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Church prayers for Ballymurphy families as they prepare to hear the inquest findings Ballymurphy families at court this morning. Picture by Hugh Russell NICK PATTERSON PRAYERS will be said today for the families of 10 people killed in Ballymurphy over 36 hours immediately after the introduction of internment in August 1971, as they prepare to hear the inquest findings. Coroner Mrs Justice Keegan will publish her findings tomorrow - 30 months after the inquest opened into the...

Teesside mum wins Redcar property gurus make me a millionaire competition Kathryn Lockwood has quit her job of 15 years to go all in with the intense training Steven Green has promised Updated Latest Teesside headlines straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe hav...

Tommy figures appear in housing estates across Somerset ahead of VE Day They have been put up across the county Updated Tommy figure at Barratt David Wilson site (Image: © jim wileman) GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscri...

CASE STUDY April 29, 2021 Share A competition was launched by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) in an effort to develop an autonomous survey vehicle that could survey rivers and river banks to find sites for troops to cross. Ultrabeam met the challenge. Map the Gap: Creating an Autonomous Marine Survey Vehicle to Find River Crossing Points The solution leverages Applanix technology, including POS MV and Applanix POSPac Mobil...

By 1937, the industry was dwindling, but for George, the spinning industry would be woven throughout his entire working life and be the thread that kept him attached to his beloved Lancashire. From school desk to factory floor in a matter of days, George took to hard work like a duck to water: “I was proud to have become a bread winner, but was still in short trousers after taking my overalls off. My first long trouser suit was purchased after three months of my working life,” he recalled, ...

SAS/35C/1/2 Information Xerox typed voyage account of John Hussey of Wiltshire, Royal Engineer re his trip around the world during 1858-1867. Detailed accounts of the ships he served on, including Indus, the India Mutiny and the New Zealand war. About

End of an era as old Dumfries and Galloway Standard building demolished The property in Haughs Close is being knocked down for the community-led Midsteeple Quarter project The old Standard office is knocked down to make way for the redevelopment of The Oven building. (Image: Jim McEwan) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information ...

Soldiers Develop Trade Skills In Cyprus Woodbridges airborne Sappers have been honing their trade skills on the island, renovating British Army infrastructure. 9th April 2021 at 11:39am Airborne Sappers from 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment have been on Exercise Pinestick, training their trade skills in Cyprus. The exercise is a regular deployment by a Royal Engineer squadron, tasking them with building and renovating infrastructure used by British military personnel based on the island and the w...

5 04 2021 Set in scenic surroundings in Singapore’s rustic north-eastern corner, the area we refer to as Changi Point, is one in which I have found great joy in. It is an area of much beauty with much of its natural geographical features intact and wears a charm that is little changed from the time I first interacted with it more than half a century ago. Over the years, I have also discovered that the area is one with quite a history; a history that is even recorded in maps of ...

The vast amphitheatre was glazed until 1949. Photograph: Will Pryce Credit: Will Pryce, Future Publishing This week, the Royal Albert Hall celebrates its 150th anniversary. With photographs taken during the unnatural quiet of lockdown, John Goodall looks at the remarkable story behind the creation of this world-famous venue. Photographs by Will Pryce. At noon on Wednesday, March 29, 1871, Queen Victoria set off in a royal cavalcade of nine closed carriages from Buckingham Palace for the...