The Canadian Ministry of Defense has deployed approximately 70 soldiers to Jamaica to train troops from Caribbean countries participating in a UN-sanctioned mission in Haiti, according to Reuters. Kenya announced last year that it would lead forces to …
Von der Leyen’s Defence Union dream won’t come easy – or cheap
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has made defence a centrepiece of her campaign for a second term in office. But her strategy must overcome significant political, financial and legal hurdles – and is likely to major on boosting its lo…
Was the captain of the ship that hit the Baltimore bridge Ukrainian?
A container ship named Dali lost propulsion and crashed into a pillar of Batimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge on March 26th – killing at least six people. Very quickly, social media users started blaming everyone and anyone for the incident – from the l…
Kaiser Chief’s Ricky Wilson owned £1.5million mansion in a ‘vibrant’ UK town by beautiful beaches
Ricky Wilson is best known as the frontman of Kaiser Chiefs and as a television personality. The English musician moved to Falmouth in 2012 before listing the home for £1.5million in 2020. Ricky was born in West Yorkshire but chose the Cornwall town in…
Heritage Transport Show and South East Bus Festival return to the Kent Event Centre in Detling, near Maidstone, this April
More than 1,000 vintage vehicles will be pulling up for a festival celebrating all things transport. The Heritage Transport Show will boast retro cars, motorcycles, buses, steam engines and military vehicles from different decades at the Kent Event Cen…
Ashford School plans to leave historic East Hill site to make way for 1,200 homes
More than 1,000 homes could be built on a sprawling private school site after teachers announced plans to relocate. Ashford School has been at its historic 15-acre home in East Hill for 111 years but now bosses hope to construct a state-of-the-art camp…
New Kent captain Daniel Bell-Drummond on the prospect of starting the 2024 County Championship Division 1 campaign against old team-mate Sean Dickson as Somerset visit Canterbury
There could be a familiar face in the opposition team as Kent’s Daniel Bell-Drummond begins his tenure as club captain. Bell-Drummond is set to lead Kent out for their first County Championship Division 1 match of the season against Somerset in Canterb…
Ebbsfleet United manager Danny Searle looks ahead to National League match at Dagenham & Redbridge
Boss Danny Searle has urged his Ebbsfleet players to keep earning the right for the fans to come out in their numbers to support them. Relegation-threatened National League Fleet take the short trip to Dagenham & Redbridge today (kick-off 3pm), having …
Cherry Lane Pulham Market installs scented floors to help with pet department sales
A Pulham Market garden centre has installed scented floors designed specifically to help canine visitors sniff out its pet department. The flooring inside Cherry Lane, in Ipswich Road, features the latest breakthrough doggie-aroma technology and althou…
Gillingham play Harrogate Town away on Easter Monday in League 2 – Head coach Stephen Clemence looks ahead to another crucial fixture
It’s close to must-win time for Gillingham and their head coach has a points total in mind that should see them make the play-offs. Stephen Clemence’s side crept up a place to seventh after a goalless draw at home to Crewe on Friday and a win at Harrog…