[ad_1] The UK has recorded the strongest winds on record in recent weeks, as Storm Eunice arrived in the wake of previous storms to cause continued disruption. A staggering 122mph was recorded in the Isle of Wight, while other areas of the UK were regularly hit with wind speeds of around 80mph. A particular problem…

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[ad_1] The family of a former British Army soldier reportedly captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine have called on his captors to uphold his rights as he appeared on Russian television asking to be exchanged for a pro-Kremlin politician. In footage reportedly broadcast on the Rossiya 24 state channel on Monday, Shaun Pinner…

[ad_1] “Modernise or decline”. A service under threat from “the explosion of digital media”. A company in need of “commercial confidence, capital and corporate experience”. Those were warnings not about Channel 4, though they chime with the tone of last year’s not exactly open-minded consultation about its future. They were instead made almost 14 years…

[ad_1] Independent Senate candidate Nick Xenophon is calling for a royal commission into housing affordability. Mr Xenophon, who is seeking a return to federal politics by picking up a Senate seat in South Australia, said such an inquiry was the “last best hope” to tackle the increasing unattainability of home ownership. “The issue of housing…

[ad_1] Sport news. The penultimate round of matches in the Evening League at Boston Indoor Bowling Club last week saw most of the outstanding issues resolved. Sadly, with a few bowlers still testing positive for Covid, three matches were cancelled from the two divisions, with no possibility of rearranging them given how close we are…