<p>Britain's Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth II's second son, lost his status as a 'freeman of the city' of York because of his associations with convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.&nbsp;</p>

<p>References to "Freemen of the City of York" date back to Anglo-Saxon times and over the centuries they had a key role to play in running the city, and controlling trade. It is now an honorary position. The honour was conferred on Andrew in 1987.&nbsp;</p>

<p>News agency AFP reported that at an extraordinary meeting of York City Council in northern England, councillors voted unanimously to withdraw the honour.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Members were urged by Liberal Democrat councillor Darryl Smalley to remove the freemanship.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Smalley told the court that sexual abuse allegations levelled against Andrew, which have been settled out of court in the United States, were "incredibly serious and cannot be ignored".&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We believe it is inappropriate for Prince Andrew to retain his ambassadorial title," he said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Virginia Giuffre is an American woman had filed a lawsuit claiming that Epstein sexually abused her and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell trafficked her.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Giuffre said Epstein, who killed himself in prison in 2019, sexually abused her. He and Maxwell then began trafficking her to his wealthy friends, she alleges.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Epstein's death came a day after a US judge ordered unsealed a legal document in which Giuffre named several high-profile personalities as perpetrators of sexual abuse against her. It included Andrew.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Green councillor Denise Craghill said the allegations faced by the 62-year-old duke were "entirely inconsistent with what we stand for as a city".&nbsp;</p>

<p>Her Conservative party counterpart, Martin Rowley, said changes should be introduced to ensure no one receives the same award purely by "right of birth".&nbsp;</p>

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Britain's Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth II's second son, lost his status as a 'freeman of the city' of York because of his associations with convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Britain's Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth II's second son, lost his status as a 'freeman of the city' of York because of his associations with convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. References to "Freemen of the City of York" date back to Anglo-Saxon times and over the centuries they had a key role to play in running the city, and controlling trade. It is now an honorary position. The honour was conferred on Andrew in 1987. News agency AFP reported that at an extraordinary meeting of York City Council in northern England, councillors voted unanimously to withdraw the honour. Members were urged by Liberal Democrat councillor Darryl Smalley to remove the freemanship. Smalley told the court that sexual abuse allegations levelled against Andrew, which have been settled out of court in the United States, were "incredibly serious and cannot be ignored". "We believe it is inappropriate for Prince Andrew to retain his ambassadorial title," he said. Virginia Giuffre is an American woman had filed a lawsuit claiming that Epstein sexually abused her and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell trafficked her. Giuffre said Epstein, who killed himself in prison in 2019, sexually abused her. He and Maxwell then began trafficking her to his wealthy friends, she alleges. Epstein's death came a day after a US judge ordered unsealed a legal document in which Giuffre named several high-profile personalities as perpetrators of sexual abuse against her. It included Andrew. Meanwhile, Green councillor Denise Craghill said the allegations faced by the 62-year-old duke were "entirely inconsistent with what we stand for as a city". Her Conservative party counterpart, Martin Rowley, said changes should be introduced to ensure no one receives the same award purely by "right of birth". WATCH WION LIVE HERE × (With inputs from agencies)

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<p>Kellogg's has launched a legal challenge with the aim to counter new rules in the UK, which are a&nbsp;part of a campaign against obesity.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In the initiative, the government is looking to keep a check on the sugary foods in shops in the country. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Making announcement about the judicial review, the US company, in a statement on Wednesday, said that the government has only calculated the salt, fat and sugar content of cereals when taken dry and not while being eaten with milk. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>"We've tried to have a reasonable conversation with the UK government over the past 12 months about making this change, but to no avail. All of this matters because, unless you take account of the nutritional elements added when cereal is eaten with milk, the full nutritional value of the meal is not measured," said Kellogg's UK managing director Chris Silcock. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The new rules will come into effect in October. It will also ban advertising of unhealthy foods on television before 9 pm to limit exposure to children, an AFP report said. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>The government looks to resist the challenge by cereals giant Kellogg's. "Breakfast cereals contribute seven per cent -- a significant amount -– to the average daily free sugar intakes of children. Restricting the promotion and advertising of less healthy foods is an important part of the cross-government strategy to halve childhood obesity by 2030, prevent harmful diseases and improve healthy life expectancy, so we can continue to level up health across the nation," a spokesman for health ministry said. &nbsp;</p>

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Kellogg's has launched a legal challenge with the aim to counter new rules in the UK, which are a part of a campaign against obesity. In the initiative, the government is looking to keep a check on the sugary foods in shops in the country.

