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Petition demanding Welsh Government reverse 'disastrous' 20mph speed limit rollout gets 260,000 signatures – equal to eight per cent of the country's population
A petition demanding the Welsh government reverse its ‘disastrous’ 20mph speed limit has brought in more than 260,000 signatures – equal to eight per cent of the country’s population. The new law, which came into force on September 17, was introduced by the Labour run government which claims the £32million rollout of 20mph limits will save lives and cut NHS costs…
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World's biggest bounce house is touring the United States – with 20,000 square feet of inflatables and no age limit
The world’s largest inflatable bounce house has set off on a tour of the United States. The whopping 20,000 square feet of inflatable fun, named The Big Bounce America, is visiting cities from coast to coast. It is open to all ages, although people wanting to come and enjoy it can book sessions limited by age, meaning younger children can…
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'Tourists won't come to Wales if they fear a £100 fine': Furious Welsh locals slam Mark Drakeford's blanket 20mph speed limit and warn drivers could get distracted checking speedometers – while businessmen fear ULEZ-style plan will hit to their trade
Furious Welsh locals have warned that drivers could get distracted by checking their speedometers instead of looking at the road ahead when Mark Drakeford’s blanket ULEZ-style 20mph speed limit comes into effect. The new go-slow restrictions start on Sunday but drivers are already clogging up urban roads by ‘tootling along’ at under 20mph. Some drivers believe it’s a money-making exercise…
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Iran urged to ‘de-escalate’ nuclear moves after enriching uranium 18-times over limit
Iran has been urged to “de-escalate” its nuclear-enrichment programme over fears that it could be creating an atomic bomb. The Russian ally has been enriching uranium, the vital ingredient for nuclear missiles, with alarming speed since Donald Trump withdrew the US from the nuclear agreement in 2018, brokered three years earlier by the Obama administration. Beyond that, they have been…
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Saudi Addis Company is heading to raise $1.2 billion after pricing the IPO at the upper limit
Gulf News Bloomberg reported that the initial public offering of the Saudi Addis Holding Company, supported by the Public Investment Fund, is heading in Tadawul to pricing at 13.5 riyals per share, which is the highest point in the pricing range. The price range for the offering was set at between 12.50 and 13.50 riyals per share. The book-building period…
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Freeze! Ice cream van driver is arrested for being over the drink drive limit after he was stopped by police for not wearing a seatbelt
An ice cream man was arrested for being more twice over the drink drive limit after he was stopped for driving without a seatbelt. Mariusz Kekus, 40, of Mascroft Road, Trowbridge, was stopped in Hopton Industrial Estate in Devizes, Wiltshire, before being breathalysed on the roadside. UK laws make it illegal for drivers to be in control of a vehicle…
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NYPD settles with ACLU for attacking BLM protesters in 2020 and must limit intimidation tactics, including using helicopters, at peaceful protests
The New York Police Department has reached an extensive settlement with the ACLU after attacking protests during the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. Police will be banned from kettling – the practice of confining demonstrators into small areas – and using ‘intimidating’ helicopters – while the New York City taxpayers foot the $1.45million bill for an ‘oversight review committee.’ Now,…
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Nikki Haley suggests mental competency test for ALL of Congress after Mitch McConnell’s latest freeze as follow-up to her proposal for 75-year age limit for presidential candidates
Nikki Haley, 51, feels it’s vital to evaluate elderly lawmakers’ mental competency, but suggested she is open to making it a requirement for all of Congress so there’s no discrimination on who gets checked. The GOP candidate’s proposal for a mentally competency test in Congress comes after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, 81, froze-up during a press conference last week…
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F1 world champion Max Verstappen ‘could be prosecuted in France’ over a video of him driving 20mph over the speed limit in Aston Martin’s new £3m hypercar in a tunnel near Monaco
F1 world champion Max Verstappen ‘could be prosecuted in France’ over a video of him driving 20mph over the speed limit in Aston Martin’s new £3m hypercar in a tunnel near Monaco The Dutch driver has been enjoying a well-deserved break during the F1 season But his flouting of France’s motorway speed limit could have consequences Max Verstappen is brutally…
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Stunning city brimming with British tourists sees rise of new ‘table time limit’ rule
A bar in a popular British tourist spot has unleashed a ticking timer against customers who linger at tables without making an order. The bold new rule has been implemented in a pub in Valencia, Spain, after bosses had seen too many patrons leisurely spending hours nursing one drink. They reportedly give 20 minutes before ousting the customer from the table. …
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