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An investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found serious repeated failings in Essex County Council's SEND transport service.

Allegations of gang rape emerging from Cornell University in New York have shocked people around the world.

Almost two dozen properties in Terling were unable to drink their water, brush their teeth, shower normally or do laundry using the mains supply.

With the hosepipe ban still in force, residents are searching for ways to keep their plants alive without mains water.

An investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found serious repeated failings in Essex County Council's SEND transport service.

Allegations of gang rape emerging from Cornell University in New York have shocked people around the world.

Almost two dozen properties in Terling were unable to drink their water, brush their teeth, shower normally or do laundry using the mains supply.

The presenter - who found fame as a lads' mag favourite in the Nineties - looked incredible in the snap as she filled fans in on her decision to go au naturel. 

Swift, 36, laughed over the ridiculousness of the co-stars' spat, calling it 'the dumbest fight ever.'

"Russian health authorities have taken precautionary measures in response to the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague research facility," reports Axios, "but have not confirmed that she contracted plague." On Sept. 25, 28-year-old Daria Shipilova, who worked at an anti-plague research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region, broke a test tube containing the pneumonic plague pathogen, local reports said. Shipilova was admitted to a hospital on Sept. 29 with symptoms of severe pneumonia and died overnight between Oct. 1 and Oct. 2. After her death, authorities imposed quarantines at several medical facilities in the region and placed nearly 200 people who had come into contact with Shipilova under medical observation. Irkutsk Gov. Igor Kobzev said those being monitored showed no signs of illness and had tested negative... Russia's public health agency said Shipilova had "pneumonia of unknown etiology" and that further testing found no microorganisms linked to her work. The agency said the epidemiological situation in the region remains stable. Plague is a potentially life-threatening bacterial disease but can be cured with antibiotics when treated promptly, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CNN reports that according to Russian state media agency TASS, it remains unclear exactly what was released: The head of the neighboring republic of Buryatia, Alexei Tsydenov, said earlier that the employee — a 28-year old woman — died "possibly from the plague." He also noted that "there are no plague outbreaks" in Buryatia. The governor of Irkutsk, Igor Kobzev, urged calm on Friday, saying that an extraordinary meeting of the regional anti-epidemic commission was held with Russia's chief state doctor. The meeting was in connection with a "suspected case of a particularly dangerous infection affecting a resident of the region," Kobzev said on Telegram.... The infection in the Irkutsk region is "most likely not the plague, but even if confirmed, there will be no spread of this disease," a previous head of Rospotrebnadzor, Gennady Onishchenko, said on Friday. Onishchenko told the state news agency TASS that the onset of cold weather would likely prevent transmission. Thanks to long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 for sharing the news.

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As a scion of an acting dynasty, he's never known anything but the bright lights of Tinseltown - just don't call Michael Douglas or his children 'nepo babies'.

In a direct echo of Margaret Thatcher's approach in the 1970s, Mrs Badenoch published a major document setting out plans for a return to 'common sense' Tory values.

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned Mr Burnham he will have to accept open borders with the EU if he wants to rejoin the single market or become a full member again.

Mrs Badenoch entered the stage in Birmingham to a low, Jaws-style chord. Activists jolted to their feet in fright and gave an ovation to this tiny figure in a trousersuit

What amazing changes a year can bring. At the time of the Tory Party conference 12 months ago, Kemi Badenoch was being written off by politicians of all parties

North West Ambulance Service informed police shortly after 3.55pm on Saturday that paramedics had found a deceased man while attending a property in Oxton, Wirral.

The Star Trek legend was spotted behind the wheel of his Porsche SUV with a cellphone to his ear as he zipped around the San Fernando Valley with his beloved Dobermans in tow last week.

The party has been accused by Israel of giving 'legitimacy to terrorism' after holding a vote on the motion and the Green Party Leader has been barred from visiting.

it seems that Emma Willis is not just the new queen of Strictly, but also of Saturday night TV - after appearing on our screens for nearly four consecutive hours this weekend.

The Conservative leader said getting threats was 'really tough, but you just have to get on with it' after the ex paramilitary man said she would be left in 'a ditch with a bullet in her head'.