Britain’s top universities have spent tens of millions of pounds on hundreds of thousands of flights over the last four years, it can be revealed today – despite repeated pledges to tackle the climate crisis. Almost 170,000 plane journeys – including long-haul, continental and domestic trips – were taken by …
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Thousands of drivers spent days in queues to reach the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel after France temporarily closed its border on 20 December. The move came after the discovery of a fast-spreading Covid-19 variant in the UK, with French authorities easing restrictions on Wednesday. Around 3,000 hauliers were waiting …
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A NEW £2.5 million modular state-of-the-art operating theatre and recovery area at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary is equipped with a safe and resilient critical power system from Bender UK. Ulverston-based Bender UK also supplied specialised theatre equipment including LED operating lights, services pendants supplying medical gases, power and data, the …
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2020 has certainly been a year nobody could have predicted, but what have been some of the biggest stories for East Lancashire this year? Abigail Beaney looks back at a rollercoaster year Warburtons respond to anger over halal symbol on bread loaves BREAD firm Warburtons found themselves at the centre …
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The New York Post’s editorial board, which has long supported President Donald Trump, has blasted his longshot attempts to overturn the election in a scathing editorial. The Post, which endorsed Trump in 2016 and 2020, issued the blistering rebuke in a front-page editorial for Monday’s edition, calling his continued election fraud …
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Dropshipping Market With COVID19-Pandemic Impact Analysis: Dropshipping Market 2020 this report is including with the COVID19 Outbreak Impact analysis of key points influencing the growth of the market. Also, Dropshipping Market (By major key players, By Types, By Applications, and Leading Regions) Segments outlook, Business assessment, Competition scenario, Trends and …
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A YORK-based graphic designer has created new branding for the national Royal Mail charity which supports postal workers in times of need. Grace Abell, of Abell Design, whose studio is in Heslington Road, was asked by the not-for-profit Rowland Hill Fund to design a new logo, strapline, colour palette and …
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THE North York Moors will feature on the Royal Mail’s first Special Stamps issue of 2021, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Britain’s first National Parks. Images of the stamp set, featureing ten of the 15 National Parks, are released today. The ten pars featured are: Peak District (founded 1951); Lake District …
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Doctors fear the NHS could be quickly overwhelmed as hospital admissions surge due to the highly infectious Covid strain raging across the country. The total number of patients in hospital with the virus is likely to exceed the peak from the first wave, with 21,286 people being treated on December 22, …
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T he UK has recorded another 316 deaths on Sunday with 30,501 new Covid-19 cases. The boss of the firm behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has raised hopes it is more effective than first thought amid the rapid spread of the UK virus strain across the globe. AstraZeneca chief Pascal …
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