Martin Bakole is no stranger to stepping up when others won’t with his latest challenge being no exception. After Daniel Dubois was forced to withdraw due to illness, Bakole has agreed to fight former world champion Joseph Parker on just two days’ notice. The Congolese heavyweight is coming into the fight …
Read More »Supermarkets ‘still facing sea border problems’
Major supermarkets are still experiencing “sustained practical difficulties” with the Windsor Framework, MPs have been told. The NI Retail Consortium (NIRC), which represents the retailers, made the comment in its submission to an inquiry being held by the NI Affairs Committee. The framework is Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit deal which covers …
Read More »Peeps into the Past: Proposals to pedestrianise high street
25 years ago A POSTMAN’S first class service to his community was recognised in the East Lothian Courier on February 18, 2000. A postman from Pencaitland was among 45 men and women to receive long service awards from the Royal Mail recently after working a combined total of 1,300 years! …
Read More »These city-hating locals fled London for the green belt during the pandemic… but now the council wants to bulldoze their beloved 18-hole golf course and build 1,500 homes – and fuming NIMBYs fear they’ll become part of the capital again
Nestled in London’s green belt is a small, affluent market town that attracts some of the city’s wealthiest commuters due to its convenient transport links and slower pace of life. But now, locals have expressed their fury at the demolition of their beloved town’s only remaining ‘green lung’ – a 132-acre …
Read More »Live travel chaos as all lines blocked to key Liverpool train station
Routes affected A statement from National Rail on this incident: “A fault on a train at Liverpool South Parkway means some lines are blocked. As a result, trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised.” The rail body has advised that the following routes are currently …
Read More »eBay: Rare Royal Mint Olympic 50p coin sells for £245
You might have a small fortune lying around in your house after a commemorative 2012 Olympic 50p coin sold for almost 500 times its face value. The coin marked the London games with an image of a swimmer on the tail side. The coin was designed in 2011, and previously described by the Royal …
Read More »Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, 21, attends first royal event alone as she prepares for life as queen
By MELODY FLETCHER Published: 11:19 EST, 22 February 2025 | Updated: 11:26 EST, 22 February 2025 Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands today attended her first solo royal engagement as she begins a long preparation to one day be queen. Amalia, 21, the Princess of Orange, was in the port city …
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Read More »Extremely rare Sherlock Holmes coins selling for over £8,000
The coin – which has a pure silver purity of over 90 percent – has been listed on eBay for a massive fee of £8,086.72. The design of the coin features a silhouette of the detective – bearing his famous deerstalker and pipe – surrounded with some of the titles …
Read More »Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, 21, attends first royal event alone as she prepares for life as queen
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands today attended her first solo royal engagement as she begins a long preparation to one day be queen. Amalia, 21, the Princess of Orange, was in the port city of Vlissingen on Saturday to christen a new ship – the Dan Helder – before it heads …
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