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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Warning over scammers posing as charity workers
A Lincolnshire charity is urging people to be aware of doorstep scammers posing as its staff and asking people for money. St Barnabas Hospice said two young men wearing suits had been impersonating charity workers and asking residents to set up direct debits on behalf of the hospice. The men had reportedly been operating in the Louth area, typically during evenings at around 20:00 BST. Lincolnshire Police said it had spoken to the charity and the couple involved. The charity said the resident told them they gave their bank details to the two men, who were reportedly in their 20s. Head of retail Caroline Peach said the charity's official canvassers always wore branded lanyards, carried photo ID and campaigned only during daytime working hours. Ms Peach said: "The sad thing is we do have our door-to-door canvassers going around to get people to support St Barnabas so that will call into question anybody who comes to your door now." Ms Peach reminded residents that photos and names of the four official door-to-door workers could be found on the charity's website. She had asked anyone who had been approached by the men to report it to the police. Lincolnshire Police said officers have spoken to the charity and the couple involved but that no crime was recorded. The warning comes after the charity's store on Wragby Road had its front door smashed during a raid overnight on Monday, causing thousands of pounds-worth of damage. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Charity shop damaged during overnight burglary Warning over fraudsters posing as police officers Warning issued after courier fraudsters strike St Barnabas Hospice
BBC News
13-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Residents mark 200 years of 'lovely' and 'ever-changing' Jericho
Events are being held to celebrate a "vibrant", "mad" and "lovely" 200-year-old suburb of throughout the month will mark the bicentenary of the city's Jericho neighbourhood, which can be traced back to residents told the BBC the suburb was "very Oxford, diverse, ever changing, bit of a mystery, bit mad, but lovely". On Tuesday historian Mark Davies will lead a walk through the suburb, organised by The Jericho Living Heritage Trust. Reflecting on the anniversary, another resident described the area as "fantastic"."It feels super safe, it is such a lovely, vibrant part of the city and [there is] lots of fantastic food and lovely people around," he said."I've had a great time living here."One local woman said she had moved into her house with six of her seven children and had lived there for 26 years. "All my children love Jericho, went to St Barnabas School and a couple of them went to saint Barnabas Church," she said, adding that she liked the proximity to Port Meadow, the University Parks and museums. Mr Davies, who is chair of the heritage trust, said 1825 was when the meadows bounded by the Oxford Canal, Walton Well, Walton Street, and Worcester College "began to be transformed into the residential suburbs of Jericho and Walton Manor"."This process of urbanisation had begun in 1824 with the decision of St John's College to allow house building on Walton Closes: an area of meadow immediately to the north of Worcester College," he said."This was followed in 1825 to 1829 by the sale of the meadows belonging to Peter Wellington Furse which comprise all of modern Jericho."He added that the area next to the Oxford Canal had been known as "Little and Great Bear Meadow" as "Furse also owned The Bear Inn in central Oxford". Mr Davies said he wanted the trust to be "the catalyst" for marking the said his walk would include "Jericho's rich literary and artistic associations, and will end inside the imposing church of St Barnabas". There will also be guided walks and a talk at the Museum of Oxford later in the trust has also encouraged residents to promote events in Jericho and elsewhere to celebrate the bicentenary throughout the year. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
The Sun
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Broody Katie Price, 46, reveals ‘I'm still not done' as she swoons over baby at charity event with boyfriend JJ Slater
KATIE Price has revealed she's not finished growing her family, as she made a warm appearance at a St Barnabas charity fundraiser this week. In a video shared on her YouTube channel, the 46-year-old TV personality was seen mingling with attendees and posing with event organisers. 5 5 5 At one point, Katie eagerly asked one mum: "Can I hold your baby?" before cradling the child in her arms and gushing, "Oh I love him." The mum, who shared that the baby was her fourth and final child, chatted briefly with Katie, who responded playfully: "So cute, I love them. "How many have you got, would you have any more?" The mum replied: "He's my fourth and final!" "Oh, I'm not done," Katie said. The St Barnabus event held special meaning for Katie, who added in the video: "St Barnabas is close to my heart because obviously my mum donated all her book proceeds to this charity too." Katie chose to have IVF to try for her sixth baby while she was still with ex Carl Woods. A year later the mum-of-five later suffered a devastating miscarriage with boyfriend JJ Slater. She conceived the baby naturally despite being told she had only a 1% chance. She has now vowed to go back to IVF and try for a sixth child - and will not stop trying until she is medically "too old" to do so. Why I'll NEVER stop trying for a baby despite traumatic miscarriage, says Katie Price – as she insists 46 isn't too old In an emotional interview with The Sun, Katie said she hopes to help raise awareness and support for mothers going through similar. She said: "It's been hard. Did I cry or not? I don't really know, but I was just really sad because we went from joy and relief that I could get pregnant naturally, to