Callers wait an average of 32 seconds to be answered by Hertfordshire County Council’s customer service centre. According to the latest data published by the authority, 81,017 calls were made in the three months between October and December 2023. Of th…
Sources: Liverpool hold ‘productive’ talks as they close on Jurgen Klopp’s successor
HITC understands that Ruben Amorim’s representatives have held ‘productive’ talks with Liverpool about the Portuguese replacing Jurgen Klopp this summer. Sporting Lisbon boss Amorim has emerged as the Merseyside giant’s top target to become their new h…
Cadent Gas workers back to repair leak along Stansted Road, Stortford
Workers have returned to repair a gas leak on a main route into Bishop’s Stortford, setting up two-way temporary traffic signals. The work by Cadent Gas along the B1383 Stansted Road, near the junction with Collins Cross, due to end on April 17, is to …
Bill for Hertfordshire county councillors’ allowances tops £1.45m
Hertfordshire county councillors received more than £1.45m in allowances in 2023/24, according to the latest published data. Members and those co-opted onto the authority’s committees are not paid a salary or wage. However, they are eligible for a rang…
Four young Germans dead after weekend road accident near Hameln
The death toll following a serious weekend road accident near the town of Hameln has risen to four after the 20-year-old driver succumbed to his injuries in hospital, police in the German state of Lower Saxony reported on Tuesday. Three young adults di…
Israel hails successful deployment of C-Dome missile defence at sea
The Israeli army says it has successfully intercepted an enemy missile for the first time using a naval version of the Iron Dome missile defence system. The system, known as C-Dome, intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle from a corvette, which had come…
Olympic Rings for Paris Games to be mounted on Eiffel Tower
The Olympic rings will be displayed on the iconic Eiffel Tower for this summer’s Paris Games, organizers said on Tuesday. The 29 metres wide and 15m high rings structure is to be mounted from the end of April 60m up the 330m landmark on the side overlo…
Acer’s new Helios and Nitro gaming laptops pack all the latest chips
Acer makes some of the best-selling gaming laptops on the market, out of a combination of low starting prices and ubiquitous availability. Its Nitro series, for example, is almost constantly the best-selling gaming model on Amazon. Today, the company i…
‘I was never convinced’: Liam Brady says he thought Arsenal messed up when they signed £30m player
Arsenal have made some incredible signings in recent years. Declan Rice has arguably been the Signing of the Season, Leandro Trossard has made a big impact as a squad player over the past 12 months, while Kai Havertz has been brilliant in recent weeks….
‘I was never convinced’: Liam Brady says he thought Arsenal messed up when they signed £30m player
Arsenal have made some incredible signings in recent years. Declan Rice has arguably been the Signing of the Season, Leandro Trossard has made a big impact as a squad player over the past 12 months, while Kai Havertz has been brilliant in recent weeks….