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Doctors could detect Long Covid with routine check on your eye
A routine eye examination can allow doctors to detect Long Covid in patients, according to scientists. A team in Turkey led by Gulfidan Bitirgen from Necmettin Erbakan University made the discovery. According to the new research from scientists
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Morrisons is offering children across the UK free meals over school holidays
Morrisons has announced a heart-warming gesture to help parents cope with feeding their kids over the summer school holidays. With schools now breaking up across the country, Morrisons is helping out busy parents by letting kids eat free at its
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Tesco is offering £1,000 starting bonus for specific job amid staff shortages
Tesco is offering a £1,000 joining bonus fee to lorry drivers amid staffing pressures on UK supermarkets. The payment, which applies to new starters who join from July 14 until September 30, appears on various advertisements for HGV driver roles
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Thousands face £1,000 fine this weekend over controversial TV licence change
Thousands of UK households are facing a £1,000 from this weekend amid a rule change to the TV licence. Pensioners face a £1,000 fine if they don’t get TV licence this week. On 1 August 2020 the BBC announced TV licences would no longer be free
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McDonald's, Burger King, Nando's - 13 money-saving hacks for your next takeaway
Craving a Big Mac? Hankering for a Nando’s? Sometimes, nothing hits the spot like a fast-food feast. Sometimes after a long day at work or a relaxing day at home, the idea of cooking can fill Brits with dread. According to research, Brits
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The UK's top 20 friendliest cities revealed by new study - do you agree?
The UK's friendliest city has been revealed via a newly created Friendship Index. The study involving 3,000 adults across the England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland revealed Wrexham was narrowly pipped to top spot by Oxford. Gloucester
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Electric car chargers to be explored by Wem Town Council
WEM Town Council is looking at more ways of going 'green' with the potential installation of electric car chargers. The town council is currently in consultation with Shropshire Council over the installation of the chargers. But Shropshire
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Working from home linked to increase in Shropshire fires
SHEDS, garages and other outbuildings are increasingly being used as living and working spaces, a trend that brings an increased fire risk, a report says. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service logged 472 “accidental primary fires” in 2020-21, 39 more
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Man hid heroin in a Kinder Egg behind his kitchen sink
A WEM man has been fined after pleading guilty to possession of heroin. Paul Pawlowski, 35, and of Orchard Way, Wem, appeared in Telford Magistrates Court on Tuesday, July 27, charged with possession of a Class A drug, specifically heroin.
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Former Malpas pupil makes British Lions squad for Second Test
FORMER Bishop Heber pupil and England rugby star Tom Curry has made the line-up for the British and Irish Lions second Test against South Africa taking place this Saturday. It comes after the 23-year-old Sale Sharks player played for the side in
