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Chennai: After stridently opposing the Centre’s move to impose the three-language formula, DMK chief M K Stalin Wednesday demanded that Tamil be made an official language in all central government offices. Talking to reporters here after paying homage to former IUML president Quaid-e-Millat on his 124th birth anniversary, he said, “We should take a vow on this day to make Tamil an official language in central government offices.” The DMK will continue to extend support to this cause, he added. Also Read – Dussehra with a ‘green’ twistStalin, who is also leader of the opposition in the state assembly, claimed the Centre was trying to impose Hindi under the three-language formula and it withdrew its decision following opposition from Tamils. On Tuesday, the DMK proposed that the two-language formula devised by Dravidian icon C N Annadurai should be implemented across the country. The proposal came a day after the Centre dropped the contentious provision of compulsory teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states.
VANCOUVER – The airline industry and Transport Canada should develop a program requiring pilots to be tested for drugs and alcohol, the Transportation Safety Board said Thursday after releasing a report into a crash that killed two people.Board chairwoman Kathy Fox called on both sides to work with employee representatives to implement a program that would protect public safety. She added that self-policing by the industry has not worked, so the issue of impairment will continue to go unrecognized and unreported.“What’s needed is something more, especially for safety-sensitive positions where, to be plain, people’s lives could be at stake,” she told a news conference.“Alcohol impairment almost certainly played a role,” Fox said of the cargo plane crash on April 13, 2015, in the mountains north of Vancouver.A total of four fatal crashes since 2009, three involving commercial operators, have had drugs or alcohol as a contributing factor, said Fox, who added it was time to learn lessons from the latest disaster.The BC Coroners Service had reported that pilot Robert Brandt had a blood-alcohol level of three times the legal limit for driving.Brandt, 34, was captain of the twin-engine Swearingen cargo aircraft operated by Carson Air. First officer Kevin Wang, 32, also died, but did not have any drugs or alcohol in his system.Other countries, including the United States and Australia, have found mandatory drug and alcohol testing are most effective along with education, employee assistance programs, rehabilitation, return-to-duty programs and peer support, Fox said.The safety board said the crew did not declare an emergency before the aircraft dropped to 900 metres from 2,400 metres in less than 20 seconds.The agency was unable to confirm why the aircraft entered a steep dive and broke apart mid-air, Fox said.“This is not satisfying to the TSB, certainly not for the families involved and not to Canadians who have come to rely on one of the safest transportation systems in the world.”Jason Kobi, the investigator in charge, said the aircraft disappeared from radar 80 seconds after the pilots’ final contact with air-traffic control.There was no cockpit voice recorder or flight data recorder on board, and the lack of hard data significantly undermined the investigation, Kobi said.Investigators found the aircraft entered a steep dive and accelerated to a high speed that exceeded its structural limits and caused it to break apart before crashing, he said. Debris scattered over a wide area.“But the question remained: Why? Unfortunately, we were never able to determine this with certainty.”Kobi said the pilot’s high blood-alcohol content was one possibility, because it meant his physical and mental performance would have been impaired and he could have lost consciousness.“Even if the captain, had been, for example, slumped forward toward the controls we found no indication that the first officer was incapacitated and he should still have been able to regain control of the aircraft.”It’s also possible heaters that provide air speed information were off or malfunctioned or that the aircraft was intentionally placed into a steep dive, with several factors suggesting that could have been the case, Kobi said.They include the duration of the dive, absence of any emergency communication and the lack of recovery efforts when the plane started to descend rapidly.Other possible coincidental factors have been identified, including physical indications that the pilot had a history of heavy alcohol use and “the fact that there is a significant relationship between alcohol use and suicidal behaviour,” Kobi said.“Those several coincidental factors were present (but) the investigation could not conclude anything about the captain’s predisposition to commit an intentional act.”— Follow @CamilleBains1 on Twitter.Note to readers: This is a corrected story. A previous version said there had been four other fatal crashes since 2009 where drugs or alcohol were contributing factors, and that the crash happened in 2005.