confusion, heartbreak and sadness. "Last year I'd been told I was perimenopausal and that there was only a 1% chance I could get pregnant naturally, so me and JJ didn't really think I would. We weren't even trying. "But then on Boxing Day I missed a period, and I'm usually so regular every 28 days, and the symptoms started: my boobs were sore, I felt bloated, a little bit moody and started feeling nauseous. "I did loads of pregnancy tests because I wanted to be sure, and JJ kept asking me if it was real. He was so, so excited. "But the line on the tests wasn't getting any darker, which I knew from previous experience it should have been, so I started to worry. "We went to a clinic for blood tests and a scan and the scan showed where the baby was, but that it wasn't alive any more. "It's been devastating." Katie has five children including Harvey, Junior, Princess, Jett, and Bunny. Her eldest son, who is 22 years old, is the result of her relationship with Dwight Yorke. She shares Junior and Princess with her ex-husband Peter Andre, and Jett and Bunny with her third husband, Kieran Hayler. It was Katie's fourth miscarriage, in addition to a previous ectopic pregnancy. 5 Katie Price's relationship history We take a look back at the highs and lows of Katie Price's relationship history. 1996-1998: Katie got engaged to Gladiators star Warren Furman - aka Ace - with a £3,000 ring. But their relationship didn't make it as far as 'I do'. 1998-2000: Katie described Dane Bowers as 'the love of her life' but she broke up with the singer when he allegedly cheated on her. 2001: Footballer Dwight Yorke is the father of Katie's eldest child Harvey. He has had very little to do with Harvey throughout his life. 2002: Rebounding from Dwight, Katie famously had one night of passion with Pop Idol star Gareth Gates, allegedly taking his virginity. 2002-2004: Katie was dating Scott Sullivan when she entered the jungle for I'm A Me Out Of Here!. He threatened to "punch Peter's lights out" when chemistry blossomed between her and Peter Andre. 2004-2009: The jungle romance resulted in Katie marrying Aussie pop star Peter. They had two kids, Junior and Princess, before their bitter split in 2009. 2010-2011: Fresh from her break-up with Peter, Katie enjoyed a whirlwind relationship and marriage with cage fighter Alex Reid. They split 20 months after their Las Vegas wedding. 2011: Katie briefly dated model Danny Cipriani... but it ended as quickly as it begun. 2011-2012: They didn't speak the same language, but Katie got engaged to Argentinian model Leandro Penna in 2011. He later fled home to South America. 2012-2018: Wedding bells rang once more after Katie met Kieran Hayler in 2013. They had two kids together, Jett and Bunny, before their break-up and divorce. 2018-2019: Katie moved on quickly with Kris Boyson. They had an on-off romance for one year and even got engaged. They split for good in 2019. 2019: Katie was linked to Charles Drury during her on-off relationship with Kris. Charles, who also dated Lauren Goodger, has always denied being in "official relationship" with her. 2020-2023: Car salesman Carl Woods took a shining to Katie in 2020. Their relationship was up and down for three years. They broke up for a final time last year. 2024-present: After weeks of rumours, Katie confirmed her relationship with Married At First Sight star JJ Slater in February this year.
RTÉ News
08-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Shane Brosnan building on construction sites and New York Tailteann Cup progression
Shane Brosnan is as Irish as an American can get really. The son of Kerry natives, growing up five minutes from Mclean Avenue in Yonkers, also known as 'Little Ireland', it wasn't unusual to play Gaelic Games, because most of his friends have Irish heritage in some shape or other. "I don't even have too many (non-Irish friends). Everyone that I'm friends with or where we grew up is all pretty much Irish. So, they all know what we do," he told RTÉ Sport. Brosnan dabbled in other sports like soccer and basketball, but by the time he reached his mid-teens, football was his main passion. "I would have been interested in a lot of other sports too, growing up. But by the time I hit like 15 or 16, I knew I wanted to play football." The 22-year-old New York native has fond memories watching from the sidelines when the Exiles gave Leitrim a scare in the closely fought Connacht quarter-final in 2018 and explained it's what spurred him on. "My dad would always bring me to the New York games when I was younger. "I'd say the first one I can really remember is probably that 2018 game with Leitrim. I would have been training maybe with the Under-16 development team at the time." "And I knew probably around that time then when they ran Leitrim close, I knew that I wanted to try to get on the New York team." It must have been a magical moment for Brosnan, when as a bright-eyed 20-year-old debutant, the Exiles claimed their first championship win over the same side that inspired him to pull on the navy and red jersey. Brosnan is hopeful that the 2023 Connacht quarter-final win over Leitrim will inspire more American-born players to continue on to senior level. "All the kids after the game against Leitrim; couple of hundred kids running on the field after. "They're going to be the future. So, the more success we have now could probably drive another 20 or 30 kids to push on and try to get on the New York team when they're older." It's not just the inter-county side that is inspiring the next generation, Brosnan's club, St Barnabas now has a successful senior team, driven in part by his father Mike, who is the president. St Barnabas became the first American team made of entirely homegrown players to win the New York senior football championship in 2020, which they successfully defended in 2021, which Brosnan thinks has accelerated its growth. "I think the underage is getting even bigger now with Barnabas. There's always a good 40 or 50 kids around the pitch. "Even coming