A wooden throne presented to Sir Stanley Matthews when he was hailed unofficial “King of Ghana” has sold for £850 at auction. The carved ceremonial seat was made for Matthews when he played in Africa during the 1950s. Jean with a photo of her with her and her dad on ...
Hg gets bid for Ullink - Hg, the Manager of HgCapital Trust plc, has announced that it has received a definitive binding offer from Itiviti, a company backed by Nordic Capital, to acquire Ullink, a leading global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community. This proposed ...
Roadworks on a residential street descended into vandalism when a vigilante used spray paint to tag obscene double yellow lines around a parked car. Workmen had dug up the gutter of the road but failed to paint fresh double-yellow lines - so an irate resident took matters into their own ...
A year later and things are not looking good for post-Brexit Britain - there is no clear plan from current leadership on how to execute Brexit, and all attempts to negotiate the UK’s departure from the EU have failed in spectacular fashion. On top of having to react to such ...
BREAKING: Shocking details of the scandal behind the urgent review of 10,000 criminal cases possibly tainted by faulty or manipulated forensic data have been aired in an emergency parliamentary debate. Westminster heard how the Government had been warned that “murders and rapists will go free” because of their policy of ...
Garlic could ward off hospital superbugs, a new study revealed. Ajoene, an active sulphurous compound found in the pungent vegetable, when combined with antibiotics helps break down a bacteria's defences. Scientists hope the breakthrough could fight incurable cystic fibrosis and chronic wounds in diabetics as well as tackling MRSA and ...
Christmas could be ruined for thousands of passengers with crackers, party poppers – and chestnuts – on many airlines’ naughty lists. Strict rules imposed by airports and airlines mean passengers aren’t always allowed to travel with these seasonal essentials - either in their hand luggage or checked bags. As a ...
International Public Partnership consortium preferred bidder for OFTO project - International Public Partnerships Limited says that it is pleased that Transmission Capital Partners, the consortium comprising INPP, Amber Infrastructure and Transmission Investment has been appointed as preferred bidder for the long-term license and operation of a further offshore transmission project ...
2017 will be remembered as the year that Ryanair bosses got very red faces. A bizarre decision to change their staff holiday entitlement proved to be a very poor judgement and left most of us thinking they should probably fire the person who made that call. Flight Chaos The changes ...