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Rupert Murdoch set to marry for fifth time at 92 -- BBC News (UK)
Mr Murdoch, 92, and Ms Smith, 66, met in September at an event at his vineyard in California; He proposed to Ms Smith on St Patrick's Day, noting that he was "one fourth Irish" Ms Smith's late husband was Chester Smith, a country singer and radio and TV executive
Outline: (what is this?)
rupert murdoch
Tone: (what is this?)
++ v. positive
Discussion: (what is this?)
++ Murdoch,
± Jerry Hall,
++ Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch to marry for fifth time at 92: I knew this would be my last -- The Guardian
Billionaire mogul will marry Ann Lesley Smith, 66, whom he met in September of 2022; ‘I was very nervous
Outline:
rupert murdoch
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
± Murdoch,
? Ann Lesley,
? Jerry
Rupert Murdoch to be married a fifth time as engagement to Ann Lesley Smith confirmed -- The Independent
News Corp billionaire says fifth marriage ‘better be’ his last, following ‘brutal’ divorce from Jerry Hall last year; Murdoch proposed to Ann Lesley Smith with an Asscher-cut diamond solitaire ring on St Patrick’s Day (Friday 17 March) in New York City
Outline:
ann lesley smith smith
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
? Rupert M,
? UK,
? Jerry
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How and why you should volunteer for the Kings coronation -- The Independent
New opportunities offered to members of the public via the organisation’s app from Monday March 20; The Big Help Out app can be searched by postcode, the type of activity needed or the organisations involved
Outline:
royal voluntary service
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
- Charles,
++ Andrew,
- King
Like it or not, we all bear some responsibility for slavery | Letters -- The Guardian
Prof Sir Roderick Floud says we need to acknowledge how much we have benefited from the slave trade; He says the moral responsibility has to be borne much more widely and should be in our minds whenever we buy ‘cheap’ goods today
Outline:
prof sir roderick floudaylesbury
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
? Africa,
? Britain,
? UK
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Cost of living: 'I never thought I'd be sofa-surfing at 74' -- BBC News (UK)
Jennie Taupin, 74, has been sofa-surfing after leaving her home in Gnosall, Staffordshire; She had been paying £575 in rent but monthly rental fees in the West Midlands have reached a 14-year high
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rent
Tone:
± mixed
Discussion:
- UK,
? Tory,
? bbc
Man fined 80 in Gloucester over seven-minute parking ticket -- BBC News (UK)
Doug Forbes bought his parking ticket at 17:54 GMT but the ticket was only valid until 18:01 GMT; Mr Forbes, from Warwickshire, said he overpaid for three hours' parking
Outline:
â£80 parking fine
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
+ BBC,
± Gloucester,
? UK
Mothballed clean air cameras help solve murders -- BBC News (UK)
Bolton council leader Martyn Cox revealed they had been used "to good effect in detecting crime" He said information from cameras shared with police was closely controlled; Horwich councillor David Grant raised concerns about the cost of running them at a council meeting
Outline:
greater manchester police
Tone:
? Unclear
Discussion:
? China
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Ofsted urged to pause inspections after teacher suicide -- BBC News (UK)
Ruth Perry, head at Caversham Primary School in Reading, took her own life; She was waiting for a report that downgraded her school from outstanding to inadequate
Outline:
ofsted inspections
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
-- Ofsted,
± Colin,
? CQC
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Private firms profiting from asylum hotels, BBC learns -- BBC News (UK)
395 hotels are being used to house more than 51,000 asylum seekers, says government source; Home Office says asylum system is under "incredible strain" Number of asylum arrivals to UK hit a near 20-year high of 74,751 last year, Home Office data shows
Outline:
hotel housing asylum seekers
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
++ Tory,
++ BBC,
++ A
Bingo hall cannabis farm is uncovered by police -- BBC News (UK)
South Wales Police found about 3,000 cannabis plants growing in 20 different rooms; They were called after National Grid officials raised concerns about energy supply
Outline:
bingo hall cannabis farm
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
± Barry Bingo Hall,
? cannabis,
? Dick Powell
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