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End of an era as Ballymena’s beloved newsagent to sell shop after 45 years
Asian Trader Magazine
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June 27, 2025
Eugene Diamond retires after 45 years. Ballymena shop was a local landmark. Community reaction leaves him “humbled". Tributes are pouring in from the community of Ballymena, Northern Ireland, as one of its most cherished high street fixtures...
UK zookeepers can p-p-pick out their penguins thanks to one genius idea
Daily Express
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June 27, 2025
We all know it's never easy to P-P-P-Pick out one penguin from a colony so zookeepers in Blackpool have come up with a genius idea … giving them painted pedicures. Blackpool Zoo is the only facility in the UK to house Magellanic penguins, a...
Garage manager's fishing club supports struggling veterans and emergency workers
Winsford Guardian
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Steve Poole's club, Blue Light Angling, hosts free monthly sessions to support people who’ve faced traumatic experiences in the line of duty. Steve, a manager at Protyre Autocare in Winsford, says the club promotes mindfulness and wellbeing...
For historian Jim Masselos (1940-2025), Mumbai was a city that was both his archive and his muse
Scroll.in
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In a seminal collection of essays published in 1978, the Cambridge historian Eric Stokes heralded the “return of the peasant” in South Asian studies. He was particularly pleased to note that “among students of the colonial revolution in South Asia...
Summer 2025 reading from MIT
MIT
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June 26, 2025
Summer is the perfect time to curl up with a good book — and MIT authors have had much to offer in the past year. The following titles represent some of the books published in the past 12 months by MIT faculty and staff. In addition to links for...
The Gibraltar-Spain Border Deal: The Last Piece of the EU Exit Jigsaw?
E-International Relations
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June 23, 2025
Brexit has had numerous consequences, many of which were scarcely discussed in the lead-up to the 2016 referendum. The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) were not exempt from the repercussions following the decision to leave the European Union...
Your Middle East questions answered – from Trump’s fragile ceasefire to what Israelis think of Netanyahu
The Independent
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June 26, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
C of E prepares spiritual response to war as UK military warns of rising threat
The Guardian
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June 26, 2025
The Church of England is considering how it could offer spiritual comfort and leadership to a nation at war as the world faces mounting conflict. Rev Hugh Nelson, the C of E’s bishop to the armed forces, said military personnel had been warning...
The Cotswolds pubs where you’re most likely to bump into a celebrity next to your pint
The Sun
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June 25, 2025
THE Cotswolds is a popular spot for celebrities enjoying a pint or two, but there are specific boozers where you're more likely to see them. holidaylodges.co.uk has revealed three must-visit pubs in the Cotswolds where celebrities have recently...
Friedman: If cease-fire holds, Mideast streets will have questions
Herald - Washington State
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June 26, 2025
By Thomas L. Friedman / The New York Times I truly hope this Iran-Israel ceasefire holds and gets extended to the Gaza Strip; first and foremost to see an end to all the killing. But second, because I think this war will trigger in its aftermath...
‘Bungling Badenoch’ under fire after suggesting Starmer wrong to miss PMQs for Nato summit
The Guardian
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June 26, 2025
'Bungling Badenoch' under fire over her suggestion Starmer wrong to miss PMQs for Nato summitThe Liberal Democrats have issued this statement about Kemi Badenoch’s performance in the Commons earlier. (See 11.48am.) It is from Daisy Cooper, the Lib...
Come friendly bombs and fall on Iran
The Spectator
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June 25, 2025
It is heartening to see the lefties out marching in defence of mullahs and their enlightened rule of Iran. The Stop the War Coalition has been organising protests the length and breadth of the country, demanding ‘Hands off Iran’. It is harder for...
Operation Sindoor creates panic in Bangladesh, Yunus government rushes to UK, likely to sign Rs 77000000000 defence deal, also plans to...
India.com
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June 26, 2025
Home News Operation Sindoor creates panic in Bangladesh, Yunus government rushes to UK, likely to sign Rs 77000000000 defence deal, also plans to… Bangladesh had earlier cancelled a big-ticket defence contract worth Rs 180.25 crore with a...
ROBERT HARDMAN: A night raid on a police station using the IRA's most deadly gun, an SAS team facing mortal danger - and 30 years on, a monstrous threat to haul them to court
Daily Mail
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June 25, 2025
For more than three hours, on a freezing February night, the 12 men from the Special Air Service had been lying behind a low, threadbare bit of hedge on the edge of a rural chapel car park near the Northern Irish village of Clonoe. According to...
Tributes paid to highly decorated Wirral soldier who served around the world
Wirral Globe
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Captain Brian Bellas MBE RM was born on August 22 1936 in Wallasey and as a result of the bombing of the Liverpool docks, he was evacuated at a very young age to North Wales at the start of World War Two. After leaving school, he worked as an...
HM Courts Service: These are the magistrates' court results for the Chichester area from June 3 to 24, 2025
Sussex World
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June 25, 2025
The following are the latest results contributed by HM Courts Service, for cases from the Chichester area sentenced by West Sussex Magistrates’ Court sitting at Worthing, Crawley and Horsham from June 3 to 24, 2025. Nicola Cairns, 44, of Hawthorn...
Slough and Datchet both ease to victories in Home Counties Division 2
Slough Express
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June 25, 2025
Slough’s Sahaan Sahaan. Photos: Slough Cricket Club -- Slough and Datchet remain well in the mix at the top of Home Counties Division 2 with both sides easing to victories on Saturday to stay on the coattails of leaders Wokingham. Both edged out...
Every Pink Floyd album ranked
Far Out Magazine
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June 25, 2025
The album marks a significant moment for the group. As the band began to experience life without frontman Syd Barrett and trusted producer Norman Smith, More was the album that showed there was light at the end of the tunnel. The record is by no...
Bangladesh explores advanced air defence options at London summit
Firstpost
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June 25, 2025
Bangladesh is broadening its defence partnerships as part of an ambitious effort to modernise its air defence capabilities, shifting focus from traditional allies like China to Western nations such as the United Kingdom. Military intelligence...
The defining royal moments of the noughties – from the Golden Jubilee to William meeting Kate
Woman & Home
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June 25, 2025
The first decade of the 21st century was packed full of world-changing news and moments - from the 9/11 terror attacks and war in Iraq to the first ever iPod and social media's early days. For the Royal Family, who had seen through the tough...