Bethany Norton won a junior ladies’ Olympic skeet bronze medal at a competition in Qatar. The Bishop’s Stortford College student, who is in the Lower Sixth, scored 108 out of 125 in her event at the Amir Grand Prix – Lusail Shotgun Competition. Norton,…
Bishop’s Stortford Handball Club under-16 girls end third round of England Handball League South on high with 12-5 victory over Dorset
Bishop’s Stortford Handball Club under-16 girls ended the third round of the England Handball League South on a high with a 12-5 victory over Dorset. Leah Pakala led the way with five goals while Eloise Daniell and Olivia Mugele netted four and three r…
Erste’s Croatian subsidiary boosts net profit by 55% in 2023
Croatia’s Erste Bank, a subsidiary of Austria’s Erste Group, announced a consolidated net profit of €241mn for 2023, marking a 55% increase from 2022’s figure of €156mn. The net interest income surged to €410mn in 2023, up from €282mn in 2022. Net reve…
TMC’s Derek O’Biren calls for ‘Supreme Court-monitored election’ after EC transfers Bengal DGP
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Trinamool Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien on Tuesday demanded Supreme Court-monitored Lok Sabha polls alleging that BJP’s tricks are destroying the Election Commission of India (ECI). The TMC leader h…
FTSE 100 today: London markets set for quiet kickoff ahead of data-heavy week
By Vivek Kumar Moving markets today: Japanese stocks volatile as Bank of Japan ends negative rates, yen falls; Australia’s central bank holds rates; focus shifts to US Federal Reserve and Bank of England policy decisions Wall Street’s major indices end…
Der Allesspieler: Thomas Holländer ist Profi für «Tatort»-Nebenrollen
Viele kennen sein Gesicht, wenige seinen Namen. Nicht alle Darsteller in Deutschlands TV-Dauerbrenner «Tatort» waren so oft zu sehen wie er – sogar einige Ermittler nicht. Thomas Holländer war Bodyguard, Feuerwehrmann, LKA-Beamter und Filmleiche, er dr…
Bank Of Japan Raises Interest Rates, Abandoning 17-Year Negative Interest Rate Stint — Nikkei Reacts By Dropping Over 200 Points
In a historic move, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has increased interest rates for the first time in 17 years, signaling the end of the world’s last negative rates regime. What Happened: The BOJ announced on Tuesday that it would raise its short-term interes…
Impossible to move Gazans from Rafah as invasion looms: HRW
Israel has said it would to allow Palestinians crammed into southern Gaza to leave before its planned invasion of Rafah, but experts have warned it was practically impossible to get those civilians out of harm’s way. The roughly 1.5 million Gazans in t…
Chinese regulator gives boss of bankrupt Evergrande life trading ban
The head of the highly indebted Chinese property group Evergrande is to be banned from trading shares for life, the company said late on Monday. Hui Ka Yan was also fined 47 million yuan (around $6.5 million) by the China Securities Regulatory Commissi…
Tennis player collapses mid-match at Miami Open before being taken off in wheelchair
By Abigail O’Leary A tennis player at the Miami Open collapsed mid-match before being taken off in wheelchair. Arthur Cazaux was playing against Harold Mayot when he fell to the ground when he collapsed to the ground during the middle of the third set….