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Almost 400 pubs close in England and Wales in 2022More than 32 pubs disappeared from communities in England and Wales each month in 2022 as rocketing energy bills and staffing pressures forced businesses to shut for the final time.New analysis of official government data by real estate adviser Altus group found the overall number of pubs slid by 386 during the year.
Cash in crisis as half of bank branches disappear in seven yearsNew research more than 5000 branches have been closed since 2015Half of Britain's bank branches have shut in the last seven years as the industry pulls out of towns and villages across Britain.Banks and building societies have closed more than 5,000 branches since the start of 2015, according to research by consumer rights group Which?, with a further 206 expected to shut by the end of next year.
One passenger dies, three in serious condition after Greek bus accident in BucharestA passenger died and three more were hospitalized in serious condition after a bus accident in Bucharest earlier on Friday, the Greek Foreign Affairs ministry said.The Greek embassy in Romania's capital said that the bus carried 48 Greeks, including the driver. Twenty-four of the passengers were transported to local hospitals for check-ups and first aid, after the emergency sector of Romania's Interior ministry was notified.According to media reports, the accident occurred when the bus hit an overhead post with speed.The tourist bus involved in the accident left the central Greek Volos on Thursday afternoon, according to the travel office that is based in Larissa, also in central Greece.
'Nepo Babies' Explained: What They Are, and Why Everyone's Talking About ThemThere's a term flying around the internet right now: "nepo babies." Don't know what it means? Well, it's not a compliment. Here's what it means and why it's showing up everywhere. "Nepo" stands for "nepotism," the practice of advancing in the world because of who you're related to, especially when it comes to jobs. And while it's possible to tag someone in any industry as a "nepo baby," the ones who generally make headlines are those in the entertainment industry. Might they also be talented in their own right? Of course. But were they given special attention, auditions and more because at least one parent is a household name? You can probably count on it.
Four-year-old boy dies at Center Parcs swimming poolPolice and paramedics were called to 'serious medical incident' at leisure complex in Longleat, Wiltshire
Bear rescued by Ukrainian troops does its bit to raise front-line moraleSoldiers are being sent updates about Bakhmut, who was locked in a cage but is now settling into a new life at a forest sanctuaryA bear rescued by Ukrainian soldiers will finally be able to enjoy a silent night this Christmas after enduring relentless Russian shelling in the besieged front-line city of Bakhmut.Volodymyr Zelensky’s troops discovered Bakhmut the bear - named after the city in wartorn Donetsk where it was found - in a small, damaged concrete cage in a private garden.They swiftly adopted the distressed and malnourished beast; even feeding it from their rations until help arrived in a place synonymous with the brutality of Vladimir Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine.Bakhmut was spirited away from the conflict zone by road in a daring escape by transit van. Wild Animal Rescue then took the bear to a new home, Bear Sanctuary Domazhyr, which is run by the charity Four Paws.