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A JOINER who died in a RTC on the A66 near Brough was more than three times over the drink-drive limit, an inquest has heard.
George Simion was well ahead of Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan in the election re-run with 99 of the votes counted.
Two tourist boats carrying roughly 70 people between them have capsized in the Wu river in China’s southwestern Guizhou province, leaving 14 people missing and three dead, state media said on Monday.
The world number one tied the PGA Tour record for the lowest 72-hole total as he finished on 253 – 31-under-par.
The Japanese international beat Celtic colleagues Callum McGregor and Nicolas Kuhn, as well as Dundee’s Simon Murray.
A Labour MP says the Professional Football Association has been ‘absolutely disgraceful’ in its response to issue.
Astrid Larsen’s father, Leif Anders ‘Shetlands’ Larsen, was one of the most famous seafarers involved in the ‘Shetland Bus’ escape route.
Former Strictly Come Dancing champion Rose Ayling-Ellis has told her younger self being deaf is “your advantage”, in a message recorded for the National Deaf Children’s Society’s Deaf Awareness Week.
His co-star Jessica Gunning came in second, while One Day actor Ambika Mod came in third on the Radio Times TV 100 list.
It said more than 600 of its 2,400 UK venues will receive investment funds to make improvements over the next year.