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Grenfell Tower fire dead rises to 79 but police warn that may change: Residents says more than 500 hundred died in tragedy
19Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Grenfell Tower fire dead rises to 79 but police warn that may change: Residents says more than 500 hundred died in tragedy

    The number of people killed in the Grenfell Tower disaster has risen to 79 but that figure could still change, police say. Fighting back tears as he spoke, Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy said five people had been formally identified - but warned that some victims may never be identified. All the latest news, views and opinion on the Grenfell tragedy The awful reality is, as I've said before, is that due to the intensity of the fire and the devastation within Grenfell Tower that we may not be able to identify everybody that died, he said. We have been from the top to the bottom of Grenfell Tower. The search operation will be painstaking and having been in there myself it's really hard to describe the devastation that the fire has caused. Following his announceme...
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The Grenfell Tower fire could be beginning of the end of Theresa May’s premiership
18Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

The Grenfell Tower fire could be beginning of the end of Theresa May’s premiership

    The biggest test of any prime minister is how they represent the country in times of crisis and grief. In her response to the Grenfell Tower fire, Theresa May is failing that test. Her botched private visit to the scene of the fire, in which she failed to meet any residents, reportedly because of "security fears" caused huge anger among those affected, as did her subsequent media interviews in which she failed to even acknowledge the anger that had been caused. Pictures of the PM at the scene, taken from a distance, helped crystallise what is fast becoming a settled view of the PM as a cold and distant figure out of touch with the public she represents. The contrast with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who spent a long time speaking, hugging and listening to those affected by...
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The secret button on plane seats that can give you more space
18Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Life Style

The secret button on plane seats that can give you more space

    Unless you're loaded and fly business or first class, space is hard to find on airplanes. This tip might help you: a 'secret' button under the armrests. Obviously, armrests are welcome. We can lean on them, or perhaps prop up a pillow and get a bit of sleep. But armrests are also quite confining particularly on smaller, budget flights around Europe. It's unlikely you'll get any sleep on a morning trip out to southern Spain, so you may as well maximise drinking beer room. According to Insider , the a 'secret button' is underneath the armrest, next to the hinge. Sliding your hand under the frame and pressing the button should allow you to ease the armrest up. It gives your body more space, and a little more legroom too. The trick is also handy when you're alighting the aircr...
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The secret stories to overthrow Theresa May threatens ministers running the horses harsh Brexit
18Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

The secret stories to overthrow Theresa May threatens ministers running the horses harsh Brexit

    Theresa May will face a stalking horse challenge to topple her as Prime Minister if she waters down Brexit, senior Tories have warned. Leading Eurosceptic MPs have told The Telegraph they are prepared to mount an immediate leadership challenge if Mrs May deviates from her original plan. The revelation comes after a torrid week for the Prime Minister in which she faced fierce criticism for her handling of the Grenfell Tower catastrophe. Conservative MPs including Cabinet ministers have concluded that Mrs May cannot lead them into the next election and they are now discussing when she could go. Related video: What does the election result mean for Brexit? (Provided by Sky News) Eurosceptic MPs have warned that any attempt to keep Britain in the customs union and single marke...
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Ramadan comes with bitter taste for families of Iraq’s Mosul
18Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

Ramadan comes with bitter taste for families of Iraq’s Mosul

    For Umm Mohammed and other residents of areas of war battered west Mosul recaptured from Islamic State group jihadists, this year’s Muslim holy month of Ramadan carries a bitter taste. Our homes and cars have been destroyed, our family separated, said the former bank manager in Iraq’s second largest city. Why should we have to wait here in this long queue to get aid? We used to have a dream life and we’ve fallen all the way down to the bottom, said the 38-year-old mother of two, declining to give her full name for fear of reprisals against family members left behind in districts still under jihadist control. IS seized the northern city of Mosul in June 2014 and imposed a brutal form of Islamist rule and a regime of terror on its inhabitants. Life has been made even harder ...
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Grenfell Tower cladding banned in UK: Chancellor
18Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Grenfell Tower cladding banned in UK: Chancellor

    Cladding used on Grenfell Tower blamed for spreading the blaze is banned in Britain, Philip Hammond has said. The Chancellor said a criminal investigation would examine whether building regulations had been breached when the block was overhauled. Mr Hammond said the public inquiry set up by the Government following the tragedy would also examine if rules had been broken. "These are very complex technical issues" @PhilipHammondUK says public inquiry into #GrenfellTower will determine who's at fault #marrpic.twitter.com/Hzyu5In6H8 — The Andrew Marr Show (@MarrShow) June 18, 2017 He told BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show: “My understanding is the cladding in question, this flammable cladding which is banned in Europe and the US, is also banned here. So there are two separate questio...
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Huge Portugal forest fire kills 25: injures 20
18Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

Huge Portugal forest fire kills 25: injures 20

    A huge forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 25 people and injured 20 others, most of them burning to death in their cars, the government said Sunday. Several hundred firefighters and 160 vehicles were dispatched late Saturday to tackle the blaze, which broke out in the afternoon in the municipality of Pedrogao Grande before spreading fast across several fronts. ‘Unfortunately this seems to be the greatest tragedy we have seen in recent years in terms of forest fires,’ the visibly moved Prime Minister Antonio Costa said. ‘The number of fatalities could still rise,’ he said at the Civil Protection headquarters near Lisbon. ‘The priority now is to save those people who could still be in danger.’ Portugal was sweltering under a severe heatwave Saturday, with tempera...
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Coconut oil isn’t healthy: It’s never been healthy
17Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Life Style

Coconut oil isn’t healthy: It’s never been healthy

    The American Heart Association recently released a report advising against the use of coconut oil. The Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease advisory reviewed existing data on saturated fat, showing coconut oil increased LDL ("bad") cholesterol in seven out of seven controlled trials. Researchers didn't see a difference between coconut oil and other oils high in saturated fat, like butter, beef fat and palm oil. In fact, 82% of the fat in coconut oil is saturated, according to the data — far beyond butter (63%), beef fat (50%) and pork lard (39%). Because coconut oil increases LDL cholesterol, a cause of CVD [cardiovascular disease], and has no known offsetting favorable effects, we advise against the use of coconut oil, the American Heart Association said in the Dietary...
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Queen praises country as resolute following tragedies in UK
17Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Queen praises country as resolute following tragedies in UK

    The Queen today issued a statement saying the UK has been resolute in the face of adversity following recent tragedies in London and Manchester. She said: Today is traditionally a day of celebration. This year, however, it is difficult to escape a very sombre national mood. The Head of State released her statement on her official birthday, the day after she visited the survivors and heroes of the Grenfell Tower tragedy accompanied by Prince William. In recent months, the country has witnessed a succession of terrible tragedies, Her Majesty said. As a nation, we continue to reflect and pray for all those who have been directly affected by these events. During recent visits in Manchester and London, I have been profoundly struck by the immediate inclination of people through...
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Details of all the missing people in Grenfell Tower fire tragedy
17Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Details of all the missing people in Grenfell Tower fire tragedy

    The London Fire Brigade has confirmed that there have been at least 17 fatalities in the Grenfell Tower fire, which consumed the block in west London in the early hours of the morning. People have been desperately searching for their loved ones who live in the building as people appeared to be trapped inside. The leader of Kensington and Chelsea Borough Nick Paget-Brown said several hundred people would have been in the block when the fire broke out. Children are believed to be among those missing, as school students search for their friends. There were reports that fire alarms in the main building did not go off, and residents were woken up and saved by neighbours banging on their doors, as well as screams of terror from others who loved in the building. There were unconf...
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