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www.thelocal.fr
11 months ago
France politics

Medical costs, taxes and name-calling: 6 essential articles for life in France

We start with a Public Service Announcement: In the final months of 2023, the price of medical appointments in France will rise.Here's the new price structure and how reimbursement will work.Medical appointments in France to increase in price Doing your taxes can be pretty complicated throw in another language, a tax system that is probably different to the one you are used to, it's no wonder that declaration season is often a time for swearing and/or tears.
UK news
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Paid-for attractions lag behind free sites as cost-of-living crisis bites

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Tourism attractions with admission charges are struggling to grow visitor numbers at the same rate as those with free entry due to the cost-of-living crisis, new research shows.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Britain spent 50bn extra on gas since Putin invaded Ukraine, analysis shows

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The UK has spent more than 50bn extra on gas since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a new analysis suggests.Wholesale gas prices exploded after the invasion and have been in a volatile state ever since, with many British households now burdened with much higher bills.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Rise in children getting treatment for eating disorders, psychiatrists warn

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails There has been a 66% rise in children and young people receiving urgent eating disorder treatment since 2019, a Royal College has warned.Analysis of data by the Royal College of Psychiatrists also found a rise in people seeking help, with large numbers of those being children and teenagers.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Number of children needing help for serious mental health problems soars by 39%

There has been a dramatic rise in the number of children needing treatment for serious mental health problems including eating disorders, figures show.NHS data analysed by the PA news agency shows a 39% rise in a year in referrals for NHS mental health treatment for under-18s, to more than a million (1,169,515) in 2021/22.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Volatility of sterling disrupts winter sun holiday planning survey

The sterling's volatility is affecting the plans of millions of people planning winter sun holidays, a new survey has suggested.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Record number of UK students in clearing two weeks after A-level results

A record number of UK-based teenagers are still in clearing and looking for higher education courses two weeks after receiving their A-level results, figures show.
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www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000

The UK's asylum backlog has topped 160,000 for the first time since current records began.A total of 160,919 asylum seekers were waiting for an initial decision on their claim at the end of December.This was up 60% from 100,564 for the same period in 2021 and the highest figure since current records began in 2010, Home Office figures published on Thursday show.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Were you paying attention to the news this year? Test yourself with CBC Toronto's 2022 quiz | CBC News

CBC Toronto's 2022 news quiz gives you the chance to test what you remember about Ontario and local politics this year.(Yan Theoret/CBC/Radio-Canada) Another pandemic year is coming to a close, filled with political promises and multiple elections keeping politicians on their toes.But how much of the last 12 months' worth of news do you remember?
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

47th annual Atlantic Antic bringing belly dancers, rock bands, jazz groups and more this weekend * Brooklyn Paper

Atlantic Antic, the city's longest-running and "most unique" street fair, is returning to Brooklyn Heights this Sunday, Oct. 2, with a host of performers and family-friendly activities.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Education

A-level results: proportion of As and A*s falls sharply

The proportion of As and A*s awarded at A-level has tumbled this year after a return to examinations, bringing UK students down to earth with a bump following record grades for two years running.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

What do the latest asylum and resettlement figures show?

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Here are the key figures from the latest UK asylum and resettlement statistics, which have been published by the Home Office.Backlog A total of 160,919 people were waiting for an initial decision on an asylum application in the UK at the end of December 2022, up 60% from 100,564 at the end of December 2021 and the highest figure since current records began in 2010.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

What do the latest UK asylum and resettlement figures show?

Mr Sunak has said preventing small boats carrying migrants from entering the UK would be one of his top five goals as prime minister.The government is expected to announce new measures to tackle the number of small boat crossings soon.Here are the key figures from the latest UK asylum and resettlement statistics, which have been published by the Home Office.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Small boat arrivals: How have they affected UK asylum applications?

People who arrive in the UK after crossing the English Channel on small boats accounted for nearly half of the total number claiming asylum last year, figures show.There were 74,751 asylum applications in the UK in 2022, relating to 89,398 people.This is the highest total for a calendar year since 2002.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Public health

Britain's excess death rate is at a disastrous high and the causes go far beyond Covid | Owen Jones

When most people hear that phrase humanitarian crisis, they think abroad, somewhere far away, and certainly not in Britain.But how else to describe the tens of thousands of bodies avoidably piling up in the nation's mortuaries?One funeral home worker says that they've run out of spaces for the deceased and are having to keep some encoffined in office rooms; another hospital porter reports that the mortuary has been near capacity for two weeks.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

What the latest NHS performance figures show

Here are all the key figures from the latest data on the performance of the NHS in England: Overall waiting list The number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has fallen slightly from a record high.An estimated 7.19 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of November, according to NHS England figures.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Warning over mental health services without new cash injection

More people will be shut out from mental health services if no new cash is invested in the next two years, a senior sector leader has warned.Mental Health Network chief executive Sean Duggan also warned that the cost-of-living crisis could lead to another surge in people seeking treatment for mental health problems.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

What do the latest NHS performance figures show?

