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Welsh Labour pledges income tax freeze at manifesto launch
Imagine you have a piggy bank where you keep coins you get from doing chores. Now, imagine every month you need to give some coins to a group of peopl...
John Oliver Mocks Trump for Avoiding the Word “War” Amid U.S. Military Operation in Iran: “He Really Just Talks Like a 6-Year-Old”
Imagine if someone spilled juice on the carpet and instead of saying, "I made a big mess!" they said, "The juice is not where it should be." Sounds fu...
Three quarters of fans oppose use of VAR - as majority believe it has killed joy of Premier League
Imagine you're playing a fun game of hide and seek, but now there's a new rule that lets your friend with binoculars double-check if you're really hid...
Oil jumps, stocks slide ahead of U.S. stock market open
Imagine you have a box of crayons (these are like oil) and everyone in class wants to color because the teacher said it's coloring time (this is like ...
This Fun New Puzzle-Platformer Is Limbo, But Not Creepy | Darwin's Paradox Review
Imagine you have a favorite storybook with slightly scary pictures, kind of like a haunted house. Now, think of another book where the pictures are br...
Remove VAT from energy bills for three years, Tories urge
Imagine every time you buy a toy, there's a little extra price added called "tax" which helps pay for things like parks and schools. Now, imagine your...
Australian fugitive shot dead by police after seven months on the run
Imagine if someone was playing a really long game of hide and seek, but they were hiding because they did something very bad. In a place called Porepu...
Korea Box Office: ‘The King’s Warden’ Surpasses 15 Million Admissions to Extend Record
Imagine you have a giant cookie jar, and every time someone takes a cookie, you put a little check mark on a chart. Now, there's a movie called “The...
Two hurt in Derby car incident released from hospital
Imagine you're playing with toy cars and one accidentally bumps into your friend's toy figure; the toy figure gets a boo-boo but is okay after a littl...
Iran’s IRGC claims attacks on UAE, Bahrain aluminium facilities
Imagine if you had a box of crayons and someone took some of them without asking. You might feel upset and decide to hide some of their toys in respon...
Yemen's Houthi rebels enter the fighting in the Middle East
Imagine you're playing in the playground, and there's a big group of kids having a tug-of-war. Suddenly, another kid from a different part of the play...
Even John Bolton is against this Iran war
Imagine you have a friend who always wants to build sandcastles instead of snowmen, no matter how much it snows. Now, imagine if one day, when it snow...
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