World Rugby and the Welsh Rugby Union have confirmed that the June 17 Test match will have to be held in another country. The relocation is due to ground works at the Tonga national stadium in Nuku’alofa running behind schedule, meaning that the pitch might not be fit for purpose in time.
Day: February 17, 2017
Fire service issues kitchen warning after busy night
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is repeating warnings about cooking fire safety after several incidents in West Sussex yesterday evening. The service is raising awareness of kitchen safety this month as more fires and fire injuries are caused in the kitchen than anywhere else in the home.
Ride a rollercoaster in Thailand in a full 360 degrees new
The Pongyang Jungle Coaster is located on the northern edge of the Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, outside of Chiang Mai, Thailand.
A 57-year-old is being treated in the Nicosia General Hospital Intensive Care Unit for severe respiratory problems after attempting to extinguish a fire that had broken out at a church in Pera Chorio. Doctors have described his condition as critical.
6 die in gas leak at South African naval base, several hurt
Paramedics in South Africa say six men have died and several were injured in an apparent gas leak at a naval base in the city of Durban. Russel Meiring, a spokesman for paramedic company ER24, says the men were “overcome by gas” while working in a sewage pit on Friday.
Fashion insiders declare ‘I Am an Immigrant’ in new video
While some fashion designers have always been overtly political, the recently wrapped New York Fashion Week just a month after President Donald Trump’s inauguration included a broader range of brands addressing these tumultuous times. On Friday, the day after shows concluded, W magazine took on one element, Trump’s position on immigration, in a video featuring designers, models, photographers, and industry activists and insiders who are, themselves, immigrants.
AM First Warn Local Weather 02/17/17
Most North Koreans have little idea about the outside world beyond what Kim Jong Un’s oppressive regime feeds them. Mike Dubke, founder of conservative firm Crossroads Media, has been selected as head of White House communications, a White House official has confirmed to NBC News.
Celebrating Creation and Community will take place in Cheddleton this Spring
The ‘Celebrating Creation and Community’ will take place at St Andrew’s Church in Ostlers Lane in Cheddleton, near Leek on Saturday, March 11. The free-to-enter event, which will run from 1.30pm until 4pm, will include a variety of stalls and activities as well as local information displays. Animal Magic Mini Zoo will also make a special appearance to give visitors an opportunity to meet some exotic animals.
New co-housing community group launched in the Staffordshire Moorlands
Each household has a self-contained, personal and private home, but residents come together to manage their community, share activities, and eat together. There are currently nine members on the Leek Co-Housing initiative and they are in the process of trying to find a piece of land for the scheme to build on.
How North Korean mountain and myth may have inspired murder
A desolate but lovely volcano on the North Korea-China border could be the key to unraveling the sudden, mysterious death of an exiled scion of North Korean royalty.
Merkel: Germany will raise defense spending, but slowly
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks through the German Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks through the German Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017.
Tony Blair’s new mission: To change UK minds on Brexit
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair makes a speech at an Open Britain event in central London, Friday Feb. 17, 2017. Blair urged voters to speak out against the government’s drive to exit the EU at any cost, saying it could damage future generations.
No ID on lost lambs located in Dervock field
PSNI Ballymoney explained on a Facebook posting: “There is no identification on these lambs which are Texel crossbred and are approximately 70kgs live weight. “If you have lost any lambs over the last few months, please contact Constable McMullan or McCaughan at Ballycastle Neighbourhood Police Team.”
Herd of Red Poll cattle arrivesa at land college
An East Anglian land college has continued to boost its farming content with the arrival of a herd of cattle at its Otley campus. Andrew Vernon picks up the Red Poll cattle destined for the Otley campus of Easton and Otley College from Euston.
Firm chosen to construct phase two of Grantham’s southern relief road
Construction business Galliford Try is to be awarded the construction contract for phase two of Grantham’s relief road project. The British construction firm is expected to start work on phase two of the scheme in July and is projected to be complete by 2019.
Exercise game played in Tendring, Beat the Street, shortlisted for BT Sport Industry Awards 2017
Ten thousand people in Tendring who took part in a walking and cycling initiative helped it to be shortlisted for a national award. Beat the Street is up for Participation Event of the Year in the BT Sport Industry Awards 2017 – other events in the running include London Marathon, Parkrun UK, The Colour Run, Parallel London and I am Team GB.
