A Royal Navy expert who oversaw the safe disposal of a 500lb Luftwaffe bomb found at London’s King George V Docks has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list. Under Lieutenant Commander Sean “Central” Heaton’s leadership, specialist divers from Portsmouth and Plymouth-based bomb disposal units have rendered …
Read More »Nurse honoured for Covid-19 work on board HMS Queen Elizabeth
A Royal Navy nurse who has fought on the front line against Covid-19 has been recognised in the New Year Honours List. Chief Petty Officer Naval Nurse Andrew Cooper has been praised for his efforts testing hundreds of sailors on aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, as well as for his …
Read More »New Year Honours 2021 list announced with Lewis Hamilton knighted
S even-time Formula One world title winner Lewis Hamilton leads a New Years honours list that also includes gongs for a 106-year-old fundraiser, a noughties R&B star, and health workers battling the coronavirus pandemic. The racing driver has been given a knighthood following pressure on the Prime Minister to approve …
Read More »New Year Honours 2021: Royal Navy bomb disposal expert who cleared Luftwaffe bomb made MBE
A Royal Navy expert who oversaw the safe disposal of a 500lb Luftwaffe bomb found at London’s King George V Docks has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list. The discovery of the bomb in 2018 led to the cancellation of all flights to and from the …
Read More »Drone users face new rules across Europe and UK
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Read More »Pare back on public servant payroll, Taxpayers Federation urges N.L. government | Regional-Business | Business
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) says the taxpayers of Newfoundland and Labrador simply can’t afford the current cost of the bureaucratic payroll. Renaud Brossard, interim Atlantic director for the CTF, told SaltWire Networks the salaries and benefits for government employees have consistently been the province’s biggest expense. At $3.9 billion, …
Read More »Post Office announces major change for anybody sending parcels to EU due to Brexit
A major change is coming into place for anybody sending parcels to the EU, the Post Office has confirmed. The move will affect anyone who sends packages to friends and family members to member states on the continent, the Mirror reports. Parcels will now be refused if they do not …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘are pointless in self-exile’
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are ‘pointless in self-exile’ and it would have been ‘great to have heard’ the Duke supporting the NHS during the Covid-19 crisis like the Cambridges have, a royal biographer has claimed. The Duke, 36, and Duchess of Sussex, 39, are currently living in their $14 …
Read More »Dunfermline’s hero children featured in tomorrow’s Press!
DON’T miss tomorrow’s Dunfermline Press, on sale as usual in the shops, as we celebrate the Dunfermline kids who have been honoured for the extraordinary things they’ve been doing to help improve the lives of others. A total of 50 local children have been recognised in the Dunfermline Junior Hero Awards …
Read More »Harrow family forced out their ‘mouldy’ home as daughter, 4, hospitalised after toilet water leak
A family has been forced to leave their home after toilet water leaking into their kitchen led to their four-year-old daughter being hospitalised. The Harrow family of six were left unable to cook in the house and had to survive on food vouchers from Morrisons and takeaway meals because of …
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