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Again ask the question, are we alone today, friday, august 16th, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer. Im Savannah Guthrie along side natalie morales. Al is having fun today. Hes at the iowa state fair. Well check in with him in a few minutes. Hes missing a great concert on our plaza. We just asked the question, are we alone today . Not on the plaza. A lot of cowboy boots in that crowd. Luke bryan is here in our 8 30 half hour. Looking forwar...

CALLS have been made for the urgent progress of flood relief schemes in Ballinhassig and Riverstick, following severe flooding in both areas following Storm Babet.Eight homes in the Tulligmore/ Tullibeg area, just outside Ballinhassig, were flooded for the third time since 2009,

Ongoing coronavirus rules mean newly reopened businesses are unable to operate at full capacity.

Bicester resident Audrey Smith was happy to be out in the town centre again. She said: “It’s lovely to see the town come alive again because it’s been so quiet with everything being closed. Of course it was necessary but it is nice to see everything open and I’ve just been able to have my hair cut which is the best of all.” Blue Cross charity shop on Sheep Street was busy with customers as soon as it reopened in the morning. Shop manager Pat said people not only enjoyed browsing items in the flesh again, but also interacting with staff.

N P Scott Masks in class SIR – When I heard that all pupils were to return to school on March 8, I was filled with hope. However, this turned to dismay when I read that masks will be required in secondary school classrooms (report, February 24). As a teacher, I will not be able to carry out my job effectively if the faces that tell me whether my pupils are confused, happy or bored are covered. This is the last thing that young people need after a year of isolation, educational disruption and uncertainty about the future. Boris Johnson said last August that masks in classrooms were “nons...