Kellogg's has launched a legal challenge with the aim to counter new rules in the UK, which are a part of a campaign against obesity. In the initiative, the government is looking to keep a check on the sugary foods in shops in the country. Making announcement about the judicial review, the US company, in a statement on Wednesday, said that the government has only calculated the salt, fat and sugar content of cereals when taken dry and not while being eaten with milk. Also Read: Delta becomes 1st big US airline to pay flight attendants for ‘boarding time’ "We've tried to have a reasonable conversation with the UK government over the past 12 months about making this change, but to no avail. All of this matters because, unless you take account of the nutritional elements added when cereal is eaten with milk, the full nutritional value of the meal is not measured," said Kellogg's UK managing director Chris Silcock. The new rules will come into effect in October. It will also ban advertising of unhealthy foods on television before 9 pm to limit exposure to children, an AFP report said. Watch | Gravitas: Politics over controversial terror law in Britain × The government looks to resist the challenge by cereals giant Kellogg's. "Breakfast cereals contribute seven per cent -- a significant amount -– to the average daily free sugar intakes of children. Restricting the promotion and advertising of less healthy foods is an important part of the cross-government strategy to halve childhood obesity by 2030, prevent harmful diseases and improve healthy life expectancy, so we can continue to level up health across the nation," a spokesman for health ministry said. WATCH WION LIVE HERE (With inputs from agencies)

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<p>In comparison between 1940 and now, the amount of key nutrients in the fruits and vegetables available in the UK has reduced by around 50%, said a study. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The depletion has been witnessed in the levels of magnesium, iron, sodium and copper. It also means that citizens in the UK have the risk of facing malnutrition, warned experts. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The adoption of higher-yielding varieties of fruits and vegetables, industrial agriculture, and more reliance on imported produce seems to have led to this situation, said reports.</p>

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<p>In order to come up with the findings, the Coventry University researchers checked the nutrients in around 28 types of fruits and vegetables. These include, potatoes and bananas, which were available in the UK in the year of 1940, 1991 and 2019. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The levels of copper reduced by 49 per cent, iron fell by 51 per cent and sodium decreased by 52 per cent, as per the analysis, which was published in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The amount of potassium has reduced by 5 per cent, magnesium 10 per cent and calcium 2.5 per cent. &nbsp;</p>

<p>A sufficiently varied diet is not consumed by ‘many people’. Teenagers also have poor diets, the researchers said. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Several fruits and vegetables nowadays have been bred to increase productivity and profitability and "this focus on yield has largely ignored any implications for nutritional quality", the researchers said. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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In comparison between 1940 and now, the amount of key nutrients in the fruits and vegetables available in the UK has reduced by around 50%, said a study. The depletion has been witnessed in the levels of magnesium, iron, sodium and copper.

