A year after a double hip replacement, a woman and her family have undertaken a 15-mile fundraising walk for three NHS hospitals. Jane Gamble, 72, of Southwell, completed the walk on Saturday, August 3, and has so far raised over £2,400 for the teams a…
Germany warns citizens to leave Lebanon or make urgent preparations
The German Foreign Office has again warned all German nationals remaining in Lebanon to leave the country or make urgent preparations, amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran – and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. A Foreign Off…
Ex-sprint great Felix among four new IOC athletes’ commission members
Seven-time athletics gold medallist Allyson Felix has won an election among Paris Games participants to lead four new members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) athletes’ commission. The IOC said that Felix was elected with 2,880 votes togeth…
Burglar jailed for March Town Hall break-in
A man who broke into a town hall putting him in breach of a suspended sentence has been jailed. Robert Fitzjohn, 44, broke into March Town Hall in Market Place, between 5.30pm on Monday, April 15, and 8.30am on Tuesday, April 16. He smashed a window to…
Israeli orchestra cancels guest performances in Europe
An Israeli orchestra that is made up of an equal number of Arab and Jewish musicians has cancelled its concerts in Europe in response to growing tensions in the Middle East. Germany’s Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival announced on Thursday that a special…
Israel withdraws status from eight Norwegian diplomats
Israel has withdrawn the diplomatic status of eight Norwegian representatives, it was announced on Thursday. The Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said that Foreign Minister Israel Katz had informed Norway that he was cancelling the diplomatic status of No…
German company bankruptcies reach highest level in a decade
The number of German company bankruptcies rose to its highest level for around 10 years, the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) reported on Thursday. Insolvencies rose by a third to 1,406 in July, according to the IWH, and almost 10,000 jobs w…
Family of Titan submarine victim demands $50 million in compensation
The family of one of the five people who died in the implosion of the Titan deep-sea submarine in the North Atlantic in June 2023 is demanding $50 million in compensation. The operator, Oceangate, acted with gross negligence, according to the lawsuit, …
Family of Titan submarine victim demands $50 million in compensation
The family of one of the five people who died in the implosion of the Titan deep-sea submarine in the North Atlantic in June 2023 is demanding $50 million in compensation. The operator, Oceangate, acted with gross negligence, according to the lawsuit, …
Warchant TV: Florida State continues minicamp, returns to campus of UNF
Florida State returned to its familiar minicamp location on the campus of the University of North Florida after a brief stop at the practice facility of the Jacksonville Jaguars due to field conditions at the neighboring college. Footage from Thursday …