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• The state of Sports Direct: key points from results statement - The Guardian

  26-07-2019 23:43 via theguardian.com
  The state of Sports Direct: key points from results statement  The Guardian'Shambles' as Sports Direct's results delayed  BBC NewsSimon English: Shambolic Ashley gives us yet another reason to sell shares  Evening StandardMike Ashley's Sports Direct branded a 'shambles' as it delays publishing results for the second time  This is MoneySports Direct faces £605m tax bill and 'terminal' problems at House of Fraser  Sky NewsView full coverage o
  
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• Johnson and Trump hail ‘unparalleled’ trade opportunities

  26-07-2019 23:40
  The leaders also discussed tensions with Iran.
  
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• Johnson pledges funds for new Manchester to Leeds rail route

  26-07-2019 23:35
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged on Friday to fund a new rail route across the Pennines between Manchester and Leeds to boost growth in northern England.Speaking in Manchester, he said one of his top domestic priorities will be to level out opportunities and unlock potential in England's regions.
  
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• Sports Direct hit with £605m tax bill by Belgian authorities but Mike Ashley vows to fight it - The Sun

  26-07-2019 23:05 via thesun.co.uk
  Sports Direct hit with £605m tax bill by Belgian authorities but Mike Ashley vows to fight it  The SunSports Direct delays results over €674m tax demand  The TimesAshley's 'double whammy' may finally scare off Sports Direct investors  Sky NewsThe state of Sports Direct: key points from results statement  The GuardianFresh doubts over the future of House of Fraser  News & StarView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Johnson, Trump discuss trade, Brexit and Iran - Downing Street

  26-07-2019 22:55
  In a conversation on Friday, Johnson and Trump expressed commitment to delivering an "ambitious free trade agreement", according to a statement, which also said they will meet at the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France, in August.The two also discussed recent tensions with Iran and the need for the two countries to work together on the issue, the statement added.
  
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• Apple’s Siri contractors hear people having sex, says whistleblower - TrustedReviews

  26-07-2019 22:30 via trustedreviews.com
  Apple’s Siri contractors hear people having sex, says whistleblower  TrustedReviewsApple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings  The GuardianSiri records fights, doctor’s appointments, and sex (and contractors hear it)  Ars TechnicaWhat happens on your iPhone doesn’t necessarily stay on your iPhone after all  MSPoweruserApple Admits a Small Portion of Siri Recordings Are Heard by Humans  Gadgets 360
  
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• Avengers: Endgame deleted scene reveals Gamora's fate - digitalspy.com

  26-07-2019 22:26 via digitalspy.com
  Avengers: Endgame deleted scene reveals Gamora's fate  digitalspy.comA New Avengers: Endgame Deleted Scene Shows a Sombre Tony Stark Tribute  Gizmodo UKAvengers Endgame will be available on Google Play in 4K – along with these other Disney movies  TrustedReviewsAvengers: Endgame writers want a Silver Surfer movie, but have one condition  digitalspy.comThe Best Paid Actor In The Marvel Universe Has Now Been Revealed  Gentside UKView full cov
  
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• Ebola crisis: Epidemic in DR Congo's Goma 'inevitable' - Sky News

  26-07-2019 22:05 via news.sky.com
  Ebola crisis: Epidemic in DR Congo's Goma 'inevitable'  Sky NewsEbola outbreak fails to trigger World Bank pandemic bonds  Financial TimesEbola outbreak unstoppable as victims refuse treatment - Daily Star  Daily StarFears over Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo  Sky NewsSaudi Arabia suspends Hajj visas for DR Congo over Ebola  Aljazeera.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Queen to 'have a quiet word' with Meghan Markle - AOL UK

  26-07-2019 22:01 via aol.co.uk
  Queen to 'have a quiet word' with Meghan Markle  AOL UKHarry and Meghan 'had nothing to do' with rules for neighbours, says palace  Sky NewsMeghan Markle and Prince Harry’s neighbours issued with list banning them from talking to royals or asking to  The SunMeghan Markle shock: Could Meghan and Prince Harry move back to USA with Archie?  ExpressMeghan Markle ‘needs to stop acting like a celebrity’ and ‘sacrifice privacy’ to re
  