In comparison between 1940 and now, the amount of key nutrients in the fruits and vegetables available in the UK has reduced by around 50%, said a study. The depletion has been witnessed in the levels of magnesium, iron, sodium and copper. It also means that citizens in the UK have the risk of facing malnutrition, warned experts. The adoption of higher-yielding varieties of fruits and vegetables, industrial agriculture, and more reliance on imported produce seems to have led to this situation, said reports. Also Read: With 505 days, patient in UK longest reported COVID-19 infection, say experts In order to come up with the findings, the Coventry University researchers checked the nutrients in around 28 types of fruits and vegetables. These include, potatoes and bananas, which were available in the UK in the year of 1940, 1991 and 2019. The levels of copper reduced by 49 per cent, iron fell by 51 per cent and sodium decreased by 52 per cent, as per the analysis, which was published in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. Watch | World Earth day: Are we standing by our climate pledges? × The amount of potassium has reduced by 5 per cent, magnesium 10 per cent and calcium 2.5 per cent. A sufficiently varied diet is not consumed by ‘many people’. Teenagers also have poor diets, the researchers said. Several fruits and vegetables nowadays have been bred to increase productivity and profitability and "this focus on yield has largely ignored any implications for nutritional quality", the researchers said. (With inputs from agencies)

Between 1940 and now, nutrient levels in fruits, vegetables in UK reduced by 50%, says study

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<p>COVID-19 has gripped the world for the last two years. It has caused immense pain in the form of deaths, job losses, etc. &nbsp;</p>

<p>A patient in the UK seems to have suffered the worst due to this disease as the person has been fighting it for around 505 days. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Well, it is absolutely true. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The patient had a severely weakened immune system, media reports said citing scientists. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>At 505 days, "it certainly seems to be the longest reported infection," said Dr Luke Blagdon Snell, an infectious disease expert, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust told AP. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Suffering from Covid for a year-and-a-half, the case seems to have caught the attention of several people. It also shows how important it is to protect vulnerable people from the coronavirus. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The persistent COVID-19 is rare. It is also different from the long Covid. &nbsp;</p>

<p>"In long Covid, it's generally assumed the virus has been cleared from your body but the symptoms persist. With persistent infection, it represents ongoing, active replication of the virus," Snell said. &nbsp;</p>

<p>In Portugal this weekend, team plans to present many such Covid cases at a meeting. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The researchers investigated whether mutations arise or variants evolve in people with long infections. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The study involved nine patients. They tested positive for the virus for around eight weeks. All of the patients had weakened immune systems and had a history of HIV, cancer, organ transplants, etc issues. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Repeated tests were done. When patients were tested, the researchers also analysed the genetic code of the virus. It was done to make sure it was the same strain or not. People didn't get Covid more than once too. The genetic sequencing showed that the virus evolved and mutated. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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COVID-19 has gripped the world for the last two years. It has caused immense pain in the form of deaths, job losses, etc. A patient in the UK seems to have suffered the worst due to this disease as the person has been fighting it for around 505 days.

COVID-19 has gripped the world for the last two years. It has caused immense pain in the form of deaths, job losses, etc. A patient in the UK seems to have suffered the worst due to this disease as the person has been fighting it for around 505 days. Well, it is absolutely true. The patient had a severely weakened immune system, media reports said citing scientists. Also Read: Covid infection raises risk of developing fatal blood clot in lung by 33-fold, says study At 505 days, "it certainly seems to be the longest reported infection," said Dr Luke Blagdon Snell, an infectious disease expert, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust told AP. Suffering from Covid for a year-and-a-half, the case seems to have caught the attention of several people. It also shows how important it is to protect vulnerable people from the coronavirus. The persistent COVID-19 is rare. It is also different from the long Covid. "In long Covid, it's generally assumed the virus has been cleared from your body but the symptoms persist. With persistent infection, it represents ongoing, active replication of the virus," Snell said. In Portugal this weekend, team plans to present many such Covid cases at a meeting. Watch: UK PM Boris Johnson in India: Johnson-Modi bilateral meeting soon × The researchers investigated whether mutations arise or variants evolve in people with long infections. The study involved nine patients. They tested positive for the virus for around eight weeks. All of the patients had weakened immune systems and had a history of HIV, cancer, organ transplants, etc issues. Repeated tests were done. When patients were tested, the researchers also analysed the genetic code of the virus. It was done to make sure it was the same strain or not. People didn't get Covid more than once too. The genetic sequencing showed that the virus evolved and mutated. (With inputs from agencies)

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