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EVER since I can remember, I’ve cried on my birthday. I could never quite pinpoint why. Maybe it’s the feeling that time is ...
A YACHT had to be towed back to St Helier by the RNLI lifeboat on Sunday evening after a “mechanical failure” left it in ...
A woman who died while celebrating her ex-fiance’s birthday at a luxury hotel was seen suddenly falling asleep during dinner, a jury was told. Samantha Mickleburgh, from Axminster, Devon, was found ...
Four people onboard a plane that crashed shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport on Sunday died, the PA news agency understands. The crash, which happened at around 3.48pm, involved “one ...
Customs officials have released photos from a seizure of roughly 1,500 young tarantulas found inside plastic containers that had been hidden in chocolate spongecake boxes shipped to an airport in ...
Rachel Reeves has not ruled out the possibility of a new wealth tax but insisted commitments not to hike tax for “working people” remained. The Chancellor said she was not going to comment on ...
A man has appeared in court charged with “malicious mischief” following reports the glass case containing the Stone of Destiny was broken. It follows an incident at Perth Museum on Saturday afternoon, ...
A BBC Gaza documentary breached an editorial guideline on accuracy, a report said. The programme, Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone, was removed from BBC iPlayer in February after it emerged that the ...
AN excellent opening day of the 2025 Orkney Island Games sees Jersey land top of the medals table with three golds. Triathlon ...
FURTHER details of this year’s scaled-down Battle of Flowers event have been announced by organisers. The free event will consist of two parades, with a day parade featuring floats and entertainment ...
THE owners of a bible from the 19th century are hoping to return it to Jersey and find any living relatives of the Syvret family it once belonged to. Walter Prescott, who lives in Bromsgrove, ...
A suspended Tory MP accused of sexually assaulting two women at London’s Groucho club will face trial next year. Patrick Spencer, MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, allegedly cupped the breasts ...