Superintendent Kent Osmond, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), said a team of investigators has been established with the “sole purpose” of determining whether a criminal investigation would be warranted. British adventurer Hamish Harding and father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood were killed on board Titan, alongside the …
Read More »Royal Mail hopes robots can deliver the goods at vast new super-hub
A group of engineers in hi-vis jackets stand around a cage, studying the giant white robot in front of them. An alarm sounds and the robot whirrs into life. It picks up a big red bin of parcels and tips them onto a conveyor belt, where they are whipped off …
Read More »Gordon Reid relishing battle with Hewett at Queen’s
Reid, who won the title in 2021 in West London, eased into the last four with a 6-0 6-0 victory over India’s Manojkanth Somasundaram. It sets up another mouth-watering encounter with world No.2 Hewett, the 40th time the pair will meet, and Alexandria’s Reid cannot wait for the encounter and …
Read More »Royal Mail issues Windrush 75 stamps
For Windrush Day (22 June), Royal Mail issued eight stamps: two 1st class, two at £1.00, two £2.00 and two £2.20. The “vibrant illustrations” are by Black British artists Bokiba, Kareen Cox, Tomekah George, Alvin Kofi and Emma Prempeh. They depict the arrivals at Tilbury, a Saturday school, a protest …
Read More »In Pictures: Heat hazes and blue skies before thunderstorms roll in
In Somerset, those at the Glastonbury Festival could save their wellies for another day – although lightning, hail and strong winds were forecast for later on Saturday in some areas of northern England, and Scotland on Sunday. Shade was at a premium at Glastonbury (Yui Mok/PA) The queues for cold …
Read More »A workers’ summit to build strong networks from below
Background Check The conference in London on 23 September is to discuss linking strikes, resisting bad deals and winning. Charlie Kimber spoke to trade unionists building it Downloading PDF. Please wait… Saturday 24 June 2023 Issue 2861 Workers marching in London on 15 March—when over half a million workers struck …
Read More »The Royal Mail: Day 5
Form analyst Carl Di Iorio has done the form for Saturday’s seven-race card, which features Australian sprinters Artorius, Cannonball and The Astrologist all contesting the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes. You can view his Royal Ascot Mail by clicking the links below. And don’t forget to watch all …
Read More »The Political Economy of Deep-Sea Exploration and Titan OceanGate Submersible
Among all the creatures God created, humans have always had more opportunity to explore Earth because of the high reasoning level they possess. From land to water, God provides different resources for humans to live life the best way they can. However, what they wanted to enjoy positively sometimes becomes …
Read More »Seamstress makes crocheted armed forces figures to thank them for their service
Bev Mayhew, who lives in Harleston – a village near Stowmarket, Suffolk – has spent between two to three weeks making a postbox topper which represents the three forces, the Royal Air Force (RAF), The British Army and the Royal Navy, through three crocheted figures and a crocheted Air Force …
Read More »Planning applications submitted to Test Valley Borough Council
Please note: Any written comments which are made will be available in hard copy and on our website for both inspection and copying 23/01499/FULLN Exts – 2 Dunkirt Ln, Andover, ABBOTTS ANN 23/01518/FULLN Ext/convert garage to utility/WC – The Haven, Duck St, ABBOTTS ANN 23/01547/FULLN & 23/01548/LBWN Demolish/Replace ext/remove kitchen/assoc. …
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