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Formally announcing his intention to run for the top job, he positioned himself as the natural heir to the Iron Lady’s legacy. He said: “Society is a reflection of its leaders, and under Margaret Thatcher, the Britain I knew was full of boundless optimism and opportunity. “This is lost and needs to change. The country is facing some of the biggest challenges of a lifetime.” Mr Zahawi was the minister responsible for developing Covid vaccines before being promoted to education secretary by Boris Johnson last September....

It’s one that Colin Furness predicts will fail and put children under five, who are currently unvaccinated, at greater risk. “Every government around the world that has relied on a way to control it has failed,” said Furness, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto. “One strategy is not enough.” As COVID cases increase and the coronavirus becomes more prevalent in the community, infants and preschoolers will face an increased risk of infection, he said....

The huge volume of planet-heating gases pumped out by the US, the largest historical emitter, has caused such harm to other, mostly poor, countries through heatwaves, crop failures and other consequences that the US is responsible for $1.91tn in lost global income since 1990, the study found. This puts the US ahead of China, currently the world’s leading emitter, Russian, India and Brazil as the next largest contributors to global economic damage through their emissions....

High school dropout Salvador Ramos killed 21 people, including 19 children, at Robb Elementary School in Texas on May 24. A 77-page report was released Sunday detailing what happened, after reports it took more than an hour to bring down the 18-year-old Ramos. It showed that blame lay with almost every agency that attended, pointing to “systemic failures” and “ultimately poor decision-making” by officers both inside and outside the school....

A proposal for a 490-unit apartment development at Lake Shannon. A plan to build nearly 500 apartments on the hillside overlooking the Constable Neil Bruce High School in West Kelowna has been submitted to the city. The development at 2741 Auburn Road would see a five-building, 490-unit apartment project with structures up to six stories tall with an additional level of underground parking. The developer is proposing a custom development zone specifically for the property with at least 575 parking spaces....

Das Wahrzeichen des Weinviertels Buschberg war bislang eine weithin sichtbare Radarstation der Austro Control. In Zukunft könnte es eine von Berg und Natur gebaute Kapelle sein. Die Glocke wurde am Samstag installiert. 09.07.2022 19.59 Ab heute, 19:59 Uhr online Die Arbeit der Partner der örtlichen Berg- und Naturrettung hat erst im März begonnen. Auf dem Buschberg (Gebiet Mistelbach) – mit 492 Metern der höchste Berg des Weinviertels – steht heute eine Kapelle....

Apple leaks have revealed that the iPhone 14 Pro models will receive multiple exclusive upgrades and higher prices. But now a new report claims that the standard iPhone 14 models will also receive a price hike, despite being largely unchanged from their predecessors. Speaking to The Sun, Dan Ives, head of popular analyst group Wedbush Securities, cites supply chain prices as the driving force behind the increase. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max concept shows expected higher price of $1199 @VadimYuryev @Shaileshhari03 “We think a $100 price increase is coming for the iPhone 14,” Ives explained....

Although the latest figures across the UK show that overall child poverty rates fell slightly in the first year of the pandemic due to a temporary £20-a-week rise in Universal Credit, detailed analysis shows that child poverty continued to rise in areas such as Sunderland, Newcastle and Middlesbrough. End Child Poverty, a coalition of poverty charities which published the analysis, called for a new national poverty strategy, warning that child poverty rates in the UK were “on the brink” and would rise sharply as a result of the repeal of the £20 uplift last October....

The stunning revelation significantly rewrote the life story of Farah, one of Britain’s most famous athletes. It also raised questions about his citizenship status in a country where battles over immigration have become a polarizing issue in domestic politics in recent years. “Most people know me as Mo Farah, but that’s not my name or that’s not the reality,” he said in a BBC documentary scheduled to be released on Wednesday....

Five days after describing his Open victory on the Old Course as golf’s Holy Grail, Rory McIlroy will take a share of the lead into the final round of his 150th Championship after a stunning Saturday at St Andrews. With a brilliant eagle from a bunker on the 10th, McIlroy produced a superb third-round 66 to boost his bid to end an eight-year drought and become the first European winner at St Andrews since Nick Faldo in 1990....

The actions Biden outlined are intended to mitigate some potential penalties women seeking abortions may face after the ruling, but his order cannot restore access to abortion in more than a dozen states where strict limits or total bans. About a dozen more states are set to impose additional restrictions. Biden acknowledged the limitations his office faces, saying it would require an act of Congress to restore nationwide access to what it was before the June 24 decision....

John, a member of the Shíshálh First Nation in Sechelt, BC, was one of the first Indigenous actors to play a contemporary character on Canadian television, starting in his late teens. He played the role of Jesse Jim, a young business partner with the show’s main character, Nick Adonidas, played by Bruno Gerussi. They were trunk saviors in the series that became a national hit and gained an international audience during its 18-year run, which ended in 1990....

“Total [of] The poop of Penticton came into my house.’ While dozens of people were dealing with flooding during Monday’s storm, a group of Penticton homes were dealing with sewage from the heavy rain. Mandeep Sidhu was home alone on Monday when she heard the sound of water coming from somewhere. “As soon as I opened my door, I saw that there was flooding everywhere and not just rainwater. The water came from the toilet, from the sink, from the drain, from the shower from the bathtub....

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The male suspect is considered “armed and dangerous,” according to a police release issued Thursday afternoon. Police say the stabbing took place when the male victim tried to separate a man and a woman who were having an “altercation” in the area of Rideau Street and Mackenzie Avenue. The suspect stabbed the man, who was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition. Paramedics said the victim was taken to The Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus trauma unit....