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Essex lorry deaths: Two held on suspicion of manslaughter

London, Oct 25 : Two people have been arrested on suspicion of the manslaughter of 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex. The man and woman, both 38, from Warrington, Cheshire, were also held on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic. The BBC has spoken to the families of three Vietnamese people who are worried their relatives may ...

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For businesses, Brexit is happening already

London, Oct 25 : Mylands paint, founded 135 years ago, has survived two World Wars, the Great Depression and the end of the British Empire by adapting its products and practices. So when it was faced with the economic upheaval threatened by Britain’s departure from the European Union, CEO Dominic Myland wasn’t going to wait for politicians to resolve the ...

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Tower Hamlets children celebrate National Democracy Week

Budding child politicians from across Tower Hamlets celebrated National Democracy Week with a raft of activities in and around the council. Children from Marion Richardson Primary School, Bigland Green Primary School, Blue Gate Field Junior School and English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School met Victoria Obaze, Speaker of the Council, to hear about her role. They viewed the robes and ...

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UK PM to try for Dec. 12 election

Photo: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. London, Oct 25 : British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday said that he would give MPs more time to debate the new Brexit deal he reached with the European Union as long as they agree to a Dec. 12 general election. The prime minister urged the opposition Labor Party to back an election ...

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Japan trade minister resigns over vote buying scandal

Japan’s trade minister resigned Friday a month into his job in a scandal over condolence money, expensive melons and other gifts allegedly offered to election supporters. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was quick to remove Isshu Sugawara to limit the potential damage to his Cabinet. He accepted the offer to resign and replaced Sugawara with Hiroshi Kajiyama, formerly the minister in ...

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Brexit: No 10 denies government is split over pre-Christmas election

Downing Street has dismissed reports of disagreements within UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government over how to move forward with the Brexit process. No 10 has indicated the PM will seek a snap poll if the EU proposes delaying the Brexit deadline until January.However, some ministers are understood to want to focus on getting the PM’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill through ...

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39 truck death victims in UK were all from China

London, Oct 24 : All 39 people found dead in a container truck near an English port were Chinese citizens, British police confirmed Thursday as they pressed to investigate one of the country’s deadliest cases of people smuggling. The Essex Police force said 31 men and eight women were found dead in the truck early Wednesday at the Waterglade Industrial ...

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Boeing expects 737 Max to fly again by New Year

Boeing has said it expects its troubled 737 Max aircraft to return to the skies before the end of the year. The jet was grounded after two fatal crashes, including last year’s Lion Air disaster which killed 189 people, reports BBC.Just hours after Indonesian investigators blamed mechanical and design problems for the crash, Boeing said it had developed software updates. ...

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Microsoft racks up more cloud customers

Photo: In this Oct. 2, 2019, file photo a Microsoft Surface Pro 7 is displayed in New York. Microsoft Corp. reports financial earns on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Redmond, Oct 24 : Microsoft on Wednesday reported its latest solid quarterly report card to Wall Street, buoyed by another round of business customers signing up for its cloud computing services. The company ...

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China releases regulation on optimizing business environment

Photo: Aerial photo taken on Aug. 27, 2019 shows cargo ships berthed at a wharf of Wenfeng port in the China (Hebei) Pilot Free Trade Zone Caofeidian area in north China’s Hebei Province. Beijing, Oct 24 : The State Council on Wednesday made public a regulation on optimizing the business environment in the latest step to unleash and develop productive ...

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