Only 40 passengers used British Steel Redcar in 2017/18, according to Office of Rail and Road figures. The drop in demand has been blamed on the closure of the coke ovens and blast furnace at the nearby SSI steel plant in 2015. Only four Northern trains stop at the station each day between Monday and […]
Dogs from all over the country gathered in Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin on Tuesday for their annual Christmas carol service alongside Peata. Many of the pooches present were part of the therapy dog programme with voluntary organisation Peata. Others came from all over the country to listen to carols sung by the girl choristers […]
Luca Campanaro, goalkeeper for Bedgrove Dynamos FC, was seriously injured during an under-15s away match against Harefield United FC in Hillingdon, west London on Sunday. The 14-year-old player, from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, is believed to have collided with a member of the other team. Paramedics turned up “instantaneously” and Luca was airlifted to the Royal London […]
Stephen Curry, regarded by many as one of the best shooters in NBA history, made the comments in the Winging It podcast on Monday. During the episode, Curry’s teammate Andre Iguodala asked the basketball player and presenters Vince Carter and Kent Bazemore if they believed the moon landings were real. All three of them replied […]
THE former chief executive of charity Ataxia Ireland was unfairly dismissed from her post, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has found. In his ruling, WRC Adjudication Officer, Eugene Hanly has ordered that Barbara Flynn be re-instated into her role and that her outstanding remuneration be paid to her. In her role since December 2001, Ms […]
The former England footballer was arrested at Durham station on 20 August and charged last month. The alleged incident was said to have involved him kissing a woman over the age of 16. Gascoigne protested his innocence on Twitter, saying he had stepped in to comfort a woman who had been called a “fat cow”. […]
Catalonia’s drive for independence plunged Spain into its biggest political crisis for 40 years. The region had its autonomy suspended for almost seven months by Madrid after a failed bid to break away. What is Catalonia? Catalonia is a semi-autonomous region in north-east Spain with a distinct history dating back almost 1,000 years. The wealthy […]
Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith has accused the Irish prime minister, Leo Varadkar, of “playing a game” with the Irish border backstop. It comes as Prime Minister Theresa May seeks extra assurances from EU leaders in a bid to rescue her Brexit deal. A vote on the government’s plan due to be held on […]
The French press sees risks in President Emmanuel Macron’s fresh pledges to increase the minimum wage and ease the tax burden for the poorest in the wake of weeks of violent protests. Some papers assess his 10 December address to the nation as a gamble that might not satisfy most yellow-vest protesters, while being sure […]
Aldi have warned customers that there is a fake voucher claiming to be from their supermarket circulating on social media today. The voucher, which people are sharing with their friends on Whatsapp, claims the company is “celebrating their 50th birthday and want to say a huge thank you to customers”. It reads; “We are giving […]