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Diarmuid O’Carroll had come out on top of a three-man shortlist for the position.

A LOCAL authority leisure boss has promised to help local indoor bowlers find a home for a new indoor arena. Blackburn with Darwen boroughs executive member for well being Cllr Damian Talbot made the pledge to members of a special local working group on the issue at last nights Council Forum. Bill Stemp told him: "Bowling has over 8,000 registered players in Lancashire and is the second most participated sport in the county after junior football. "There are over 300 purpose built indoor b...

A federal judge reinstated a midshipman’s lawsuit against the superintendent of the Naval Academy and former secretary of the Navy while also ordering that the Naval Academy, once again, cannot temporarily remove Midshipman First Class Chase Standage.

Today marks the official Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, a day we set aside to honor the civil rights leader who was slain 53 years ago this spring. That seems an apt time on which to reflect on the life of a lesser-known civil rights figure and former Virginia office-holder who was murdered 152 years ago — and is just now getting his due from history. This is the story of Joseph R. Holmes. We must rewind to the years immediately following the Civil War, when Virginia was formally known as...

More than 350,000 people have been vaccinated by Pfizer /BioNTech jab in UK It comes amid hopes Oxford Universitys jab could be approved by the New Year  Vaccinations against coronavirus will continue on Christmas Day as part of a national drive to halt the spread of the new mutant strain spreading across the country.   Britains GP surgeries and hospital hubs have seen more than 100,000 bookings for the Pfizer jabs this week, NHS sources say.  ADVERTISEMENT Medical staff are preparing to i...

More than 350,000 people have been vaccinated by the Pfizer/BioNTech jab in Britain, it was confirmed today, as hopes rise that Oxford Universitys inoculation could be approved by the New Year. Boris Johnson announced the figure at a Downing Street briefing, where the Government also confirmed London and swathes of the South East will be placed under new Tier 4 restrictions from midnight.   The draconian bracket means non-essential shops will be forced to shut, and travel restrictions includ...

Image: PC Norwell Roberts on duty at Bow Street © Metropolitan Police Service Ello ello ello, whats all this then? A museum about the police opens its (cell) doors in London early 2021 — and its inside one of the citys first police stations. Station cells and working rooms of the former Bow Street Police Station and Magistrates Court, in Covent Garden, have been transformed into galleries telling the story of the Bow Street Runners — the 18th century precursors to todays Metropolitan Polic...

Naga explained how diversity in workplaces is still frustratingly slow (Image: BBC) READ MORE She continued: "Diversity obviously is important because we’re broadcasting or writing for everyone in the UK, which is half women, all different creeds and colours. "If you don’t have that diversity in the newsroom, how can you reflect it in what you’re writing and what you’re broadcasting?" Due to her own experiences, Naga joined forces with the John Schofield Trust – a charity that helps y...

Brenda heists disappearance. at one point they reopened her cold case. joining me on the phone is john schofield, one of the detectives who worked the case. he spoke to heist after she turned herself in last week. also, dr. drew pinski and mark geragos, defense attorney. detective, you have been on this case for 11 years now. i understand new details keep coming in. just yesterday, you saw a young woman and her father who came to see you. what did they tell you? who were they? >> they walked int...

And her kids, really. >> yeah. in case you dont know, i talked to her son yesterday, who is obviously, he doesnt even know what to think about all this. you know, he isnt sure what he wants from her, if anything. so i can only imagine how tough this has been for them and obviously, shes got issues that shes dealing with. i appreciate you talking and explaining that last bit in particular. thank you. >> thank you, anderson. >> you take care. authorities in pennsylvania, they spent years investi...