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Man in his 30s dies after falling down stairs of double-decker bus in freak accident

TheSun.co.uk 

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A MAN in his 30s has died after falling down the stairs of a double-decker bus in a freak accident.

He had fallen down the steps inside an Oxford Bus Company bus while it was in Castle Street near the Westgate Centre in Oxford on October 26.

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Thames Valley Air Ambulance, Thames Valley Police and South Central Ambulance Service were in attendance at the scene.

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Mahindra Group expects express biz to turn profitable amid focus on cost efficiency

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Mahindra Group anticipates its express business to become profitable by the year's end, driven by a renewed focus on volume growth and cost efficiency. The company's logistics arm, Mahindra Logistics Ltd (MLL), has been working to integrate the B2B express business of Rivigo, acquired in 2022, and expects to achieve profitability through increased volumes and improved cost leverage.

Plastics pollution worsen the impacts of all Planetary Boundaries

Sciencedaily.com 

Plastic pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries, including climate change, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss, a new paper shows. Ahead of the final negotiations of the international Plastics Treaty, researchers urge decision-makers to stop viewing plastics pollution as merely a waste management problem.

News24 | Headman: ‘You won’t find a child born with HIV in this village’

News24.com 

Babies getting HIV from their infected mothers is a rare occurrence in a cluster of 39 villages in the OR Tambo District in the Eastern Cape despite more than a third of pregnant women in this rural part of the province being HIV positive. Find out how an NGO’s peer-support programme here helps.

Full list of drinks brands that have quietly cut alcohol strengths – which ones have you noticed?

TheSun.co.uk 

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A HOST of beers, ciders and wines have been quietly weakened – leaving shoppers demanding a return to their original strength.

Analysis by the Sun has uncovered a raft of booze sold in supermarkets which now have lower alcohol contents – most likely in response to hikes in booze duty by the Government. 

Some drinks have become more expensive, despite being weaker than before

In many cases the weakened drinks have also risen in price – a phenomenon known as “drinkflation”. Читать дальше...