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Methodist Church in Ireland apologises to LGBT community

4 hours ago By Robbie Meredith, BBC News NI education correspondent Getty Images There are 200 Methodist churches across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland The Methodist Church in Ireland has apologised “unreservedly for failures in pastoral support and care” to the LGBT community and their families. The church also said it strongly condemned all forms […]

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How a 92-year-old woman beat the cable company (with some help)

Loretta Huckabone is 92 years old and has low vision but feels independent. She plays bridge three times a week, enjoys talking on the phone and once climbed Mount Whitney in California. Her self-confidence was deflated when her cable and internet provider, Cox Communications, recently switched customers’ email service to Yahoo Mail. Huckabone and her […]

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Players Premier League clubs should sign for 2024-25 season

Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerJun 6, 2024, 05:19 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most […]

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BBC hunts for tiny bloodsuckers as diseases rise

BBC/Emma Lynch James Gallagher inspects some of the captured ticks Am I the hunter or the hunted? It’s the question running through my mind as I stroll through the long grass and bracken. I’ve come to the park looking for blood-sucking ticks – to find out how common they are, why new species and new […]

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Labour vows to ‘pull up shutters’ for small business

Labour has promised to overhaul the business rates system to help revitalise the High Street if elected in the UK general election. The party has not specified what will replace the current business rates system but said reforms would level the playing field for High Street firms against online rivals. The party first put forward […]

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Consider This from NPR : NPR

A notable chunk of people say they don’t want to vote for either Donald Trump or Joe Biden in November, according to recent polling. Brendan Smialowskijim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowskijim Watson/AFP via Getty Images A notable chunk of people say they don’t want to vote for either Donald Trump […]

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Agency to regulate chemicals needed to protect UK, say experts

3 days ago By Esme Stallard, Climate and science reporter, BBC News Getty Images The UK is at risk of “uncontrolled chemicals” which could harm people and the environment, say experts. The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has called for the establishment of a Chemicals Agency to take charge of the regulation of chemicals in the UK. […]

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