Where WERE the Royal Navy? Former First Sea Lord is ‘amazed’ that British tankers were not escorted by our warships despite ministers knowing for weeks of Iranian shipping threat Lord West slammed UK for not anticipating retaliation from Iranian forces in Gulf Found it ‘bizarre’ British vessels passing through Strait of …
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I never look at the Moon without being reminded of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin and of the day, 50 years ago today, when they left their first footprints on its dusty surface. Along with hundreds of millions around the world, I watched the grainy TV images of this historic …
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Boris Johnson has been accused of spreading fake news after claiming “Brussels bureaucrats” were behind rules about sending Isle of Man kippers by post. Officials in Brussels pointed out that the rules were set in the UK and EU food safety commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis reminded Mr Johnson, a former Brussels …
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US officials now say they are unsure whether an oil tanker that disappeared in the Gulf was seized or rescued by Iran. The MT Riah, which sailed from the UAE, vanished when its transponder was switched off in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday night. Adding to the mystery, the …
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A woman in her 70s was killed when a lorry crashed into her while she was crossing the street. Police were called to the junction of Victoria Road and Mere Street at 2.30pm yesterday (Tues July 16) after reports that a Royal Mail delivery lorry had hit a pedestrian. The …
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A Russian beauty queen who married a Malaysian king has revealed new photos of their son, as she describes the couple’s whirlwind romance. Ex-Miss Moscow Oksana Voevodina, 27, has taken to Instagram to proclaim her son as the ‘future King of Malaysia’ and details of how the couple met through a …
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While many people can’t even seem to wee on target (sorry fellas, but it’s true), one postal worker has gone above and beyond to prove that perfect aim really isn’t that tricky – no, not by urinating accurately, but by managing to lob someone’s post through an open upstairs window. …
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Printers are bowled over by the demand they are enjoying from England’s victory at the Cricket World Cup. England men’s won the Cricket World Cup for the first time on Sunday In a stunning eleventh-hour super-over victory against New Zealand at Lord’s on Sunday (14 July), the England team won …
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“To preside over this excellent club in the coming year is a great honour for me.” This view was expressed by the new President of the Rotary Club of Enniskillen, Jisbinder Singh Sembhi, affectionately known as Sembs, who has just taken up office, in succession to Siobhan O’Reilly, Immediate Past …
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How America came to Britain’s aid again after WWII: Remarkable photos show U.S. tourists flocking to the UK on modified military bombers after the Royal Family encouraged them to visit to boost economy US tourism to Britain was stoked by the marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten in 1949 …
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