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Business rates to be cut by 20% for England pubs, clubs and music venues
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The Guardian · World

Business rates to be cut by 20% for England pubs, clubs and music venues

No 10 announces reprieve after Andy Burnham previously pledged to raise tax from e-commerce warehouses and channel it to cutting hospitality sector’s billsBusiness rates will be cut by 20% for pubs, clubs and live music venues across England from April next year, Downing Street has announced.The dis...

PA Media
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Total solar eclipse books out hotels two years in advance in New Zealand city
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The Guardian · World

Total solar eclipse books out hotels two years in advance in New Zealand city

Dunedin will be the focal point, having last experienced such an eclipse in 1163 – before any humans reached New ZealandHotels are booking out two years in advance in the New Zealand city of Dunedin as it prepares for the region’s first total solar eclipse in more than 850 years.At 4.17pm on 22 July...

Eva Corlett in Wellington
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‘I would rather be poor’: man says money cannot compensate for partner’s death after failed cancer diagnosis
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The Guardian · World

‘I would rather be poor’: man says money cannot compensate for partner’s death after failed cancer diagnosis

Exclusive: Darren Rosheski won NHS payout over partner Helen Dutton’s death from rectal cancer after GP misjudged her symptoms“I remember the doctor, after he’d examined Helen and found a large lump in her colon, saying ‘it’s very sinister – we need to bring you in to be investigated.”Darren Roshesk...

Denis Campbell Health policy editor
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Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game
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The Guardian · World

Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game

Scientists believe sunfish-smashing behaviour could be form of entertainment or to help younger whales feedOrcas have been observed ramming into giant fish so hard that the prey explode, possibly as a form of gory entertainment.On several occasions, orcas were observed to hold sunfish in their jaws...

Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
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Police officer fatally shoots man in Madison, Wisconsin, sparking protests
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The Guardian · World

Police officer fatally shoots man in Madison, Wisconsin, sparking protests

Shooting happened on street in popular neighborhood lined with restaurants, bars, shops and homes A police officer in Madison, Wisconsin, shot and killed a man Wednesday in an incident that was captured on cellphone footage, sparking local protests.John Patterson, the Madison police chief, acknowled...

Roque Planas and agency
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