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Blue Badge holders issued fresh update on where to use permits rule
Leeds Live
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August 8, 2025
Blue Badge holders have received a fresh warning regarding where they can use their parking permits following a significant update. Disabled drivers and road users planning trips abroad this summer are being advised to verify whether their Blue...
Tarmo Miilits: Narva border queues courtesy of Putin and his war
ERR
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August 12, 2025
I see no possibility that controls on Estonia's eastern border will be eased while Russia's war of aggression against its neighbor Ukraine continues, writes Tarmo Miilits. A politician (Center Party MP Aleksei Jevgrafov — ed.) wrote on social...
WELCOMING SMILES OR DISMISSIVE FROWNS? – The UK, the promised land for refugees
Europe Diplomatic Magazine
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August 12, 2025
Migrants crossing the English Channel in unauthorised attempts to reach the United Kingdom © Gov.UK The arrival of small boats bringing would-be migrants from France to the UK continues to raise eyebrows as well as big political problems for the...
Blue Badge holders issued fresh rule over where to use permits in update
Birmingham Live
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August 8, 2025
Disabled motorists and road users heading abroad this summer should check to see if they can use their Blue Badges before travelling. Blue Badge holders have been issued fresh warning about where to use their parking permit in a huge update....
English singer cancels concert after ‘falling ill’ just hours before show
Metro
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August 12, 2025
An English singer has cancelled a show after becoming unwell (Picture: Per Ole Hagen/ Redferns) An English singer has been forced to pull the plug on a gig after ‘falling ill’ just hours before he was due on stage. Rag’n’Bone Man – real name Rory...
Rag'n'Bone Man cancels gig just hours before he goes on stage as his team issues statement
The Mirror
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August 12, 2025
Rag'n'Bone Man's latest gig has been cancelled ( Image: Redferns) It has been announced that a scheduled performance by Rag'n'Bone Man won't go ahead tonight due to him having "fallen ill". His team have shared that his latest gig has been...
6 death notices in Cheshire this week
Chester Live
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August 13, 2025
These are the loved-ones remembered in the funeral notices this week. To see the full list of family announcements, visit this section of the Cheshire Live website where you can search by name, date and location. You can also post your own...
Malta among 26 countries calling on Israel to let aid into Gaza
Times of Malta
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August 12, 2025
Malta is among 26 countries calling on Israel to let a “flood” of aid into Gaza and allow humanitarian organisations to operate in the war-torn Palestinian enclave. In a joint statement, foreign ministers from countries including Canada, France...
A Beautiful Rendering of Working-Class Life, Warts and All
In These Times - Illinois
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August 12, 2025
Deindustrialization in the Northeast spawned a service sector that didn’t quite match up to the offerings of the old manufacturing-based economy. The resulting lower wages, limited job benefits, and reduced job security propelled many workers,...
Australia and 23 nations raise pressure on Israel
In Daily
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August 13, 2025
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has joined ministers from 23 other nations in raising pressure on Israel to alleviate the “unimaginable” crisis unfolding in Gaza. The foreign ministers from around the world signed a joint statement calling for “urgent...
Golden Globe-Nominated Producer Making Movies Sets Laura Birn, Oona Airola for Klaus Härö-Directed ‘Blue Baby’ and Preps ‘Quiet Lake’ From Tonislav Hristov (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
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August 12, 2025
Golden Globe-nominated Klaus Härö (“The Fencer”) and twice Sundance-selected Tonislav Hristov (“The Good Postman,” “The Magic Life of V”) are readying their next pics with regular production partners Kaarle Aho and Kai Nordberg of Helsinki-based...
Guess your job in 2 minutes? Meet Max, the man behind 'Career Ladder'
Evening Tribune - New York
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Max Klymenko has had anything but an ordinary career path, and now the 30-year-old is guessing what other people do for a living, all while standing on a ladder. The Ukrainian native may have studied in law school, but he is now a content creator...
The International Contemporary Circus Festival 'Cirkuliacija': Comebacks and Discoveries
The Baltic Times
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International Contemporary Circus Festival Cirkuliacija is returning with a bold shift: moving into the autumn season, expanding its geographical reach, and inviting audiences on a journey through artistic experiences and creative expressions....
AirBaltic names aircraft after Baltic cities
Business Traveller
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August 9, 2025
Latvian carrier airBaltic has starting naming aircraft in its Airbus A220-300 fleet after cities across the Baltic countries. The naming follows a competition which took place in August 2024, where entrants voted for their favourite cities across...
Man charged with carrying 3D printed gun in Dublin granted bail
The Irish Times
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A construction worker stopped in Dublin and charged with carrying a 3D-printed gun and ammunition has been granted bail. Valeriju Voronenko (50), a Lithuanian national with an address at Gardiner Street, Dublin 1, was arrested at Stable Lane in...
Cyprus Business Now: real estate, taxes, BoC, ESG, construction costs, CSE
Cyprus Mail
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August 12, 2025
The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) Council on Monday expressed “deep concern and disappointment” over what it deems to be “the exclusion of meaningful incentives for the capital market” in the government’s proposed tax reform. “Despite submitting...
Citizens of these European countries can obtain LMIA-exempt work permits
CIC News
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July 29, 2025
Citizens of certain European Union (EU) member states have an advantage when seeking Canadian work permits. If you hold citizenship in one of 27 eligible countries, you may qualify for a work permit through the Canada-European Union Comprehensive...
Paws cross borders for local dog show
SNnewswatch
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The 5th annual dog show welcomed a guest from Lithuania and a judge from Australia. THUNDER BAY— North Shore Dog Club is holding its fifth annual dog show, which started on Friday at Chippewa Park. One contestant was Gintarė Tamašauskaitė, who...
29 Countries to Phase-out Passport Stamps
This Day
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August 9, 2025
In Europe, 29 countries would soon replace passport stamps with a new Entry/Exist System (EES). The policy that had been delayed for years, according to a travel and leisure online news platform, would now go into effect starting October 12. It...
The 2 beautiful but underrated countries with cleanest seas in Europe - not Spain or Italy
Daily Express
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August 9, 2025
If you're planning your next European beach holiday, forget the usual suspects like Spain or Italy as two lesser-known gems have just claimed the crown for the cleanest seas in Europe. According to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) 2024...