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29 April
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29 April
Spain begins tourism crackdown with Britons at risk of €3,000 fine
Police in Spain are cracking down on anti-social behaviour which could see tourists slapped with a fine of up to €3,000. Holiday makers visiting the city of Palma on the island of Majorca will have follow new security measures from next week. The operation will mean fines will be distributed among tourists who break rules laws which ban drunken and bad behaviour. Spanish tourist spots will be cracking down on Brits and tourists from next Monday, May 1 until October 15 when the campaign ends. Holiday makers playing volley ball on a beach© GB News As part of the project, holidaymakers who choose to book all-inclusive will be restricted to just six drinks a day and these can only be accessed…
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28 April
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28 April
Vitamin D levels may affect body’s response to cancer treatment: Study
Vitamin D levels may be key in determining the human body’s response to anti-cancer immunotherapy, especially among people with advanced skin cancer, according to a study. The findings, published online in the peer-reviewed journal CANCER, showed that for patients with advanced melanoma, it may be important to maintain normal vitamin D levels when receiving immunotherapy medications called immune checkpoint inhibitors. Vitamin D has many effects on the body, including regulation of the immune system. To see whether levels of vitamin D might impact the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors, the team analysed the blood of 200 patients with advanced melanoma both before and every 12 weeks during immunotherapy treatment. A favourable response rate to immune checkpoint inhibitors was observed in 56.0 per cent…
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28 April
This Italian town fines people for taking selfies
It is common for tourists to roam around a city and take hundreds of selfies as they attempt to capture the moment. Especially because many of these places have the most Instagrammable backdrops. However, for local residents, it may be a discomfort to see scores of them move around with phones like that. In one Italian town, this discomfort was so much so, that the authorities decided to fine tourists for taking selfies. Portofino, a serene town on the Italian Riviera is now reportedly introducing no-waiting zones in a bid to prevent tourists from spending a lot of time taking pictures in specific This is to keep the flow of tourists moving. And if anyone does not oblige to the terms and lingers around…
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