Here are the key figures from the latest data on the performance of the NHS in England:  Overall waiting list The number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a new record high.A total of 7.1 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of September, according to NHS England figures.
San Francisco Chronicle
1 year ago
San Francisco

S.F. population fell 6.3%, most in nation, to lowest level since 2010

San Francisco saw by far the biggest percentage drop in population among major U.S. cities during the first part of the pandemic, underscoring how the city emptied out during a shift to remote work, according to new census data.
Editor In Leaf
1 year ago
Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs: Thoughts From Around the NHL

The Toronto Maple Leafs are no longer playing hockey, and usually when that happens, I am done.
Theregister
1 year ago
Graphic design

Adobe confirms UK looking into its $20b Figma deal

Adobe's planned $20b buy of Figma - one of the largest takeovers of a private software dev on record - is being probed globally, "including by the Competition and Markets Authority in the UK," the software maker has confirmed, saying it expects "the transaction will also be reviewed in the EU."
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Revealed: most dangerous junctions in London named as cyclists demand action on safety

H olborn, King's Cross and the Shoreditch triangle were on Tuesday named by cyclists as the most dangerous junctions in London.The London Cycling Campaign was holding a meeting in Parliament to demand urgent changes to road layouts to improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians as it launched the second phase of its dangerous junctions campaign.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

You Are Not Missed

After knowing you for over 30 years, I ended our "friendship".I could never rely on you, I was tired of being your best friend one minute and then an after-thought the next.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Meet Isabella Diaz. Dancer, Musician, and Chinese pole and hoop jumper, now touring with Midnight Circus.

Isabella "Bella" Diaz's profession is literally jumping through hoops.
The Real Deal Los Angeles
1 year ago
LA real estate

LA City Council: LA's eviction moratorium will keep going on

The pandemic has had a big impact on the rental market; there was a 33 percent decrease in active listings in Los Angeles between March 2020 and March 2022, said Crystal Chen, a spokesperson for Zumper, a San Francisco-headquartered rental platform.
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By August 2022, the price had increased 9 percent to $2,450.
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

It's Gingerbread House Season, if You're in the Holiday Trade

There's a line that describes Jon Lovitch's basement, and Clement Clarke Moore didn't write it.
McCovey Chronicles
1 year ago
San Francisco Giants

Everything Brandon Crawford needs to have a successful 2023

When I pitched Brady my initial set of ideas just to see if I could still blog about the San Francisco Giants - I had really, truly stopped writing since leaving this site - I had one on the list about Brandon Crawford's career tail and what would presumably be his farewell season in 2023.
Silver Screen and Roll
1 year ago
LA Lakers

Austin Reaves can't wait to play defense with Anthony Davis

Austin Reaves played 1418 minutes for the Lakers last season, but he seems to have had a particular fondness for 273 of them.
Insidehighered
1 year ago
Higher education

Transfer enrollments fell 14 percent during pandemic

But it was transfers into two-year institutions that bore the brunt of the decline over the two years of the pandemic-an 18 percent decrease in reverse transfers compared to pre-pandemic numbers, and a 21 percent decline in lateral transfers.
Hogs Haven
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

Like Ron Rivera, Commanders fans waiting to see "what we are" in 2022

This week, Ron Rivera was asked in the Friday press conference how he felt going into the Week 1 game, and the head coach's comments were intriguing.
I'm anxious to see what we're gonna look like.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Sports

Rafael Nadal Loses His Serve and His Way at the U.S. Open

His loss to Frances Tiafoe was Nadal's earliest defeat at a major tournament in more than five years and the first time he had been beaten in any major in 2022.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Cycling and walking transport alternatives fall to pre-pandemic levels

Active travel has fallen to pre-coronavirus levels after surging in 2020, according to new figures.
The Mercury News
1 year ago
Silicon Valley food

Are you missing the LA or SF food scene? Locale now delivers 'best of the city' restaurant boxes

Maybe you're a transplant to the Bay Area and you're missing your L.A. faves like Pizzana's famous Neapolitan-style pies and the freshly baked rye bread from Langer's Deli.
Deep House London
1 year ago
London music

Review: UNUM Festival 2022 | Reviews | Deep House London

https://unumfestival.com https://www.facebook.com/unumfestival/ https://www.instagram.com/unumfestival/
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Wayne Lukas knows how to spice up the Preakness - by running a filly against the colts

If anyone can recognize a good story, it's Wayne Lukas, the 86-year-old Hall of Fame horse trainer.
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