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COLOMBO (News 1st); The Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation warned that the CPC losses have increased after Lanka IOC increased fuel prices this week.CPC Chairman Attorney-at-Law Sumith Wijesinghe told reporters that if the prices for February continue uncharged for the entire month, the CPC will suffer a loss of Rs. 48.30/- per liter of Diesel, while Rs.

Nicola Sturgeon will make a covid statement at Holyrood today after it was claimed Scotland was now "through the worst of Omicron".

COLOMBO (News 1st); Heavy traffic was reported along Deans Road in Colombo opposite the Health Ministry on Tuesday (8) due to a protest by health workers.Hundreds of health workers marched from the Vihara Maha Devi Park in Colombo to the Health Ministry against the government’s failure to remove salary anomalies and address their grievances, despite recent token strikes.The unions demand that the authorities eliminate existing salary disparities in the sector just as they eliminated the teacher and principal salary anomalies.Health workers across Sri Lanka including nurses, and Public Health Inspectors are on strike citing multiple demands.They resorted to the indefinite trade union action from Monday (7).As a result of the strike activities at the Colombo General Hospital, Kandy General Hospital, 24 Teaching Hospitals, 26 General Hospitals, 46 Base Hospitals, 410 District Hospitals, and 293 MOH Officers came to a complete standstill.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said that Lanka IOC had done a favor to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation by increasing fuel prices.Sri Lanka’s LIOC, raised petrol 92-Octane by Rs. 7/- to Rs.

battled COVID-19 in late 2020. His case was very severe, landing him in the ICU and leaving him with long-term side effects. Jeremih spent a good portion of the last year getting himself back to peak health in the wake of the illness“That was life-changing for me last year.

pod of dolphins while riding some waves off the coast of Carpinteria, California. Video captured the moment's surfers were almost face-to-face with the animals as they rode the waves and jumped through the air. Jim Russi, who recorded the video on Jan. 24, said the area, Rincon Point, is a popular surf spot for beachgoers. "In my 40-plus years of traveling the world, photographing waves and surfers for the magazines, this is the best example of who the ‘real surfers’ are," Russi said. Freeze frame from video showing dolphins surfing alongside humans.

Phillip Schofield has issued a major health update as he teased his return to This Morning.The 59-year-old presenter tested positive for coronavirus last week and was forced to self-isolate, leading to chaos on two of ITV's biggest shows.Phil has been forced to sit out on his scheduled This Morning appearances since last Monday, and was once again replaced by Alison Hammond on today's show.He was also absent from presenting Dancing on Ice over the weekend, with Stephen Mulhern joining Holly Willoughby in his place.However, it looks like his self-isolation may have finally reached its end.Posting to his Instagram stories on Monday evening, Phil shared a photo of a negative lateral flow test alongside the caption: "Oh hello!! What do we have here?"He also posted a fingers crossed emoji.The lateral flow test can be seen with only one red line through the control section, marking a negative response.Over the weekend, the ITV star was forced to stay in isolation past the five-day minimum as he continued to test positive for Covid as early as Monday morning.In another Instagram story shared earlier in the day, Phil bemoaned the positive test which marked his seventh day of isolation.He wrote: "Oh COME ON!!! This is getting so bloody dull now." He later added: "I am seriously going out after this."Phil's latest negative lateral flow test means the presenter could return to This Morning as early as tomorrow.The presenter has yet to reunite onscreen with his regular co-host Holly Willoughby, who returned to This Morning last Thursday after taking a lengthy break.Holly had been filming forthcoming BBC reality series Superstar Survival alongside Lee Mack and Wim Hof.On her absence, she said: "I was in Northern Italy up in the Alps

Israeli security forces deploy as Palestinians plant olive trees on their land with the help of Israeli peace activists. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images) Israeli and Palestinian public figures have drawn up a new proposal for a two-state confederation that they hope will offer a way forward after a decade-long stalemate in Mideast peace efforts.The plan includes several controversial proposals, and it's unclear if it has any support among leaders on either side.

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Tyrese Gibson shared an update with fans on his mother Priscilla Murray, who was in the hospital after contracting pneumonia and COVID-19.

WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Authorities announced Monday that two more individuals have been charged in connection to bomb threats made to Central Bucks South High School in November. Officials from the Warrington Township Police Department say the bomb threats were submitted to the school through the Safe2Say program on November 16, 2021. Previously, a juvenile was arrested and charged in connection to the threat, which brings the number of total individuals charged to three. It is not known if these two individuals were also juveniles. Police say they do not believe there is anyone else involved in the planning or carrying out of the threats.

Love Island star Jack Fincham has given an update on his mental health after being open about his struggles last year. The reality show winner confessed to struggling with "not wanting to be here" while dealing with money issues and loneliness to podcaster James English earlier this year.However, Jack, 29, has turned his life around and is now putting his all into his upcoming celebrity boxing match and is positive about the future.When asked if boxing had helped him with his mental health, Jack agreed that it has helped him out of his slump.He told the Daily Star: "100%, you feel like you've achieved something.