up to us after our games and stuff, they're always looking up to us now and they're definitely the future. "I guess winning a couple of championships probably accelerated that growth. We probably didn't have that before when I was growing up, we didn't have had a senior team. "So now they have something to probably look forward to and try to push on and get to that. They have a goal to set now." Despite what history may suggest, with only a few American born players making the panel, the New York captain believes he hasn't had to prove himself as a 'homegrown', which he tributes to the attitudes of fellow team-mates. In 2019, there were six American players on the squad, and up until 2022 that number was roughly the same. But in 2023, four homegrown players featured against Leitrim, whilst there were 12 in total on the panel. The number of truly American players is on the rise, well it depends what way you look at it, they are all of Irish descent after all. "In the first year I came in with New York, we had a lot of good personalities in the team. "They pretty much reassured us right away that we did belong there, that they were involved in other setups, and we were just as good." Brosnan is balancing playing and training with a job in construction, the physicality of the work isn't a barrier though, and the early finish allows time for him to get to their Bronx base for training. There is a reason the majority of the panel work in the sector. "I'm working construction. I'm in the carpenters union in Queens right now. Once we get finished up here around half three and then just head down to training. "I think it probably helps me to keep me moving around and stuff... I think if I was inside an office I'd probably be driving myself nuts. "I would say 75% of our team probably is (working in construction)." The persisting challenge for New York is the lack of competitive minutes in the build up to their championship games. The introduction of the new FRC rules would have many believing their Connacht quarter-final against Galway last month would be a likely trouncing, but the Exiles were stiffer competition than expected. "We ran them close in the first-half. "We probably just didn't have the legs to keep going in the second-half, but it was good to get the game against a team like Galway... Definitely took a lot from that game and hopefully bring it into that game in four weeks time." Brosnan thinks there isn't a lot that needs to change ahead of his side's preliminary Tailteann Cup quarter-final on 7 June, but suggests less predictable kick-outs, alongside a fitness boost may help New York secure their first ever championship victory on Irish soil. "We were very good for 35 minutes, we know we need to probably add on another bit of fitness and hopefully complete that performance that we had in the first-half for a full 70-minute game. "Keeping stuff different. I think maybe we only had maybe a few things we need to figure out, our kick-outs after a while. "We probably should work on a few different varieties of stuff that we can do to keep everything fresh so they're not figuring us out." Watch Galway v Wexford in the Leinster Hurling Championship on Saturday from 2.45pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on and the RTÉ News app and listen to Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1
The Citizen
27-04-2025
- Business
- The Citizen
Protea Glen learners explore career expos
For the past 24 years, the Rocking Future Career Expos (RFCE) has been the beacon of hope for matriculants, guiding them through the maze of career options and job opportunities. Since its inception in 2001 by Kay Cheytanov, this project has evolved into a mighty platform that motivates and empowers students to seize the reins of their futures. The expo has grown to encompass more than 240 schools annually, inspiring more than 35 000 matric students. ALSO READ: Local businesses commemorate Freedom Day in Expo The expos provide learners with a wide choice of choices from private tertiary institutions, eliminating access barriers and offering courses in skills development, work readiness, and practical studies. Some of the schools which have been lucky enough to participate in this project include Curro Protea Glen, Acudeo College Protea Glen, St Barnabas and many more. Students like Liane Nieuwenhuizen and Zander Van Rooyen discovered their place in performance and sound engineering at the expo. It caters to students with diverse backgrounds, interests, skills, and aspirations. According to Cheytanov, The Future Guide Magazine is a valuable publication for students, packed with facts on university life and education beyond school. The Rocking Future expos have also created an online virtual career expo named Swiwel, available to every learner from Grade 8 up to 12, in all provinces. She said they had visited 55 schools and inspired 6 246 students in Johannesburg alone and 152 schools and 19 186 students across our major cities by the end of March this year. Cheytanov further noted that they have launched a new initiative named Success Starters to all the high schools who have decided to join the Rocking Future team this year. She added students have been invited to join them on this motivational quest as they look for an outstanding student who is worthy of being awarded as the 2025 Success Starter Star. 'We are on a mission to spotlight extraordinary students in our schools who exemplify passion and dedication. 'We are looking for young entrepreneurs, talented performers, culinary creators, creative artists, sports champions and tech innovators. We believe these young minds are the future,' she continued. 'We will be sharing a link to our website where schools can nominate one outstanding Grade 11 student from their school. The top 20 nominees from across South Africa will be in for a treat. They will get bursaries from top private tertiary colleges along with other great prizes.' At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
