Six killed including three children after bleeding to death when their throats were slit by strings at kite festival | The Sun

AT LEAST six spectators were killed during an annual kite-flying festival after their throats were slit by out of control strings. Three children are among the dead after the day of celebration in Gujarat, India, turned sinister on Saturday. Huge crowds had gathered to watch the spectacle in the sky as the Uttarayan festival got underway over the weekend. Hundreds […]

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Hospital asks patients' FAMILIES to help on wards during strikes

Hospital is accused of risking patients’ health by asking their FAMILIES to help on wards during strikes Nurses at 55 NHS trusts in England are walking out today and tomorrow over pay One NHS Trust was yesterday offering nurses £40 an hour to cover for strikes  The Royal College of Nursing has announced strikes next month over 73 trusts A […]

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Shapiro takes oath of office to become 48th Pa. governor

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat Josh Shapiro took the oath of office Tuesday to become the 48th governor of Pennsylvania, placing his hand on a stack of three Jewish Bibles at Tuesday’s inaugural ceremony outside the state Capitol to cap his blowout win in November’s election. Shapiro, 49, takes over in the nation’s fifth-most populous state with more experience in […]

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Brit is feared dead in Nepal plane crash

Brit is feared dead in Nepal plane crash after rescue team said ‘the hope of finding any of the 72 on board alive is nil’ Yeti Airlines ATR 72 plummeted into the steep gorge and smashed into pieces Crash happened as plane neared the central city of Pokhara on Sunday morning British man, Ruan Crighton, is feared to be among […]

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