Superficial contest leads to deep emotions in Winnipeg musical production
In a cruel contest in the tumultuous 1960s, U.S. soldiers compete to find the least attractive date before shipping out to Vietnam, but it soon becomes much more than a game. That's the story told in Dogfight: The Musical, the latest show from Winnipeg's Dry Cold Productions.
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Western Telegraph
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King presents new Colours to Coldstream Guards at Windsor Castle
Troops from the 1st and 2nd Battalions paraded on Friday morning before the King's official birthday celebrations in London this weekend. The soldiers marched from Victoria Barracks through Windsor town centre, accompanied by the Band of the Coldstream Guards, before entering the castle. The Band of the Coldstream Guards enter the Quadrangle during a ceremony at Windsor Castle (Henry Nicholls/PA) The old Colours were formally marched off to the sound of Auld Lang Syne. Around 1,000 guests watched the event in the roasting sun inside the Quadrangle, with around another 100 members of the public gathered outside the castle gates trying to catch a glimpse. A traditional drumhead service followed, with regimental drums stacked to form a makeshift altar. The new Colours were laid on top and consecrated by the Chaplain-General. The King, who is Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment, touched each Colour before formally presenting them to the Guards. Charles is Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards (Henry Nicholls/PA) 'It gives me enormous pride, as your Colonel-in-Chief, to be able to present these new Colours to you today in the presence of the wider Regimental family,' he said. 'Each and every one of you on parade today is now part of that great legacy.' The new Colours display 44 of the regiment's 113 battle honours, ranging from Tangier in 1680 to the Gulf in 1991. They also bear the eight-pointed Star of the Order of the Garter and the King's Crown, featured for the first time in 70 years. 'These Colours, encompassing your richly deserved battle honours, are a gallant testament to the outstanding courage, fortitude and spirit that the Regiment has always displayed throughout our nation's history,' the King said. He also paid tribute to the families of serving soldiers, adding: 'I would like to offer my heartfelt thanks for your tremendous, unwavering support and encouragement.' The flags were positioned on the drum stack, a makeshift altar created from regimental drums, during the ceremony (Henry Nicholls/PA) The Coldstream Guards are the oldest continuously serving regiment in the British Army, founded in 1650 during the English Civil War. They serve both in frontline military operations and in ceremonial duties, including guarding royal residences. They have recently deployed to Iraq, supported training efforts in Ukraine, and delivered military instruction in West Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East. 'You have done so much to support both Ukraine, and the United Kingdom's own security,' the King said. After the presentation, the Colours were returned to the regiment's ensigns, who took up position in front of the parade. The Guards then gave three cheers and a Royal Salute before marching off. The King remained in the Quadrangle later in the day to meet serving guardsmen, families, veterans and the bereaved. The King inspects the regiment (Henry Nicholls/PA) The youngest soldier on parade was 18, while the oldest was a 67-year-old veteran. Later Ensign Lieutenant Max Martin, 24, who was mentioned by the King during his address, told the PA news agency: 'It was an absolutely incredible day. 'It caught me completely off guard – first thing I thought about was my mum and dad in the stands and how excited they would have been to hear my name. 'I tried my best not to let out a grin but as His Majesty pushed up the King's Colour and said good luck for tomorrow I couldn't help but have a little smirk to myself. 'The eagle eyes of the Garrison Sergeant Major were watching me so I tried to cover it up but I couldn't help myself.'
The Journal
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- The Journal
Miracle of Seat 11A: How did a passenger survive the Air India crash?
