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News of the week. April 13th 2025

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Government update on free bus passes for over 60s in England

Story by Brian Dillon

Calls for the governemnt to introduce free bus passes for people aged 60 and above have been growing and the Department for Transport has made its stance clear. Such passes are already provided to residents over the gae of 60 in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, the rules are different in England with local councils having to delegate their own budgest to provide such passes.

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The Sound of Music at 60: what ever happened to the Von Trapp children?

Story by Garry Richardson

The film became an instant success for 20th Century Fox – and it needed to be! They had lost a fortune making Cleopatra, which starred Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Then Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and the seven children came to the rescue. The Sound of Music won five Oscars, including for Best Director and Best Picture, and is one of the most popular films ever made. It saved 20th Century Fox from bankruptcy.

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The AstrolOgy of Trumps Tariffs. A Sidereal View

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Conversion therapist sentenced to 15 years for sexually abusing his clients

His clients came to him to turn straight. He told them "that God gives to certain people special permission to do things that are normally wrong."

By Alex Bollinger

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The 10 early signs of Parkinson’s you might not know about

Story by Lisa Salmon

Despite being the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's, affecting 153,000 people in the UK, a significant knowledge gap persists regarding its broader symptoms and impact, according to Parkinson’s UK.

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Inside Britain's loneliness epidemic as more adults admit to not having any friends

Story by Almha Murphy

According to a government report, 26% of UK adults report feeling lonely at least some of the time. Yet, despite how common the issue is, there's still something embarrassing about having to admit you’re lonely. It invokes questions like, why don’t you have someone to hang out with? It implies a self-contained defect, an inability to socialise.

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Russia bans Elton John AIDS Foundation for trying to “denigrate” the country

The singer's namesake NGO has been officially designated as "undesirable".

By Greg Owen

Russia’s General Prosecutor on Thursday banned the Elton John AIDS Foundation from operating in the country, claiming it’s part of an effort “by the ‘collective West’ to discredit traditional values and escalate social tensions” in Russia.

The ban stopped short of deeming the foundation an “extremist” group under the umbrella of a 2023 order by Russia’s Supreme Court designating the so-called “international LGBT social movement” as an “extremist organization.”

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From Nike to Apple: which US brands could be hit hardest by Trump tariffs and what’s at stake?

Story by Mark Sweney

Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariff war has so far wiped trillions off the market value of publicly traded companies, with the sweeping border taxes of up to 50% poised to wreak havoc on businesses across the world.

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HMRC refuses phone service to taxpayers claiming refunds

Story by Madeleine Ross

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will no longer process requests for self-assessment refunds over the phone or via webchat due to a rise in suspected fraud.

Those who qualify for self-assessment have been told to submit refund requests on overpaid returns by post or online, while webchat and telephone services are temporarily suspended.

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Taliban launches investigation after man claims to be 140 years old

Story by Samaan Lateef

The Taliban is investigating an Afghan man’s claim to be 140 years old – which, if verified, would make him the oldest person ever to have lived.

Aqel Nazir, who lives in the country’s eastern Khost province, insists he was born in the 1880s, meaning he would have been in his thirties during the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919.

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EU 'prepares to hit Elon Musk with potential $1 BILLION fine'

Story by Elena Salvoni

European Union regulators are preparing to hit Elon Musk's X platform with a huge fine which could surpass $1billion for breaking disinformation laws, insiders have reportedly revealed.

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France FINALLY admits it can do more to stop Channel crossing crisis after pocketing £500m for migrant 'taxi service'

France has admitted it needs to stop more small boats entering the UK and would consider sending migrants back from Britain, despite receiving £500million from UK taxpayers for deterrence.

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'Unravelling': Trump accused of 'breathtaking sabotage' against the U.S. economy.

Jennifer Bowers Bahney

President Donald Trump has been working at breakneck speed to eliminate federal programs, prompting an opinion columnist with The Washington Post to ponder, "Is there anything Trump won't destroy?"

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You won’t believe this one

Trump managed to make an already awful situation even worse. During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Monday, Trump was asked about the release of 59 Israeli hostages held by Hamas. But instead of focusing on that, he decided to rant about how Nazis showed “love” to Jewish prisoners during the Holocaust.

Yes, you read that right.

Trump praised Nazi-era behavior, asking if Hamas showed any “love” or gave any “help” to the hostages, like he claims Nazis did for their victims. Spoiler alert: The Holocaust was not about love. It was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and murder of six million Jews, along with millions of others including hundreds of thousands of LGBT:- But sure, let’s keep deflecting from the real issue.

Peak Trump behavior.

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President Trump has announced that all military members who were discharged for refusing the COVID mandate will be reinstated and receive full back pay, along with a formal apology from the United States.--------------------------------------------

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, "All medications sold in America should be manufactured IN America to ensure quality and security."--

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I am repeatedly asked why I worry about Trump when there is nothing I can do about it and it is America, so not the UK, and I do have to say that it may well be America, but do not be naive in assuming his actions do not affect us here in the UK or in Europe, because it does, especially as the world is a lot smaller since WW2 and Hitler and a lot more dangerous.

Things tend to have a way of making there way across the Atlantic and when we see how Trump / Musk are already complainng about the way the UK government handles certain things, when it is none of their damned business, then it matters as it DOES affect how the world views us and it DOES affect us, politically, financially, legally and morally.

I see Trump as the next Hitler and no good will come out of this... Oh like Hitler and the autobans and the VW and all sorts of good things he did achieve, mass murdering the LGBT community and the Gypsies, handicapped and Jews tends to hold your attention more, but he did do some things that were good,- mass murdering genocide on a massive scale was always his ultimate aim and I do believe that Trump is working to a hidden agenda that is NOT going to be good for the mass population not only of the USA but globally.

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