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Plans for 2012 VeloPark unveiled

Triple gold medallist Chris Hoy helps unveil designs for London's 2012 Olympic cycling facilities.




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More from the BBC on London 2012




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School Report News Day 2013

So it's here. School Report News Day 2013 is upon us - and about 1,000 schools are due to take part, making the news that matters to them.

They will appear across BBC News - on TV, radio and online and on regional news programmes.

The project is now in its seventh year, and is bigger than ever. School reporters are in Canterbury to witness the enthronement of the new Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, and we also return to the Olympic Park in London to examine the legacy from the 2012 games. And there's more - the BBC School Report website has full details of the range of topics being covered.

It is all a far cry from when we began. A small team started School Report with the aim of giving teenagers the opportunity to make the news they thought mattered. Giving them hours of BBC airtime was nerve-wracking, but it proved to be a success.

In that first year - 2007 - we worked with 12- and 13-year-olds in 120 schools. What I most remember from that year is seeing school reporters on the Six O'Clock News and thinking that this partnership between schools and the BBC had developed into something bigger than we ever thought it could be.

Fast-forward to 2013 and we are able to reach even further, both in geographical terms and into the BBC's output. We'll be broadcasting live from Radio Foyle in Londonderry, and taking over the flagship Radio 4 programme Woman's Hour.

There will also be a dedicated School Report Live channel accessible through the Red Button. We'll be updating a live news feed on our website and our @BBCSchoolReport Twitter feed throughout the day, so please follow what our school reporters are doing and let us know what you think.

Helen Shreeve is editor of BBC News School Report.




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Comic for 2021.12.17

New Cyanide and Happiness Comic




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Comic for 2021.12.18

New Cyanide and Happiness Comic




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Comic for 2021.12.19

New Cyanide and Happiness Comic




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Comic for 2021.12.20

New Cyanide and Happiness Comic




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Comic for 2021.12.21

New Cyanide and Happiness Comic




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Schedule/results 2012

All the results from around the world as well as the latest schedule.




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Rugby player, 24, won't return over mental health

Harri Morgan took a break from the game he once loved and does not now want to return.




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COP29: In Donald Trump’s shadow

Can the world fight climate change without the US?




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What White House picks tell us about Trump 2.0

The contours and priorities of his new presidency are starting to take shape as he fills key positions.




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Simmonds breaks 200m world record

Ellie Simmonds becomes the first person to break a world record at London's Aquatics Centre in the 200m individual medley.




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GB Paralympians fill all London 2012 places

Great Britain has a place in every paralympic sport at London 2012 as the goalball and sitting volleyball teams make the grade.




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Swimmers target 2012 Games spots

GB Paralympic swimming hopefuls have their last chance to qualify for London 2012 at this weekend's trials in Sheffield.




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Ecuador's Angulo, 22, dies a month after car crash

Ecuador midfielder Marco Angulo dies just over a month after being seriously injured in a car crash.




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Watch NW200 highlights




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MotoGP 2012: The British invasion

The racing outside the top class threatens to be as fierce as ever as British riders target the Moto2 and Moto3 titles this year




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Bootstrap 5.2.3

We’ve deviated from developing v5.3.0 to ship a new patch release, Bootstrap v5.2.3, with a handful of more urgent bug fixes.

Highlights

  • Added the missing :root CSS variables to our utilities bundle
  • Fixed the deprecation warning with Sass 1.56.0
  • Fixed the RTL translate() direction for carousels
  • Fixed tooltip and popover disposal inconsistencies

We’re heading right back to it with v5.3.0 with support for color modes, new utilities, and more. Look for a pre-release of that soon.




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Bootstrap 5.3.0-alpha2

Our second alpha release of v5.3.0 has landed with a ton of enhancements and bug fixes for our new color modes! There’s still more to come, but we’ve held off shipping until we ironed out enough issues. Huzzah, we have!

This v5.3.0 release is a monumental update for Bootstrap 5. It’s big enough that it could’ve been a v6 on its own, but we wanted to do right by the community and get color modes out the door without the massive major release upgrade. We’re getting super close now, so bear with us as we continue to chip away at this.




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Bootstrap 5.3.2

Bootstrap v5.3.2 is here with bug fixes, documentation improvements, and more follow-up enhancements for color modes. Keep reading for the highlights!

Highlights

  • Passing a percentage unit to the global abs() is deprecated since Dart Sass v1.65.0. It resulted in a deprecation warning when compiling Bootstrap with Dart Sass. This has been fixed internally by changing the values passed to the divide() function. The divide() function has not been fixed itself so that we can keep supporting node-sass cross-compatibility. In v6, this won’t be an issue as we plan to drop support for node-sass.
  • Using multiple ids in a collapse target wasn’t working anymore and has been fixed.

Color modes

  • Increased color contrast of form range track background in light and dark modes.
  • Fixed table state rendering for color modes with a focus on the striped table in dark mode to increase color contrast.
  • Allow <mark> color customization for color modes.

Docs

Get the release

Head to https://getbootstrap.com for the latest. It’s also been pushed to npm:




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Fans help Greene buy 2012 tickets

Dai Greene is one of several British Olympic athletes to receive extra London 2012 tickets for their families thanks to help from sports fans.




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India Nature Watch - Probagation - My 2000th post in INW.

Thanks to INW .....Thank you all for your encouragement comments and guidance.




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Tax-News.com: Germany Releases New VAT Manual For 2019/20

On September 2, 2020, the German Ministry of Finance announced that the official value-added tax manual for 2019/20 has been published online.




