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Drivers have been warned of new parking restrictions now in place across the New Forest, with drivers banned from stopping on more than 100 roads.Hampshire County Council has introduced the measures covering 116 roads, as part of efforts to tackle unsafe roadside parking. The move comes just ahead of new charges being rolled out in nearby car parks. The temporary restrictions began on April 1 and could remain in force for up to 18 months. The council explained the changes are designed to prevent dangerous parking as motorists try to avoid fees introduced by Forestry England.In a statement, the authority…
The Diamond League’s season-opening event in Doha has been postponed until June amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.The meeting, the first of 15 stops on the Diamond League circuit this season, was set to be held at the Qatar Sports Club on 8 May but will instead take place at the Khalifa International Stadium on 19 June “should conditions allow”.It comes after conflict was sparked across the Middle East when the US and Israel launched wide-ranging strikes on Iran in February. This year’s Diamond League series will now begin on 16 May in Keqiao, China.The decision to also…
A Ryanair passenger has been jailed after his abuse forced a pilot to abort landing which left holidaymakers on the flight terrified. Stephen Blofield, 61, from Haverfordwest has been sentenced to 10 months behind bars following his aggressive and intoxicated conduct aboard a Ryanair service travelling from Krakow to Bristol.He appeared at Bristol Crown Court on Tuesday, where Judge Euan Ambrose determined that imprisonment was the sole appropriate response to his actions.The incident occurred on November 11 last year, when Blofield’s behaviour became so disruptive that both cabin crew and fellow travellers feared for their wellbeing.Judge Ambrose told the defendant:…
Keir Starmer has been accused of “desperately trying to regain credibility” with a visit to the Gulf following President Donald Trump’s ceasefire with Iran by Sir James Cleverly. Speaking to GB News, the Shadow Housing Minister slammed the Prime Minister’s “slow and indecisive” response to the conflict. Sir Keir is travelling to the Middle East to “discuss diplomatic efforts to support and uphold the ceasefire” after President Trump announced a two-week pause in hostilities with the Islamic Republic. When asked about his visit, Sir James was unimpressed and called the move “not really news”. “The Prime Minister is desperately trying…
Queen Elizabeth II was “close to a nervous breakdown” over fears of her son, then-Prince Charles’s safety, a royal biographer has claimed.Citing an anonymous source, author Robert Hardman told The Daily Mail while Buckingham Palace claimed the late Queen was suffering from a summer flu, the reality may have been much more serious.In 1969 Prince Charles’s lavish and extravagant investiture as Prince of Wales was planned to be the first televised ceremony of its kind in colour, at Caernarfon Castle in north west Wales.But with civil unrest in Northern Ireland accelerating at an alarming pace, a Welsh separatist group targeted…
A leading civil servant activist group has declared this month’s rate increase to state pension payments “modest” despite the triple policy being in place.The Civil Service Pensioners’ Alliance (CSPA) is urging the Labour Government to acknowledge the “complicated reality” for pensioners in Britain, when it comes to their finances.Earlier this week, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced that more than 12 million pensioners will benefit from a £575 annual state pension increase.Despite this, the CSPA warns headline figure paints an incomplete picture of what retirees will actually receive as only a small proportion of pensioners stand to gain…
The BBC violated its own editorial standards by broadcasting a racial slur during the Bafta Film Awards in February, an internal investigation has concluded.The corporation’s executive complaints unit determined that airing the offensive term, which was involuntarily shouted by Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson, was “highly offensive” and lacked “any editorial justification.”Investigators acknowledged that the breach during the original transmission was not deliberate.The ECU’s findings follow widespread criticism of the broadcaster’s handling of the incident, which generated international headlines and prompted Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to describe the broadcast as “completely unacceptable and harmful.”John Davidson’s involuntary verbal tics were audible in…
One of the largest e-scooter firms has warned that the company could leave the UK unless the Government finally brings in clear laws to make the schemes permanent.Christina Moe Gjerde, a senior executive at Voi, said the current situation cannot go on, with firms stuck in a long-running trial system instead of proper regulation.Speaking to The i Paper, she said the UK must act now or risk losing investment and jobs. “My stance on this is that the UK needs to wake up,” she said. “The UK e-scooters trial has been running for too long.” She warned that if ministers…
“I actually don’t really care from our point of view where we play and the times and all the rest of it.”McInnes said the fixtures came as “no real surprise” as Hearts had been pre-warned.”We’re just delighted to be part of the whole conversation, delighted that we’re going to be in amongst it and looking forward to the games when they come up,” he said.”It’s not great for the fans that they don’t get Saturday three o’clock, but I think, you know, having three away games it was probably difficult to fit everything in.”I get how not everybody’s going to…
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