BANGKOK, Aug 17 — Thai former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was included in a royal pardon for prisoners and his parole will end tomorrow, his lawyer Winyat Chartmontri told Reuters today. Thaksin’s parole had been due to end at the end of the month. The earlier finish comes as part …
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The future King of Norway’s stepson reportedly threatened to set his ‘lover’s’ clothes on fire, ‘kill’ a person they both know and defended his cocaine and alcohol-fuelled assault as ‘a little pat on the back’ in phone calls with his ‘girlfriend’. In a scandal that has rocked the country, Marius Borg …
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Can YOU identify the mystery figures? Email cameron.charters@mailonsunday.co.uk By Cameron Charters Published: 08:38 EDT, 16 August 2024 | Updated: 08:40 EDT, 16 August 2024 Advertisement The Royal Horticultural Society is asking the public to help identify Victorians pictured on its collection of calling cards. It is the first time the …
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The World Socialist Web Site recently interviewed a member of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) from Montreal about his experiences in the workplace at Canada Post. The PWRFC was recently established by postal workers with the aim of the rank and file seizing control of their contract struggle from …
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The Scottish Government’s decision to scrap public service advertising for the rest of this financial year – as part of emergency spending controls – could cause “dramatic long and short-term damage for the population at large, as well as to the economy”.That is the stark warning from industry body the …
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The Cambridge Shakespeare Festival wrongly classified two actors as volunteers when they should have been classified as workers, the BBC reported on 15 August. The actors were employed at the festival in 2022, where a tribunal heard they were an “integral” part of the running of the festival, were …
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The industrial dispute among uniformed civilian seafarers at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) against historic low levels of pay and exploitative conditions by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers (RMT) union is exposing the “left” pretensions of its General Secretary, Mick Lynch. The RMT leader is acting to …
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Meghan Markle has ditched her Hollywood glam and opted for more ‘regal, sophisticated and mature’ makeup during her four-day tour of Colombia, an expert has revealed. Makeup artist Laura Kay told FEMAIL that the Duchess of Sussex, 43, has embraced a ‘more refined, royal aesthetic’ – complete with ‘rosy cheeks, softer brows and …
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Kate Middleton shocking health update leaves royal fans disappointed An insider has revealed shocking update about the health of Kate Middleton as the Princess of Wales continues her cancer treatment, leaving the royal fans disappointed. Speaking to Daily Mail, a royal source claimed that preventative chemotherapy of the future queen …
Read More »Cllr Brian George Castle, who was one of three ward councillors for the Muscliff and Strouden Park area, has died. BCP Council said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Councillor Brian Castle. We would ask that the privacy of his family is respected at this …
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