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Scottish Labour’s health ­spokeswoman Jackie Baillie last night called for an urgent inquiry as it emerged four children were given Covid vaccine overdoses more than twice the approved amount.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal on Monday (7) ordered to grant bail to Attorney-at-Law Hejaaz Hizbullah who was arrested and remanded under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).In addition, the bail order was directed to the Chilaw High Court as well.The order for bail was made when the revision application for bail on behalf of Attorney-at-Law Hejaaz Hizbullah was taken up at the Court of Appeal in the presence of Justices Menaka Wijesundara and Neil Iddawela.Attorney-at-Law Hejaaz Hizbullah was arrested on the 14th of April 2020 with regard to a sermon that was delivered for students at a Madrasa School in Puttlam.After 18 months in detention, Attorney-at-Law Hejaaz Hizbullah was prosecuted under the PTA by the Attorney General at the Puttlam High Court.However, two requests for bail from the High Court were rejected previously.Thereafter, an application for bail was filed with the Court of Appeal.

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18 people were rescued after being trapped on an ice sheet in Lake Erie. (Credit: Ninth Coast Guard District) SANDUSKY, Ohio - The U.S.

COVID-19,” but it doesn’t mean immediately returning to life as it was in 2019 and authorities should be refining their message, experts say.Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, is now using the phrase, as are Toronto’s top doctor, Ontario’s health minister and Premier Doug Ford.Shifting from the predominant message of “stay home” to “learn to live with it” is going to be difficult for a lot of people, said Dr.

CHRISTINE McGuiness has shared an update on husband Paddy's recovery after the presenter went under the knife earlier this week to fix his knee. The 48-year-old had been waiting six months for the operation after sustaining a nasty injury to his meniscus last year.

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A Southern California man who killed two women with a meat cleaver after a New Year’s Eve party while his wife and son waited in a car outside was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.Christopher Ken Ireland, 42, of Huntington Beach was sentenced in Orange County Superior Court by a judge who called the killings vicious and callous. He was convicted of murder in November.Ireland testified that he killed Yolanda Holtrey, 59, and Michelle Luke, 49, on Jan.

NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 23: In this handout provided by the Metro Nashville Police Department, Travis Reinking, 29, is placed in the back of a police car after being arrested on April 23, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. Reinking is the suspected gunman i NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A man who shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House in 2018 received a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole on Saturday.Jurors handed down the penalty for 33-year-old Travis Reinking after hearing about two hours of testimony from family members of the four people killed.

PHILADLEPHIA - A man is making a recovery after he was stabbed once in North Philadelphia. The incident happened inside a property on the 2000 block of N Woodstock Street at approximately 12:39 a.m. Police say a 41-year-old man was stabbed once in the chest and refused transportation to the hospital. A knife was recovered at the scene and an arrest has been made. Details of that arrest have not yet been shared. ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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Christine McGuiness has given an update on her husband Paddy after the Top Gear star went under the knife earlier this week. Paddy, 48, had reportedly been waiting six months for the surgery that he needed for a previous injury. Discussing how he’s feeling a few days on from the procedure, Christine, 33, said he’s doing well while joking that the Bolton-born TV personality was “milking it”.

COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health measures until all their demands are met.In the meantime, Ottawa and several other cities across Canada are working to try to ensure that escalating protests remain peaceful over the weekend.Police in Ottawa have said they are expecting as many as 400 more trucks and up to 2,000 people on foot to arrive this weekend to join the protest that has been rebranded by critics, including a lot of frustrated downtown residents, as an occupation.

Ramiah Martin, "is nothing short of a miracle," according to her mother. ((Photo contributed by Leanne Martin via Georgia Tech))ATLANTA - Life-saving research at the Georgia Institute of Technology is providing children born with a rare developmental abnormality a chance at life. Researchers in the lab of Dr. Scott Hollister at Georgia Tech developed a 3D-printed tracheal splint that creates an airway for children born without a trachea, or windpipe.

OXFORD, Mich. (FOX 2) - Administrators and staff at Oxford High School denied negligence after a lawsuit filed against them claim that they failed to address potential threats before the Nov.

Kirsty Gallacher said she has been feeling “pretty run down” as she took to Twitter to give her 429,000 followers an update last month.The 46-year-old-presenter last year stepped back from her role on GB News after she discovered a tumour in her ear.In a picture shared to a Twitter post last month, Kirsty could be seen soaking in the sun with her dog in a garden.The broadcaster penned: “After feeling pretty run down for a few days it’s so good to be feeling back to myself & out and about!“And what a beautiful day, the sun is out at last.

