The Royal Gibraltar Police are investigating a report by a girl who says she was hit on the head by a glass beer bottle thrown from a window in Westside School. This reportedly happened on Wednesday evening at around 7.45pm, when the girl was walking past the school. She suffered …
Read More »Lanarkshire man aiming to play every golf course in Scotland after kidney and pancreas transplant
A Lanarkshire man is on a mission to play on every single golf course in Scotland. Barry Smith has always loved golf but following his kidney and pancreas transplant in November 2019, the 41-year-old said the sport has given him a “new lease of life”. This World Kidney Day, on …
Read More »King Charles reflects on ‘profound loss’ of Queen in historic ceremony with leading institutions
King Charles has embraced a 17th-century tradition to mark his reign in which some of the nation’s leading institutions reaffirmed their loyalty to the monarch – while reflecting on the “profound loss” of his late mother. The monarch received the “privileged bodies”, comprising a group of 27 organisations and corporations, …
Read More »ECB tells banks to run cyber stress tests after rise in hacker attacks
Europe’s top financial supervisor is to launch its first test of how the sector would respond to a serious breach of its cyber defences after an increase in attacks against the region’s banks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The European Central Bank will ask all major lenders in the eurozone …
Read More »Emergency services turn out in force after man falls in Wellington town centre
… on Wednesday evening following a 999 call when a man apparently tripped and was injured near a bus stop outside the Royal Mail sorting office. Source link
Read More »Tesco approaches chair candidates as John Allan nears the checkout
Tesco has begun sounding out candidates to replace John Allan, its long-serving chairman, paving the way for a change at the top of Britain’s biggest retailer. Sky News has learnt that the FTSE 100 supermarket chain is working with headhunters to identify Mr Allan’s successor. City sources said a number …
Read More »Holocaust survivor receives MBE from the Princess Royal
Harry Olmer, 95, received the honour from the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle on Wednesday afternoon. He survived five years of forced labour in Nazi-occupied Poland before being evacuated to the Lake District in July 1945. Mr Olmer told the PA news agency: “It was interesting and unique. It was …
Read More »Cost of stamps to increase to more than £1 for first time, Royal Mail confirms
Royal Mail have announced that the price of their first class stamps will rise above £1 for the first time ever. The struggling postal service and courier company has confirmed that first class stamps will increase from 15 pence to a whopping £1.10 from April 3, 2023. The price of …
Read More »Free-flowing space in a lakeside tower
Royal LePage Terrequity Realty 2285 Lakeshore Blvd. W., No. 1908, Toronto Asking price: $1,899,000 Taxes: $4,404.57 (2022) Monthly maintenance fees: $1,521.74 Agents: Mara Bossio (Royal LePage Terrequity Realty) The backstory In 2001, real estate agent Mara Bossio led a technology guru from Texas on a tour of Toronto-area condo units. …
Read More »Royal Family: Harry and Meghan ‘will attend’ King’s Coronation after Buckingham Palace makes shock announcement
Buckingham Palace are reportedly drawing up plans for Prince Harry and Meghan to attend the King’s coronation in May. The Daily Mail reported that staff organising the logistics for the historic event have been instructed to include the Sussexes in their programme. The coronation of King Charles III is due …
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