Associated Press Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces to prepare to seize more land this spring and summer as muddy fields dry out and allow tanks, armored vehicles and other heavy equipment to roll to key positions across the countryside. With the war in Ukraine now in its third year and […]
From Astrid & Miyu, Gossard, Amazon and Lumene – these are the items we’re buying this weekend
We’re staying in and shopping – because the weather is doing our head in… (Picture: Getty/Metro) SHOPPING – Contains affiliated content. Products featured in this Metro article are selected by our shopping writers. If you make a purchase using links on this page, Metro.co.uk will earn an affiliate commission. Click here for more information. And […]
Sugar cravings could be caused by loneliness, study finds
Ebony Williams | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) If you’ve spent a lonely night at home eating chocolates and/or ice cream, you shouldn’t feel guilty. That’s because loneliness can cause an intense desire for sugary foods, a new study found. Published in JAMA Network Open, researchers linked brain chemistry from those who socially isolate to poor […]
When rogue brokers switch people’s ACA policies, tax surprises can follow
Julie Appleby | (TNS) KFF Health News Tax season is never fun. But some tax filers this year face an added complication: Their returns are being rejected because they failed to provide information about Affordable Care Act coverage they didn’t even know they had. While the concern about unscrupulous brokers enrolling unsuspecting people in ACA […]
Charity Dingle surprises Mack Boyd with touching gesture on Reuben’s birthday in Emmerdale
Charity had a touching gesture for Mack (Picture: ITV) It feels like only yesterday that Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) and Mack Boyd(Lawrence Robb) were tying the knot in dramatic Emmerdale scenes, but this evening’s (April 19) episode saw them celebrate their first anniversary. As Mack presented Charity with flowers, and Charity prepared a slap up […]
California sees two more property insurers exit from market
By Nadia Lopez | Bloomberg California’s already strained property insurance market is facing a new challenge as two more insurers, Tokio Marine America Insurance Co. and Trans Pacific Insurance Co., plan to withdraw from the wildfire-prone state entirely starting in July. The two companies, units of Japan-based Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., disclosed their plans in […]
Nearly half of residents struggle to pay bills in one California city
By Alex Tanzi | Bloomberg Almost half of households in Riverside, California, can’t afford usual expenses and about a third had trouble paying an energy bill in the last year, according to a Census Bureau survey. Among the 15 largest US metro areas, Riverside had the highest share of respondents facing key measures of financial […]
Map shows ‘100-day cough’ hotspots as UK cases surge 40% in a week
Confirmed cases in England, which totalled 858 last year, hit 555 in January alone and rose to 913 in February (Picture: Metro.co.uk) New figures suggest the resurgence of whooping cough is going strong and could be getting worse. Health authorities recently confirmed there were close to twice as many cases of the disease in January […]
In France and US, two wildly different takes on IVF
Ariel Cohen | CQ-Roll Call (TNS) MONTPELLIER, FRANCE — In vitro fertilization, a procedure first used more than 45 years ago, has suddenly become the topic of political debate on both sides of the Atlantic — but for wildly different reasons. In France, President Emmanuel Macron’s government is eyeing policies to promote the use of […]
Paris Hilton finally shares first photos of adorable baby daughter London
Paris Hilton has posted the first photo of daughter London (Picture: Camraface / @EarlyMorningRiot) Paris Hilton has shared the first picture of her daughter, London, months after her arrival. The Simple Life icon welcomed her second child with husband Carter Reum, both 43, last November, but has kept the little one under wraps ever since. […]
Branham athletic director saga takes another turn at latest school board meeting
SAN JOSE — Supporters of former Branham athletic director Landon Jacobs have taken another step in their fight to find out specifically why the popular administrator – who on Friday morning was named the school’s teacher of the year in a vote by his peers – was removed last month from his position. The group […]
Judge releases former San Jose youth pastor while child sex abuse case is pending
SAN JOSE — A Santa Clara County judge has cleared the release of a well-known nonprofit director who is accused of sexually abusing a girl for years during his former career as a youth pastor. At a Friday morning bail hearing, Judge Hector Ramon approved the release of 47-year-old Brett Bymaster, who faces six felony […]