Brigadier John Ridge, who has been coordinating the task force across the Caribbean, said he was “tremendously proud” of British-led relief efforts. More than 1,100 British troops are deployed in an operation stretching 1,000 miles from Barbados via Anguilla to Turks and Caicos. Most of the troops on Grand Turk […]
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Jason Stockley was cleared on Friday of killing Anthony Smith, 24, after a police chase in the city of St Louis, in Missouri, in 2011. Shop windows were smashed as 600 protesters marched through the city. Ten officers were hurt and 33 people were arrested on Friday and eight on […]
Alsace in the far east of France is a wine region with German influences. It’s the source of some very interesting white wines, which usually come labelled by the grape variety – this is unusual in France. Most are dry, but some have a bit of sweetness, too. They are […]
GETTY It’s quite normal to have mixed feelings about waving goodbye to the children It’s quite normal to have mixed feelings about waving goodbye to the children you’ve loved and nurtured all these years. Many parents – especially women – describe feelings of depression, sadness and even grief when the […]
Is the love of my life just a con man? My boyfriend of six months has asked me to invest in a business venture. He says it can’t fail and I’d be crazy to leave my savings in the building society earning so little. I love him so much – […]
Figures published in the British Medical Journal indicates the £160million winter public health campaign may have been a waste of money for those over 65, its principal target. Now the government’s Joint Council on Vaccination and Immunisation is discussing plans to abandon the jab for pensioners and replace it with […]
Baroness Ros Altmann said the tax was putting older people off moving to smaller properties because it was too expensive. She said: “Stamp duty is a massive deterrent. “There’s a lot of talk about building homes for first-time buyers but what about last-time buyers? “Ultimately we need to be building […]
More than 30 members of the British charity Team Rubicon, staffed mainly by military veterans, took part in the rescue effort. While the Government’s £32million aid effort is targeted at the main areas of devastation, Rubicon were the first to arrive at the tiny Caribbean island of Virgin Gorda. “We […]