Q&A: Politico Mark Leno on his beloved adopted city
Each week we ask a San Franciscan 10 questions to get a unique perspective on the city. Q. Are you definitely, 100 percent, for sure running for Mayor of San Francisco? ML : I am 100 percent sure that I will be running for Mayor of San Francisco in 2019 – as sure as I am that Hillary won the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes, that 3-5 million fraudulent votes were not cast and that this new president is a dangerous liar.
10 things to know Friday
A day after a suicide bombing by the Islamic State group killed 80 worshippers, the attack raised questions about Islamabad’s ability to rein in militant groups. Yet historians are hard-pressed to find anything that approaches what seems to be the president’s intention to escalate bad relations with the news media.
Ways to gauge Canada’s commitment to NATO beyond just spending: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is demonstrating its commitment to NATO in ways that go beyond simple military spending. Trudeau acknowledges the spending target agreed to by the members of the global military alliance – two per cent of GDP – but describes Canada and Germany as two of NATO’s principal actors, which do much of the “heavy lifting.”
Norwegian Top-Flight Club Kristiansund BK Use Crowdfunding To Sign New Defender
Norwegian top-flight side Kristiansund BK have utilised an alternative income stream to help bolster their squad ahead of their new season. With the 2017 Eliteserien campaign due to kick off in early April, KBK were able to bring in a handful of free transfers over the off-season.
Trudeau, Merkel differ on answering Trump call for more NATO defence spending
The pro-trade show of solidarity that Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are likely to make in Berlin later today will mask differences in how to deal with Donald Trump’s call for NATO members to boost military spending. Trump has called the 28-country alliance obsolete and Defence Secretary James Mattis told his fellow defence ministers in Brussels this week that while the U.S. still holds NATO in high regard, it expects its allies to start spending more on defence or the Trump administration will “moderate its commitment.”
Vauxhall workforce highly valued, minister told at talks on French takeover plan
The owner of Peugeot said it could buy Vauxhall and Opel from General Motors in a deal that would transform Europe’s car market Vauxhall’s brand and “committed workforce” are highly valued, Business Secretary Greg Clark has been told during crunch talks in Paris over the future of thousands of British production jobs. The minister travelled to the French capital on Thursday to meet French industry minister Christophe Sirugue and board members of PSA Group, which is in talks to acquire General Motors’ loss-making European operation.
The US Department of Justice said Kamen had lived in Athens, Georgia
Professor Henry Kamen, a renowned expert on Spanish history, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the offence dating back to 2014. According to court documents, the widely published author, who currently lives in Barcelona, possessed pornographic images of children under 12. The US Department of Justice said in a statement: “A federal grand jury indicted Henry Kamen for possession of child pornography.
Acting president pledges to nurture 100 global venture firms by 2020
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Friday pledged to nurture 100 global venture firms by 2020 as part of the government’s efforts to promote startups, create jobs and revitalize the economy. To achieve this goal, the government plans to provide “strategic, tailored” assistance, including legal counseling, to help venture firms prepare for their entry into foreign markets or expand their presence abroad.
Hotel Shilla shares shine amid rumors of Samsung heiress’ rise
Shares of a luxury hotel led by Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong’s younger sister were on the rise amid rumors that she might fill the group’s leadership vacuum. Shares in Hotel Shilla, led by Lee Boo-jin, the eldest daughter of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, soared Friday as market watchers speculated the 46-year-old female tycoon may succeed her brother in managing South Korea’s most powerful conglomerate.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: I am like Indiana Jones
The 35-year-old has lived up to the hype since arriving at Manchester United in the summer and took his goal tally to 23 in all competitions on Thursday. Ibrahimovic’s first hat-trick for the club saw St Etienne put to the sword at Old Trafford as Jose Mourinho’s men ran out 3-0 victors in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 clash.
Hanjin Shipping ends 40 years of sailing
A court in South Korea has declared the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping, after two weeks of appeals that ended Friday, bringing to a close 40 years of the company’s history as a leading shipping line and leaving challenges for the industry. The demise of the company — once the largest shipping company here and the world’s seventh biggest — began in 2008 in the midst of the financial crisis.
300m to make train company more reliable
The Transport Secretary confirmed that A 300 million will improve resilience across the network and will contribute towards improving the reliability of areas known to cause delays. Mr Dowden said: “This is important progress in my ongoing campaign to bring about a better service for passengers between Radlett and Elstree & Borehamwood and London.
