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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Five feelgood news stories you missed this week as rowers restart Pacific challenge
A pair of female rowers trying to cross the Pacific Ocean after an initial setback is one of our five feelgood Friday local news stories. Hull Live reported how Miriam Payne, from East Yorkshire, and Jess Rowe, from Hampshire, are attempting to row unsupported from Peru to Australia, and are back out on the water after a broken rudder forced them to shore. Elsewhere, a 100-year-old veteran from Liverpool has recalled how he enjoyed celebrating the end of the Second World War on VE Day 80 years ago, while a teenage Army Cadet used his training to save his little brother's life. You can read the full version of each of our selected articles through the links under each story – or read more top headlines from around the UK's regions on the Yahoo UK local news page. An East Yorkshire woman who is part of a rowing duo attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean unsupported was forced back to shore after a rudder breakage - but they're now heading back out again for another try. Miriam Payne, 25, from Market Weighton, and 28-year-old Jess Rowe, from Hampshire, set off from Peru on 8 April with an ambitious goal of reaching Australia, but their 8,000-mile journey was short-lived after the rudder on their rowing boat broke days into the voyage. Read the full story from Hull Live A 100-year-old Second World War veteran has recalled 'getting a bit squiffy' as he turned 21 amid VE Day celebrations on a navy ship in 1945. Tom Berry, born and raised in Liverpool, was a teenager when he joined the Royal Navy as a radio operator on the Tribal-class destroyer HMS Tartar. She became known as the Lucky Tartar for her many narrow escapes from danger during the war. Read the full story from Cheshire Live A Derbyshire Army Cadet has saved his two-year-old brother's life using skills he gained at Army Cadets. Cadet Lance Corporal Lewis Butler, 15, who lives in Spondon, was enjoying dinner with his family when his brother Lyndon became silent, red-faced and started shaking due to a piece of food lodged in his throat. Whilst the parents were panicked and unsure how to best help their son, Lewis had been trained by the Army Cadet Force to remain calm and take control of an emergency such as this. Read the full story from Derbyshire Live A Lincolnshire couple have sold almost everything they own to travel the world after deciding they "can't take a single moment for granted." Husband and wife, Lucy Barton and Lee Mandzij, had always planned on travelling when they retired, but as the retirement age kept increasing they found their dream was "becoming increasingly unfeasible". Lucy, 44, also developed several chronic illnesses in 2018, which she says left her unable to hike or have a social life for some time. Read the full story from Lincolnshire Live A family from Princetown had a shock when its three rabbits bred to more than 21 bunnies in a matter of weeks - after confusion over their gender. The owner told the shelter that the bunnies were all supposed to be female when they were purchased - but one turned out to be a male. The family has now given 10 of its pet bunnies to Woodside Animal Welfare Trust, while another litter remains with the family until they are old enough to leave their mother. Read the full story from Plymouth Live
ITV News
04-05-2025
- Sport
- ITV News
Hampshire woman prepares to restart world record rowing attempt
An all-female rowing team are preparing to restart their world record attempt. If successful they'll become the youngest team to row the full Pacific Ocean and the first team to row the full Pacific Ocean nonstop and unsupported. Jess Rowe, 28, from Liphook in Hampshire and Miriam Payne, 25, from Yorkshire are attempting to row 8,000 miles across the Pacific. It's their second attempt having been rescued by a Peruvian sailor 350 miles off the coast of Peru, having lost control of their steering due to a damaged rudder. The pair were forced to return to shore, reset and replace the rudder ahead of restarting their voyage from La Punta, Lima, Peru. The Seas The Day team will go again tomorrow to avoid the start of the Pacific cyclone season. Jess says they're hopeful they can avoid the same problem again with the rudder: This challenge will take up to 6 months to complete, covering 8000 miles from Peru to Australia. The pair plan to row 15 hours a day - two hours on, two hours off - adjusting the pattern as they go onboard their boat Velocity - which is a 9m long Rossiter Ocean 2 Rowing Boat. When they are not rowing, they will be eating (around 5,000 calories per day) or attempting to sleep. The team is aiming to raise £50,000 for the Outward Bound Trust, a UK-based charity which helps children develop lifelong skills through adventure. The team are experienced rowers, having met in 2022 in the Canary Islands when they were preparing for The World's Toughest Row – previously known as the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge – for which they rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic.
