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Youth Mobility Scheme for Uruguayan and British citizens starting 2025
MercoPress
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Wednesday, April 30th 2025 - 07:27 UTC The Youth Mobility poster; Uruguay was the first country in South America to join the program In 2025, 500 British and 500 Uruguayan nationals aged 18 to 30 years old will be able to experience life and...
Pair to embark on 3,500-mile 'Benidorm or Bust' charity challenge in Rover 75 which was at Pride of Longbridge
Bromsgrove Standard
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TWO of the exhibitors at the Pride of Longbridge will set off today (Monday) on a 3,500-mile trip to Benidorm to raise funds for two charities. Harry Baker and Jordan Slack, who are from Leicestershire, will be taking on a the two-week European...
Ollie Watkins' fiancee Ellie Alderson shares pictures of her hen-do ahead of lavish wedding to Aston Villa and England star
Daily Mail
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May 1, 2025
Ollie Watkins fiancee Ellie Alderson has shared photos after partying with friends and family on her hen do as she prepares to marry the Aston Villa and England star. Alderson, who has been dating the Three Lions star since 2018, is expected to...
Woman given months to live after first being told she had Long Covid
Lancs Live
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April 7, 2025
An athletic 33-year-old given months to live after her leukaemia was initially mistaken for long Covid has said one doctor asked if she had considered Dignitas, amid a series of devastating relapses. Olivia Knowles started experiencing headaches...
Woman given months to live after first being told she had Long Covid
Lancs Live
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April 7, 2025
An athletic 33-year-old given months to live after her leukaemia was initially mistaken for long Covid has said one doctor asked if she had considered Dignitas, amid a series of devastating relapses. Olivia Knowles started experiencing headaches...
Massive blackout cripples Portugal, Spain, shuts Madrid airport
Israel Hayom
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April 28, 2025
A widespread power outage paralyzed Spain on Monday following the collapse of the national electrical system, according to a report from El Mundo. Certain regions in Portugal and France were also affected by the incident. Power has not yet been...
Irish people urged not to get caught out travelling in Europe without this essential item
KildareLive
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April 24, 2025
Nobody wants to think about being sick or having an accident while on holiday, but unfortunately it happens. Of course, being in a foreign country when something like this happens sounds like an absolute nightmare. So, If you're heading abroad...
The REAL reason why Zelensky managed to get front row seat at Pope Francis' funeral is revealed - and it WASN'T because organisers wanted to irritate Donald Trump
Daily Mail
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April 26, 2025
The real reason why Volodymyr Zelensky got a front row seat at Pope Francis's funeral has been revealed - and it is not because organisers wanted to provoke Donald Trump. Protocol was broken to move the Ukrainian president from where his place...
The politics of Pope Francis' funeral seating plan revealed: How Donald Trump DID get in the front row after all - while Prince William and Keir Starmer are relegated further back
Daily Mail
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April 26, 2025
The Vatican broke protocol to move Volodymyr Zelensky to the front row of Pope Francis' funeral, 11 seats along from Donald Trump. Leaders including the Ukranian and American premiers, Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron were scattered across a...
Spain, Portugal continue investigation into power outage
United Press International (UPI)
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Spain's investigation into the power outage that blacked out the entire Iberian Peninsula this week continued Thursday as top security officials met Wednesday. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the nation's electric grid must be changed and...
The politics of Pope Francis' funeral seating plan revealed: How Donald Trump DID get in the front row after all - while Prince William and Keir Starmer are relegated further back
Daily Mail
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April 26, 2025
The Vatican broke protocol to move Volodymyr Zelensky to the front row of Pope Francis' funeral, 11 seats along from Donald Trump. Leaders including the Ukranian and American premiers, Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron were scattered across a...
Pro mountain bikers are headed to the WorldTour — How will they fare?
Cycling Weekly
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February 21, 2025
One man who has beaten the likes of Tom Pidcock is Alan Hatherly. At the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Andorra, Hatherly rode to a rainbow jersey, putting 39 seconds into the then-Ineos rider, who earned a bronze medal. Now,...
Cause of Spain power outage still unclear after mass blackout, travel chaos
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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MADRID – Life in Spain and Portugal began to return to normal Tuesday, a day after a massive power outage paralyzed the Iberian Peninsula, leaving governments, companies and experts scrambling to figure out what went wrong. As questions build, it...
Spain, Portugal switch back on after biggest blackout
Otago Daily Times
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April 29, 2025
Spain and Portugal have switched their power back on after the worst blackout in their history, though authorities offered little explanation for what had caused it or how they would prevent it happening again. Traffic lights were back on, train...
Here are Latin America’s biggest startups based on valuation
TechCrunch
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April 27, 2025
Not so long ago, the idea of public tech companies emerging from Latin America seemed far-fetched, and Mercado Libre once appeared as rare and mythical as a true unicorn. Today, however, the region is home to several startups that have reached...
Power outage latest: Blackouts across Spain, Portugal and France as train stations are evacuated and flights cancelled
Daily Mail
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April 28, 2025
By JAMES REYNOLDS and TARYN PEDLER and SOPHIE CARLIN Published: 07:39 EDT, 28 April 2025 | Updated: 17:41 EDT, 28 April 2025 Spain and Portugal have been hit by a massive power outage, affecting transport, telephone lines and traffic lights in...
Group of Welsh schoolchildren left stranded in Spain after major power outage
Wales Online
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April 29, 2025
18:12, 29 Apr 2025 A group of students from Cardiff have been left stranded in Spain following the power cuts that affected large parts of Spain on Monday. Spain declared a national emergency after yesterday’s (April 28) nationwide power outage...
Power mostly restored to Spain, Portugal; officials rule out cyberattack as cause of outage
United Press International (UPI)
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1 of 2 | Power was largely restored to Spain and Portugal on Tuesday after widespread outages. Photo by Marcial Guillen/EPA-EFE April 29 (UPI) -- Electricity was restored to most of Spain and Portugal as of Tuesday, with continued disruptions on...
Spain Power Outage Tragedy: Three Dead, More Fatalities Under Investigation
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com At least three people have died in Spain in an incident linked to the widespread power outage that brought parts of the country and neighboring Portugal to a standstill on Monday, the Civil Guard has...
Major power outage hits Spain, Portugal, and a part of southern France
Fresh Plaza
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April 29, 2025
Power has been largely restored across Spain, Portugal, and a part of southern France, following a blackout that affected these three countries. Red Eléctrica, Spain's national grid operator, confirmed that 99.16% of electricity demand has been...