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At its peak, the fire’s glowing red and orange flames and thick, grey smoke could be seen from kilometres away before the fire was brought under control. An emergency mobile alert was sent to those living within 2km to the south-west of the maunga, but has since been lifted, Fire and Emergency Counties Manukau wrote…
Last Friday called for a visit to Thirsk Auction Mart, just off the A19 at Thirsk Rural Business Centre, to cover a Back British Farming meeting held as part of the nationwide backlash from the agricultural industry to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget last autumn. I was there on reporting duty, and was joined by my…
By Catherine Nicholls and Duarte Mendonca, CNN Ski resort of Astun a Jaca in Spain. Photo: IDRISS BIGOU-GILLES/AFP Dozens of people were injured after a ski lift collapsed at a resort in Spain, emergency officials told CNN. Some 30 people were injured in the incident, which happened at around 12pm (local time) at the Astun…
IT is such a shame that the issue of a further inquiry into child sexual abuse has become so politicised with both sides already entrenched in their positions and throwing ridiculous hyperbole at each other. Source link
A businessman and industrialist, the Cambridge-educated qualified chartered accountant was best known as chairman of the Sunderland brewery, the Vaux Group, from 1976 only resigning after the board voted for its closure in 1999, having first joined the company in 1965. But he played a prominent role in the wider business community in the North…
Ugh, brunch – perhaps the most Auckland word in existence. I try to avoid it, but I’ll tell you where’s great for breakfast is Ima – you have to journey downtown which is sometimes a struggle, but Yael makes it all worthwhile Favourite restaurant for dinner with friends? I was recently initiated into a group…
Emirates GBR round a markduring SailGP Auckland on January 18, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand. Photo: Phil Walter / Getty New Zealand’s Black Foils took the final race on Saturday but Australia are at the top of the standings at the end of day one. It was a tough start for New Zealand in the…
With a string of popular bars and clubs closing in recent years – from Avalon and Hoskins to The Grange and InsideOut – it’s hard to not feel like the town’s nightlife is in decline. But there’s also a glimmer of hope – with The Cherry Tree, Hummingbird, and ZUU Bar among those to open…
By Julianna Bragg, CNN Researchers said they named a newfound species “Bathynomus vaderi” because the supergiant sea bug’s head resembles Darth Vader’s helmet. Photo: Nguyen Thanh Son via CNN Newsource Scientists have newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species after purchasing crustaceans from fishermen and restaurants in Vietnam to study the growing popularity of the…
Grace Porter’s terraced home at Coronation Terrace in Willington, County Durham was left in ruins when her neighbour’s house exploded on June 24 last year. On Wednesday (January 8) she was told her home was set to be demolished just hours later with demolition teams moving in on Thursday morning. Read more: Mum races to…