LONDON – Emergency crews are on scene in London, Ontario after reports a vehicle crashed into a home and struck a gas line.The incident occurring late Wednesday night, causing an explosion strong enough to shake homes blocks away.Police have arrested one woman in connection to the initial crash.Many on scene reporting a large explosion that looked like fireworks and a number of homes damaged.Area residents have been safely removed from their homes as a precaution.While there are no civilian injuries, 2 officers suffered minor injuries and 2 firefighters are in hospital.“This is going to be a several day investigation.. and we’re just asking all occupants in the area to be cognizant of that, especially on their commute tomorrow (Thursday) and to stay out of the area, or the immediate area.” Constable Shayna Boland said.The exact cause of the explosion has not been confirmed.Police are continuing their efforts in making sure all houses are evacuated and several buses are there for any occupants to go on.#London #Ontario #Canada Felt the impact of the explosion all the way in 700 King Street. View from balcony. Scary stuff. Prayers for the first responders.. pic.twitter.com/gnbX0OUrxd— Tasneem (@tasneem_n) August 15, 2019
All the ingredients are there for a near-record or historic cold outbreak. If you’re under 40 (years old), you’ve not seen this stuff before.Before the polar plunge, today marked the day Earth is the closest it gets to the sun each year. The planet orbits the sun in an oval and on average is about 93 million miles away. But every January, Earth is at perihelion, and on Saturday, it was only 91.4 million miles from the sun.But that proximity doesn’t affect the planet’s temperatures, and the predictions are startling: 25 below zero in Fargo, ND, minus 31 in International Falls, Minnesota, and 15 below in Indianapolis and Chicago.At those temperatures, exposed skin can get frostbitten in minutes and hypothermia can quickly set in as wind chills may reach 50, 60 or even 70 below zero.Wind chillEven wind chills of 25 below zero can do serious damage, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Scott Truett in St Louis.“Those are dangerous levels of wind chill,” he said of the expected wind chill in Missouri at daybreak Monday. “A person not properly dressed could die easily in those conditions.”The cold will sweep through parts of New England, too, where residents are digging out from a snowstorm.And fresh powder is expected in parts of the central Midwest and South starting tonight — up to a foot in eastern Missouri, 6 to 8 inches in central Illinois, 8 or more inches in western Kentucky and a half-foot to a foot in southwestern Michigan.Snow will reduce the sun’s heating effect, so nighttime lows will plummet because of strong northwest winds that will deliver the Arctic blast, Maue said. There’s no warming effect from the Gulf to counteract the cold air, he said.Even places accustomed to mild and warmer winters will be affected early next week, including Atlanta where Tuesday’s high is expected to hover in the mid-20s.States are trying to get ahead of the storm, with Minnesota calling off school Monday for the entire state – the first such closing in 17 years – as well as the Wisconsin cities of Milwaukee and Madison.Though this cold spell will last just a few days, it likely will freeze over the Great Lakes and other bodies of water, meaning frigid temperatures probably won’t go away for the rest of the winter, Maue said.He also noted that it’s relatively uncommon to have such frigid air blanket so much of the US, maybe once a decade or every couple of decades.But so far, this winter is proving to be a cold one. IT HAS BEEN decades since parts of the Midwest experienced a deep freeze like the one expected to arrive tomorrow, with potential record-low temperatures heightening fears of frostbite and hypothermia.This “polar vortex,” as one meteorologist calls it, is caused by a counterclockwise-rotating pool of cold, dense air. The frigid air, piled up at the North Pole, will be pushed down to the US, funneling it as far south as the Gulf Coast.Deep freezeRyan Maue, of Tallahassee, Florida, a meteorologist for Weather Bell, said records will likely be broken during the short yet forceful deep freeze – a perfect combination of the jet stream, cold surface temperatures and the polar vortex – that will begin on Sunday and extend into early next week.