BBC News
02-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Norfolk Broads boatbuilder helps rowers restart Pacific challenge
A rural boatbuilder has come to the aid of two women who were forced to postpone their attempt to row from Peru to Australia after part of their boat Payne, 25, from East Yorkshire, and Jess Rowe, 28, from Hampshire, set off from Peru on 8 April to row 8,000 miles (12,875 km) across the they had to return to Lima after rowing 350 miles (563km) when the rudder of their boat, Velocity, snapped in heavy storms. Southgates Boatyard, based in Horning on the Norfolk Broads, heard of the news and worked round the clock to make a replacement after its staff felt "compelled to help". The pair were attempting to be the first crew to row non-stop and unsupported across the Pacific Ocean when their boat's steering went awry and they spent nearly a week were eventually towed back to Lima to organise the boat crafted replacement rudders from Southgates Boatyard will now be flown out to the Peruvian capital to be fitted to the is hoped the duo will be able to resume their fundraising challenge before 8 May in order to avoid the start of the Pacific's cyclone Bunn, Southgates Boatyard manager, said: "When we heard about Jess and Miriam's situation, we felt compelled to help. "It's inspiring to support such an incredible challenge, especially when it's tied to deserving causes like the Outward Bound Trust. "Our entire team is proud to have played a small part in their historic attempt." The Seas the Day team challenge was set up by Ms Payne and Ms Rowe to raise money for the Outward Bound Trust - a UK charity to teach children about adventuring and life skills. Ms Payne said they were "so thankful" to the boatbuilder for its help. "To design and produce specialist rudders in such a short time and arrange for them to be flown out to us in Lima is nothing short of amazing," she said. "Without their help, we wouldn't be able to continue our mission."The pair had been posting daily video diaries on social media, with their journey originally expected to take about six months. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Scoop
01-05-2025
- Business
- Scoop
Reserve Bank Publishes Response To Deposit Taker Core Standards Consultation
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Te Pūtea Matua has today published its response to submissions on three of the four core standards that set the prudential requirements deposit takers will need to meet in order to be licensed under the Deposit Takers Act 2023 (DTA). Jess Rowe, Director Prudential Policy, says the response covers liquidity, disclosure, and Depositor Compensation Scheme (DCS) related requirements. 'The DTA standards give us a significant opportunity to create a coherent, modern and proportionate prudential framework,' Ms Rowe says. 'The three core standards covered in this release ensure deposit takers can manage their liquidity, provide timely prudential disclosures to the market, and meet data and disclosure requirements for the DCS.' Public consultation on the proposed core standards generated 26 submissions from banks, non-bank deposit takers and industry groups. 'In response to comprehensive submissions and engagement from industry, we're making changes to further support a proportionate approach, reduce compliance costs, and improve regulatory efficiency,' says Ms Rowe. 'This shows our focus remains on ensuring prudent management of risk, in a manner that also supports an efficient, competitive and inclusive financial system.' A fourth standard, the capital standard, was also included in the core standard consultation. This standard generated a significant number of submissions. To ensure we address these submissions, and the matters raised at the Finance and Expenditure Committee inquiry into banking competition, we have announced a more comprehensive review of key aspects of our deposit takers capital settings. The response to submissions on this standard will, therefore, not be published at this time. Deposit Takers Act background The Deposit Takers Act 2023 (DTA) modernises our regulatory framework to help ensure the safety and soundness of deposit takers and support a stable financial system that New Zealanders can trust. Once the DTA is fully in force (expected to be in 2028), the Reserve Bank will begin regulating and supervising credit unions, building societies and finance companies (known as non-bank deposit takers or NBDTs), together with banks, under a single, consistent, and proportionate framework. The Act also introduces a new Depositor Compensation Scheme (DCS), effective from 1 July 2025. The Reserve Bank ran a consultation on the four core standards from May to July 2024 and on the nine non-core standards from August to November 2024. More information Deposit Takers Act Implementation timeline Proportionality Framework
