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British television entertainer Bruce Forsyth dies aged 89
Aug 21, 2017News Hour Veteran British television presenter and entertainer Bruce Forsyth, who appeared for decades on a string of Saturday night primetime shows, has died at the age of 89, the BBC reported on Friday. Forsyth, one... -
Farah wins his farewell track race in Britain
Aug 21, 2017News Hour Mo Farah brought down the curtain on his peerless track career in Britain by winning his farewell race on home soil on an emotional afternoon at the Birmingham Grand Prix Diamond League meeting on... -
Farah bids to give British fans memorable farewell
Aug 19, 2017News Hour British Athletics great Mo Farah will hope his final track race on home turf on Sunday will have a happier ending than last Saturday’s world 5,000 meters final. The 34-year-old, who will compete in... -
An extra 71000 care home places will be needed by 2025 in England as care needs increase
Aug 17, 2017News Hour: As life expectancy increases, so too have the number of years that older adults spend with substantial care needs, now reaching an average of 3.0 years for women and 2.4 years for men aged... -
UK looks to keep visa-free travel from EU
Aug 17, 2017News Hour: The government plans to keep visa-free travel to the UK for EU visitors after Brexit, the BBC understands. But if visitors from EU countries wanted to work, study or settle in the UK they... -
UK renews push to tackle world’s worst cholera outbreak in Yemen
Aug 13, 2017News Hour: Yemen is on the brink of a catastrophic disaster, International Development Secretary Priti Patel warned today, as she urged the international community to follow the UK’s push to stem the country’s cholera outbreak –... -
HALO Trust is leading mines clearance and supporting the local economy
Aug 9, 2017News Hour International Development Secretary Priti Patel praised Scotland’s HALO Trust for taking the lead in bringing British ingenuity and bravery to mine clearance in some of the world’s most fragile countries, during a visit to... -
UK aid will immunise 45 million children against polio each year until 2020
Aug 5, 2017News Hour The UK is leading the final global push to eliminate polio around the world for good, International Development Secretary Priti Patel announced on 4 August 2017. Polio was wiped out in the UK in... -
After deadly UK fire, 82 tower blocks found to have unsafe cladding
Jul 28, 2017News Hour: At least 82 British tower blocks are known to have a cladding system which failed fire safety tests conducted in the wake of last month’s deadly blaze in London, the government said on Friday... -
UK sends emergency aid to people in Mosul to rebuild their homes
Jul 13, 2017News Hour: Britain is sending lifesaving aid to help the people of Mosul rebuild their homes, their city and their lives, International Development Secretary Priti Patel announced today. This follows the declaration of Mosul’s liberation after...
