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large fire of tyres and electrical equipment has hit a business at an industrial site in Carmarthenshire.Fire crews were called to the Mecca Park site in Johnstown, Carmarthen, at around 22:00 BST on Wednesday.They found the material on fire at the rear of the property and fought the blaze until around 01:50 BST to ensure it did not spread inside the building.Pupils...
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Speedboats and water bikes using Cardigan Bay may be driving its famous dolphins over 100 miles north to quieter waters, experts have warned.Bottlenose dolphins usually spend the summer months in the sea off Ceredigion before heading to north Wales and the Isle of Man for winter.But research suggests they are spending less time in Cardigan Bay and noisy water sports could be partly to blame.This...
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banks need to raise billions more in capital to cover their risks, according to the financial regulator.The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) says Britain's top banks and building societies need to fill a £27.1bn hole in their balance sheets.Royal Bank of Scotland was the regulator's main cause of concern, accounting for £13.6bn of the total.Lloyds Banking Group accounted for £8.6bn and Barclays...
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said on Wednesday it could taper its bond-buying program if the US economy performs wellThe Indian rupee dipped to an all-time low against the US dollar after the Federal Reserve signalled that it could start pulling back on its monetary stimulus later this year.The Fed's program to pump cash into the economy has caused capital to flow into emerging markets.Analysts said the slide signalled India's...
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tourist boat that sank on Loch Lomond causing five passengers to jump into the water was in "poor condition".A Marine Accident Investigation Branch (Maib) report found a series of failings in the condition of the boat and its operation.The Vixen sank in September last year as it crossed the loch near Ardlui marina while carrying six passengers and a skipper.Five of the six passengers put on lifejackets...
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Adding silver to antibiotics makes them 10 to 1,000 times more effective at fighting infections, research suggests.Silver has been used as an antimicrobial for centuries, but little has been known about how it works.The new research suggests adding it to existing antibiotics could counteract the rise of drug-resistant microbes.Experiments in mice showed the metal disrupts the biological processes of...
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Little Nell, Patricia Quinn, Tim Curry and Richard O'Brien all performed in the original stage show of Rocky Horror and in the film versionTo celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Rocky Horror Show opening in London's Royal Court theatre, fans of the show from across the world have begun a campaign to get a statue built to one of its stars.When Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Show opened on 19 June...
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Media broadcast a physics lesson given by astronauts from space, while commentators demand more curbs on officials' powers amid the corruption trial of a cadre involved in a "sex-tape" scandal.broadcast live female astronaut Wang Yaping giving a lesson onboard the orbiting Tiangong-1 space module this morning to school pupils on Earth.says thousands of internet users submitted questions to the three...
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Welsh councils will have to slash services or raise council tax above 5% if they face budget cuts like their English counterparts, an expert warns.So far, Welsh councils have seen barely half the level of cuts of those at English authorities.But Local Government Minister Lesley Griffiths says she can no longer offer council budgets "relative protection".The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)...
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Residents of the French town of Lourdes are clearing up after severe flash floods which forced the closure of its holy shrine.The town's Massabielle cave, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to a local girl, is one of the most famous Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world, attracting nearly six million visitors every year.The cost of repairing the shrine is expected to run into hundreds...
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