Ireland has already committed €200,000 in emergency aid to buy tents and hygiene kits for these people. Gilmore said it was critical that Iraq’s political leaders “come together in a more constructive way to overcome this crisis”.The view from the USUS President Barack Obama has warned that the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) could destabilise other countries in the volatile region.Isis, which has already taken over several cities, is aiming to create an Islamic state that will incorporate both Iraq and Syria.Speaking last night, Obama ruled out putting US combat troops on the ground in Iraq again, but said that their ideology poses a medium and long-term threat to the United States.“We’re going to have to be vigilant generally,” he said in an interview. “Right now the problem with Isis is the fact that they’re destabilising the country”.“This could spill over into some of our allies like Jordan,” he said. “They are engaged in wars in Syria where, in the vacuum that’s been created, they could amass more arms, more resources”.Read: Obama warns that Iraqi extremists could destabilise other countries > Read: Iraqi troops show strength, but ISIS captures key crossing > IN WHAT WILL be one of his final outings as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore will be in Luxembourg today to discuss the worsening crisis in Iraq with other EU Foreign Ministers.Speaking ahead of the event, Gilmore said he was “extremely concerned” by the deteriorating situation.“The surge in violence represents a serious threat to the security, not only of the Iraqi people, but of the whole region,” he said.The Foreign Affairs Council – which is made up of all EU foreign ministers – will meet with the UN Special Representative on Iraq, Nikolay Mladenov, to talk about the number of people forced to flee the country.An estimated half a million Iraqis have had to leave their homes due to the fighting so far.Watch: What Eamon Gilmore had to say as he arrived for the meeting in Luxembourg 
Share Tweet Email Monday 1 May 2017, 12:10 AM Image: Shutterstock/RCH Photography A number of city centre overdoses linked to gang’s toxic drug mixing in flats complex Heroin and cocaine were being cut in the same location. By Garreth MacNamee 15 Comments May 1st 2017, 12:10 AM 24,479 Views Image: Shutterstock/RCH Photography Short URL http://jrnl.ie/3356909 A POTENTIALLY LETHAL batch of heroin which was being prepared in a city centre flat complex is responsible for a number of recent overdoses in Dublin.There has been at least two deaths in the last two weeks in relation to what is suspected to be the same heroin.In one incident, gardaí raided a flats complex in the south inner city where they discovered a makeshift drug cutting enterprise. A handgun, cash and supplies of other illegal drugs were discovered. Cocaine with a very high purity was discovered. This drug was expected to be cut using the same facilities, a possibly lethal practice for those who consume drugs.There have been some high-profile overdoses in recent weeks. Friends of some senior criminal figures, unconnected with the Hutch-Kinahan feud, have been brought to hospital after taking contaminated drugs.Gardaí believe they know the identities of the men involved in the preparation of the illegal drugs. These are men who would be supplied with the initial batch of purer drugs by the Kinahan cartel.Well-placed sources have told TheJournal.ie that high-ranking members of the Kinahan cartel are unhappy with the way in which their drugs are being mixed and sold in certain parts of the city.The Irish Sun has also reported on how low-level drug suppliers have been using council-owned sheds to mix drugs.City councillor Daithí de Róiste told TheJournal.ie that he finds the whole practice shocking.“It’s madness that you have such large quantities of drugs and weapons near where children are playing. There are innocent, hard-working families who are trying to get on with their lives. They don’t need this criminality where they live. I want to congratulate the gardaí on their work.”Read: ‘We can’t keep our head in the sand’: Only 3 armed gardaí covering Dublin Airport >Read: At least two arrested over ’tissue packet begging scam’ on Irish trains > Tweet thisShare on FacebookEmail this article
Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsAppProvidenciales, 11 Feb 2015 – Beaches Staff boosted for the Cold and Flu season as the resort gets ready for the country’s busiest tourism time. The Public Health Nurses of the Ministry of Health on Tuesday delivered 100 free vaccines to Beaches staff. Dr. Jamillah Berry, Health Planner for the country explained that it is still in the height of the cold and flu season, and that her team is committed to keeping the Turks and Caicos healthy and this was another step in spreading the word that the seasonal flu vaccine for adults and children are available at all Government operated Primary Health Care Clinics free of charge.” Magnetic Media has posted the health advice from Dr. Berry at our Facebook page, you can check out that list of one dozen tips. Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp Related Items:cold, dr. jamillah berry, Flu shots, public health nurses HEALTH HAS MOSQUITO GEAR & GIVING FREE FLU SHOTS Recommended for you
Related Items: Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp#Bahamas, September 11, 2017 – Nassau – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to advise that The Bahamas Consulate General in Atlanta will be closed Monday and Tuesday, 11 and 12 September, respectively.The Bahamas Embassy in Haiti, and the Consulate General in Miami are also closed until further notice. The Bahamas Embassy in Cuba will resume normal office hours, Monday, 11 September.The Ministry further wishes to report that all staff of these offices have reported that they are okay, as well as other Bahamians who have registered with the respective offices, and with whom the staff have been able to make contact.The Ministry will provide further updates when available.Press Release: BIS
