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Plans for 24/7 free bus travel for disabled people praised by Barnsley Lib Dems
From April 1, 2027, people who hold a disabled bus pass can travel on buses for free at any time
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Eight aboard aircraft crashes near western Alaska radar station
A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed while approaching a remote radar site near Cape Newenham in western Alaska, in an incident that underscores the risks small planes face serving the state’s isolated and sparsely populated regions. The flight, operated by Security Aviation, prompted an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, though full details…
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Harry and Meghan’s UK return plan sparks scrutiny
Prince Harry and Meghan have confirmed plans to resettle in Britain before the end of August, moving into a private house outside London, possibly in the Cotswolds, with children Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, due to start at a British school in September. The couple will retain their Montecito home and Portuguese villa,…
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Back on track: can Burnham fix the north’s woeful rail services?
Andy Burnham has become prime minister, giving him direct power to address rail problems in the north of England that he long criticised as mayor of Greater Manchester. The article examines two major unresolved issues he is now positioned to tackle: reviving a high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Manchester after the northern leg of…
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Sheffield Council responds to call for temporary travellers’ site after camps on parks and sports ground
“There needs to be determined action rather than another cycle of displacement and enforcement”
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Some in royal circles who have dealt with the Sussexes tell me they fear ‘there is more to this than we know’, writes REBECCA ENGLISH
Royal Editor Rebecca English writes that Prince Harry and Meghan’s decision to move their family back to Britain has created a delicate new challenge for the monarchy, despite official statements welcoming the chance for King Charles to see more of his grandchildren. She notes that the news, reportedly leaked by the Sussexes’ team to sympathetic…
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Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of Silence
A Swiss national has been sentenced to a year in prison in Bali after posting a video of himself walking on an empty beach during Nyepi, the Hindu Day of Silence, and calling the scene “crazy”. Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, was arrested in March after the clip sparked outrage among Balinese social media users for…
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‘Meghan is fully behind this move’: Friends of the Sussexes say the Duchess wants to rekindle Harry’s English side, that the American Dream ‘might not be all that it was crack up to be’ – and that this really could be a ‘forever return’ for the family
Friends of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say the couple are preparing to permanently relocate from the US to Britain, in what is being described as a reversal of their 2020 decision to step back from royal duties. The move, expected within a fortnight and ahead of the new school term, follows a reportedly successful…
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Trouble In Paradise: John Ross Bowie & Brian Posehn On Who Ruined Utopia In ‘Stuart Fails’ E5
In Episode 5 of HBO Max’s Big Bang Theory spinoff Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, the show’s four inter-dimensional travellers discover a harmonious tropical commune, only for it to collapse into infighting once Barry Kripke (John Ross Bowie) introduces the ideas of ownership and the free market. Cast members Bowie and Brian Posehn, who…