Liverpool FC have released the following ticket details for the Champions League fixture with KRC Genk at the Luminus Arena on Wednesday October 23. The match is scheduled to kick off at 9pm local time. LFC has received an allocation of 1,037 tickets for supporters to purchase. Please note seats …
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The best friends of a teenager who killed himself are calling for changes in the support offered to young people suffering with mental health issues. On February 22, 2018, Lee Thornley took his own life, aged 17, much to the surprise of his closest friends and family. Lee, from Huyton, …
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FTSE 100 has worst day since 2016 A flare-up in Brexit concerns handed UK stocks their biggest one-day drop in more than three years on Wednesday, exacerbating a growth led sell-off that has characterised the start of the fourth quarter, write FT reporters. The reverberations saw Wall Street sell off …
Read More »What to expect from Hitachi Vantara 2019
While the cold weather may have settled in for the long haul here in the UK, it’s still conference season in Las Vegas, with the MGM Grand set to play host to Hitachi Vantara’s annual Next conference next week. If you, like me, are interested in Big Data, edge computing, …
Read More »NFL partners with the Royal Mint to produce special coin commemorating 100th anniversary of the NFL
NFL partners with the Royal Mint to produce special medallion commemorating NFL’s 100th anniversary and first game to be held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Medallion will be used for coin toss on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Former NFL player Jason Bell and NFL ambassador Sam Quek posed with …
Read More »Odey’s UK equity shorts suffer a bad month
Hedge funds have been accused of backing UK prime minister Boris Johnson in order to profit from a no-deal Brexit through short positions. But the shorts that Crispin Odey’s fund has outstanding in UK companies look to have failed to deliver over the past month, with share prices of companies …
Read More »Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
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Read More »When sovereignty met the monarchy: The Queen’s 1964 visit to Quebec
The rumblings of discontent were already present before Queen Elizabeth even arrived in Canada for her visit in October 1964. “We have nothing against the Queen personally,” Pierre Bourgault, leader of a group that advocated for Quebec separation, told The Canadian Press five weeks before she was scheduled to arrive in Quebec …
Read More »Building Awards 2019: Refurbishment Project of the Year shortlist | Features
Coal Drops Yard, London Architect: Heatherwick Studio Client: King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership Contractor: Bam Construction Submitted by: Heatherwick Studio The landmark redevelopment of King’s Cross continues apace with this pulsating tour-de-force of architectural spectacle, engineering ingenuity and urban regeneration. Two long, narrow, abandoned and near-parallel railway …
Read More »Ex-Liverpool player Dean Saunders to appeal against jail sentence
Ex-Liverpool striker Dean Saunders is due in court to appeal against a jail sentence over a suspected drink-drive stop by police. Saunders, 55, said he had only drunk one pint when he was stopped by police for “atrocious” driving in Chester city centre on May 10. Officers who arrested him …
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