EXCLUSIVE: Around four in 10 (42%) UK employers struggle to offer competitive employee benefits to their staff, according to research by insurance organisation Aviva.Its survey of 502 UK managers and 2,011 UK-based employees also found that, of those employers that found it difficult to offer competitive workplace benefits, 64% cited the cost of implementation as the biggest barrier. Others identified a lack of staff or resources (34%), limited information on how to remain competitive (28%) and not having the time required to introduce these benefits successfully (27%).Three in 10 (30%) organisations with fewer than 10 employees said that it was hard to provide competitive employee benefits, versus 48% of employers with 10 to 500 staff and 39% of those with workforces of 500 people or more.Around two-thirds (67%) of employer respondents plan to improve their current workplace benefits package; 29% continually monitor and improve what they offer staff, 20% are looking to make improvements in this area within the next year and 18% want to make changes to their benefits, but not in the upcoming 12 months.Less than a third (30%) of businesses are opting to keep their employee benefits package the same, and only 3% plan to decrease what they offer.Dominic Fryer (pictured), head of workplace strategy at Aviva, said: “It’s understandable that many businesses find it difficult to offer a competitive workplace benefits package. Finances are often stretched and sometimes there are other priorities.“But there are some cost-effective ways of improving employees’ wellbeing. Businesses could consider introducing running or other sports clubs, create a team of wellbeing champions or find ways to help staff improve their work-life balance.“The power of the pension shouldn’t be overlooked either. Our research showed that it’s in the top three benefits that employees are interested in. Every business with employees now has to offer a workplace pension, but finding a way to increase the employer contribution could improve employee satisfaction and help when recruiting new talent.”
Share your voice PewDiePie’s battle for YouTube supremacy continues 5 Kanghua Ren, aka ReSet. YouTube/Screenshot by CNET It’s hard to not get down on the state of humanity when you learn about the YouTuber who reportedly filmed himself tricking a homeless man into eating Oreos filled with toothpaste and then joking that the cookies would make him clean. (They made him vomit.)But some might take comfort in the story’s end. Barcelona prankster Kanghua Ren, 21, known to his followers as ReSet, was sentenced on Friday to 15 months in prison for his crime against the “moral integrity” of the homeless man, according to El Pais newspaper. The court also reportedly ordered Ren’s YouTube and other social media channels to be shut down for five years and said he must give the victim 20,000 euros ($22,305) in compensation.It’s unlikely Ren will actually serve time behind bars, The New York Times reports, because Spanish law usually suspends sentences under two years for first-time offenders.Ren was 19 when he filmed the prank in early 2017 after being challenged by one of his 1.2 million followers, according to the Times. He also gave the homeless man a 20 euro bill. Ren called the video just a bad joke, but the judge noted that he earned more than 2,000 euros in ad revenue generated from the video, the Times said. Digital Media Now playing: Watch this:
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Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said late on Friday night that he would reshuffle the cabinet on Saturday replacing four ministers and the swearing-in ceremony would be held at 3 pm. Ten Congress MLAs had on Wednesday joined the BJP increasing the strength of the party to 27 on the floor of the House. The chief minister said the three members from coalition partner Goa Forward Party and an Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte would be dropped from the cabinet. Also Read – Dehydrated elephant being given treatment Advertise With Us He refused to name the MLAs who would be inducted but said all the four would be from the BJP, with three of them from the legislators who joined the party on Wednesday. Speculations are rife that former leader of opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar, Philip Nery Rodrigues and Atanasio Monserratte would be inducted in the cabinet along with Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo. Also Read – CBI carrying out surprise checks at 150 government departments Advertise With Us Sawant said the swearing-in ceremony would be held at 3 pm Saturday. This would the second cabinet reshuffle by Sawant since he took over as the chief minister three months ago. In his first cabinet reshuffle, Sawant had inducted MGP’s breakaway MLA Deepak Pauskar after dropping then deputy chief minister Sudin Dhavalikar. Asked why allies are being dropped from the cabinet, the Chief Minister said the decision has been taken as per directives of the central leadership. “I don’t want to go into details. We have taken this decision to give good governance to the people,” he said. Advertise With Us Sawant has the support by three MLAs from the Goa Forward Party and an Independent. Goa Forward Party (GFP) chief and Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai had during the day said they are hoping for an amicable solution to the crisis. “The GFP is a part of the NDA and had joined the BJP-led government after talks with the saffron party’s national leadership,” Sardesai said, adding, “The present state BJP leaders were not part of the discussions then. As such, we will take appropriate steps only after talking to NDA leadership at the Centre.” “We have not yet received any official communication from the BJP leaders. On the contrary, we have received indications that the matter will be sorted out amicably,” he said. Ten of the 15 Congress MLAs, led by Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar, switched sides and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday. While the 10 MLAs and Lobo returned here from Delhi, Sawant stayed back to attend a high-level meeting on Friday evening on the issue of mining in Goa, which has come to a standstill following a February 2018 Supreme Court order.
