Mr Chambers, who is Fianna Fail’s deputy leader and director of elections for the presidency, said Taoiseach Micheal Martin had the full support of the party after putting Mr Gavin forward as a candidate for the party. Mr Gavin, a retired army pilot and former Dublin Gaelic football manager, announced late on Sunday he was…
Beginning as a journalist, she wrote several popular romance novels and is most famous for penning the Rutshire Chronicles. Her 1988 novel Rivals was even made into a period comedy-drama series for Disney+. But when and why was she made a dame? Here is the story of her career. Dame Jilly Cooper (2nd left) with…
She was known for books such as Rivals, Riders, Polo and The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous. Her children, Felix and Emily, said her death on Sunday morning (October 5) has come as a “complete shock”. A statement said: “Mum was the shining light in all of our lives. Her love for all of her…
The latest S&P Global UK construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed a reading of 46.2 in September, up from 45.5 in August and its highest level for three months. However, the score remains below the neutral 50.0 threshold, indicating that activity is contracting – while anything above suggests it is expanding. Construction work has been…
The author, known for her romance novels, died on Sunday morning following a fall. “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dame Jilly Cooper, DBE who died on Sunday morning, after a fall, at the age of 88,” a statement said. Her children said: “Mum, was the shining light in all…
Retailers, consumer groups and MPs are increasing pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to review the UK’s Sunday trading rules. Current restrictions, set under the Sunday Trading Act 1994, limit large supermarkets to just six hours of trade on Sundays in England and Wales. Critics argue that the law no longer reflects modern shopping habits and…
The Buckinghamshire star, 34, followed up his Paris Paralympic triumph with victory in the F13 javelin event in New Delhi. Pembroke, an avid home beer brewer back home, tore his right hip adductor just four weeks before the event to throw his participation into doubt. But he made a miraculous recovery to launch a season’s…
The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, are described as “one of the most spectacular displays in the night sky”. The “spectacular” display was visible in the UK last week. Members of the Facebook group UK Aurora Updates posted photos of the Northern Lights as far down as Worcestershire, Norfolk, Ceredigion, Sussex, and even Dorset….
Competing this Saturday in Sutton Park, Birmingham, at the English National Road Relay Championships, the Under-15 Boys produced a stunning performance to earn national bronze, moving through the field throughout and taking a medal on the final of three laps. First up was James Fraser, who clocked 12:46 on an always uber-competitive opening leg, leaving…
The Coventry wheelchair racer, 24, completed a hat-trick of silvers in the T34 800m but didn’t have it all her own way at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. As British teammate Hannah Cockroft claimed a third Indian gold and 19th world title, Adenegan and Chinese athlete Lan Hanyu were locked in a tight tussle behind. And…