Phillip Schofield, 59, has revealed he’s tried everything to be able to make it to host Dancing on Ice alongside co-star Holly Willoughby, 40, in an emotional Instagram post this morning. The presenter was struck down with Covid earlier this week, meaning he had to pull out of fronting This Morning at the last minute.Phillip was hoping he’d be given the all clear just in time to host Sunday's edition of Dancing on Ice.However, the star has taken to social media to inform his three million followers that despite doing two lateral flow tests “to be absolutely sure”, the results on both have sadly come back positive.Taking a picture of the tests resting on a granite worktop, Phillip wrote today: “Did two tests to be absolutely sure (crying face emoji).”The ITV favourite then took the opportunity to wish his colleague Stephen Mulhern good luck as he steps in to replace him.“Sorry @dancingonice Have an amazing show @stephenmulhern it’s SO much fun x @hollywilloughby.”A spokesperson for Dancing on Ice commented on the news shortly after Phillip’s tearful post.They said: “Sunday's episode of Dancing on Ice will be hosted by Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern while Phillip Schofield continues to self-isolate."A source also told The Mirror of Phillip’s replacement: "Phil is off recovering, Stephen was delighted to be asked to step in to fill his shoes and present alongside Holly."He gets on with everyone so bosses are more than happy for him to step up. “Everyone's wishing Phil a quick recovery and hoping to see him back in his rightful place later this month.”Phillip confirmed he had tested positive for Covid after a busy time last weekend.He had been out and about attending the theatre alongside his estranged wife Stephanie

ANI. Dr Pratit Samdani also said that "she is tolerating the procedures well at this moment".

BBC period drama.She made her debut all the way back in 2012, and as of 2022 still stars in the programme, with her character Trixie best known as a glam nurse keen on gossiping.Speaking about her character, Helen said she is “the fun loving, party going midwife who’s always up for a drink and a fag and to go out with the boys and have a good dance. She relishes trying to set up her fellow midwives with other guys and push them into relationships and get them married off but with a twinkle in her eye.“Fundamentally though she’s a midwife and that’s what she’s there to do.”But what about Helen’s life away from the cameras?As so much of Helen’s life has been dedicated to her tenure on Call the Midwife, it’s hardly surprising that she would eventually find romance on that very set.Though she was previously married to Oliver Boot from 2011 until 2015, the pair went on to divorce.And it was during the 2016 Christmas special of the programme that Helen met her soulmate Jack Ashton, best know for playing Reverend Tom Hereward in the period drama.The pair regularly share updates on their romance, with Helen admitting during an interview on This Morning that Jack was “furious” with her for not getting enough bed rest during her pregnancy.Speaking on the show, she explained that she doesn’t get much time to relax, telling the hosts: “Not really.

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Phillip Schofield has shared an update on his continual battle with COVID-19 after he tested positive on Monday, January 31.The This Morning presenter has revealed that he is still getting two red lines on lateral flow tests on Friday, February 4, which likely means he has to bow out of Dancing On Ice on Sunday.The 59 year old TV star looked very glum as as he posted a clip of himself sharing the news on his Instagram story. Dad-of-two Phillip first stared at the camera with a sad expression as he sat among his jungle of houseplants in his home conservatory.

Grocery stores across the country saw a steep rise in dairy prices on Tuesday, with price tags in some provinces increasing by as much as 15 per cent. Anne Gaviola explains what’s behind the soaring prices.

There was a 3.3% increase in the combined number of people on the Live Register or receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) in January, according to the Central Statistics Office.

FOX Weather is live with the Weather Wire covering live updates on the massive winter storm impacting more than 100 million Americans across the country. Click the FOX Weather Wire for live updates.A major winter storm continues to crawl eastward, with heavy snow and ice impacting millions of people across a 2,000-plus-mile swath stretching from Texas and the Southern Plains through the Midwest to the Northeast.Freezing rain and heavy snow caused numerous travel issues through the Ohio Valley on Thursday and even forced authorities to shut down some major interstates in the Buckeye State.One-quarter to one-third of an inch of ice accretion was reported in the Memphis, Tennessee, metro area, where freezing rain had downed trees and knocked out power to more than 120,000 people as of Thursday evening.The National Weather Service has issued Winter Storm Warnings, Ice Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories from parts of Texas northeastward to New England and northern New Jersey.WEATHER WIRE: 2,000-MILE AREA OF SNOW, ICE CONTINUES TO CRAWL EAST CREATING MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTSWinter weather alerts stretch from the nation's southern border to Maine.

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Artem Chigvintsev's bout with pneumonia is still lingering, but the  pro remains optimistic he'll get well soon with help from doctors.Artem took to Twitter on Thursday and offered  fans an update about his health condition. In short, he still has pneumonia following a recent check-up with doctors.«So, I had another X-Ray done yesterday and it came back still positive for pneumonia,» he explained.

