“Training as a pilot in the 1930s, he volunteered for service with the RAF, arriving in Britain in 1940. Flying both Hurricanes and Spitfires, Singh Pujji was involved in many dogfights with Luftwaffe pilots and was forced down twice. He eventually settled in London and worked as an air-traffic controller …
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Sainsbury’s has launched the first of 14 retail sites that it recently acquired for conversion into supermarkets, kick-starting its biggest store opening programme in over a decade. The new supermarket opened in Felixstowe yesterday and is part of Sainsbury’s ‘Next Level’ strategy to offer “more food choice to more customers …
Read More »Princess Charlotte’s passion she inherited from her grandmother Diana
Most little girls grow up with a dream of one day becoming a princess. But for Princess Charlotte, who celebrates her tenth birthday today, those hopes lie in the world of dance. Like her grandmother, Princess Diana, Charlotte is known to enjoy performances by the Royal Ballet. And the youngster has been …
Read More »Kilmarnock man devastated after vital documents lost in the post
Heartbroken Stephen Wiseman is hoping the documents turn up. Stephen says the sentimental documents have yet to turn up(Image: Getty Images) A Kilmarnock man has blasted Royal Mail chiefs after claiming they’ve lost his late mum’s birth certificate. Devastated Stephen Wiseman is now pleading with locals that may have had …
Read More »Royal Mail’s VE Day stamps honour Indian fighter pilot
ROYAL MAIL is issuing 10 new stamps to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) next Thursday (8) to “honour men and women who made extraordinary contributions during the Second World War”. Paying tribute to the Indian war effort, Royal Mail has included ace fight pilot …
Read More »Royal Care Hospital becomes 1st in India to introduce Plasma Shield
With India facing growing concerns over antimicrobial resistance and infection-related complications, Royal Care Super Speciality Hospital introduces Plasma Shield, a novel approach designed to drastically reduce the pathogenic microbial load through continuous real-time disinfection. It has been deployed in collaboration with Eta Purification, an innovative technology company supported by the …
Read More »Stamp for Newmarket man Bill Tutte whose code breaking changed the course of wartime history
Nations wage wars, but it is individuals who fight them and a new stamp, issued to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day features one of those, a Newmarket man whose code breaking work was said by Winston Churchill to have shortened World War Two by at least two years. …
Read More »Canada Post could go on strike again. Here’s what we know about where things stand
The recent Canada Post strike lasted a month last winter, causing havoc with passport delivery and harming small businesses during the seasonal rush. One of the last major actions of the previous Liberal government was ordering postal workers back to work a week before Christmas. But this reprieve from labour …
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Read More »First picture of man killed in Scots horror crash as family say he’ll be ‘forever missed’
The 24-year-old was killed in the early morning collision on the Scots B-road. 10:43, 01 May 2025Updated 10:45, 01 May 2025 Ewan MacDonald (Image: Police Scotland) Tributes have been paid to a young man killed in a Scots horror crash as his family say that he will be ‘forever missed’. …
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