By Valerie Fraling, Special to the AFRO“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life’s longing for itself. They come through you, but not from you. And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. You may house their bodies, but not souls. You may strive to be like them but seek not to make them like you. You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.” Kahlil Gibran Every day is Mother’s Day, so as you celebrate and remember your mother on Mother’s Day May 12, 2019, remember the little things that make your mom special.“I just called to say I love you” Stevie Wonder Shower her with hugs, kisses and endless phone calls. Fill her heart with laughter and merriment you are creating memories that will comfort you when she is no longer here.“I’ll always love my mother” Intruders It’s hard to believe that we will experience our first Mother’s Day without our mother. As we approach Mother’s Day, I’m reminded of one of the last conversations Mommy and I had.“Mommy what am I going to do without; I thought you would always be here with me. My Mother in her very practical manner said. “You’ll be okay; I can’t stay here with you forever”“I know for certain that we never lose the people we love even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love.” Leo Buscaglia Yes, like many others without their mothers we will remember the moments that made us cry, laugh or scream and the hugs and kisses that would make everything okay. We will remember comments they made when we were young and didn’t know what it meant, only to grow old and learn Mother wit. We will carry a special smile on our face that only a mother could understand. But most importantly we know that a mother’s love is irreplaceable.“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and unspeakable love.” Washington Irving Remembering Geraldine” Cutty” Thompson on her death at the age of 96. You remember her from the old Baltimore Country Club or Maceo’s Lounge. Full of fun, a good story and some saucy words. She loved to tell people that they were sitting in her living room when Maceo’s expanded next door to the house she had lived in for years. When Geraldine turned 94, I took her to DUDA in Fells Point for lunch. We walked into DUDA and Geraldine announced I’m 94 today and my friend brought me to lunch. The diners applauded, asked Geraldine what she was drinking, she said Cutty Sark “straight no chaser”; that’s why they call me Cutty! A piece of Baltimore’s history died with you; maybe now you and Biddy Wood can finish that book.Sending prayers to Catherine and Rodney Orange Sr. on the death of their son Rodney; to Reva Lewie and family on the death of Tuskegee Airman Lemuel Arthur Lewie, at the age of 99. Thanks for your service.Celebration time! People are still raving about the 80th birthday party for Shirley Richmond hosted by her daughter Sharon Richmond at Owings Mills Groveton Grove. The party was a reunion of family, friends and members of the Pinochle Pals.Happy birthday Senator Delores Kelley, Honorable Sharon Green Middleton, Donald “Duck” Welling, Lee Stokes, Daisy Brown, Billy Cool, Binx Watts and happy 95th birthday Elizabeth Goins.“Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone, even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.” Kahlil Gibran Wishing a happy 61st anniversary to Adolph and Helen McDonald and a happy anniversary to Dr. Vallen and Michele Emery.“Going to a restaurant is one of my keenest pleasures. Meeting someplace with old and new friends, ordering wine, eating food, surrounded by strangers, I think is the core of what it means to live a civilized life.” Adam Gopnik If you are in the Towson area check out Towson Tavern located near the traffic circle, they offer delicious food served in an upscale restaurant. If you don’t want to sit at the bar there is a massive dining room or and a cozy lounge area with a fireplace.Looking for Mexican food stop pass Blue Agave in Federal Hill for happy hour from 3 to 7pm featuring assorted tacos including shrimp, pulled pork and house margaritas.Come out and support Urban Oyster located in McHenry Row serving broiled or fresh oysters and assorted seafood. We went on a Thursday after their soft opening. The chef came out to personally welcome us. Thursday night features a seafood boil with lobster etc. Drinks are limited to a few refreshing specialty drinks.“Members only, it’s a private party. Don’t need no money to qualify. Don’t bring your checkbook…” Bobby Blue Bland My best friend forever (BFF) Dr. Marie Washington and I were enjoying dinner at the Center Club when I spotted members of the No Name Club hosting dinner for their wives and the widows of deceased club members. The gentlemen were attired in formal white dinner jackets and the wives were dressed in after five made for a beautiful sight. Some of the members in attendance were Ralph and BrendaWright, Gwen and Nat Trader, Cordell and Dell Boone, Charlene and John McCargo, Gladys and Rob Rice and Alex and Joan Brown.Meet me at Little Havana on Key Highway on Cinco de Maya at 2 pm for a fun Sunday.
