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Name this island capital city and you could win a prize - here's how to enter

9/30/2018, 11:09:35 PM
Decipher the clues to work out our mystery location and you could be in for a chance to win three DK Travel Guide books ✔ Terms & Conditions Competition closes at 23:59 on October 31, 2018 ✔ Only one free entry per person via the competition entry form above ✔ Entries made using methods generated by a script, macro or the use of automated devises or bulk entries will be void ✔ Std Reach plc Rules apply, see www.mirror.co.uk/rules


Why Wales is known as the ‘Land of Song’

9/30/2018, 11:04:15 PM
Singing is part of Welsh identity and tradition – but what caused this tradition to be collectively handed down from generation to generation? ✔ New non-conformist chapels were also being built at an astonishing rate due to the revival of the Methodist movement of the Anglican Church that was popularised by leading Welsh preachers of the time ✔ Why We Are What We Are is a BBC Travel series examining the characteristics of a country and investigating whether they are true


The Guardian view on climate policy failures: don’t give up | Editorial

9/30/2018, 5:47:55 PM
Editorial: News that governments are not meeting targets is alarming, but the actions of activists are a reason to hope ✔ Now the advisory Committee on Climate Change says we are on track to miss legally binding targets, and that this looming failure is partly attributable to government ✔ The UN’s report is expected to say it will be extremely difficult to meet the 1.5C goal – but not impossible


Countryfile fans SHOCKED as show taken over by drug dealing gangs segment

9/30/2018, 8:04:49 PM
COUNTRYFILE continued on BBC One tonight with the show based around Herefordshire, but long-time fans of the show were left utterly shocked by a segment on drug-dealing gangs. ✔ It was revealed social services are struggling to keep up with the problem due to a lack of funding and a failure to fully understand the threat posed by these County Lines networks ✔ Countyfile fans SHOCKED as show taken over by drug dealing gangs segment (Image: BBC) What is going on.. ✔ Massive problem every one needs to know about, wrote another ✔ Countryfile continues next Sunday on BBC One at 5.45pm


Alexandra Burke joins Patsy Kensit at breast cancer fundraising gala

9/30/2018, 11:14:44 PM
Alexandra Burke was putting in an appearance at the Ten: A Decade Of Dreams fundraiser on Sunday night, presented by Future Dreams to raise awareness Breast Cancer research. ✔ Meanwhile, Alexandra recently confessed she 'hasn't even started' planning her wedding to fiance Joshua, seven months after announcing their engagement ✔ It's just magical being engaged it's so amazing.' Dapper chap: Ben Shephard was seen walking the special pink carpet at the fundraiser Doing her bit for charity: Edith Bowman dazzles in a black dress with a pleated skirt  Stylish: Arlene Phillips was rocking a red dress and eye-catching silver pumps


31 Things About "Pretty Little Liars" That Make No Sense Now That I'm An Adult

9/30/2018, 9:04:57 PM
The Liars all lived in a nice suburban town, but no one ever thought to put in an alarm system. ✔ The first thing that I'll never understand is why these girls didn't move out of Rosewood or call the cops ✔ Instead of trying to catch A they spent most of their time following five teenage girls around and accusing them of crimes ✔ Wouldn't you confront your sister about this possibility before burying a random dead body


I Use CBD For My Chronic Pain, Here Are The Products That Have Worked For Me

9/30/2018, 5:37:58 PM
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Scientists surprised by power of Indonesia tsunami

9/30/2018, 11:44:40 PM
"When events like this happen we are more likely to discover things that we haven't observed before." ✔ Studies of the seafloor will be crucial to understanding the event ✔ We won't know what caused it until that's done, he said ✔ Photo: AP The tsunami could also have been affected by Palu's location at the end of a narrow bay ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes


27 Things That Totally Belong On Your Birthday Wish List

9/30/2018, 6:21:42 PM
It's always a good time to treat yourself — especially on your birthday. ✔ Promising review: I've had it about a month now and wore it a few times ✔ Check out all of BuzzFeed’s gift guides! The best things at three price points The best things at three price points More BuzzFeed Reviews More BuzzFeed Reviews


Theresa May, Facing Hard Deadline, Struggles to Navigate Treacherous Brexit Politics

9/30/2018, 6:25:54 PM
British prime minister, armed with doggedness but not charisma, must come to terms with the EU by March or risk a no-deal exit that unleashes uncertainty. Are her political skills the ones needed to bring it off? ✔ meant that Mrs. May had decided to leave the bloc’s single marketits zone of common regulation that speeds trade among EU membersin a so-called hard Brexit ✔ He will headline a splashy fringe event at the party conference to burnish his own leadership credentials ✔ Every bad thing that happens after March would be blamed on Brexit


She Paid A Lawyer Thousands Of Dollars To Apply For A Green Card. She Got A Deportation Order Instead.

9/30/2018, 5:47:02 PM
Edith Duran fell victim to one of the most common and effective frauds that play off the hopes and fears of vulnerable undocumented immigrants: The “10-year law.” ✔ At 17, she got a tourist visa and traveled from her hometown, Zacapa, Guatemala, to New York City ✔ After arriving in the US in 2002, she decided to start a new life ✔ The Hechts prepared the asylum applications without regard to the truth or falsity of the information, the lawsuit said


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