UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-NATO Foreign ministers from the 32 countries of the NATO defence alliance are meeting in Prague on Thursday and Friday to discuss how they coordinate military aid to Ukraine. Moving UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT Russia’s armed forces …
Defence Secretary under attack from former Bishop’s Stortford High School student bidding to become MP
Former Bishop’s Stortford High School student Andrew Lewin – Labour’s General Election candidate for the Welwyn Hatfield seat – is questioning the impact of Tory manifesto pledges on the University of Hertfordshire. He has called on his Conservative op…
Caterpillars leave 13 Swiss children hospitalized with allergies
Some 13 children have been hospitalized in northern Switzerland after developing serious allergic reactions on a school trip. The children, aged between 9 and 11 years old, reported irritation to the skin and eyes as well as breathing difficulties, Swi…
Police and CPS defend how Bishop’s Stortford ‘sexual predator of the worst kind’ Wayne Rogers was investigated and tried before he was finally convicted
Hertfordshire police and the Crown Prosecution Service have defended how they investigated and indicted transvestite predator Wayne Rogers before he was finally convicted. This week, the force paid tribute to the bravery of the 20-year-old man who was …
EU imposes ‘prohibitive’ tariffs on Russian grain, oilseeds
European Union leaders on Thursday agreed to impose high tariffs on imports of grain and other agricultural products from Russia and Belarus. The European Council said in a press release that the “prohibitive” new duties would effectively stop imports …
US, British entities targeted in Iraq amid Gaza war
Two sound bombs went off outside US and British entities in Baghdad on Thursday, the latest attacks targeting foreign companies that are believed to be related to the war in Gaza. A sound bomb went off outside a headquarters for the US company Caterpil…
‘I must admit’: Mark Wilson concedes he got it completely wrong on what he said about Celtic this season
It certainly was a rollercoaster season for the Celtic fans to deal with this year. From signing eight players in the summer to Brendan Rodgers looking like he didn’t fancy any of them apart from Luis Palma. And with mounting injury issues to some of o…
Russia deploys additional forces on two fronts: Ukraine’s army chief assesses breakthrough potential
Russian invaders are deploying additional forces in two areas in the Kherson region. In particular, Strilecha – Lyptsi and Vovchansk, according to Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. “Russia continues to build up the grouping o…
Russia deploys additional forces on two fronts: Ukraine’s army chief assesses breakthrough potential
Russian invaders are deploying additional forces in two areas in the Kherson region. In particular, Strilecha – Lyptsi and Vovchansk, according to Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. “Russia continues to build up the grouping o…
A20 Ashford Road, in Harrietsham, closed after lorry overturns near railway bridge
A main road is closed and there’s traffic “carnage” after a lorry crashed and overturned near a railway bridge. The A20 Ashford Road, in Harrietsham, is shut in both directions following the incident earlier this morning (May 30). Police officers were …