Saturday’s papers have a political focus while the country waits to discover who its new prime minister will be. The iWeekend reports the Conservartive Party fears the “wrath of voters” as a poll found 80% think the Government is failing to tackle the energy crisis, while The Daily Telegraph says …
Read More »Dog thrown from lorry at 50mph finds new home and happiness
An underweight and frightened dog which was thrown from a lorry has found a new home and is now “always wagging her tail”. Vets from the RSPCA said that they were “amazed” that Freya, who has been renamed Bella by her new family, was not seriously injured after she was …
Read More »FACTBOX-Energy crisis and inflation drives UK workers to industrial action
Britain is in the midst of widespread industrial unrest as workers across the economy struggling with the rising cost of living resort to strike action in disputes over pay and conditions. Below are some of the industries in which trade unions have undertaken or threatened strike action: RAILWAYS Large sections …
Read More »Royal Navy HMS Prince of Wales to be replaced on US trip
Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth is to stand in for its sister ship during diplomatic visits and military exercises off the US coast after the HMS Prince of Wales broke down off the Isle of Wight. The £3 billion warship left from Portsmouth Naval Base on Saturday before an …
Read More »Louis Tomlinson is the first cover star for Dork’s October 2022 edition
He’s been a bonafide star in one of the biggest bands on the planet, a primetime TV judge, an indie acolyte and a budding festival boss – amongst a whole load of other things. Now, Louis Tomlinson can add Dork cover star to his long list of achievements. We know, …
Read More »Royal Mail strikes: Cambridge postal worker says job is ‘the hardest he’s ever done’ in ‘manic’ conditions
A Cambridge postal worker has spoken out against what he calls the “manic” conditions imposed on workers of Royal Mail in Cambridgeshire. Alex Cook, 40, who has been working at Royal Mail’s sorting office in Cambridge for more than a year, has said that his work schedule is “manic”, and …
Read More »Beleaguered HMS Prince of Wales to be replaced on US trip by sister ship
Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth is to stand in for its sister ship during diplomatic visits and military exercises off the US coast after the HMS Prince of Wales broke down off the Isle of Wight. The £3 billion warship left from Portsmouth Naval Base on Saturday before an …
Read More »Inside Croydon | Living life on the fringes of London
Cheap seats: the ENO performance at the Fairfield, after a cancellation elsewhere, gave the Croydon audience its tickets for just £5 each. Still the Halls was not a full house It’s been a non-stop summer of social whirl for our veteran arts correspondent, BELLA BARTOCK, who has popped her corks …
Read More »Posties accuse Royal Mail bosses of ‘unforgivable greed’ over share awards amid strike action
POSTIES have accused Royal Mail bosses of “unforgivable greed” after it emerged they were awarded over £2 million in new shares while workers struck over poor pay. Four of the firm’s senior staff were handed the hefty conditional share awards this month, according to postal workers’ union CWU, with CEO Simon Thompson …
Read More »Isle of Wight man thought Cancard meant no cannabis prosecution
A RYDE man who believed he was exempt from criminal prosecution because he had a Cancard to use cannabis, was fined by Island magistrates for sourcing a cheaper, illegal alternative on the street. Eamonn Loughlin, of High Street, admitted possessing cannabis on August 27 last year. Loughlin, unemployed, was arrested …
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