Children need to be taught how to treat illnesses themselves in an effort to ease GP workloads, NHS bosses say. Family doctors have longed complained about unnecessary paperwork and admin, as well as patients coming in for issues that could be dealt with either at home, or by a pharmacist. …
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Guests at the St. George’s Hall reception included Bill Gates, US climate envoy John Kerry, and Boris Johnson. Users on Twitter responded acknowledging the significance of the three most senior royals appearing together to host the global power-houses. One user tweeted: “That Windsor power, The Queen & The future Kings. …
Read More »Man charged after Ronkswood Hill incident
A MAN has been charged with a firearm offence following his arrest in Ronkswood Hill earlier this month. Aaron Dunn, 31 of Gower Close, Worcester, was charged with criminal damage and possession of a firearm whilst committing a schedule 1 offence (criminal damage). Dunn appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court on …
Read More »Outcry at ‘disappearing’ Victorian postbox in Coundon
A much-loved post box in Coventry appears to have disappeared into thin air – leaving residents furious. The post box, situated on Coundon Road, is a local landmark and rare wall post box. It has been there for nearly 200 years, CoventryLive understands, but appears to have been taken out. …
Read More »No place to hide: investors to trawl Europe’s Q3 earnings for inflation clues | 1450 AM 99.7 FM WHTC
No place to hide: investors to trawl Europe’s Q3 earnings for inflation clues | 1450 AM 99.7 FM WHTC | Holland Close For the health and safety of everyone, our offices are temporarily closed to the …
Read More »An Post warning over delivery charges for UK packages
An Post is launching a customer information campaign to warn customers about delivery charges for packages from Britain and outside the EU, in the lead up to Christmas. New EU Customs regulations for parcels posted from non-EU countries, including Britain, came into effect on 1st July 2021 and these require the …
Read More »Man ‘splattered in a very unpleasant way’ after plane dumps HUMAN waste on him
A man was left ‘covered’ in excrement after human sewage rained down from a plane into his garden, a council meeting has heard. The revolting fluid ‘splattered’ the resident ‘in a very unpleasant way’ at his home near Windsor Castle. Speaking to The Royal Borough Of Windsor & Maidenhead’s aviation forum, …
Read More »Demolition of Paignton’s ugly Crossways eyesore finally approved
The long-awaited go-ahead for Torbay Council to demolish one of Devon’s worst blots on the landscape has finally been approved this afternoon. The Planning Inspectorate has given permission for the compulsory purchase order (CPO) on the derelict Crossways shopping precinct in Paignton so that it can begin to knock down …
Read More »Putin’s show of strength: Russia stages ‘invasion’ off Ukraine and sails ships through Japan strait
Vladimir Putin today showed off Russia’s military strength to the world as massive ‘invasion’ war games were staged in the Black Sea near the Ukraine and dozens more Kremlin warships joined Chinese gunboats off Japan. More than 40 Russian vessels and 30-plus military planes and 20 helicopters took part in …
Read More »How the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra became a pawn in a Nazi propaganda scheme
Before the Second World War, the Nazis tried to sway British public opinion in their favour. What better way of showing the hand of friendship than to launch a programme of cultural exchange with a potentially amenable ally such as Britain, so deflecting public attention away from the less savoury …
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