Apartment block on the Curry Mile re-submitted months after being rejected
The four-storey building would contain 42 new apartments
'We can see this one coming': Pharmacists want govt to let them give vaccine against measles
Despite calls from pharmacists, the government has not taken their advice on board to date.
Kippford RNLI looking for people to answer SOS fundraising call
Their ever popular Soup On Saturday event will take place in Kippford Village Hall on Saturday, January 27
Jury selection begins in murder trial of 23-year-old a woman who disappeared while visiting Dallas
Jury selection is underway Monday in the murder trial of Marisela Botello, a 23-year-old Seattle woman who went missing in October 2020 while visiting Dallas.
Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for a further day
The Qatari foreign ministry said the truce was being extended under the same terms as in the past.
Britain’s King Charles to push for global action on climate in COP28 speech
DUBAI (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles will give an opening address to the U.N. COP28 climate summit on Friday where he is expected to tell world leaders that the repeated warning signs of the
House GOP puts one major condition on Hunter Biden's offer to testify to Congress
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter to Hunter Biden's lawyer pushing back on his attempt to not sit for a closed-door deposition and instead appear before a public hearing.
You can't tell us what to do - Security Analyst Al Wahab replies US ambassador over LGBT+ threat
Ghanaian security analyst and international relations expert, Farouk Al Wahab, has expressed his support for the anti-LGBT+ bill that was passed by the Parliament of Ghana on February 28, 2024. He also slammed the Western countries and diplomats who have threatened to sanction Ghana over the bill. He made these statements on Kumasi-based Akoma FM on Saturday, March 3, 2024, where he said that Ghana was a sovereign state and had the right to pass laws that reflect its culture and values. He said that it was unheard of that a country would be threatened by the international community for passing a law that protects its values and culture. “It is not heard anywhere that a country will pass a bill on its land and the international community will threaten it. “Even in the United States, about 14 to 15 out of the 50 states do not allow for gay marriages. Even their vice president had to force the state of California to accept transgenderism. Now look at the number of transgender people who are in rehab because of what…
Hubballi-Kottayam special train to run only seven trips instead of the earlier eight
SWR cancels one trip of Hubballi-Kottayam Weekly Special Express. Train to run seven trips from Dec 2-Jan 20, 2024. 07305 leaves Hubballi at 10.30am on Saturdays, 07306 leaves Kottayam at 11am on Sundays. Arrival times at destination vary.
Iowa's Christian conservatives follow their faith when voting, and some say it leads them to Trump
Former president Donald Trump and his Republican rivals for the 2024 election have for months been heavily courting social conservatives and white evangelical Christians, seen as the most influential group in Iowa’s Republican caucuses.
I visited revamped town centre and I can see why some love it and others hate it
Wednesbury town centre has had millions of pounds spent on it in recent years but it was mixed fortunes for traders
Demolition of Seattle’s Lake City Community Center now underway
A 1950s-era building that housed the center, which was badly damaged in a fire in April, is being demolished.
Jonathan the Tortoise turns 191 with hopes he will reach third century
The Seychelles giant tortoise, who lives on the island of Saint Helena where he is a national treasure, is estimated to be nearly 200 years old, thought to have been born in 1832
Parents demand answers after son, 4, 'goes missing from school' and was found 'running in the road'
Dad Wade Vassell searched frantically for his four-year-old son King Gabriel-Vassell who went missing from Oasis Academy Woodview in Edgbaston
Distribution of invitation letters for Ram Temple inauguration in 2024 begins
The letters will be sent to nearly 6,000 people by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust to attend the 'Pran Pratistha' (consecration ceremony) of 'Ram Lalla' in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
Time for Zimbabweans to stand up for themselves – says CCC’s Kufahakutizwi after ZEC declares rival Sakupwanya uncontested MP in Mabvuku 
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Here’s what you need to know about Canada’s priorities and challenges ahead of COP28
TORONTO — Canada’s image at the world’s signature climate negotiations could be complicated by infighting, some observers fear, as two of the federal government’s ardent critics at the provincial level look to capture attention at the United Nations climate summit known as COP28.
