Clean-up operations are under way after Storm Bert swept across the island of Ireland, causing flooding and thousands of power outages. Power cuts affected 60,000 customers at the height of the outage; ESB teams are still working to restore supplies to the thousands still left without electricity. Status red rain …
Read More »Royale Pagaille wins Betfair Chase for the second consecutive year after thrilling battle with Grey Dawning at Haydock
Royal Pagaille showed remarkable courage and tenacity to win the Betfair Chase Owner Rich Ricci was left delighted after his 100th triumph at Grade One level By DOMINIC KING Published: 13:02 EST, 23 November 2024 | Updated: 17:50 EST, 23 November 2024 Rich Ricci has amassed a personal fortune of …
Read More »Award-winning Atherstone school cat dies
Outwoods Primary Cilla won a National Cat Award for her work at Outwoods Primary An award-winning cat who was loved by children and helped to calm anxious primary school pupils before they sat their exams has died. Twelve-year-old Cilla, who lived at Outwoods Primary in Atherstone, Warwickshire, died on Thursday …
Read More »Britain’s Asda brings back industry veteran Leighton to lead business
reuters_tickers This content was published on November 23, 2024 – 13:17 By James Davey and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – Struggling British supermarket Asda said on Saturday veteran retailer Allan Leighton would return as executive chairman, more than two decades after he served as CEO when he turned around the …
Read More »Birmingham City’s League One rivals announce huge takeover update and give timeline
Birmingham City’s League One rivals Bristol Rovers have confirmed that chairman Hussain Al Saeed is set to take full control of the club by acquiring the remaining 45 per cent shares from Wael and Samer Al Qadi over the next 18 months. Wael Al Qadi will continue as club president …
Read More »Will you be sending Christmas cards this year?
The custom of sending Christmas cards was started in the UK in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole. He was a civil servant who helped set up the new ‘Public Record Office’ (now called the Post Office) and wondered how it could be used more by ordinary people. Ever since the …
Read More »Jaguar asks people to “trust and reserve judgement” on rebrand
Jaguar A still from Jaguar’s new advert which was shared on social media. Jaguar has urged people to “trust and reserve judgement” over the rebrand of the carmaker. The company, embarking on the biggest change in its 102-year old history, released a new logo and a so-called “social media tease” …
Read More »King Charles makes comedian roar with laughter over joke at Royal Variety Performance that plays off Donald Trump’s ‘they’re eating the cats, they’re eating the dogs’ comments
King Charles left comedian Matt Forde in fits of laughter over his joke at the Royal Variety Performance which played off Donald Trump’s ‘they’re eating the cats, they’re eating the dogs’ comments. The monarch met the political satirist, who is known for his impressions, following the show, which he had to …
Read More »Virginia Mail Service Improves; Second Trump Push to Privatize USPS ‘Unlikely’
Former President Donald Trump’s return to the White House following the Nov. 5 election is already sending ripples through Virginia politics and setting the stage for an intense 2025 election cycle in the commonwealth. With control of the governorship and the House of Delegates on the line, both parties are …
Read More »Saturday papers: Post-Trump boom for US economy – Citywire
Friday papers: Royal Mail warns of £120m hit from national insurance rise. And billionaire Gautam Adani is indicted in New York over an alleged … Source link
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