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BBC News
22-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Tremendous' Jersey win six out of six in Cyprus
Jersey put in a "tremendous" performance as they won all six of their T20 international matches in Cyprus over islanders faced Isle of Man, Denmark and the hosts as part of preparations for next month's T20 World Cup qualifying tournament in Rome. Jersey beat the Isle of Man by nine wickets and eight wickets in their two games, registered 76-run and eight-wicket wins over Cyprus and beat Denmark by 145 runs and eight batter Aimee Aikenhead hit 220 runs in the six games while Analise Merritt scored Chole Greechan and Florence Tanguy each took 10 wickets across the six matches in the Cyprus WT20I Cup. "It was tremendous," head coach Darren Thomas told BBC Sport."The girls have put a lot of hard work in this winter and they've reaped a little bit of reward for it in preparation for our Rome Division Two competition at the back end of May."We were challenged two to three times during the six games when we were put under real pressure."But I think it's testament to the girls' confidence, the way they've gone about their business since our T10 success in Malaga and the way they're embracing the training and philosophy towards T10 and T20 cricket." Jersey will face Isle of Man again along with Germany, Sweden, Spain and hosts Italy in Rome next top two sides will progress to Division One of European qualifying for the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup and a top-two finish in that tournament would secure a spot in the Global Qualifier. Jersey will hope to improve on the third place they achieved in the same tournament two years ago when they hosted the event."Confidence is everything in sport," added Thomas."We had a lot of confidence from our T10 competition back in December, then went to Gibraltar and played two T20 internationals and did very well in them."The girls are on a very good winning streak currently. We've had a lot of success and confidence is breeding throughout the squad at the moment, which is really nice to see."
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump Says Ukraine And Russia Could Agree Peace Deal 'This Week'
Donald Trump has claimed Russia and Ukraine could agree a peace deal 'this week' – despite Volodymyr Zelenskyy accusing Vladimir Putin of breaching his own Easter truce thousands of times. The US president said both sides in the conflict could 'make a fortune' if they agree to end the war and 'do big business' with America. He posted his optimistic message on his Truth Social platform on Sunday night. It comes just days after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said America could 'move on' from the talks to end the war if no progress is made soon. Trump said: 'HOPEFULLY RUSSIA AMD UKRAINE WILL MAKE A DEAL THIS WEEK. BOTH WILL THEN START TO DO BIG BUSINESS WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WHICH IS THRIVING, AND MAKE A FORTUNE!' A peace deal within the next few days would be a big surprise, however. Ukrainian president Zelenskyy made clear his distrust of his Russian counterpart in a post on X at the end of the supposed Easter ceasefire declared by Putin at the weekend. He said: 'The total number of violations by the Russian army of Russia's own ceasefire promise throughout the day reached 2,935.' Overall, he said, there were a total of 96 Russian assaults during the so-called 'truce', 1,882 instances of shelling on Ukrainian positions and more than 950 drone attacks. Zelenskyy said: 'This day was not enough for Moscow to respond either to the proposal for a full 30-day ceasefire after Easter, or to the proposal to at least extend the ceasefire in the sky, refraining from missile and drone strikes on civilian infrastructure. 'The nature of Ukraine's actions will remain symmetrical: ceasefire will be met with ceasefire, and Russian strikes will be met with our own in defence. Actions always speak louder than words.' A report by Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi as of 12:00 a.m., following the end of total number of violations by the Russian army of Russia's own ceasefire promise throughout the day reached 2,935. The highest number of shellings and assaults occurred in the Pokrovsk… — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 20, 2025 Vladimir Putin's 'Easter Truce' Is A Sham, Says Volodymyr Zelenskyy As Bombing Goes On A Key Putin Official Has Bizarrely Accused The UK Of 'Unleashing' The Ukraine War 'They're Fake': Chinese Citizens Caught Fighting For Russia Tear Into Putin's Forces
BBC News
14-04-2025
- BBC News
Oswestry's Cambrian Station restoration nearly complete
A listed railway station dating back to the 1860s is to be unveiled in Shropshire following restoration works.A £900,000 project to restore the Grade II-listed Cambrian Station Building in Oswestry began a year ago and scaffolding has covered the structure during the Council said the scaffolding was now being taken down and would be removed in time for council's senior project management officer, Peter Gilbertson, said: "This building holds significant cultural value for our community, and these essential repairs ensure it remains safe and usable for future generations." The building once served as the town's railway station and the headquarters of Cambrian Railways, which merged with Great Western Railway in station closed to passengers in 1966, but is still used seasonally by the Cambrian Heritage project to restore it has been funded by Shropshire Council and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which was set up by the previous Council said the work included fixing and restoring the building's exterior, removing and replacing asbestos roof tiles, and painting windows and doors in Cambrian Railway boxes for swifts and roosting tiles for bats have also been council added that further work on the interior of the building was being planned for 2025, subject to grant funding being available. "We're so pleased that the scaffolding is finally coming down, and in time for Easter," said Mr Gilbertson."If you're in and around Oswestry over the Easter break, please go and take a look. It really is a beautiful building and we're proud to be involved in securing its future." Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
14-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Sussex warm weather means strawberries will be ready for Easter
A Sussex strawberry grower says three weeks of sunshine has helped to produce a bumper crop of fruit which will be in supermarkets in time for Summer Berry Company, based in Colworth near Chichester, says recent warmer weather has helped it increase its production to 200 tonnes – 50 tonnes more than by the same time las Darnes, the company's commercial director, says he is "really excited" about the boost, with plants producing "lush-sweet tasting fruit".Tesco berry buyer Callum Baker said that the growth burst would mean an estimated 500,000 punnets of strawberries arriving at its stores in East and West Sussex. Mr Darnes added: "Strawberry plants love the English spring and summer climate; not too hot, not too cold with warm days and cool nights. This is why we produce the best strawberries in the world." Mr Baker said: "The arrival in stores of the first spring-grown British strawberries of the year creates a feel-good factor because it signifies the start of the UK fruit season and that summer is on the way."But their availability also brings a cheer from shoppers because British-grown strawberries are considered to be the best in the world because of our climate."Strawberries taste naturally sweeter when ripened in periods of sunny weather because it boosts their natural sugars."Dry conditions also enhance the flavour of the strawberries, making them firmer and more flavourful, he reporting by PA Media.
BBC News
01-04-2025
- BBC News
Port of Dover queueing system in place over Easter
A traffic system for lorries queueing on the M20 to cross the English Channel will be put in place over the Easter Brock sees lorries heading to Dover queue on one side of the M20, while the other carriageway is split for other traffic to use in both system comes into force on 3 April and is a response to an expected increase in tourists crossing the channel before and over Kent and Medway Resilience Forum (KMRF), the group of local authorities responsible for implementing Operation Block, said traffic levels will be monitored and the system removed once the risk of serious delays has passed. The system will be installed between junctions eight and nine on the M20 to act as a "pressure valve" to minimise congestion in the surrounding Jones, strategic lead for border disruption at the KMRF, said: "If Operation Brock is not in use and there are delays at the Port of Dover, this has a knock-on effect on the surrounding roads – causing unjustified disruption to local communities."We will do everything we can to enable people to get where they want to be as safely and as quickly as possible."Until more permanent solutions are found to tackle disruption on Kent's roads, Operation Brock is the only tool we have to keep traffic moving through the county."The installation of the operation means freight heading to mainland Europe are also legally required to follow the signed HGV routes to the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel, using the M20 and KMRF said drivers should ensure they have packed essential items, including food, water and regular medication, in case they face delays during busy periods.
