Taoiseach not offended by royal portraits

  By Press Association 2019 Leo Varadkar Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is not offended by portraits of British monarchs hanging in Dublin Castle. Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith last week ordered a review of the decision to take down similar paintings from the walls of the Northern Ireland …

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Plane crashes at Nerriga, near Braidwood

news, latest-news, nerriga road plane crash, VH-XLK, braidwood plane crash, Australian Transport Safety Bureau A community is in mourning after a light aircraft crashed near Braidwood, 90 kilometres to the east of Canberra. The deceased pilot’s name has not been formally released but it’s understood he was from Picton in …

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Glen Affric’s Caledonian Forest among six stunning woodlands to feature in new Royal Mail stamp series marking the centenary of the Forestry Commission; Sherwood Forest, Kielder Forest, Coed y Brenin, and Glenariff Forest among the others; stamps will go on sale in Post Offices on August 13

The Glen Affric stamp. GLEN Affric will take centre stage on mail across the UK after a stunning image of the Highland beauty spot featured in a new series of Royal Mail stamps. The classic viewpoint westward along the loch features in the new six-strong series of stamps, which all …

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