UPDATE: Biker sustains life-changing injuries in crash with Royal Mail lorry An air ambulance has landed for a motorbike crash on the A361 near Highworth. Emergency services were called to the busy route, which links to town with Lechlade, at around 12.45pm this afternoon (Monday). 999 crews, including critical care …
Read More »Panic at the palace as Queen Mary is struck down by a mystery illness and forced to cancel all her upcoming royal engagements
Queen Mary of Denmark has cancelled scheduled engagements after coming down with a mystery illness. The Aussie-born royal was due to attend the Danish Heart Association event Together for the Heart in Copenhagen on Wednesday. She was likewise expected at an event held by the Mary Foundation at the University of …
Read More »Arrest after babies ‘abandoned’ in car outside Swindon supermarket
An arrest was made after two babies were ‘abandoned’ in car outside a Swindon supermarket. Police were called to the car park of Asda, at Orbital Shopping Park, on Sunday (16 March). Concerns were raised about the welfare of two babies who had been left unattended in a car. It’s …
Read More »Biker sustains life-changing injuries in crash with Royal Mail lorry
A biker has sustained life-changing injuries in a crash with a Royal Mail lorry. Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the A361 north of Highworth at around 12.30pm this afternoon (Monday). The serious incident involved a motorcycle and a DAF XB lorry near Crouch Farm. …
Read More »Royal Mail sorting office in Whitchurch, Shropshire, damaged
West Mercia Police are appealing for information after the Royal Mail sorting office in Whitchurch was targetted. Source link
Read More »Kirkland & Ellis surges ahead as revenue hits $8.8bn and PEP jumps 16%
Kirkland & Ellis put its topline turnover up by 22% to a total of $8.8bn – an increase of $1.6bn on the $7.2bn the firm posted last year, and more than double last year’s annual growth rate of 10%. Profit per equity partner (PEP) was also up by more than …
Read More »Royal tomb of mysterious pharaoh is discovered in Egypt after 3,700 years
The Abydos Dynasty was one of the most mysterious dynasties spanning the whole of ancient Egypt. Centered around Abydos, one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt, this ruling faction governed Upper Egypt between 1700 and 1600 BC. Now, archeologists claim to have found the resting place of one of …
Read More »Royal Mail adopts carbon measurement platform
Royal Mail has partnered with Watershed, a platform that helps businesses track and reduce their carbon emissions, to improve its environmental impact. The move is part of Royal Mail’s efforts to reduce emissions across its supply chain, which accounts for roughly two-thirds of its total carbon footprint. As one of …
Read More »Perth and Kinross councillor granted permission to convert shop into living accommodation
Bridge of Cally Post Office and Village Store will close at the end of May Bob and Helen Brawn outside Bridge of Cally Post Office and Village Store(Image: Blairgowrie Advertiser) A Perth and Kinross councillor has been given the go-ahead to convert a village post office and shop into living …
Read More »Eight men deny violence in barbers ‘turf war’
Eight men have denied violent disorder linked to an incident outside a barber shop. A previous court hearing was told the case centred on a “barbers’ turf war” on Blackwood High Street, Caerphilly, last month. It was heard violence flared up at around 14:45 GMT on 13 February due to …
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