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This move is part of the publicly owned operator’s largest-ever investment in its fleet. New trains will be introduced gradually, replacing the operator’s oldest units, most of which have been in service since the 1980s and 90s. Alstom, CAF, Hitachi, Siemens, and Stadler are train manufacturers approached as part of this first step in the…
Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. Photo / Getty Ben Stiller is determined to “work at” his marriage to Christine Taylor because he’s “so grateful” they are back together. The pair have been married for more than two decades, but they were apart for around three years after deciding…
Black Foils reward their fans with victory at SailGP Auckland. Photo: Felix Diemer for SailGP Hometown favourites New Zealand have salvaged themselves from a dire predicament on the opening day of SailGP Auckland, winning the fourth and final race to stay alive in the seven-race programme this weekend. Heavily favoured, after winning the league’s opening…
Her mother’s savings were eaten up towards the end of her life with care and related costs. She sold her car to raise funds and died on December 24 last year after a short time in end-of-life care at a rest home and hospital. Helen and Tony scrape by on her carer’s benefit and his…
The week allows you to dine at some of the best restaurants in the city for cheaper than usual, you can eat for £15, £20, or £25 per person. There is another restaurant week in August, and they are the only two weeks of the year where you can eat for such good deals, so…
Donald Trump will be inaugurated as US President again Tuesday NZT. Photo: AFP / Jim Watson Donald Trump’s incoming US presidential administration plans to launch a large immigration raid in Chicago the day after he takes office, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing four people familiar with planning. The raid, expected to start on Tuesday…
In fact, national media reports suggest that the company has “abandoned plans to restore steelmaking to Teesside” and will place both furnaces in Scunthorpe. That’s strong phraseology, but it would probably reflect how Teesside feels if it fails to get a furnace. With planning permission passed and the land available for an immediate start, it…
Simply Pleasure Limited, located at 71 Bondgate, submitted the application for the renewal of its sex establishment licence to Darlington Borough Council. The application, made by Timothy Hemming of Simply Pleasure Limited, was filed on December 30 under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982. The application states the business seeks to continue operating as…
But Diaz, having taken nearly a decade off from acting to get married, write a few books and start a few businesses, jumps back in the saddle with an energy and a playfulness that’s infectious, and she’s well-matched with her co-star Jamie Foxx, who knows how to breeze through prefabricated junk like this and give…
Denmark, New Zealand and Great Britain set out for SailGP training. Photo: Felix Diemer for SailGP SailGP Auckland Racing starts 4pm, Saturday, 18 January/Sunday, 19 January Wynyard Point, Auckland Live blog updates on RNZ Sport After being starved of America’s Cup and SailGP action last year, Auckland has a chance for a small measure of…