'Manhunt,' about hunt for John Wilkes Booth, may make you wish you paid attention in history class
A new series transforms the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln into a true crime thriller that goes deeper into the story than most textbooks. Most who studied Lincoln in school learn he was assassinated by a man named John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln was watching a play with his wife, Mary…
“What happened abroad!”; Man goes on his knee to thank God as he lands safely in Nigeria – VIDEO
Man goes on his knee to thank God as he lands safely in Nigeria
Trump was the only consistent winner from all the GOP debates
The GOP presidential debates have come to a close.Former President Donald Trump skipped all four of them — it paid off.He amassed endorsements and
Work to start on two new schools on the edge of Bristol next year after years of delays
The schools were initially due to open in September last year
'We’re going to come after the people in the media': Trump ally calls for prosecuting journalists
Kash Patel, who was a counterterrorism official on former President Donald Trump's National Security Council, made a pledge to lead a "bench" of "all-America patriots" to prosecute journalists if his former boss wins a second term in the White House."We will go out and find the conspirators, not jus...
Meet the candidates vying to be the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations is set to elect a new national chief this week during a three-day special assembly in Ottawa.
Survivor pulled out of Zambian mine nearly a week after landslides
Dozens of people were trapped underground near the city of Chingola.
LIVESTREAMING: Education Minister to appear before Parliament over the date for the reopening of schools
The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, is expected to appear before Parliament today Monday, December 4 over the date for the reopening of schools. Parliament had told him to reschedule the date from Monday December 4 to the first week of January. In the view of the House, this will allow parents, students, and teachers enough time to prepare. Despite concerns about the short period students have to prepare before reporting to school, the Ministry of Education on Thursday, November 30, insisted that the reopening date for fresh Senior High School students remained December 4, 2023 as contained in the 2023/2024 academic calendar released by the GES. Watch the live stream below
Here's what you need to know about Canada's priorities and challenges ahead of COP28
TORONTO - Canada’s image at the world’s signature climate negotiations could be complicated by infighting, some observers fear, as two of the federal government's ardent critics at the provincial level look to capture attention at the United Nations climate summit known as COP28.
Family of Marine killed in Afghanistan fails to win lawsuit against Alec Baldwin
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Alec Baldwin didn't have to pay anything to resolve a $25 million lawsuit filed by family members of a Marine killed in Afghanistan after the actor chastised them on social media over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Baldwin's attorney said.U.S. Southern District of New York Judge Edgardo Ramos in August dismissed the lawsuit sought by the wife and sisters of Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, of Jackson, Wyoming, When the McCollum family didn’t file an amended lawsuit as Ramos invited to do before a September deadline, the judge closed the case in October.Baldwin paid nothing to resolve the case, his attorney Luke Nikas said Wednesday in an email to The Associated Press.The case has seen no activity since, according to court documents. Lawyers for both sides, including McCollum family attorney Dennis Postiglione, did not comment further on the case when contacted by email Thursday. Reached by email Wednesday, Postiglione declined to comment and said the McCollum family would…
Some student-loan borrowers might get up to $20,000 in debt cancellation through Biden's new plan — but experts who helped craft it are pushing for even more
The final negotiation session for Biden's second attempt at debt relief concluded on December 12.Negotiators disagreed with some of the Education
Legal challenge over rail ticket office closures dropped after Government U-turn
Two disabled passengers have withdrawn their High Court claim over the fairness of a consultation on the now-abandoned plans.
Schengen Decision for Bulgaria: Awaited Call Delayed Again
Anticipation surrounding Bulgaria's potential Schengen membership faces another delay, as diplomatic sources, relayed by Brussels correspondent Angelina Piskova to BNR, reveal that no immediate decision will emerge in the upcoming week. Instead, the interior ministers from Schengen member states plan to convene to assess Bulgaria and Romania's progress toward inclusion in the borderless travel zone.
More bus services coming back into public ownership after Manchester - find out where is next
Greater Manchester has become the first region of England to regain control and its mayor, Labour’s Andy Burnham, hopes for cheaper fares and better services on the Bee Network
Imhotep Museum in Saqqara reopens to the public after restoration
Considered one of the most significant archaeological museums in Egypt, the Imhotep Museum, in the Saqqara necropolis complex, is reopening its doors after renovation. The museum boasts more than "300 artefacts" from ancient Egypt.
