Japanese Buddhist ADB chief would proudly show me the pirith nool tied round his wrist by the monks in Kandy” PB (Jayasundera) and I next went to Japan which had a special interest in Sri Lanka as the ...

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Tony Blair has called on the Labour government to reverse its ban on new licences for drilling oil and gas in the North Sea, echoing calls made by US president Donald Trump. The former prime ...

One hundred areas of the UK face flooding overnight as heavy downpours continue to drench parts of the country, while the Met Office has issued yellow rain warnings for some areas. The Environment ...

Art Not Evidence group wants change in law that currently allows lyrics by defendants to be presented as evidence of gang affiliation Campaigners are urging ministers to change the law so that music ...

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