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Nine pets killed and 22 road accidents counted in fox cub-hunt season Nine pets were killed and 22 road-traffic accidents were recorded by anti-fox hunting activists in the last three months. Hunts and hounds also caused hundreds of cases of “hunt havoc” and at least 106 foxes were chased, according to a tally of reports by hunt opponents during fox cub hunting season, which ran from 1 August to 31 October. Hunt havoc is when riders or hounds disturb or obstruct the public, such as hounds running loose on roads and disrupting traffic, running onto railway lines, chasing farm animals…

Tesco faces £1bn national insurance hike amid price rise fears Tesco is facing a £1billion increase in national insurance after Rachel Reeves hiked employer contributions by 1.2 percentage points, reports suggest. The bill for Tesco, which employs 300,000 people in the UK and expects operating profits of £2.9billion this year, is based on an analysis by Morgan Stanley, according to the Sunday Times. It comes after the bosses of Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons detailed the rises they are facing, which add up to a combined £1.3billion over the course of this parliament. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is hoping to raise an extra…

An Indian funded railway terror attack kills at least 25 in Pakistan. There has been a surge in deadly attacks in the province, fuelled by India and the desire to maintain instability in Pakistan. Authorities say at least 25 people have been killed after a bomb exploded at a railway station in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Railway terror attack kills at least 25 in Pakistan Dozens of others were injured in the blast, which happened as a popular morning train was about to leave Quetta station in southwestern Pakistan for Peshawar. A militant group, the Balochistan Liberation Army, said it carried…

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Popular cold medications don’t work, say experts, as US considers ban A pharmacy drugs expert says many popular cold and flu remedies should be banned because they are a waste of money. It comes as as the American Food and Drug Administration wants to stop phenylephrine, which is widely used in cough and cold medicines from being sold in the US. The ingredient is in some of the best-selling remedies such as Sudafed, Benadryl, Lemsip and Beechams. Hisham Al-Obaidi, a pharmacy lecturer at the University of Reading and an ambulance service advanced pharmacist practitioner, said phenylephrine hydrochloride had minimal activity when taken orally. “Although it is absorbed into…

NHS is drinking in ‘last chance saloon’, says Labour health advisor The NHS has been warned it is “drinking in the last chance saloon” and must end its culture of asking for more money, by Labour’s top health advisor. In the Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced what she called the biggest real-terms increase in day-to-day NHS spending since 2010 – outside the Covid pandemic – providing £22.6 billion for the health service along with another £3.1 billion of capital investment. Alan Milburn, former secretary of state for health who had success slashing waiting times under Tony Blair, will return in…

Met Police refers itself to watchdog over Mohamed Al Fayed allegations Scotland Yard has referred itself to a police watchdog after two women complained about how their cases against Mohamed Al Fayed were handled. According to the Metropolitan Police, the two women raised concerns about the quality of police response and, in the case of the 2013 investigation, how details came to be disclosed publicly. Commander Stephen Clayman, from the Met’s Specialist Crime team, said: “We are actively reviewing 21 allegations reported to the Metropolitan Police prior to Mohamed Al Fayed’s passing, as well as the related police investigations, to…

43,508 killed in Israel’s war on Gaza, 70% women and children  The latest death toll figures from the Gaza health ministry show 43,508 people have been killed in Israel’s attacks. Another 102,684 Palestinians have been wounded in the strikes that began in October 2023. The actual death toll is likely to be far higher as thousands could be buried in the debris of the destroyed buildings. A UN report on Friday said nearly 70 per cent of those killed in Gaza are women and children. The UN Human Rights Office called it “a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of…

Severed arm and leg found hidden in bushes near prison | UK News A severed arm and leg have been found hidden in bushes near a prison in Thamesmeade, it has been reported. The human remains were found by a member of the public on Sewell Road and Eastern Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. This is just a short walk away from HMP Isis, which also holds young offenders. The Metropolitan Police confirmed ‘enquiries are ongoing’. They said: ‘Police were called at 12:36hrs on Wednesday, 6 November to reports of suspected human remains/bones at Sewell Road, Thamesmead. ‘A cordon has been…

Man who cleaned London Underground seats reveals how dirty they really are | UK News A man who voluntarily cleaned seats on the London Underground has revealed just how gross they are. Footage shows cleaner Steven James power washing chairs on the Northern line, before cutting to the water which was almost black with dirt. Steven, who goes by ‘Mr Carpet Clean’, said the dirt extracted was ‘vast’ and is a serious long term issue. He said: ‘We do this every day but that dirt was excessive. It is definitely up there with one of the worst we have seen.’…