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56ft ‘Welcome to Wales’ dragon carved into the roadside disappears after being covered in grass due to ‘lack of maintenance’
A 56ft-long white dragon carved into the roadside on the A494 near Shotwick, on the Wales-England border, has vanished after being covered by grass and shrubs. Installed in 2009 as part of a £61 million ‘Welcome to Wales’ gateway scheme, the £20,000 sculpture was meant to be a permanent feature greeting drivers entering the country,…
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Meet Sweden’s top scorer who hopes to play for Scotland
Robbie Ure, a 22-year-old striker born and raised in Glasgow, has become the leading scorer in Sweden’s top division after netting all four of his side’s goals at the weekend, driving unfashionable IK Sirius to a nine-point lead in the Allsvenskan. The former Rangers forward, who has been capped by Scotland up to Under-19 level,…
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Report to National Crime Agency of £5m Farage gift is ‘deeply serious’
Labour has condemned as “astonishing and deeply serious” the disclosure that a £5m gift to Nigel Farage from a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency (NCA) by bankers who feared it might involve laundered money. The revelation intensifies pressure on the Reform UK leader over his financial affairs, coming just a day…
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British Airways Cancels Barbados-London Flight After Crew’s Heavy Alcohol Consumption at Resort
A scheduled British Airways service from Barbados to London was cancelled following an incident in which flight crew members consumed significant quantities of alcohol at a luxury resort accommodation the night before th
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British man is arrested for ‘trying to kiss a male air steward during flight to Spain’
A British holidaymaker has been arrested in Majorca after allegedly trying to kiss a male air steward on the neck during a Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Spain. The case highlights the recurring problem of intoxicated passengers assaulting cabin crew on flights to popular holiday destinations. The 30-year-old, who has not been named, is…
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BA flight to UK is cancelled after crew members got so drunk the night before one of them collapsed in hotel bar
A British Airways flight from Barbados to London was cancelled after crew members reportedly drank so heavily the night before that one of them collapsed in their hotel bar. The incident matters because it left up to 336 passengers stranded in Bridgetown when the entire operating crew of Flight BA254 had to be stood down,…
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Britain’s worst speeders revealed after 30,000 were caught exceeding 20mph limits last year
Over 30,000 motorists were caught driving at 30mph or faster on 20mph roads last year in the UK, an investigation by the RAC has found. Some have sped to ‘chilling’ levels.
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British Airways flight from Barbados ‘is cancelled after aircrew enjoyed vodka and beer drinking session at £500-a-night honeymooners’ resort’
A British Airways flight from Barbados to the UK was reportedly cancelled after members of its cabin crew were said to have taken part in a heavy drinking session at a £500-a-night honeymoon resort the night before they were due to fly. The incident left up to 336 passengers stranded in the Barbadian capital, Bridgetown,…
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GB’s Rutter wins bronze on return after birth of son
Great Britain’s Amber Rutter wins bronze at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in her first international competition since the birth of her second son.