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10,000 people – mostly over the age of 75 – have been killed in France’s worst-ever heat wave, according to health officials. Hubert Falco, French minister for the elderly, said it was “most probably” true that 10,000 people had died from the scorching temperatures. In a nationwide address yesterday, President Chirac said everything would be… Read more »
Voters in Brent East will have the chance to elect a new MP on September 18. The by-election was called after Labour MP Paul Daisley died of cancer in June. Mr Daisley had a majority of 13,047 at the 2001 general election. Analysts view the by-election as a stern test for the Blair administration, whose… Read more »
