PRESSURE is building for changes to be made to Jersey laws which would allow Islanders to claim compensation when they are injured falling on roads which are not properly maintained. Infrastructure Minister Andy Jehan told the JEP it was “certainly time we had a review” of wider road legislation and the matter would be up […]
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Ed Sheeran says Band Aid 40th release didn’t ask permission to use his vocals
He had appeared in Band Aid 30 alongside One Direction, Sam Smith and Chris Martin from Coldplay.
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Metal detectorist to sell ‘Nobby’ the fertility figure he found in a field
Bob Jemmett found the tiny, bronze figure dating to the first century in a field in Cambridgeshire.
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‘Nobby’ the Celtic fertility figure found in field sells at auction for £3,000
The bronze item was discovered by a metal detectorist in Little Chishill, Cambridgeshire, in 2018.
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Last original member of The Band Garth Hudson dies aged 87
He was praised as a ‘musical genius and cornerstone of the group’s timeless sound’.
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Concord agrees £1.1bn deal to buy music rights fund Hipgnosis
The board of the fund, which owns the back catalogues for artists including Justin Bieber and Shakira, has backed the 93.2 per share deal.
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Ultra-runner Jasmin Paris adds royal honour to long list of achievements
The 40-year-old, from Midlothian, has completed some of the toughest and most gruelling races around the world.
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Barbara Taylor Bradford, the ‘grand dame of blockbuster novels’, dies aged 91
The author published her acclaimed novel A Woman Of Substance in 1979.
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Singer, writer and politician Kinky Friedman dies aged 79
Friedman had suffered from Parkinson’s disease for several years, a friend said.
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Tough sea conditions challenge sailors and rowers in St Aubin’s
ST Aubin’s Bay was awash with rowers and Hobie Cats for Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club’s (RCIYC) recent race. The handicapped 10km GinD 4 race – part of a series – saw crews navigating buoys and markers around the outside of the bay, while sailors competed in the centre. First home was singles rower Laima […]
