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Director of rugby credited his team’s never-say-die attitude
23+ hour, 36+ min ago (445+ words) A Hertfordshire school's director of rugby credited his team's never-say-die attitude despite losing out in the final of a prestigious national rugby competition. Richard Hale School's Brett McNamee watched on from the sidelines as his charges went down 40-17 to Embley…...
Why is Britain's Got Talent not on the TV tonight? ITV Saturday schedule shake-up
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (284+ words) ITV's Britain's Got Talent will not air tonight due to a schedule shake-up on ITV1 - but why? The popular TV talent show returned to screens last month with its 17th series. Judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon returned to the…...
February demand for new cars hit 22-year high
2+ week, 1+ day ago (525+ words) The UK's new car market recorded its strongest February sales in 22 years despite demand for new electric vehicles (EVs) stalling. Some 90,100 new cars were registered last month, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. That was an increase…...
South Africa declares a national disaster over flooding and severe weather
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (247+ words) South Africa on Sunday declared a national disaster over torrential rains and floods that have killed at least 30 people in the northern part of the country, damaged thousands of homes and washed away roads and bridges. The declaration was made…...
Older age groups make up growing proportion of driving licence holders
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (427+ words) People aged 70 and over make up a growing number of drivers on Britain's roads and currently account for around one in seven licence holders, up from one in nine a decade ago. Some 6.3 million full driving licences belong to people…...
Englandâs Ashes centurion Jacob Bethell: I knew Test ton was coming
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (676+ words) Jacob Bethell sealed his status as England's next big thing with a name-making Ashes century then claimed: "It was always coming. The 22-year-old has long been touted as a prodigious talent but was still awaiting his maiden first-class hundred when…...
Jacob Bethellâs sparkling century offers silver lining for England in Sydney
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (833+ words) Jacob Bethell's coming-of-age century offered hope for the future as England's Ashes present tipped towards another defeat in Sydney. Bethell " 22 years old and playing just his sixth Test match " made a mockery of the awkward fact that he had never…...
Four trapped after building collapses in Kenyan capital
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (191+ words) A multi-storey building under construction in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, collapsed on Friday, leaving at least four people trapped. Rescue workers are digging through the rubble. The building was in an area of Nairobi known as South C, according to…...