Mint-Condition Set of Pokemon Cards Sold For $107KRare, ‘Legendary’ 1894 Dime Could Fetch More Than $1 Million… One lucky taxidermy fan is going home with quite the home decor. A taxidermied sperm whale penis from the late 19th century sold yesterday for £4,600 ($5,875) by UK auction house Sworders Fine Art.The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) penis was 65 inches long (167 cm) and 11 inches (29 cm) at the thickest part. It was stuffed with hair and end-tied with rope, according to the Sworders listing.Mark Wilkinson told Atlas Obscura the item was consigned to the auction house by a private collector, who had it for about 20 years.AdChoices广告Mark Wilkinson, specialist at Sworders Fine Art auction house, with the sperm whale penis that sold for almost $6,000. (Photo Credit: Sworders Fine Art)Because it was such an oddity with no previously auctioned analogs, Wilkinson told the website pricing the sperm whale penis was a challenge. The only similar items he was able to find, at the Icelandic Phallological Museum, were not for sale.Sworders ultimately set the auction estimate around the donor’s suggestion, at between $4,500 and $5,800.The sperm whale penis was part of the auction house’s “Out of the Ordinary” sale, and featured other strange items such as a complete cave bear skeleton, which sold for around $16,600, and a full-mount Canadian polar bear, which sold for more than $25,500, according to the East Anglian Daily Times. Stay on target
A spokesperson from Sworders told the Daily Times taxidermy has undergone a “collecting renaissance” in the past decade. “It appeals to both collectors and to interior designers looking to make bold interior statements. Taxidermy eccentricities are a particularly buoyant niche.”An outfit worn by Michael Jackson, which included a jumpsuit, helmet, gloves, and sneakers worn during the 1992-93 ‘Dangerous’ tour was also sold to a buyer from Japan for more than $20,000.More on Geek.com:Rare Penny Found in Boy’s Lunch Money Could Fetch Up to $1.7 Million in Auction4.5-Billion-Year Old Heart-Shaped Meteorite Up for AuctionThis Boot That Almost Went to the Moon Is Up for Auction
Punter found hiding in bushes One lane of the A500 is currently blocked due to an accident . The lane is closed on the northbound carriageway near to the Wolstanton Retail Park. It is understood police officers are on the scene. A spokesman for traffic monitoring company INRIX said: “One lane closed due to accident on A500 D Road Northbound at A527 (Wolstanton Retail Park). “Lane one (of two) is closed. Also queuing southbound as people slows down for watching.” We will bring updates in the feed below. Read MoreTop stories on StokeonTrentLive Follow StokeonTrentLive Download our app – You can download our free app for iPhone and iPad from Apple’s App Store , or get the Android version from Google Play . Follow StokeonTrentLive on Facebook – Like our Facebook page to get the latest news in your feed and join in the lively discussions in the comments. Click here to give it a like! Follow us on Twitter – For breaking news and the latest stories, click here to follow SOTLive on Twitter . Follow us on Instagram – Featuring pictures past and present from across Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire & South Cheshire – and if you tag us in your posts, we could repost your picture on our page! We also put the latest news in our Instagram Stories. Click here to follow StokeonTrentLive on Instagram . 09:21Road clearedTraffic easing, earlier accident on A500 D Road Northbound at A527 (Wolstanton Retail Park). Cleared at 08:20. lane one (of two) was closed.09:04Further accident at SidewayA500 D Road in both directions partially blocked, queueing traffic due to accident at A50 (Sideway Roundabout). 08:08Accident location (Image: Google/INRIX)08:07Further delays on the A500Queuing traffic on A500 D Road Through The Roadworks Southbound before A53 Etruria Road / Etruria Way (Basford Roundabout). Travel time is 11 minutes. 08:07Want the latest traffic and travel news? Dad slams ‘disgusting’ hospital window
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