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Tax-News.com: Singapore Explains Changes To 2021 Tax Filing Rules

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has said that it will be sending tax bills directly to certain taxpayers this tax filing season and will be simplifying filing arrangements for the self-employed.




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Tax-News.com: Singapore Gazettes Legislation For 2021 Budget Changes

The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2021 was published in Singapore's Official Gazette on November 16, 2021, following approval earlier by Singapore's President.




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Tax-News.com: Few Tax Changes In Guernsey's 2021 Budget

Guernsey announced no major tax changes to its tax regime in its 2021 Budget, released on November 17, 2020.




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Tax-News.com: EU Eyeing 2023 Start Date For DAC7

The EU has agreed new rules that will see member states automatically exchange information on income earned by sellers on digital platforms from 2023.




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Tax-News.com: Cyprus Extends Deadline For Filing 2019 Corporate Tax Returns

Cyprus has extended the deadline for the submission of corporate tax returns and the TD1A form required from certain self-employed persons.




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Tax-News.com: Malta Releases 2021 Budget

Malta's 2021 Budget, announced on October 19, 2020, included tax breaks for individuals and an increase to the VAT registration threshold.




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Tax-News.com: Malta To Continue To Apply EUR20,000 VAT Registration Threshold

Malta has received approval from EU authorities to extend its heightened value-added tax registration threshold for certain suppliers of services.




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Tax-News.com: France Planning EUR20bn In Business Tax Cuts

The French Government has announced proposals to cut taxes on production by EUR20bn (USD23.7bn) in 2021 and 2022.




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Tax-News.com: French Legislature Considering 2021 Finance Bill

France's Senate is considering the country's 2021 Finance Bill, following approval in late November by the National Assembly.




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Tax-News.com: OECD Releases 2020 Tax Trends Report

Tax revenues fell across the OECD for the first time in a decade during 2019, but a much larger decrease is expected in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the OECD's newly released annual Revenue Statistics report.




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Tax-News.com: Dutch Senate Approves 2021 Tax Changes

The Dutch Senate has approved the 2021 Tax Plan package, which introduces a lower rate of corporate tax for small- and medium-sized businesses.




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Tax-News.com: Singapore Expands Business Tax Support Schemes In 2021 Budget

Singapore announced the extension of a number of support measures for businesses in its 2021 Budget, released on February 16, 2021.




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Tax-News.com: OECD Releases Taxing Wages 2020 Report

The OECD has released its Taxing Wages 2020 report, which highlights that taxes on labor across the OECD countries fell for the sixth consecutive year in 2019.




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Tax-News.com: Italy To Extend VAT Split Payment Mechanism For B2G Supplies

On July 24, 2020, a Council Implementing Decision was published in the official journal of the European Union authorizing the extension of Italy's value-added tax split payment mechanism scheme, applicable to contracts with public sector entities.




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Tax-News.com: Hong Kong Announces Tax Relief In 2021-22 Budget

Hong Kong will grant taxpayers a waiver of up to HKD10,000 (USD1,290) of profits tax, salaries tax, and tax under personal assessment, the territory announced in its 2021-22 Budget.




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Tax-News.com: Hong Kong Issues 2020-21 Tax Returns

On April 1, 2021, the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department began issuing profits tax, property tax, and employer's returns for the year of assessment 2020-21.




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Tax-News.com: Switzerland Publishes Review Of 2021 Tax Progress

As part of its commitment to fighting cross-border tax evasion and profit shifting, Switzerland sent information on over 3m financial accounts in 2021, according to a new review of the Swiss financial center by the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters.




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Tax-News.com: Switzerland To Share Tax Data With 12 More States

At its meeting on May 18, 2022, the Swiss Federal Council approved the dispatch on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information on financial accounts (AEOI) with 12 other partner countries.




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Laos Dengue Cases Reach 7,928

In Lagos, the dengue cases have reached 7,928 since January, along with 12 deaths, the Ministry of Health said. According to a report from Center




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Laos Dengue Cases Reach 7,928

In Laos, the dengue cases have reached 7,928 since January, along with 12 deaths, the Ministry of Health said. According to a report from Center




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COVID-19 Restrictions Reduced Nearly 750,000 Dengue Cases in 2020

COVID-19 restrictions limited human mobility and contact, which nearly reduced 750,000 dengue cases in 2020, reveals a new study published in iLancet Infectious Diseases.




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National Dengue Day 2022: Symptoms and Prevention of Dengue

National Dengue Prevention Day is celebrated on May 16 every year in India. The day aims to spread awareness about this disease and preventive methods and tips to treat dengue.




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Bengaluru Records 4,427 Dengue Cases This Year

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao revealed that Bengaluru has recorded 4,427 medlinkdengue/medlink cases this year. He also announced the launch of a monitoring app for these cases.




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Rise in Prevalence of DEN-2 Variant Raises Concerns in Dengue Outbreaks

In Uttar Pradesh the DEN-2 variant of dengue is increasingly common among people who have tested positive for this mosquito-transmitted disease (!--ref1--).




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Bihar Reports 24 New Dengue Cases

In the past 24 hours, Bihar has reported 24 new medlinkdengue/medlink cases, pushing the total count of vector-borne diseases to 299 this year. The




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Tax-News.com: Switzerland Publishes Review Of 2021 Tax Progress

As part of its commitment to fighting cross-border tax evasion and profit shifting, Switzerland sent information on over 3m financial accounts in 2021, according to a new review of the Swiss financial center by the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters.