Today is International Day of Happiness, but with everything that’s going on in the world it’s hard to be happy at times. There will be better and brighter days, so let’s do the best we can to get each other to them.
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Train travellers who buy discounted tickets using railcards will face additional checks, as part of a trial to crack down on ticketing fraud starting in April. https://t.co/nQB4U0HLYn
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A young man who died after he jumped into the Thames to save a woman has been awarded the King's Commendation for Bravery, external.
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Across the UK, thousands of young people are groomed and coerced into moving drugs through so-called county lines networks.
Derek Akosah was once one of the people who enticed youth into the drug trade while using the promise of stepping in as a male role model for them.
Now, as the founder and CEO of Be Heard As One, he leads an organisation that tries to steer disadvantaged youth away from a life of crime.
Armed gunmen in New York City stole over $100,000 worth of Pokemon cards in a brazen robbery in front of terrified visitors and employees.
Surveillance footage shows the suspects brandishing guns and smashing display cases to steal the cards.
Police say they have not located the suspects, and other Pokemon stores in the city have increased security in the wake of the robbery.
Incredible news in medicine! New treatment for one of the cruellest neurodegenerative conditions - Huntington’s Disease - has resulted in 75% slowing down of disease progression, allowing patients to go back to work and potentially gain decades of life 🙏
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Flights have been grounded at Liverpool John Lennon Airport after its runway had to be closed due to snow and ice.
The airport said the runway has been shut "due to the wintry weather conditions" with "our teams out clearing the snow and ice".
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Alex Mahon and Charlotte Moore among media figures honoured by the King
BBC camerapeople, Bauer news editor and newspaper volunteers also recognised https://t.co/mjbkblKOp9