A popular vintage tea room has announced it is closing next week amid ‘mounting losses’. The announcement that the much-loved tea room at Damhouse in Astley, Wigan, has come as a shock to the community, with residents saying they are ‘saddened’ by the news. A notice on the venue’s Facebook page on Wednesday afternoon explained … Read more
A 71-year-old grieving mum is set to be evicted from her home of more than 50 years after planning permission was granted to convert it into a children’s home. Marie Hargreaves, of Dowry Street, Fitton Hill, Oldham, has received a court approved eviction notice instigated by her landlord telling her she will be evicted from … Read more
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. provides mission-critical solutions for government and commercial customers worldwide. The company’s Integrated Mission Systems segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems, passive sensing and targeting, electronic attack, autonomy, power and communications, and networks and sensors, as well as advanced combat systems for air, land, and sea sectors. Its Space and Airborne … Read more
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The CEO of one of the world’s biggest defense contractors, L3Harris Technologies, told President-elect Donald Trump’s government efficiency panel in a letter on Wednesday that the Pentagon’s huge contracting system is too slow and bureaucratic to meet threats posed by China and Iran and needs to be reformed. The … Read more
A fisherman’s cry of excitement at catching a large fish was confused for a cry for help by two passers-by leading to a search by Coniston Mountain Rescue and Cumbria Police. Two members of the public had been walking in the area near Blelham Tarn on Wednesday afternoon when they heard a male, who appeared to … Read more
Labour has said that tens of thousands of renters across the North West will save up to £,6747 of rent upfront thanks to their new bill. The Renters’ Rights Bill, which cleared the Commons after a vote by MPs on Tuesday (January 14), promises to protect tenants by abolishing ‘no-fault’ evictions, ending rental bidding wars … Read more
Despite the apparent increased frequency of its occurrence, the prospect of children appearing in court for killing other children always proves shocking and appalling. The case of Prince Walker-Ayeni was no different. A life was cruelly cut short, before it could mature and flourish. Prince, 17, was due to turn 18 just days later. His … Read more
A new world premiere exhibition from the hit children’s TV show Operation Ouch! is coming to Manchester. Following the success of last year’s Food, Poo and You exhibition, the Science and Industry Museum is set to host Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You. The well-loved presenters of the hit BBC Children’s and Education show, twins … Read more
(Bloomberg) — A long-awaited tender to upgrade a major waterway that ships crops worth tens of billions of dollars a year to global markets is coming under fierce criticism, including from two suitors that accuse Argentina’s government of favoring the current contractor. Most Read from Bloomberg President Javier Milei’s administration started a tender process in … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers of Canada’s provinces are in high-stakes talks over how far to go in using oil and other commodities as a weapon if the US starts a regional trade war. Most Read from Bloomberg Trudeau is meeting with the leaders of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories in … Read more