0 Have your say The Peterborough Telegraph’s Pride in Peterborough Awards saw incredible feats of bravery recognised – and a couple who have spent decades helping youngsters hit by a terrible disaster on the other side of Europe won a special award. Outstanding Act of Bravery Award, sponsored by Integral and Queensgate. Winner: Shazad Ali. …
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A tragedy in Yemen, made in America
By Jeffrey E. Stern The New York Times Tues., Dec. 11, 2018 Just before midnight, a businessman named Rabee’a was on the phone, trying to calm his friend down. Rabee’a owned a drill rig, and his friend had heard stories from elsewhere in Yemen about jets bombing well sites. It was Sept. 10, 2016, a …
Here are the selfless heroes nominated for The Sun Military Awards as we salute the finest Armed Forces in the world
THE Sun Military Awards are back to salute the finest Armed Forces in the world, who have again performed jaw-dropping heroics at home and around the globe. Today we showcase the elite, shortlisted by judges from hundreds of readers’ nominations. The winners, revealed tonight at Banqueting House in London, were picked by a judging panel …
Belgium Beat Netherlands In Shootout To Win Hockey World Cup
Belgium celebrate their Hockey World Cup 2018 victory. © AFP Belgium, Olympic silver medallists, defeated Netherlands 3-2 via a penalty shoot-out to win the FIH Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. After both teams failed to score in regulation time, Belgium edged past the three-time champions Netherlands to clinch the …
Berhalter hired as US soccer coach after World Cup failure
Gregg Berhalter was hired Sunday to coach the U.S. men’s national team, making him the first person to run the Americans after playing for them at the World Cup. Berhalter, who spent the past five seasons as coach of Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew, represents a generational change for an American team staggered by its …
Here are the news stories South Carolina should watch for in 2019
It’s impossible to predict what sort of crimes, hurricanes or economic twists South Carolina and the Charleston region might experience in the coming year, but some of 2019’s big news stories already are coming into focus.Charleston, North Charleston and Summerville will hold mayoral elections; Gov. Henry McMaster will take the reins with a voter mandate; …
Final goodbye: Looking back at the influential world figures we lost in 2018
Notable Deaths of 2018 Notable Deaths of 2018 Photo: Antonella Ragazzoni / Eyeem/Getty Images/EyeEm Photo: Antonella Ragazzoni / Eyeem/Getty Images/EyeEm Image 1 of / 95 Caption Close Image 1 of 95 Notable Deaths of 2018 Notable Deaths of 2018 Photo: Antonella Ragazzoni / Eyeem/Getty Images/EyeEm Final goodbye: Looking back at the influential world figures we …
New Zealand leader apologies for death of British tourist
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made an emotional apology Monday to the family of a 22-year-old British tourist who police say was murdered.Ardern spoke about the nation’s reaction to the case several hours after the man that police accuse of killing Grace Millane made his first appearance in court. …
Google’s top searches of 2018 were for World Cup, Meghan Markle
The world had World Cup fever this year. And so did the internet.And that was evident in what people searched for online. Google said Wednesday that its top trending topic in the US and worldwide in 2018 was “World Cup.” In Google parlance, “top trending” means it had the highest spike in traffic over a …
Mourinho ‘proud’ of Manchester United career’
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said his management style is inspired by legendary Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson after landing the role of caretaker manager at Old Trafford until the end of the season. From now, everyone starts on a clean slate and we want players to perform’.”It’s new times for the players but I know they …