IT'S BEEN DESCRIBED as the 'Miracle of Seat 11A' and the passenger in question is at a loss to explain it. British citizen Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was the only survivor of 242 people aboard a London-bound passenger plane that crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad yesterday. He was sitting in seat 11A, which is next to one of the aircraft's emergency exits. His brother, who was sitting on the other side of the aisle in seat 11J, was among those killed in the explosion. Ramesh told India TV that he thought he was dead but realised he was alive when saw an opening in the fuselage that he managed to push through. However, a professor in aerospace and aviation said it would be a 'struggle' to infer that seat 11A is in someway safer than other seats after Ramesh's unlikely survival. Graham Braithwaite, director of aerospace and aviation at Cranfield University, told the PA news agency: 'I can only imagine that he was thrown from the wreckage, and that somehow as it crashed, what it hit managed to absorb some of the impact.' He went on: 'Looking at the scene, I would imagine that the disruption to the aircraft would have been huge. 'If anybody could have got out, then they probably could have just gone out in a gap in the fuselage.' He added: 'At the point that an aircraft like that hits a building and catches fire, there's probably not too much you can do in that situation beyond being lucky about where you're sat.' 'Even I couldn't believe' 'It's a miracle at least one of them survived,' younger brother Nayankumar Ramesh told the Daily Mail from his home in Leicester. Advertisement The death toll currently stands at 265, including at least 24 others killed on the ground. The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane, which was full of fuel as it took off for a long-haul flight to London, exploded into a burst of orange flame just after taking off. Videos shared on social media showed Ramesh soon after, dressed in a bloodied t-shirt and limping, but walking towards an ambulance. Here is Ramesh Vishwas Kumar, seated on 11A in the ill fated Air India flight, walking out ALIVE from the fireball. It is just like Bruce Willis' character, the lone survivor in a catastrophic train crash in M. Night Shyamalan's movie Unbreakable (2000). — Sangha/ਸੰਘਾ/संघा/سنگھا (@FarmStudioz) June 12, 2025 Speaking from his hospital bed today, he struggled to explain how he miraculously walked away from the fireball explosion. 'Everything happened in front of me, and even I couldn't believe how I managed to come out alive from that,' Ramesh said from his hospital bed, speaking in Hindi to national broadcaster DD News. 'Within a minute after takeoff, suddenly… it felt like something got stuck… I realised something had happened, and then suddenly the plane's green and white lights turned on,' Ramesh said. 'After that, the plane seemed to speed up, heading straight towards what turned out to be a hostel of a hospital. Everything was visible in front of my eyes when the crash happened.' British crash survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh describes his escape from the Air India plane in Ahmedabad. Everyone on the plane died, except for him. — Sky News (@SkyNews) June 13, 2025 Another news channel, India TV, reported that Ramesh said: 'The aircraft wasn't gaining altitude and was just gliding before it suddenly slammed into a building and exploded. 'Everything happened in seconds. I realised we were going down.' 'I still don't understand' He told India TV that he thought he was dead but realised he was alive when saw an opening in the fuselage. 'I managed to unbuckle myself, used my leg to push through that opening, and crawled out,' said Ramesh. Read Next Related Reads Death toll at Air India plane crash site rises to 265, with one surviving passenger found 'Many of the bodies were burned': Black smoke rises over the scene of the Air India plane crash 'Everyone around me was either dead or dying. I still don't understand how I escaped.' Meanwhile, he told Indian newspaper the Hindustan Times report that he 'saw people dying in front of my eyes – the air hostesses, and two people I saw near me'. 'I think the side I was on was not facing the hostel,' he added. 'Where I landed was closer to the ground and there was space too and when my door broke – I saw that there was space, and I thought I could try to slip out.' He added that he 'stood up and ran' and that there were piece of the plane all around him. 'Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital,' said Ramesh. 'My left hand got slightly burnt due to the fire, but an ambulance brought me to the hospital,' he said. 'The people here are taking good care of me.' Indian Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah meeting British plane crash survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh at a hospital in Ahmedabad Alamy Alamy Air India said there were 169 Indian passengers, 53 British, seven Portuguese, and a Canadian on board the flight bound for London's Gatwick airport, as well as 12 crew members. The death toll currently stands at 265, police said. Authorities have set up DNA testing for relatives of passengers and those killed on the ground to identify the scorched bodies and body parts. -With additional reporting from Press Association and © AFP 2025 Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. 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Local Sweden
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- Local Sweden
This weekend set to be the hottest Sweden has seen all year
After a disappointing spring for much of the country, this weekend brings with it hotter temperatures, with the mercury potentially hitting 27 or 28 degrees in Stockholm on Sunday. Advertisement "I expect a few barbecues will be brought out," SMHI meteorologist Kjell Lund told the TT newswire. With a few exceptions, Saturday looks like it will be sunny for the entire country, with temperatures expecting to reach around 25C in the north and south of the country. "Today [on Friday] we have a 20C boundary around Jämtland, Medelpad and further south," Lund said. "On Saturday we will see even warmer air coming in so we'll see at least 20C in pretty much all of the country." Sunday will also be warm, with maximum temperatures of 27-28C in Stockholm and Uppsala. "More so in the eastern parts of the country, but Jämtland and Medelpad will also see temperatures of up to 27C," he added. The warmest day of the year so far was back in May, when Mora reported temperatures of 25.4 degrees. It looks ‒ at least for now ‒ like that record will be broken this weekend. "It will definitely be warmer," Lund said. Advertisement SMHI issued a fire warning on Friday for grass fires in Sweden's mountain regions and forest fires in parts of eastern Götaland and southeastern Svealand. There is also a water shortage risk covering almost all of southern Sweden. "The southwestern parts of the country already have a high risk of forest fires, and that is going to increase over the weekend." Despite hotter temperatures in some areas during Sunday, the weather also looks set to be more changeable, particularly on the west coast where there could be some rain. A cold front is expected to come in from the west on Sunday night into Monday morning, with temperatures getting cooler from then onwards. "We're going to see a real shift. It will get less stable and cooler up and down the country. It looks like things will get better around Midsummer, but it's still a bit uncertain," Lund said.
