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Dec 5, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Amy Walker |Michelle Roberts
Alix Harvey started taking the weight-loss drug in May this year [HANDOUT]Generate Key TakeawaysWeight-loss drug Mounjaro is set to be rolled out on the NHS in England from March. It is one of many weight-loss drugs that have become increasingly popular in recent years, and are sold privately by clinics and pharmacies. BBC News spoke to people who are already paying to access Mounjaro, or are hoping to access it through the NHS, about their views on the announcement.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Amy Walker |Rachel Lee
South Koreans have been describing feelings of worry, shock and confusion after the country's president plunged the country into political chaos - declaring martial law and hours later revoking the move after a major outcry.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Amy Walker
Crowds of protesters erupted with cheers outside South Korea's parliament early on Wednesday after the country's president dramatically withdrew a martial law order that had sparked chaotic scenes in Seoul. In an unexpected late-night TV address President Yoon Suk Yeol had announced he was imposing military rule, saying it was needed to protect the country from "North Korea's communist forces" and to "eliminate anti-state elements".
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Henry Zeffman |Amy Walker
Haigh said she was "sorry" to leave the Cabinet "under these circumstances" [Reuters]Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has admitted pleading guilty to a criminal offence relating to a police investigation over a mobile phone she claimed was stolen. She has admitted that, a decade ago, she told police she had lost her work mobile phone in a mugging, but later found it had not been taken. She was given a conditional discharge in 2013, before she became an MP.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Amy Walker |David Mercer
More flooding likely after Storm Bert hits UKA severe flood warning for the River Nene in Northamptonshire remains in place [PA Media]More flooding is likely "this week" as the after-effects of Storm Bert are still being felt, the environment secretary has said, with more rain expected to fall today on sodden ground.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Amy Walker
Dozens of flood warnings and alerts remain in place across England on Sunday as disruption from Storm Bert continues in many parts of the UK. A man in his 60s died on Saturday after a tree hit his car near Winchester, while a number of homes were flooded in counties Down and Tyrone in Northern Ireland. Yellow warnings for wind and rain are in place for western parts of Scotland and Wales, south-east England and Northern Ireland on Sunday.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Amy Walker
Why did an abuse scandal lead to the archbishop's resignation? A report into abuse by a child abuser associated with the Church said Justin Welby should have reported the case [PA]Justin Welby has resigned as the Archbishop of Canterbury after facing scrutiny over his failure to report a prolific child abuser to authorities. A review of the Church's handling of John Smyth QC's case, published last week, found that Mr Welby did not formally alert the authorities after learning of the abuse in 2013.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Sam Cabral |Amy Walker |Nadine Yousif
Donald Trump's transition team is already vetting potential candidates who could serve in his administration when he returns to the White House in January. On Thursday, he made the first announcement naming his campaign co-manager Susan Summerall Wiles as his White House chief of staff. Many of the figures who served under Trump in his first term do not plan to return, though a handful of loyalists are rumoured to be making a comeback.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Amy Walker
Pall Mall was closed to through traffic on Saturday for the St James's Motoring Spectacle [Asad Ahmad/BBC]Thousands of spectators congregated in Pall Mall to see a display of some of the world's oldest and newest cars. The central London street was closed to through traffic for the St James's Motoring Spectacle, organised by the Royal Automobile Club.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Amy Walker
A 55-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of another woman in north London. An abandoned call was made to the Metropolitan Police from an address in Westerham Avenue, Edmonton, Enfield, just after 17:00 GMT on Thursday. Officers attended the location and found Efthyia Constantinou, 62, with stab injuries. Zaneta Peto - also known as Maria Peto - of Charles Street, Enfield, was arrested on Friday and later charged with murder.