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• Dairy allergy death boy’s mum says she ‘lives in a black hole’ as she shares heart-breaking final picture of l - The Sun

  26-07-2019 21:25 via thesun.co.uk
  Dairy allergy death boy’s mum says she ‘lives in a black hole’ as she shares heart-breaking final picture of l  The SunTHE devastated mum of a schoolboy who died after a classmate flicked cheese at him has shared a heartbreaking final image of her son lying in hospital.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Intel Jumps 7% on Earnings Beat, Sale of 5G Modem Business - Market Realist

  26-07-2019 21:24 via marketrealist.com
  Intel Jumps 7% on Earnings Beat, Sale of 5G Modem Business  Market RealistApple buys Intel 5G modem business, dropping major hint at new iPhone  The IndependentApple confirms deal to buy Intel modem business  ITProPortalDaily Crunch: Yep, Apple is buying Intel’s modem business  TechCrunchApple to Buy Intel's Modem Business for $1 Billion  EE TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 'Unprecedented': more than 100 Arctic wildfires burn in worst ever season

  26-07-2019 21:08
  Huge blazes in Greenland, Siberia and Alaska are producing plumes of smoke that can be seen from spaceThe Arctic is suffering its worst wildfire season on record, with huge blazes in Greenland, Siberia and Alaska producing plumes of smoke that can be seen from space.The Arctic region has recorded its hottest June ever. Since the start of that month, more than 100 wildfires have burned in the Arctic circle. In Russia, 11 of 49 regions are experiencing wildfires. Continue reading...
  
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• UK heatwave: airport and rail passengers severely delayed after thunderstorms bring misery to start of summer holidays - Telegraph.co.uk

  26-07-2019 21:03 via telegraph.co.uk
  UK heatwave: airport and rail passengers severely delayed after thunderstorms bring misery to start of summer holidays  Telegraph.co.ukBrits face more summer holiday travel chaos with bad weather and rail strikes after freak heatwave  The SunDozens of flights cancelled at UK's busiest airports as extreme UK weather wreaks havoc  The IndependentMajor disruption at Gatwick and Heathrow  Eagle RadioAir traffic control 'issue' causes more problems for UK trave
  
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• London Stock Exchange 'in mega-merger talks with Refinitiv' - Telegraph.co.uk

  26-07-2019 20:50 via telegraph.co.uk
  London Stock Exchange 'in mega-merger talks with Refinitiv'  Telegraph.co.ukThe London Stock Exchange could be set for a blockbuster merger with Refinitiv, the financial terminals and data business carved out of Thompson Reuters, ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• NHS cyber attack ‘hero’ thankful after avoiding jail in US on malware charges

  26-07-2019 20:44
  Marcus Hutchins found a 'kill-switch' that slowed the effects of the WannaCry virus in 2017, but was later arrested in the US for creating malware.
  
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• Belgian authorities serve £600m tax bill on ‘total shambles’ Sports Direct

  26-07-2019 20:39
  Mike Ashley's retailer was due to update the city on Friday morning but did not publish until after markets closed.
  
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• LSE in talks to combine with Refinitiv - source

  26-07-2019 20:34
  LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange Group Plcis in talks to combine with Refinitiv, less than a year after buyout firm Blackstone Group Incacquired a majority stake in the data analytics platform in a $20 billion (£16 billion) deal, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.Professional information provider Thomson Reuters Corp , the parent of Reuters News, owns a 45% stake in Refinitiv.LSE and Thomson Reuters did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
  
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• London Stock Exchange in talks to combine with Refinitiv - source

  26-07-2019 20:34
  Thomson Reuters, the parent of Reuters News, still owns a 45% stake in Refinitiv.LSE, Refinitiv, Blackstone and Thomson Reuters did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.Thomson Reuters shares jumped 4.5% to C$93.35 in afternoon trading in Toronto after the Financial Times first reported on the deal talks.
  
