The man, in his 30s, had been riding a red and black Honda motorbike which collided with a parked red Peugeot Expert van near to the Royal Mail sorting office on Thorpe Road. The crash happened near the Royal Mail sorting office on Thorpe Road, Norwich (Image: Peter Walsh, Newsquest)Following …
Read More »Posties banned from making cups of tea at Luncarty Spar
A storm is brewing in a Perthshire village after posties were banned from their long-standing tradition of enjoying a cup of tea at a convenience store. Spar in Luncarty has found itself in hot water from some locals after telling postal workers they can no longer pop in and use …
Read More »Consultant psychiatrist speaks on UK’s joint junior-senior doctors strike
Tens of thousands of junior doctors and consultants took strike action in Britain this week. Both groups are represented by the British Medical Association (BMA), who walked alongside junior doctors in the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association. The consultants, senior doctors, walked out on Tuesday and Wednesday and the junior …
Read More »Driver in Royal Stoke after crashing into wall
A driver has needed hospital treatment after crashing into a wall. Paramedics treated the casualty after being called to Main Road, in Betley, at 6.58pm last night. Staffordshire Police closed part of Main Road – near East Lawns – following the collision. StokeonTrentLive has approached the force for a statement …
Read More »PM Anwar says sedition charges against Malaysian Opposition politicians to protect royal institution, not flexing his power
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — The unity government is not abusing the law to charge federal Opposition leaders but to protect Malaysia’s royal institution, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said in an interview with international news broadcaster CNN. Currently in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Anwar …
Read More »Brewers ride 12-run inning to victory, punch MLB playoff ticket | National
The Milwaukee Brewers rode a massive 12-run second inning to a 16-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday that clinched a Major League Baseball playoff berth. All nine Brewers batters posted hits in the second inning, with Josh Donaldson hitting a two-run homer and Christian Yelich belting the first …
Read More »Stink Pot rescue dog Rupert flourishes with Plymouth family
Rupert was one of two 8-week-old Lurcher puppies that were found abandoned, severely malnourished and frost-burnt in Stink Pot Alley by a dogwalker on January 31. His brother Dibble was in such a frail condition that he had to be hospitalised in Pet Practice Vets, Churchfields, but Rupert was taken in …
Read More »Kamala Harris tasked with new role fighting US gun violence | National
US Vice President Kamala Harris took on a new role Friday fighting gun violence, a job likely to give her more visibility ahead of the 2024 election. The 58-year-old Democrat will head up the new White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which will provide coordination on the issue but …
Read More »Prince Harry ‘turned down King Charles’ offer to spend anniversary of Queen’s death at Balmoral with his father’
Prince Harry was offered the chance to stay in Balmoral with King Charles on the anniversary of the Queen’s death but said his busy itinerary made it impossible. The Duke of Sussex, 39, was given the option to reunite with his father for the evening of September 7 in a …
Read More »Burma Star veterans set off to the Royal Albert Hall
They were members of the Oxford branch of the Burma Star Association outside the Apollo public house in St Aldate’s. They were pictured there in 1970 before setting off to London for the annual gathering of members at the Royal Albert Hall. READ MORE: Samuel Johnson letter is sold at …
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