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Afoke Edematie, of Snowdrop Way, Bury St Edmunds, was handed a three year driving ban and a suspended prison sentence when he appeared at Suffolk Magistrates Court on Wednesday. The 42-year-old had previously pleaded guilty to drink driving, using a motor vehicle without insurance, and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence. The incident…
At the hearing on Wednesday, the Clacton MP likened Britain to North Korea over the UK’s approach to civil liberties. He raised the arrest of Irish writer Graham Linehan for comments on social media about transgender people, as well as the jailing of former childminder and wife of a Conservative councillor Lucy Connolly for stirring…
Kate Rainford Coaching in Teddington has been named as one of the UK’s 100 most inspiring small businesses for 2025 by the Small Business Saturday campaign, as it kicks off its annual call to champion and support the nation’s favourite businesses. Kate Rainford Coaching, which supports women at career crossroads, was founded by Kate Rainford-Foakes in 2024….
Rory McIlroy returns to action this week at the 2025 Amgen Irish Open at The K Club. It will be the 70th staging of the event, which Masters champion McIlroy won back in 2016. 3 McIlroy will be looking to put last year’s Irish Open disappointment behind him this weekendCredit: Getty 3 Reigning champion Rasmus…
Douglas Alexander said the UK must engage with Israeli as well as Palestinian authorities as part of its diplomatic push to end the Gaza war. The visit of an Israeli leader, at a time when the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is dire and Israel presses ahead with a major military offensive, has sparked…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin said social reformer Periyar (E V Ramasamy)’s rationalist ideals now resonate across the world, and the Self-Respect Movement he launched a century ago redefined freedom by breaking chains and restoring dignity.Unveiling a portrait of social reformer Periyar at Oxford University’s St. Antony’s College on September 4,…
With demand is set to be ultra-high for this tour, the band have introduced a registration system to access tickets, in order to prevent ticket touts and bots from accessing tickets. To help you be in with the best chance of getting tickets, here’s everything you need to know to get your hands on tickets…
It comes as Unionists have reacted negatively to the Government’s dealings with Dublin on the controversial Legacy Act and the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) While the Labour Government has committed to repealing parts of the Act, which has faced opposition from political parties in Northern Ireland and victims’ organisations, it has…
Burnetts Solicitors, which has offices in Carlisle, Kendal and Cockermouth, earned the category title in Great Place To Work’s 2025 UK Best Workplaces list. The recognition is based on confidential employee feedback about workplace culture and experience. Nick Gutteridge, managing partner at Burnetts, said: “It’s obviously great to be ranked as one of the UK’s…
NATO chief Mark Rutte has warned the United States that China is building its military at rapid speed – nearly 200 times faster than America. The secretary general said China has specifically been building ships equipped with sophisticated weapons faster than the US and its western allies, making him ‘really worried.’ Rutte’s concerns come after…