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Julia Donaldson, whose popular books include The Gruffalo and Zog, went to the Trevor Mann Baby Unit at Brighton’s Royal Sussex County Hospital to launch DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) Baby The project, set up by staff at the University of Sussex Hospitals Trust, highlights the significance of reading to infants and toddlers. It can help a baby’s brain development, language and attention skills. Julia read to the babies currently undergoing neonatal care in the unit. The youngsters’ families were also invited to attend. Among those at the event was Kate Ogden and her son Jothi, who was cared for at the unit…

Friday 09 February 2024 4:52 am Moving markets: Five things shaping the FTSE 100 today Moving Markets Today: S&P 500 Inches Closer to 5,000, Japanese Stocks Hit 34-Year High, Arm Shares Surge 55%, Eyes on PepsiCo Earnings and Fed commentary  The S&P 500 stock index achieved a historic milestone, crossing the 5,000 mark for the first time ever, primarily propelled by a select group of companies. Simultaneously, Japanese shares surged to their highest levels in 34 years, contributing to the S&P 500’s record close. Oil prices witnessed a notable weekly rise, driven by Israel’s rejection of a ceasefire offer from…

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Location : The M42 southbound between junctions J5 and J4 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:45 and 05:00 on 9 February 2024. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

View gallery Image Credit: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Justin Hartley, 47, got his start on soap operas including The Young and the Restless and Passions before landing his most high-profile role as Kevin Pearson on NBC’s beloved drama This is Us. He’s also appeared on CW series Smallville and Emily Owens, M.D., on ABC primetime soap Revenge, on NBC’s revival of Quantum Leap, and on ABC’s Mistresses. He’s provided voice work for Robot Chicken and Family Guy, and appeared in over a dozen films. Justin secured his status as a talented actor with two Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2018 and 2019, both…

An Indian parliamentary panel has urged the government to support the growth of domestic fintech players that can provide alternatives to the Walmart-backed PhonePe and Google Pay apps that currently command more than 83% of the country’s fast-growing digital payments market. The 58-page report, which includes a series of recommendations, comes at a time when Paytm, another leading payments firm in the country, is reeling from a clampdown on its payments bank business. The Reserve Bank of India’s directive last week all but asks Paytm to cease operations of Paytm Payments Bank, which processes most of the transactions for the…

The Act requires businesses bidding for public sector contracts to give back to the community through ‘socially valuable’ initiatives. The intention might have been laudable, but in more than a decade since it became law, it has buried businesses under an avalanche of red tape and frozen out smaller companies from the procurement process. And despite an estimated cost to the taxpayer of £5bn per year, there’s precious little evidence of any social value having been delivered. Perhaps surprisingly, some of the most damning criticism of the Act comes from those responsible for getting it onto the statute in the…

This artist’s illustration depicts the findings of a new study about the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy called Sagittarius A* (abbreviated as Sgr A*). As reported in our latest press release, this result found that Sgr A* is spinning so quickly that it is warping spacetime — that is, time and the three dimensions of space — so that it can look more like a football. These results were made with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the NSF’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA). A team of researchers applied a new method that uses X-ray and radio data to determine how quickly Sgr A* is spinning…

Influencer Jen Graham, who is known on Tik Tok and Instagram as Charity Shop Girl, cut the ribbon outside the new Guild Care shop in Southwick. It is on the corner of the A259 Albion Road and Station Road on site of the former Emmaus charity shop. It was once The Pilot pub. The shop has a car park, and is a minute walk from a bus stop and a train station (Image: Andrew Gardner / The Argus) “This is the culmination of six months work,” said retail director Adam Rider. “With the support of the trustees at Guild Care we were able…

Location : The A14 eastbound between junctions J51 Needham Market and J52 Claydon. Reason : Accident involving a vehicle that has left the carriageway. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 06:30 and 06:45 on 9 February 2024. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:30 and 06:45 on 9 February 2024. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed. Source link