[Weekender] Driven by parents’ desire, Korea’s kids market thrives
Kim Ji-young, a mother of a 7 year-old boy in Seoul, has been busy shopping. “My kid becomes a first grader this school year and there’s a lot to buy before he starts to attend classes,” she said, adding that she has been looking for a desk.
China closes live poultry markets amid deadly flu outbreak
In this Oct. 9, 2016 photo, a butcher carries slaughtered chickens in a poultry market in Fuyang in central China’s Anhui province. Chinese state media reported Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 that the National Health and Family Planning Commission is ordering the closure of live poultry markets in China’s south-central regions as it grapples with the worst outbreak of bird flu in years.
Wailing, anger at Sufi shrine in Pakistan after bomber kills 77
Men comfort each other as they attend the funeral of a relative who was killed in a suicide blast at the tomb of Sufi saint Syed Usman Marwandi, also known as the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine, in Sehwan Sharif, Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, February 17, 2017. Policemen gather outside the tomb of Sufi saint Syed Usman Marwandi, also known as the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine, after Thursday’s suicide blast in Sehwan Sharif, Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, February 17, 2017.
CPP: NPA did not attack relief convoy
The Communist Party of the Philippines has denied the New People’s Army was responsible for the attack on a relief convoy in Surigao del Norte on Wednesday. In a statement Friday, the CPP labeled as dubious the reports coming from the Armed Forces of the Philippines that the NPA ambushed the ABS-CBN relief mission in Barangay Linanggonan, San Francisco, Surigao del Norte.
Samsung Chief Jay Y. Lee Arrested Over Alleged Role In Corruption Scandal
Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee was arrested early on Friday over his alleged role in a corruption scandal rocking the highest levels of power in South Korea, dealing a fresh blow to the world’s biggest maker of smartphones and memory chips. The 48-year-old Lee, scion of the country’s richest family, was taken into custody at the Seoul Detention Centre after waiting there overnight for the decision.
Microsoft set to create 600 jobs in Dublin
The jobs are the latest boost to the economy following the announcement this week that US recruitment services firm Indeed is adding 500 jobs at its European base in Dublin. Microsoft’s announcement today will also be welcomed after last week’s devastating blow to staff at HP Inc’s Leixlip plant in Co Kildare, where 500 jobs are to go.
Woman stuck in mud up to her chest rescued by fire crews
A woman had to be pulled from a quagmire by fire fighters after becoming stuck in mud up to her chest. When crews arrived to the scene near the village green in Steventon at 4.30pm on Wednesday they found the 48-year-old partially submerged in mud and water.
Find your new career at today’s Oxford Times Jobs Fair
The firm is just one of many companies offering exciting new job and training opportunities across a wide variety of industries at the fair, which runs from 10am at Oxford Town Hall in St Aldates. The team of staff from Paterson, which was established in 1972, said the jobs fair was a great opportunity to recruit prospective employees for their clients.
Zuckerberg’s goal: Remake a world Facebook helped create
” Mark Zuckerberg helped create the modern world by connecting nearly a quarter of its citizens to Facebook and giving them a platform to share, well, everything ” baby pictures and Pepe memes, social updates and abusive bullying, helpful how-to videos and live-streamed violence. Now he wants to remake it, too, in a way that counters isolationism, promotes global connections and addresses social ills ” while also cementing Facebook’s central role as a builder of online “community” for its nearly 2 billion users.
Lawyers for ‘dreamer’ seek his release at Friday hearing
” Lawyers are asking a federal court in Seattle to order the immediate release of a man detained by immigration agents despite his participation in a federal program to protect those brought to the U.S. illegally. But the U.S. Justice Department says the court has no authority over the case.
Pakistani forces kill, arrest dozens after IS shrine bombing
Pakistani forces killed and arrested dozens of suspects in sweeping raids overnight and into Friday, a day after a massive suicide bombing by the Islamic State group killed 75 worshippers at a famed Sufi shrine in the country’s south. The terror attack – Pakistan ‘s deadliest in years – stunned the nation and raised questions about the authorities’ ability to rein in militant groups despite several military offensives targeting militant hideouts.
FOOTBALL: North Leigh in last-minute keeper search after Conor Thompson’s departure
NORTH Leigh will be forced to field a debutant goalkeeper when they travel to Barnstaple Town in Evo-Stik Southern League Division 1 South & West tomorrow. The departure of Conor Thompson this week has caused manager John Brough a headache, with on-loan Manny Agboola being recalled by parent club Oxford United for their Emirates FA Cup fifth round trip to Middlesbrough.