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Bank holiday: Hospital and GP appointments in England to be postponed for day of Queen's funeralThousands of hospital and GP appointments scheduled for the day of the Queen's funeral are being postponed in England.Some NHS trusts have confirmed that "non-urgent" procedures, operations and appointments at their hospitals will be re-scheduled, while some GP surgeries have confirmed they will close.Other hospitals and GPs say they will be operating as usual on the Monday, 19 September bank holiday.
Report: Greece has slowest fixed internet in Europe, among most expensiveGreece has the slowest fixed internet in Europe, despite the significant investments that have been made in recent years, while internet services remain among the most expensive in relation to people’s incomes, according to the annual report on the digital quality of life, compiled by cyber security company Surfshark.
Expert panel recommends new Covid jabs for over-60s, health professionalsGreece’s National Vaccination Committee on Tuesday said it recommends the updated Covid-19 vaccines for people over 60 years of age and health professionals, among others.These vaccines, which have already been received by Greece (Pfizer & Moderna) and which will begin to be administered on Wednesday, protect against both earlier strains of the coronavirus and also from the virus’ most recent mutations (ΒΑ.1, ΒΑ.4 and ΒΑ.5).It clarified that these vaccines should only be used by people who have already completed their vaccination with the original vaccines, and three months have elapsed since they were inoculated with at least two doses.
Man survives four days in Florida swamp after alligator bites off his armStaggering, naked and bleeding heavily, Eric Merda lived on flowers and marsh water during agonising journey to safetyA man whose arm was ripped off by an alligator survived for four days in the Florida swampland by eating flowers and staggering naked towards civilisation.Eric Merda, 43, had been at work shutting down a sprinkler system and decided to go for a walk in the woods at the end of the day, leaving his phone in his pickup truck.As the sun set, he became disoriented in the thick brush, but thought that, despite the threat of alligators, a quick 15-minute swim across Lake Manatee would serve as a shortcut back to his truck.
Google fails to overturn €4bn fine over Android bundlingGoogle has failed to overturn a fine of more than €4bn (£3.5bn), imposed by the EU, for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals.Europe’s second-highest court largely upheld the ruling on Wednesday, but reduced the fine from €4.34bn to €4.125bn. The EU’s competition commission has now imposed a total of €8.25bn in antitrust fines on the search engine, in three investigations stretching back more than a decade.
Redundancies for King Charles’s staff during mourning period ‘heartless’, says unionStaff who are made redundant are expected to be offered the opportunity to take up alternative employment across all royal households, assistance in finding new jobs externally and an “enhanced” redundancy payment beyond the statutory minimum.
Adora-bowl! Jealous dog drops cat into toiletThis dog didn't like being no. 2. Watch the funny moment a jealous golden retriever drops a cat into a toilet after seeing his owner cuddle the kitty instead of him.
Holidaymakers brace for fresh chaos as French air traffic controllers strike‘Cancellations and significant delays’ warning as flights to UK will be forced to divert around French airspace
Northern Ireland schoolboy becomes UK’s youngest senior footballer at 13The Northern Irish schoolboy Christopher Atherton became the youngest senior footballer in the United Kingdom on Tuesday night aged 13. The schoolboy broke a record that had stood for 42 years when, aged 13 years and 329 days, he went on as a second-half substitute for Glenavon.Amazingly, Atherton’s first touch was an assist when he set up his side’s sixth goal.