INS Kadmatt enters Japan for Operational Turnaround, set to celebrate Navy Day in Yokosuka
Tokyo [Japan], December 3 (ANI): INS Kadmatt, on a long-range operational deployment to the North Pacific Ocean, entered Japan’s Yokosuka for an Operational Turnaround (OTR), the Ministry of Defence announced in a press release. The ship will be celebrating India’s Navy Day in the presence of the Indian diaspora at Yokosuka on December 4. Show […]
Iowa Lottery posted wrong Powerball numbers — but temporary ‘winners’ get to keep the money
Powerball losers in Iowa were actually winners for about seven hours this week after the state’s lottery mistakenly posted the wrong winning numbers for the game.
Sharad Pawar gives it back to nephew a day after his attack
'If anyone did suggest that we should support the BJP contrary to the stand we had taken, (even) then many in the party including me did not agree with that (suggestion). Our stand not to go with the BJP was very clear,' Sharad Pawar said.
Met Office announces full list of areas set for snow on Thursday in England, Scotland and Wales
Forecasters and meteorologists are anticipating rain - with high totals - alongside an ice warning in the North East of England, where temperatures plunge into Thursday morning with sub-zero totals.
Stormy parliamentary winter session expected: 21 bills on government agenda, including three to replace IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act
The government is mulling over tabling 21 bills in parliament's winter session, including three to replace IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act. | OpIndia News
George Santos says he will move to expel Jamaal Bowman today (video)
George Santos says he will move to expel Jamaal Bowman today
Repeal of Three Waters from early next year
The government says it will repeal Labour’s controversial Three Waters law early next year as it starts on the detailed work for its own water...
YS Jagan to visit Nandyal today, to dedicate Avuku tunnel 2 to nation
AP CM YS Jagan mohan Reddy who has achieved a significant milestone in providing irrigation water to Rayalaseema and Nellore districts in Andhra Pradesh
NYT columnist proposes ending Gaza war with 'free pass for all of the Hamas leadership' to leave country
A New York Times columnist proposed an end to the war in Gaza by having Israel give amnesty to Hamas leadership so they could be allowed to leave the area peacefully.
Who is William Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's next President known for his pro-democracy, anti-China stance? 5 things to know
Lai Ching-te, labeled an 'instigator of war' by China, won the Taiwan presidential elections, potentially impacting relations with China over the next four years.
NATO chief tells Turkey's Erdogan that 'the time has come' to let Sweden join the alliance
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he has told Turkey’s president that “the time has come” to let Sweden become a member of the military alliance.
‘Oppenheimer’ will get a theatrical release in Japan, after all
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” will get a theatrical release in Japan after all.
Russian lawmakers set presidential election in 2024, clearing a path for Putin’s 5th term
Russian lawmakers on Thursday set the date of the country’s 2024 presidential election for March 17, moving Vladimir Putin a step closer to a fifth term in office. Members of the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, voted unanimously to approve a decree setting the date. “In essence, this…
Rajani to get govt job after Revanth assumes charge as CM
Hyderabad: An unemployed dwarf graduate, Rajani from Nampally in the city, will be blessed with a government job after the new government takes charge. She has been invited to the swearing-in...
'I was in the queue at Boots when a car came flying at me'
Joan Crawley, 72, initially went to M&S to get a roast for her tea - but made a last minute decision to go into Boots
Rail misery continues as train drivers vote to go on strike for another six months
Chaos on the railways is set to continue for the next six months after train drivers with the Aslef union voted to go on strike.
China defence contractors register stellar profit for fourth consecutive year in a row: SIPRI
China’s top-tier defence contractors outpaced their US counterparts in armed sales for the fourth straight year in 2022, Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in its report on Monday (Dec 4). However, despite selling more than the US, China was still at the second spot in combined arms sales, the annual report released by SIPRI stated. Chinese companies combined arms sales accounted for 18 per cent share, while the US maintained its top spot with a staggering 51 per cent of the market share.
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