I had the privilege of meeting William Mathias in Bangor in 1998. I was 10 years old at the time, and a chorister at St John’s College Cambridge, directed by another eminent Welsh musician, George Guest. We were in Wales to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the translation of the …
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An elderly man was saved from his burning caravan by his family when a massive blaze broke out. The 86-year-old was asleep on his sofa when the static van caught fire on Wednesday evening. Relatives who were elsewhere on their smallholding near Windygates saw flames and leapt into action. They …
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A Royal Navy helicopter pilot has helped evacuate people trapped by the devastating wildfires in Australia. Lieutenant Commander Nick Grimmer, who is on exchange with the Royal Australian Navy, has been flying rescue missions for the last two months, the Royal Navy said. The 35-year-old, from Great Yarmouth, is flying …
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It’s been a mixed bag for retail this Christmas. As the trading updates come rolling in, feedback has ranged from “better than expected” to “unusually challenging”. While it’s not all doom and gloom, there are some retailers nursing post-Christmas hangovers as sales failed to meet expectations. How can these retailers …
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French oil refinery workers join strikes; nurses walk out in Northern Ireland Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 10 January 2020 The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature. Europe Strike and blockade by French oil refinery workers French oil refinery …
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The Metro led with “Harry and Meghan: We quit,” while the Daily Mail promised readers that Thursday's paper was a “royal bombshell special issue. Source link
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A Royal Navy helicopter pilot has helped evacuate people trapped by the devastating wildfires in Australia. Lieutenant Commander Nick Grimmer, who is on exchange with the Royal Australian Navy, has been flying rescue missions for the last two months, the Royal Navy said. The 35-year-old, from Great Yarmouth, is flying …
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It was early November when the call came through to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s taxpayer-funded home, Frogmore Cottage, at Windsor. On the line, unusually, was the Queen. It is important to stress from the start of this insight into what has unfolded over the past 48 hours that …
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Untitled Goose Game (Multi) By: Panic ONE goose that’s lasted beyond Christmas is the star of Aussie developer House House’s annoyance simulator, Untitled Goose Game. Bearing all the hallmarks of idiosyncratic (and very British) Spectrum titles like Skool Daze or Jack the Nipper, the emphasis here is on local hi-jinks …
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ROYAL MAIL PLC/ADR (OTCMKTS:ROYMY) was down 0.9% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $5.79 and last traded at $5.79, approximately 2,175 shares changed hands during mid-day trading. A decline of 96% from the average daily volume of 51,285 shares. The stock had previously closed at …
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