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A TEENAGER has been jailed after the car he was driving, carrying six passengers, crashed into a wall causing ‘life-changing’ injuries to three…

Crews were cleaning the wall and memorial inside Elmhurst Park, where the graffiti was spray-painted. One veteran who saw it said it felt like he was punched in the gut.

Responding to Myanmar’s Junta: An Alternative to Sanctions and Boycotts Coup leader Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing participates in the Armed Forces Day parade in Naypyitaw in March. / Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services’ Office 3.9k By Bertil Lintner 11 May 2021 It has long been argued that sanctions against rogue regimes such as Myanmar’s military dictatorships are ineffectual and may hurt ordinary people more than those responsible for the acts that made outside powers take action against them. That would also apply for so-called “smart sanctions”, which in the case of Myanmar would...

Chester Magistrates Court. A CHESTER man has admitted owning a dog which bit a woman in the face, forcing her to require hospital treatment. Matthew Highley, 40, of Edna Street, appeared at Chester Magistrates Court on Friday, May 7 and pleaded guilty at the first opportunity to the charge of being the owner of a dog that was dangerously out of control causing injury. Prosecuting, Michael O'Kane said it was on New Year's Eve, 2020, when a friend of a relative of Highley, Leilani Ting, visited Highley's home. At the property was an 11-year-old small- to medium-sized cross-breed dog calle...

Submitting... The accolade also acknowledges his academic advancement and professional development, which has seen him gain a number of postgraduate qualifications, including independent prescribing qualifications and specialisms in paediatric eye care from the University of Ulster and medical retina from Moorfields. Mr O’Kane said: “To be recognised as a Fellow of the College of Optometrists is such a privilege and I’m absolutely honoured to receive it. During my career, I’ve tried to push the boundaries and perceptions of optometry while guiding others through the industry. It’s h...