The first wreck of a ship trading in Mayan slaves ever to be found has been identified in Mexican waters by researchers from the country’s National Institute of Anthropology & History (INAH). Some 100 fatalities were recorded when the Spanish vessel sank on 19 September, 1861, including 60 passengers and …
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry should complain to the U.K. press watchdog instead of mounting expensive lawsuits, the organisation’s chairman says. The Duchess of Sussex is suing the Mail on Sunday for privacy, copyright and data protection after it printed a letter she sent her father about the breakdown in …
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image copyrightNick Irving image captionGheorghe Bertlef raped the teenager in an alley on 13 November 2019 A man who stalked lone women walking home late at night has been convicted of raping a teenager in an alleyway. Gheorghe Bertlef, 32, of Pinhoe Road, Exeter had denied attacking the 18-year-old on …
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LAST Black Friday RHA announced a discounted range of audio options to rival Apple AirPods and other premium brands. That meant reduced prices across the board with a range of discounts up to 50 per cent off – here’s what to look out for this year. 4 RHA could be …
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Speedy Hire, the Newton-le-Willows-based leading tools, equipment and plant hire services company, is trialling a new electric vehicle It has partnered with The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) to trial the first electric taxi delivery van to be used in the construction industry. The prototype vehicle, which is based on …
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Europe It’s been a subdued end to the week for markets in Europe, however for all this week’s choppiness we’ve still managed to hold onto most of last week’s advances, with the DAX managing to eke out a small weekly gain. Travel and leisure stocks have come under renewed pressure …
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An Amazon delivery driver has been warned to face a long jail sentence after being found guilty of raping a teenager in an alleyway as she walked home from a night club. Gheorghe Bertlef stalked the 18-year-old through the streets of Exeter before manhandling her into the alley off Hoopern …
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Pictured: Hit and run victim, 47, who was deliberately mown down in Iceland supermarket car park as police continue hunt for driver John Avers was declared dead at the scene in Dagenham supermarket car park Witnesses said Mr Avers was hit multiple times by a car while on the ground …
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REFRESH THE PAGE FOR UPDATES 5.30pm: Amal Clooney quits over Market Bill Amal Clooney has resigned as the UK’s envoy on press freedom over the government’s willingness to break international law over Brexit. The human rights lawyer, who is married to actor George Clooney, said it was “lamentable” for Prime …
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NS&I says payment direct to bank accounts will be quicker and safer getty If you have Premium Bonds and receive prizes as a cheque in the post, prepare for a big change. National Savings & Investments (NS&I), which runs the scheme, is phasing out paper payments from the December 2020 …
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