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A mum and her three children were forced to climb out of an upstairs window to escape their home during a "terrifying" fire which destroyed all of their possessions. Jessica Howston and her family have been left with nothing but the clothes they were wearing after the blaze broke out on the ground floor at their home in Reading, Berkshire, on February 25. They will be unable to return for at least six months and the fire was likely caused by an electrical fault, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue have said. Jessica, who has taken her traumatised children to temporarily live with her parents, said she had a "meltdown" after making it out of the fire, reports BerkshireLive. "It was just terrifying. We were in one of the bedrooms and I realised we had to get out," she explained. "The house was full of smoke, you couldn't see to the bottom of the stairs. If you want to contribute to helping raise funds for the family you can visit her JustGiving page here "I … [Read more...] about Family left with ‘only the clothes on our backs’ after devastating fire at house

Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has said he will talk to Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin about an alternate plan for raising the national minimum wage. Graham's plan, suggested to him by representatives from the national restaurant chain Waffle House, would index minimum wage increases to inflation. His plan could also soothe Machin's worries that the Democrats ' proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 would endanger small businesses already harmed by the pandemic's economic downturn. While Graham didn't offer specifics when mentioning his plan to reporters last week, similar proposals have tied annual minimum wage increases to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The CPI measures changes in the costs of goods and services commonly purchased by households. For example, the current national minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. However, in Ohio, where the minimum wage is indexed to inflation, the wage is $8.80 an hour. "I don't mind … [Read more...] about Lindsey Graham Offers ‘Waffle House’ Plan to Dems Worried About $15 Minimum Wage

New Delhi: India has reacted sharply to the report released by the US-based watchdog Freedom house in which it has downgraded India`s status as a democracy and free society to 'partly free' by calling the findings 'distorted, inaccurate'. While addressing a press conference spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said, "Political judgment of freedom house are as inaccurate and distorted as their maps, example on the COVID-19 situation there is widespread appreciation of the response of our recovery rate and low fatality rate ." The ministry added, “Government of India treats all its citizens with equality as enshrined under the Constitution of the country and all laws are applied without discrimination. Due process of law is followed in matters relating to law and order, irrespective of the identity of the alleged instigator." Freedom house in its report titled `Freedom in the World 2021 - Democracy under Siege` had stated, "The government of … [Read more...] about MEA calls US watchdog Freedom house report ‘inaccurate, distorted’

The houses are for poor and near-poor households and those from ethnic minority groups in Dak Rong, Huong Hoa, Cam Lo, Gio Linh, and Vinh Linh districts, which were all hit by flooding and landslides last year. They are scheduled for completion by May 24. Addressing the ground-breaking ceremony, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Quang Tri People’s Committee Ha Sy Dong asked local authorities and beneficiaries to coordinate closely to ensure that the houses are completed on time with high quality. The province will continue to mobilize resources for the construction of public works serving local people, he went on, especially those in mountainous and ethnic minority areas and those prone to natural disasters. The historic flooding last October in Quang Tri killed 53 people and left two missing, while destroying more than 2,000 houses and inundating 110,000 others. Total losses were estimated at over 4.25 trillion VND (183 million USD). Source: VNA … [Read more...] about ADB helps build resilient houses for disaster-hit families in Quang Tri

The latest stage of a high-profile, high-end housing development in Palmerston North is taking shape. Phase two of Wallace Development Company’s Centennial Park residential subdivision is scheduled to be finished in December and it’s already changing the face of Centennial Drive. Its 47 sections, at the southern end of the development, are some of about 130 lots the company is creating, ready for houses to be built, across three stages. Stage one, with 28 sections, was finished last year. All those sections have been sold and homes are springing up. READ MORE: Housing subdivision erases Palmerston North eyesore , as record number of new homes built Major Palmerston North housing development hits key milestone Manawatū River access to be protected Thirteen sections from stage two have already been sold. Hoult Contractors has been awarded the job for stages one and two, which involves creating the infrastructure to get the sections ready for builders. Buildings … [Read more...] about Lagoon housing development forges ahead with second stage