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• Rees-Mogg issues rules, including list of banned words, to new staff

  26-07-2019 20:23
  Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg insists on imperial measurements and the use of 'esquire' for non-titled males.
  
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• The comma touch: Jacob Rees-Mogg's aides send language rules to staff

  26-07-2019 20:19
  Jacob Rees-Mogg will reportedly never be ‘pleased to learn’ anything. Photograph: Alastair Grant/APA list of rules has been sent to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s staff asking them to stop using words such as “hopefully” and demanding that they use only imperial measurements and give all non-titled males the suffix Esq.Aides to the new leader of the House of Commons sent out the list shortly after Rees-Mogg’s appointment to the role by the new prime minister on Wednesday n
  
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• Boris Johnson appoints arch-critic of HS2 as transport adviser

  26-07-2019 20:13
  Journalist Andrew Gilligan has long argued for a slower, cheaper rail line to be built. The prospects for survival of the high-speed rail line HS2 look slimmer after the prime minister, Boris Johnson, appointed an arch-critic as transport adviser. The journalist Andrew Gilligan, who was cycling tsar in Johnson’s London mayoralty, has long opposed what he says is a “disastrous scheme”, arguing for a slower, cheaper line to be built instead. Gilligan’s reports, first for th
  
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• Corbyn unveils £3.5bn River Mersey renewable energy plan

  26-07-2019 20:01
  The Mersey Tidal Power Project aims to utilise the power of the Mersey and Liverpool Bay to power up to a million homes, it is claimed.
  
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• Boris Johnson ‘very clear’ he wants Brexit deal, insists new minister

  26-07-2019 20:00
  Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith was speaking after Simon Coveney accused the PM of setting the UK on a collision course with the EU.
  
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• UK on course for no-deal Brexit as Johnson rejects EU agreement

  26-07-2019 19:41
  Crashing out could make a united Ireland more likely, Irish PM says. Boris Johnson has set the UK on an apparent course towards a no-deal Brexit by playing down the likelihood of any talks with the EU unless Brussels agrees to scrap the existing withdrawal agreement and Irish backstop, both of which it has ruled out. The seemingly intransigent tone prompted Leo Varadkar, the Irish prime minister, to warn that a no-deal departure could lead more people in Northern Ireland to seek a united Ireland
  
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• The teenage wingsuit flyer going for gold

  26-07-2019 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  An 18-year-old wingsuit flyer is making a name for himself after only a couple of years in the sport.
  
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• Boris Johnson rules out early election amid European resistance to Brexit plan

  26-07-2019 19:35
  The Prime Minister said the British people 'don't want another electoral event… they want us to deliver'.
  
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• Why has the charge rate for rape fallen in England and Wales?

  26-07-2019 19:28
  Digital evidence requested from complainants is time-consuming to investigate Photograph: Yui Mok/PAFewer rape complaints resulted in a charge or summons last year, police figures show. The decline comes against a backdrop of falling prosecutions and a row about the amount of sensitive personal information requested from alleged victims of rape. Why has the charge rate for rape fallen?The charge or summons rate for rape fell to one in 65, or 1.5%, of all cases reported to the police in England a
  
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• Pokémon Duel Will Cease to Exist on the Play Store Starting October 31 - Wccftech

  26-07-2019 19:26 via wccftech.com
  Pokémon Duel Will Cease to Exist on the Play Store Starting October 31  WccftechWhile Pokémon Go may be the most popular game of the franchise (on mobile, i.e.), there are other lesser-known titles out there too. One of them happens to be ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Just 1.5% of all rape cases lead to charge or summons, data reveals

  26-07-2019 19:25
  Figures show significant fall in prosecutions in England and Wales and victims waiting longer for justiceOnly one in 65 rape cases reported to police result in suspects being summonsed or charged, a Guardian analysis of the latest crime figures has revealed.The most recent Home Office statistics highlight an alarming decline in rape prosecutions in England and Wales over recent years amid increasingly acrimonious rows over the disclosure of evidence and suggestions that CPS prosecuting policies
  
