been circulated on social media. In December, three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide were killed and at least 10 others injured when a roadside bomb hit their to...
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Archie birth certificate shows where Meghan had baby
18May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Archie birth certificate shows where Meghan had baby

    The Duchess of Sussex gave birth to baby Archie in a private hospital, his birth certificate has confirmed. The document put to rest speculation of the location of the birth as many had suggested the Duchess had preferred to remain at home in Frogmore Cottage. Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was welcomed into the world on 6 May, weighing 7lb 3oz. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had initially been secretive of the details surrounding the birth in a bid to maintain their privacy. Prince Harry registered his son's birth on Friday, and revealed that the arrival took place at the private Portland Hospital in Westminster. Meghan, listed as Rachel Meghan Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex, gave her occupation as Princess of the United Kingdom.
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Google is scanning your Gmail inbox
18May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, Technology

Google is scanning your Gmail inbox

    Google and other companies store massive amounts of your personal data, some that you may not even be aware of. In fact, Google tracks what you buy and keeps the extensive history compiled on your account. As CNBC recently discovered, a page called "Purchases" shows Google users a list of purchases they've made. The list doesn't include a complete history of what you've bought, though, and only includes purchases that come with a digital receipt sent to your Gmail account. Essentially, Google is mining your inbox to compile this list in one place. For me, my Purchases page include coffees bought at shops that use Square, food delivery through Grubhub and Seamless, and orders made on Amazon. Google traces back my purchasing history back to 2013, when I was still buy...
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Boris well ahead in leadership race
17May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Boris well ahead in leadership race

    The former foreign secretary, already odds-on favourite with bookmakers, has a massive lead over his nearest rival, fellow Brexiteer Dominic Raab. Mr Johnson is the first choice of almost one-in-four party members, according to a YouGov poll for The Times conducted this week. Cabinet ministers Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Sajid Javid, Andrea Leadsom, Matt Hancock and Rory Stewart are all trailing way behind on single figures. The poll is hugely significant because it is Conservative Party members who will elect Mrs May's successor in a ballot of the top two candidates chosen by Tory MPs. It suggests that unless his leadership bid is blocked by a stop Boris sabotage by MPs, he is on course to storm to victory by a big margin in the ballot of party members. Mr Johnso...
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Secret May and Corbyn plan to block second referendum
17May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Secret May and Corbyn plan to block second referendum

    A bombshell leaked document today reveals Theresa May’s plan to block a second referendum and stage preferential votes in the Commons designed to allow Britain to leave the EU on July 31. The leaked memo, shown to the Evening Standard, was sent to Labour on Wednesday, a day after the Prime Minister and Jeremy Corbyn met for private talks. The revelation came as a surprise on the day Mr Corbyn pulled the plug on cross-party talks with the Government, saying that they had “gone as far as they can”. The plan involves: Free votes for MPs in which they would rank in order of preference five different forms of customs arrangements with the EU, ranging from a full permanent trade pact to a looser or temporary arrangement. The aim is to force the Commons, which has ...
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A quarter of people who meditate have negative mental states
11May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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A quarter of people who meditate have negative mental states

    If you’re trying to feel calmer and more zen, turning to meditation might seem like an obvious choice. But new research has found that not everyone has an enjoyable time while mediating in fact in a new study, it was found 25 per cent of people have 'particularly unpleasant' experiences, like feelings of fear and anxiety, while meditating. For the research, a team from University College London focused on 1,232 participants, and asked them if they’d ever had any particularly unpleasant experiences which they thought may have been caused by meditation. Anxiety, fear, distorted emotions or thoughts and altered sense of self or the world were all given as examples of unpleasant experiences. They were also asked to share how long they’d been meditating for, how often t...
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May could set exit date next week
11May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

May could set exit date next week

    The Prime Minister may offer a clear understanding of her timetable for departure next week, the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee has said. Theresa May has previously suggested she will leave Downing Street after her Brexit deal has been passed by Parliament. But Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the committee since May 2010, told BBC Radio 4’s Week in Westminster that Mrs May had offered to meet with the executive following a request for clarity on her plans. He told the programme: It would be strange for that not to result in a clear understanding… at the end of the meeting. The Altrincham and Sale West MP added he understood her reticence to set a date, but added: I don’t think it’s about an intention for staying indefinitely as prime minister or leader of ...
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