The turning

2022 - 10 - 23

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Families watching the heating and Irish pub turning the TV off as ... (The Times)

Energy companies have recorded a decline in their customers' overall energy usage this year, as households seek alternative means of keeping warm this ...

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Turning pain into something special: Roanoke family uses annual ... (WSLS 10)

A Roanoke family who lost an infant to child abuse spread joy to other families in need with a diaper bag drive on Saturday.

“It’s very expensive and I know what families go through and it’s not easy. They were surrounded by nonprofits that also like to help others in the community. Each year the drive continues to grow with more families needing items.

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'Unprecedented' number of people turning to swinging at ... (Liverpool Echo)

Townhouse Swingers, in Birkenhead, has been open for business since 2005, with married couple Vicky and Jim at the helm since 2012. More than 25,000 members ...

The club boasts a "massive" LGBTQ+ membership as well as thousands of people from the Fetish/BDSM community. We have some people who fly over from Ireland for our MILF Mondays event in the morning and then they fly back in the evening. The gas and electric to heat and light a four storey building is huge and, like everyone, our prices are going up. We have club buddies who have been coming to the club for a long time and understand how nerve wracking it can be and they help them get settled in. [ECHO](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/) : "Across the country, they reckon there’s probably over a million swingers who attend clubs and parties regularly, and the North West has actually got the largest number of clubs in the country. Vicky said: “We have specific events for newbies where they can come in and meet regulars. While there are a large number of swingers clubs based in the North West, many people travel for miles to visit Townhouse. We also have people coming from Europe, especially from Germany and the Netherlands because they’re very liberated over there.” If people don’t want to get involved with anything, they don’t have to. More than 25,000 members have passed through the doors of the Union Street club over the past 25 years and the venue has reportedly been "rammed" since all covid restrictions were dropped last year. Vicky said: "People come from anywhere. But you’ve just got to suck it up and when you’re thrown a curve ball you have to adjust and that’s what we've done."

Turning the tide on female genital mutilation in a high prevalence ... (ReliefWeb)

Analysis in English on Sudan about Gender, Health and more; published on 21 Oct 2022 by BMJ.

Particular attention to costs and quality assurance data is essential to identify cost efficient implementation approaches to reach the remaining sizeable number of health professionals to stop their involvement in FGM. The FMoH (57%) and student/professional associations (25%) implemented activities at national (36%) and state (62%) level. The costs of activities were highest for FMoH compared with student/professional associations and academia, respectively.

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Dublin bus crisis is 'turning people away from public transport' (Dublin Live)

Northside bus routes have been hit by delays and cancellations leading to chaos amongst commuters.

[Dublin City Councillor](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/dublin-city-council), Noeleen Reilly, has slammed the public transport service after receiving several complaints from northside residents. She added: "All this is doing is driving citizens back into cars and making the roads more congested. Children have been getting detention in school through no fault of their own and workers receiving warnings because their bus didn't turn up on time." [Dublin Live Newsletter](https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/sign-up-newsletter-today-17954403) to get all the latest Dublin news straight to your inbox. [Finglas ](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/go-ahead-ireland)and [Ballymun ](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/ballymun)regarding [Dublin Bus](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/dublin-bus) and [Go-Ahead](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/go-ahead-ireland) which operate all the bus routes in the area. [Status yellow thunderstorm warning for Dublin with hazardous driving conditions](https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/dublin-weather-status-yellow-thunderstorm-25333438) [Aslan's Christy Dignam happy to be home after months in hospital](https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/celebs/aslans-christy-dignam-happy-home-25333087) ['O'Connell Street has become a byword for anti-social activity'](https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/oconnell-street-become-byword-anti-25333065) [RTE chef Donal Skehan's sign language delight after filming new series](https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/celebs/rte-chef-donal-skehans-sign-25333004) [Five Dublin properties on the market for house hunters on a tight budget](https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/property/five-dublin-properties-market-those-25331861)

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