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• Sports Direct faces £605m tax bill and 'terminal' problems at House of Fraser - Sky News

  26-07-2019 19:05 via news.sky.com
  Sports Direct faces £605m tax bill and 'terminal' problems at House of Fraser  Sky NewsSports Direct delays results over €674m tax demand  The TimesNewcastle fans planning bucket collections at Arsenal game to help Mike Ashley after £605m tax bill  The MagBelgian authorities serve MASSIVE tax bill on 'total shambles' Newcastle United owner's company  The London EconomicSimon English: Shambolic Ashley gives us yet another reason to sell sha
  
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• WHO says e-cigarettes, 'smoke-free' products do not help reduce cancer

  26-07-2019 19:04
  Electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products are not helping fight cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, urging smokers and governments not to trust claims from cigarette firms about their latest products.The seventh "WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic" said blocking the industry's interference was critical to cutting the harm from tobacco use."The tobacco industry has a long history of systemic, aggressive, sustained and well-resourced opposition to tobacco con
  
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• NI Secretary pledges to ‘push as hard as I can’ to restore powersharing

  26-07-2019 19:04
  Northern Ireland has been without devolved government for two-and-a-half years following a breakdown in relations between the DUP and Sinn Fein.
  
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• Don't buy tobacco industry's claim to be tackling cancer, WHO says

  26-07-2019 19:04
  Electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products are not helping fight cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, urging smokers and governments not to trust claims from cigarette firms about their latest products.The seventh "WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic" said blocking the industry's interference was critical to cutting the harm from tobacco use."The tobacco industry has a long history of systemic, aggressive, sustained and well-resourced opposition to tobacco con
  
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• Sports Direct regrets House of Fraser rescue - BBC News

  26-07-2019 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Sports Direct regrets House of Fraser rescue  BBC NewsSports Direct delays results over €674m tax demand  The TimesSports Direct hit with £605m tax bill by Belgian authorities but Mike Ashley vows to fight it  The SunAshley's 'double whammy' may finally scare off Sports Direct investors  Sky NewsThe state of Sports Direct: key points from results statement  The GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Mesut Ozil: We are all good

  26-07-2019 19:00
  Mesut Ozil: We are all good
  
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• Battle against tobacco epidemic is far from won, WHO report finds

  26-07-2019 19:00
  Billions live in countries where there are no stringent measures to control smoking. The battle against the global tobacco epidemic is far from won, even as more countries adopt measures such as smoke-free environments and warnings on packaging to curb its use, a new report has revealed. The report from the World Health Organization reveals that lives are still at risk from tobacco, with billions of people living in countries that have not yet fully implemented even one of six effective measures
  
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• Sir Nick Clegg criticised for £113,000 expenses claim despite Facebook salary

  26-07-2019 18:53
  The former Lib Dem leader reportedly earns a seven-figure salary from the social media giant but claimed expenses as a former deputy PM.
  
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• Apple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings - The Guardian

  26-07-2019 18:34 via theguardian.com
  Apple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings  The GuardianApple’s Siri contractors hear people having sex, says whistleblower  TrustedReviewsApple Admits a Small Portion of Siri Recordings Are Heard by Humans  Gadgets 360Siri records fights, doctor’s appointments, and sex (and contractors hear it)  Ars TechnicaSiri ‘regularly’ records sex encounters, sends ‘countless’ private moments to Appl
  
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• Labour’s Tom Watson was ‘cheerleader in chief’ for fraudster Beech, says ex-MP

  26-07-2019 18:33
  Carl Beech was jailed for 18 years.
  
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• Newlywed wife rescues husband after volcano fall - BBC News

  26-07-2019 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Newlywed wife rescues husband after volcano fall  BBC NewsWife rescues husband from volcano while on honeymoon  Sky NewsNewlywed Falls Into Volcano on Honeymoon  Inside EditionNewlywed survives fall into dormant volcano on Caribbean island  CBS NewsNewlywed Recovering In Broward Hospital After Falling Into Volcano Crater In St. Kitts  CBS MiamiView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Mike Ashley and his troubled relationship with the City

  26-07-2019 18:22
  The owner of Sports Direct has battled with investors since his company’s stock market debut. The farce over Sports Direct’s annual results is the latest fraught episode in Mike Ashley’s relationship with the City. Shares in the company sank on the group’s stock market debut in 2007 and continued their downward trajectory for two years as profits disappointed and Ashley, the founder and controlling shareholder, kept his distance from investors and the media. A pick up in
  
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• Commuters stranded for hours as UK endures hottest July day ever

  26-07-2019 18:15
  Hundreds of commuters were stranded on faulty trains for hours as the UK sweltered through its hottest July day ever.
  
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• Swimmer killed by brain-eating infection after trip to US lake - Evening Standard

  26-07-2019 18:08 via standard.co.uk
  Swimmer killed by brain-eating infection after trip to US lake  Evening StandardBrain-eating amoeba kills again—here's how it kills and how to avoid it  Ars TechnicaNorth Carolina man dies of rare brain-eating amoeba after swimming at water park  Yahoo EntertainmentMan Dies From Rare 'Brain-Eating' Amoeba After Swimming in North Carolina Lake  Live ScienceMan Killed by Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in North Carolina Water Park Is Identified 
  
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• SpaceX Dragon flies British science into orbit, while stubby 'watertower' hops around Texas - The Register

  26-07-2019 18:00 via theregister.co.uk
  SpaceX Dragon flies British science into orbit, while stubby 'watertower' hops around Texas  The RegisterSpaceX: Why 4 Innocuous Panels on the Dragon Capsule Are Critical to Mars  InverseSpaceX launch news: NASA praises 'great launch' as Falcon 9 blasts off to Space Station  Express.co.ukSpaceX sends 3D bioprinter to space station after a dramatic launch  Daily MailSpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Successfully Launched With 3D Bioprinter, Supplies for ISS  
  
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• Jo Swinson plans UK summer tour to show her PM credentials

  26-07-2019 18:00
  MP Sarah Wollaston is poised to join the Lib Dems as leader hits campaign trail. The Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson, will embark on a summer campaigning blitz to position herself as a viable alternative prime minister, as sources suggested the independent MP Sarah Wollaston could join at the party’s autumn conference. Swinson, whose party is hopeful of winning a byelection in Brecon and Radnorshire next week, will do a tour of the UK over August as well as ramping up fundraising and l
  
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• What the Tour de France can teach us about investing - Hargreaves Lansdown

  26-07-2019 17:51 via hl.co.uk
  What the Tour de France can teach us about investing  Hargreaves LansdownTour de France 2019: Egan Bernal ‘addicted’ to winning after sealing first yellow jersey  The IndependentTour de France 2019: Egan Bernal set to win from Geraint Thomas  BBC Sport#TheBreakaway - 'The most dramatic of days as the weather-gods intervene'  Eurosport.comTour de France 2019: Stage 20 cut by 71km because of landslides and weather warnings  BBC SportVie
  
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• ITV News exclusive: Jacob Rees-Mogg issues style guide to staff - ITV News - ITV News

  26-07-2019 17:51 via itv.com
  ITV News exclusive: Jacob Rees-Mogg issues style guide to staff - ITV News  ITV NewsThe new Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg has instructed all staff in his new office to use imperial measurements and refer to 'non-titled ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Harry launches £40m sport fundraising campaign with Anthony Joshua

  26-07-2019 17:46
  Made By Sport aims to get more children from poorer backgrounds into athletic pursuits.
  
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• Man told by police to drop assault complaint due to HIV stigma, inquiry told

  26-07-2019 17:45
  The Infected Blood Inquiry in Cardiff was told Haydn Lewis was given six batches of blood from someone who had died from the brain disease CJD.
  
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• Internet users ‘feel like IT managers’ forced to deal with tech issues

  26-07-2019 17:39
  New research suggests UK internet users are often left frustrated by technical issues at home.
  
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