PHILLIP Schofield has revealed he is still testing positive for Covid - throwing Dancing on Ice into chaos. The 59-year-old was forced out of presenting This Morning this week after falling ill with the virus.

COVID-19 pandemic.Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) says their adult acute inpatient occupancy continues to exceed 100 per cent with sites reporting rates close to 120 per cent. Adult intensive care unit (ICU) capacity is also stretched exceeding 92 per cent as of Thursday.“Unfortunately, our reality in Hamilton and across our region remains highly pressured.

Hollyoaks after they feel he is not coping following the death of his abusive parter PC George Kiss.After raising a glass to the late Sylver McQueen ahead of the funeral, he revealed to Cher McQueen (Bethannie Hare) that he cannot stop thinking about George.Im upcoming scenes, John Paul loses sight of his little nephew Bobby Constello when they are in town, causing Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe) to panic even more.Fans will have to see what this means for John Paul and the McQueens.Since joining the Channel 4 soap in 2006, actor James Sutton has become a fan favourite.The star has led a very interesting life too, including an unusual career path, romance and a stint in a rival soap.Although James is well known to viewers as John Paul McQueen in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, the actor has also had another role in a rival soap.The actor played Ryan Lamb in Emmerdale between 2009 and 2011, before leaving the village after his on-screen mum Faye departed the Dales too.Previously speaking to Holy Soap, James explained that his decision to leave Emmerdale was due to his desire to seek out new career projects, saying: "I came from Hollyoaks before that, so I've done five-and-a-half years on soaps now. "I'm privileged to have had that training and experience, but I'm 28 and I need to know what else is out there.

EXTON, Pa. - Authorities in Chester County are investigating a theft incident that was caught on video inside of a local mall. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Macy's in Exton Square.Police described the incident as a 'grab and run,' saying that three suspects entered the store, grabbed merchandise, and quickly exited the store and mall.The suspects, 2 females and a male, exited the mall and left the scene in two vehicles that had missing or covered license plates. RELATED HEADLINES: Another customer, who followed the group all the way into the parking lot, caught the incident on cell phone video.

A picture of a human brain taken by a positron emission tomography scanner, also called PET scan, is seen on a screen on January 9, 2019. (Credit: FRED TANNEAU/AFP via Getty Images) BERKELEY, Calif. - A new study shows that the human brain may actually live up to 15 seconds in the past.Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Aberdeen discovered that the brain shows images from seconds in the past, instead of an updated real-time picture.According to the study, published in Science Advances, researchers analyzed the mechanism of "change blindness," which is when people fail to notice small changes over time."The brain automatically smooths our visual input over time.

Another 8,210 Covid cases have been confirmed in Scotland within the last 24 hours as the nation's virus death toll increased by 31.

FOX Weather is live with the Weather Wire covering live updates on the massive winter storm impacting more than 100 million Americans across the country. Click the FOX Weather Wire for live updates.A major winter storm continues to crawl east on Thursday, with heavy snow and ice potentially impacting more than 100 million people across a 2,000-plus-mile swath stretching from Texas and the Southern Plains to the Midwest and Northeast through Friday.Frigid arctic air has moved into the nation's heartland as moisture from the Gulf of Mexico surges northward ahead of a cold front.That moisture is overlapping with the fresh cold air, fueling an expansive area of snow and ice impacting millions of Americans from the nation's southern border to its northern border.Freezing rain, sleet and some snow were ongoing Thursday morning as far south as North and Central Texas, including the Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio metro areas, where icy roads were creating slick travel conditions.

BTS member Jimin has updated fans on his condition following his recent COVID-19 diagnosis and surgery.On Monday (January 31), Big Hit Music confirmed that the idol had tested positive for the coronavirus and had undergone surgery for appendicitis after being admitted to hospital for abdominal pain and with a mild sore throat the previous day.Several days later, on Wednesday evening (February 2), Jimin took to fan community app Weverse to give an update on his condition. “I’m sorry for making you worry,” wrote the star.

Simon Cowell is in good spirits after suffering another painful injury in a bike accident.Cowell and his fiancée, Lauren Silverman, stepped out of their London home for a stroll, and Cowell told reporters for, «I'm OK. I'm feeling much better, thank you.»A source previously told ET that the judge is recovering at home with family after he broke his arm in an accident on his electric bike last Thursday in London. The source adds that Cowell, 62, was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released.Cowell was photographed wearing a bright yellow cast on his left arm, which sported cartoon scribbles seemingly drawn by the couple's 7-year-old son, Eric.According to, a source tells the outlet that Cowell was riding down the middle of the road with the electric motor on, and his wheels slipped as he hit a wet patch of asphalt.

The 7-day average of US COVID-19 infections is 446,400 new cases a day, a decrease of 36% from the previous week, according to Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).