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Mar182020 by adminNo Comments

Filming of EastEnders suspended until further notice

Entertainment

The BBC has suspended filming on EastEnders, Casualty and Holby City until further notice because of the coronavirus outbreak.The number of new EastEnders episodes being shown each week is also being reduced to two.Filming on all BBC Studios' continuing dramas has been halted following the latest government advice on tackling COVID-19, the corporation said.More follows... Advertisement ...

Mar242019 by adminNo Comments

More smokers notice cigarette warnings on standarized, plain packs

Health

March 22 (UPI) -- Health warnings cigarette packs with affect smoking habits better than when those messages are on branded packs, a new study says. In fact, smokers who bought plain pack cigarette packs were more likely to closely read health warnings listed on them "often" or "very often" compared to people who bought branded packages, according to research published Friday in Addiction Research and Theory. And after reading those warnings, smokers reported that they thought "somewhat" or "a lot" about the health risks associated with smoking -- suggesting the idea is effective. The health warnings listed on plain packs were also larger than those on brand packs, which have large pictures on the front and back. "We found that U.K. smokers currently using standardized packs were more l...

Feb92019 by adminNo Comments

Holloman Air Force Base receives notice for groundwater contamination

Business

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- New Mexico's Environment Department served Holloman Air Force Base with a notice of violation after monitoring wells tested at twice the acceptable levels for suspected carcinogenic contaminants. Violations of the discharge permit trigger corrective action requirements for the Air Force, according to a state environment agency news release this week. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, were found in groundwater on the base at levels nearly twice the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's drinking water health advisory in monitoring wells covered by Holloman's groundwater discharge permit. Maddy Hayden, public information officer for New Mexico's Environment Department, told UPI that a notice of violation is the first step toward urging an entity toward compliance...

Jan122019 by adminNo Comments

Piers Morgan accused of faking hospital stay for 'publicity' after fans notice THIS

Entertainment

Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan shared a selfie from a hospital bed yesterday which left fans worrying.The 53-year-old assured them he was perfectly fine, captioning it: "Bad news: I'm not dying."I can only apologise for all the distress I know this will cause some people."While many of his followers wished him well, others accused him of making the whole situation up. Related Articles “You will do anything for publicity. Get well soon”A followerOne wrote: "Why has Piers Morgan got a hospital gown on with his own clothes underneath, publicity stunt?"A second said: "Didn't think anyone wore anything under a hospital gown. Strange. I might be wrong though."Somebody else commented: "You will do anything for publicity. Get well soon."Piers, who tagged his location as Bup...

Jul102018 by adminNo Comments

Haryana real estate regulator serves notice on Supertech for cheating homebuyers

Finance

GURGAON: The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA) has issued a notice to Supertech Limited for allegedly cheating homebuyers for a non-existent residential project, an official said today. HRERA chairman K K Khandelwal said in an official statement that the authorities approved neither a project nor any plan, but the real estate developer allegedly sold dwellings units. The notice was issued on a complaint filed by a Sector 46 resident against Supertech Limited. "The builder issued an advertisement in a national Hindi newspaper on January 16, 2016 to invite applications for a new project 'Officer Enclave', which offered high-rise independent floors on Sohna Road, even though the property did not exist," the statement said. "We are reviewing the entire matter accordingly. If nee...