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Hundreds of car and truck drivers are stuck in a large traffic jam in northeastern Spain caused by Catalan separatists blocking a major highway near the city of GironaNovember 13, 2019, 9:23 AM1 min read Hundreds of car and truck drivers were stuck Wednesday in a large traffic jam in northeastern Spain caused by Catalan…
As the public hearings phase of the impeachment inquiry begins Wednesday following 16 closed-door interviews over the past month, Democrats are calling two star witnesses to testify in open session: Ambassador William Taylor, the United States’ top diplomat in Ukraine, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent, the State Department’s top career official focused…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption NHS Highland says it is seeing the effects of a UK-wide delay to vaccines NHS Highland has warned of delays affecting some child flu vaccinations in its area.A UK-wide delay in the delivery of the nasal spray Fluenz Tetra has meant the health board receiving fewer vaccines than it…
Image copyright Police Scotland Image caption Christopher Nicol died in his home in Greenock on 26 September A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a father-of-two.Christopher Nicol, 27, died following an incident at his home in Maple Road, Greenock, Inverclyde on 26 September.Last month his mother Karen Nicol paid…
Image copyright Getty Images UK inflation rose at its lowest pace in almost three years last month as the energy cap kept a lid on the price of electricity, gas and other fuels, according to official statistics.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said consumer prices rose 1.5% in October, against 1.7% in September.Energy regulator Ofgem…
Former England striker Peter Crouch busts internet rumours about him including that nachos story in BBC Sport’s Setting it Straight.WATCH MORE: Dubai helicopter rides, hating movies & killing rabbits – Owen busts internet rumours
Image copyright Greta Thunberg Image caption Greta Thunberg on La Vagabonde with Riley Whitlum, Nikki Henderson, Elayna Carausu and baby Lennon Climate activist Greta Thunberg will sail from the US to a UN climate summit in Spain by hitching a ride with two sailing YouTubers.The 16-year-old had planned to travel to Chile, but the country…
Image caption Mr Harris served as a junior minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown A former Labour minister has urged voters to back the Conservatives in the general election to keep “extremist” Jeremy Corbyn out of power.Tom Harris claimed that Mr Corbyn had “instinctively sided with our country’s enemies” over the years.And he said…
Image copyright Financial Conduct Authority Image caption It looks nicer on the outside than on the inside, apparently City of London regulators tasked with mucking out the financial stables have been making a “shameful” mess of their own, it has emerged.Financial Conduct Authority staff have been upbraided for leaving their HQ in an “unacceptable” state.Chief…
Image copyright David Taylor Image caption Indie was taken during a break-in in Rowton Rise in Standish, Wigan, on Tuesday morning A four-month-old pug puppy has been stolen during a burglary which has led the owners to offer a £5,000 reward for its safe return.Indie was taken alongside its bed, a BMW M2 car, cash…