Duo-euthanasia: When your parents choose to die
Bas found a parking space. “My dad said goodbye to my car – he liked my car, and he said, ‘Good job’, and ‘thank you’. “And then we walked inside,” Bas says. “Imagine doing that – being in their shoes, taking that trip and that walk. It’s so unreal.” For the next two hours, the […]
Kent M20 crash injures two after more than 30 vehicles collide
More than 30 vehicles were involved in a collision which left two people seriously injured on the M20 in Kent late on Saturday, police say. Officers were called to the scene at around 18:41 on the London-bound carriageway between junctions eight and nine, near Hollingbourne, Maidstone. Eleven people were cared for by paramedics and two […]
Veterans shouldn’t sleep rough this Christmas, Burnham says
Burnham will ask local authorities to use part of the additional £874m already announced to tackle homelessness specifically for housing veterans. “People who stepped forward prepared to put their lives on the line for the rest of us should never lack a roof over their head,” Burnham said in a statement issued on Saturday. “When […]
How property, football and politics link Manchester and Abu Dhabi
In 2014, six years after taking over Manchester City, ADUG entered into a partnership with Labour-led Manchester City Council. The club and the council already had a close relationship, with Manchester City having signed a 250-year lease for the former City of Manchester Stadium that had been built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The new […]
Royal Family join veterans and families at Festival of Remembrance
King Charles III led senior members of the Royal Family as they paid tribute to British service personnel at this year’s Festival of Remembrance. The Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales, joined the King and Queen Camilla at London’s Royal Albert Hall to commemorate those who lost their lives in service, on the […]
The Papers: 'Briton dies in Krakow shootings' and 'Royals honour the fallen'
The Royal Family are pictured attending the Festival of Remembrance on a number of Sunday’s front pages. Source link
Thousands watch elaborate Bridgwater Carnival cart procession
Rock shows, Del Boy and his three-wheeler from Only Fools and Horses, and a circus big top were among the themes showcased during a spectacular illuminated carnival procession. Thousands of people watched the event in Bridgwater, Somerset, where clubs spend the entire year preparing carts for the show. Dan Prosser from the Renegades Carnival Club […]
Israel president asks opposition leader Eisenkot to form government
Israel’s president says he will task opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a new coalition government. Isaac Herzog has been holding talks with political parties after neither Eisenkot’s bloc nor that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a majority in Israel’s parliament, known as the Knesset, following last week’s election. Eisenkot will now have 28 […]
Scotland’s familiar frailties brutally exposed in All Blacks schooling
There were lovely moments in all of those Tests, but Scotland’s big mantra coming into the autumn was all about making life difficult for opponents, making sure every yard they made in possession was only won after a battle, every try they scored was only achieved after fighting for their lives through the phases. Worthy […]
‘Please take the job!’ – Trump asks UFC boss Dana White to be White House press secretary
Famously combative, White has at times clashed with journalists covering the sport during news conferences. In 2020, he released a video targeting reporters who had questioned the UFC’s decision to hold fights early in the pandemic. In 2009, he released an expletive-laden video tirade using an anti-gay slur while rebutting a journalist’s story about changes […]