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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Rebecca Reid
Divorce attorney hands single mom her final bill — when she looked at it, she cried tears of reliefThe mom had been going through a lot, trying to attain a divorce. Her attorney did more than legal formalities for her. Having to fight legal battles …
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2 months ago | 
upday.com | Rebecca Reid
The cold snap gripping the UK is set to continue through the weekend, with the Met Office warning that some areas may even experience the rare and dangerous phenomenon of freezing rain. You might be wondering how freezing rain is different from snow. According to Weather.Gov: "Freezing rain occurs when snowflakes descend into a warmer layer of air and melt completely.
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2 months ago | 
upday.com | Rebecca Reid
A record 443,322 fines for school holiday absences were issued in England last year, according to new data from the Department for Education (DfE). The figures, covering the 2023-24 school year, show a 24% increase compared to the previous year and are three times higher than those recorded in 2016-17, when official records began. According to the DfE guidelines released in August 2024:Schools must consider issuing fines if a child misses five or more days without authorisation.
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2 months ago | 
upday.com | Rebecca Reid
The 97th Academy Awards will proceed as planned despite the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, which have claimed at least 28 lives and destroyed thousands of homes and buildings. The recovery efforts from these fires will likely set the tone for the ceremony, which will be hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien in early March.
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2 months ago | 
upday.com | Rebecca Reid
As NatWest announce that they are closing more branches of their banks this year, many customers have expressed their frustration at no longer being able to attend in person to deal with banking. How many banks have closed recently, and what can you do if your local branch is impacted? Barclays has closed numerous branches across the UK, especially in smaller towns and cities, as part of a wider cost-cutting program. In 2023 alone, they closed 60 branches.
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2 months ago | 
upday.com | Rebecca Reid
When did the UK end capital punishment? The death penalty for murder was effectively abolished in the UK in 1965 with the passing of the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act. Initially, the legislation suspended capital punishment for murder for a five-year trial period, but by 1969, the suspension was made permanent. The last executions in the UK took place in 1964, marking the final chapter of a long history of capital punishment in the country.
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2 months ago | 
upday.com | Rebecca Reid
Joey Barton is a former English footballer, born on September 2, 1982, in Liverpool. He played as a midfielder for several Premier League clubs, including Manchester City, Newcastle United, and Queens Park Rangers (QPR). Barton began his professional career at Manchester City, having progressed through the club’s youth system. He moved to Newcastle United in 2007, where he played until 2011, before joining QPR.
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2 months ago | 
upday.com | Rebecca Reid
A Russian spy vessel has been tracked this week in the English Channel by a Royal Navy warship, mere weeks after it was intercepted loitering near critical undersea infrastructure in UK waters. Has this happened before? Yes. The incident follows a previous encounter in November, when a Royal Navy submarine surfaced near the Russian vessel Yantar to issue a warning that it had been covertly monitoring its activities.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
upday.com | Rebecca Reid
With Donald Trump’s return to the White House next week, the UK faces the prospect of trying to navigate a potentially tricky new relationship. While the exact outcomes remain uncertain, several key areas are likely to shape the UK’s so called "special relationship". Trade and EconomicsThe UK’s post-Brexit trade ambitions are likely to be heavily influenced by Trump’s "America First" approach.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
upday.com | Rebecca Reid
In recent years the show has been plagued by tragedy, with the tragic deaths of Caroline Flack, Mike Thalassitis and Sophie Gradon, as well as other former contestants discussing their struggles with new found fame, addiction and trolling on social media. As a result, ITV have committed to better protecting contestants. Ahead of the 2023 series, Love Island bosses provided a lengthy explainer via the ITV website about the ways in which contestants would be protected.
