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Leukaemia patient from Dubai undergoes successful treatment in Kerala

I N THE 1980s, when Basak Demirtas was just five, the police came for her father. Four years ago, her children watched their father being arrested in their turn. “I didn’t think my daughters would have to experience the same thing,” she says. But the lot of the Kurds is slow to change. Listen to this story Enjoy more audio and podcasts oniOSorAndroid. Selahattin Demirtas, her arrested husband, was at the time of his imprisonment the leader of the Peoples’ Democratic Party ( HDP), the st...

Abu Dhabi: Pharmacies across the UAE have been witnessing a marked increase — sometimes as much as 100 per cent — in the annual demand for multivitamins and supplements that claim to boost immunity amid the global pandemic. And because many people opt for over-the-counter purchases, physicians have cautioned residents against allergies and unwanted side effects, urging them to first consult with a doctor. Dr Rakesh Kumar Khandelwal “The human body needs to consume at least 13 vita...

Lloyds Banking Group aims to deliver £1.5bn funding to social housing in 2021, with at least £500m going towards environmental, social and corporate governance spending (ESG). Since 2018, Lloyds Banking Group has provided £9bn of funding to the UK’s social housing sector, outstripping its original £2.25bn funding commitment by £6.75bn over this period due to strong sector demand and the group’s appetite to support more social housing and ESG projects. The funding has been delivered by...

1/1 POLICE are investigating after residents were evacuated from a block of flats in Weymouth after a suspicious fire broke out in the early hours. A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted arson with intent to endanger life following the blaze at the property in Clayton Close, Littlemoor, at around 12.25am yesterday. Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said a fire broke out in an electrical fuse box in the communal area of the block of flats. Three fire e...

Three new affordable houses will be built in Kings Somborne after planning permission was granted to demolish “under-used” garages in the…

RAW sewage that was spilling out of a manhole for more than three weeks in Sherfield English has finally been investigated. The sewage was discovered in Steplake Lane and since then the water company, Southern Water, has been urged to fix the problem, according to Cllr Nick Adams-King, who represents Blackwater on Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC). The councillor claimed Southern Water initially insisted housing company, Aster Group, should take responsibility for the leak as it owns pro...

Court grants closure order for flat after anti-social behaviour A three-month closure order has been granted against a property in Puriton as a way of preventing crime and antisocial behaviour. Avon and Somerset Police’s antisocial behaviour and neighbourhood teams successfully worked together on the order, which was ratified by magistrates at North Somerset Courthouse on Monday 22nd February. The flat, in the Greenacres area, had been linked to the use and supply of drugs. Drugs paraphernali...

NEW fire escapes that could help save dozens of lives have been approved for blocks of flats in Romsey. Residents living in flats off Broadwater Road and Banning Street will finally be given a second route to flee a fire with new steel staircases. The staircases will be erected on the side of each block to aid those living on the upper levels. This comes after a risk assessment in March 2020 revealed fire safety measures needed to be beefed up in the Mount Pleasant, Tadburn Green, Berth...

Police shut down flat in Puriton after nightmare residents scare off neighbours Police discovered drugs paraphernalia and weapons inside the flat Updated General image of the entrance to the Greenacres housing estate in Puriton (Image: Google Maps) A flat has been shut down by police after becoming a hotbed of drug crime, noise and antisocial behaviour. Police said the residents had "little regard for their neighbours" and even drove some people to temporarily flee their homes, because they wer...