An woman has won an award for her invention to help patients prevent hair loss during chemotherapy after being inspired by her mother’s cancer battle. Olivia Humphreys, 24, from Limerick, has won the medical category of the James Dyson Award for Athena, an affordable and portable scalp-cooling device for patients …
Read More »Prestwick Airport – are those corrosive carpers happy now?
Such carping can be corrosive, so it is great to see that Prestwick Airport has managed to achieve what is now quite a long period of constant profitability in spite of the moaners and the negative air created by them. It has always been most dispiriting to hear some people …
Read More »Post Office ‘to close 115 branches and axe hundreds of head office jobs’
The BBC has reported that the Post Office is considering a major overhaul of its loss-making operations, which could see over 100 company-owned branches shut down and hundreds of head office roles at risk. The restructuring plans being mulled by Post Office chairman Nigel Railton include the potential closure of …
Read More »HPI in talks to buy six pubs as it defends against takeover bid
Pub landlord HPI is in talks to buy up to six assets for about $75 million, and is considering co-investing in hotels alongside “top tier” operators, as it pursues a growth strategy and defends against a takeover bid from property giant Charter Hall and Hostplus. “The group is currently in …
Read More »Britain’s Queen Camilla still ‘sort of coughing’ but back to some royal duties
LONDON, Nov 13 — Queen Camilla, whose husband is Britain’s head of state King Charles III, said she was “much better” as she returned to public duties on Tuesday after withdrawing from events last week due to a chest infection. Camilla, 77, attended a Booker Prize reception to congratulate the …
Read More »Norwich couple receive postal votes two years late
But it is less common for them to arrive quite this long overdue… A Norwich couple have been left baffled after receiving a stack of post three years after the letters were meant to arrive. Robin and Maureen Clare, who live just off Aylsham Road, have described the error as “dubious” after Royal Mail …
Read More »Royal Mint rarest coins and the rare penny worth £600
The error on the old coin can be spotted in the date, and makes the coin a must-have for keen collectors. It has been highlighted by coin expert Coin Collecting Wizard on TikTok. They explained: “This penny has a date of 1893 and you need to check this penny for a …
Read More »‘Your body, my choice’: Attacks on women surge on social media following election | Consumer Watch
New York (CNN) — Sexist and abusive attacks on women, like “your body, my choice” and “get back to the kitchen,” have surged across social media since Donald Trump’s reelection, according to an analysis from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. An X post from White nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick …
Read More »Prince Andrew pressured to reveal financier who helped him avoid Royal Lodge eviction
Prince Andrew is facing mounting pressure to reveal the mystery financier that has allowed him to avoid eviction from the Royal Lodge. The disgraced Duke of York, 64, was poised to leave the sprawling property on the grounds of Windsor Castle after King Charles refused to continue financially carrying his …
Read More »The Royal Canadian Legion host Canada’s 2024 National Remembrance Day Ceremony
OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Close to thirty-five thousand people gathered at Canada’s National War Memorial for the National Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa this year. They joined many thousands of others at ceremonies nationwide to show their gratitude for our country’s fallen Veterans. “When we say …
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