A nine-year-old boy who died after a scrambler bike crash was “full of life”, mourners at his funeral heard, as a priest warned of the dangers of motorsports. Charlie Joyce’s white coffin was carried into All Saints’ Church in Ballymena, Co Antrim, followed by a large crowd of family and …
Read More »Inner London Crown court will CLOSE next Tuesday due to strike by criminal barristers
Inner London Crown Court will close next week due to a strike by criminal barristers over legal aid funding. A judge at the court today warned jurors that they will not be sitting next Tuesday as several days of walkouts begin along with a refusal to take on new cases. …
Read More »Prince Edward and wife Sophie touch down in Cyprus
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Read More »Mayor given lift on old Royal Mail truck at vehicles rally
A FORMER Royal Mail delivery truck took the eye of Henley Mayor Michelle Thomas at the start of the Ridgeway Run in Henley on Sunday. The event featuring classic commercial vehicles from across the UK returned after not taking place for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dozens of …
Read More »Camilla picks Elizabeth I to join her at an evening book club
The Duchess of Cornwall said Queen Elizabeth I was the woman from history she would most like to join her at an evening book club, saying she would have “good one-liners”. Literary campaigner Camilla’s other dream historical book club guests include “maybe Jane Austen” and a “couple of Bronte sisters”, …
Read More »Teachers, binmen and postal workers threaten to join strike action
Teachers, binmen and postal workers have threatened to join railway workers on strike in a move that could cause chaos not seen since the 1970s, BirminghamLive reports. The rail strike over three days this week will cause travel difficulties for millions, and now teachers, binmen and posties have threatened to …
Read More »LDM UK eyes expansion and pushes charitable envelope
Manchester-based Leaflet Drop Marketing (LDM UK) is targeting ambitious growth while it boosts charitable support. The company, founded by business partners Rob Henry and Sean Thomas in 2014 in a windowless, one-desk office has since grown to occupy a 650sqm facility north of Manchester. The pair now employ 30 …
Read More »Camilla picks Elizabeth I to join her at an evening book club
The Duchess of Cornwall said Queen Elizabeth I was the woman from history she would most like to join her at an evening book club, saying she would have “good one-liners”. Literary campaigner Camilla’s other dream historical book club guests include “maybe Jane Austen” and a “couple of Bronte sisters”, …
Read More »MARKET REPORT: Chips are down for Rank as top casinos feel pain
Shares in casino and bingo firm Rank plunged after it warned of rising costs and slow recovery. The FTSE 250 group, which owns the Grosvenor Casinos chain, lamented the lack of wealthy foreign customers returning to its London venues following Covid. The turnout in its Grosvenor casinos had improved since …
Read More »UK rail strikes begin this week: the working class needs its own strategy
On Monday afternoon, Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) General Secretary Mick Lynch confirmed that national rail strikes involving 50,000 workers would go ahead this Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. He complained that the union had been given “no choice” because the Conservative government had “actively prevented a settlement” from being …
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