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Foreigners Buy Most Luxury Homes in Singapore in Almost a Decade
Foreigners Buy Most Luxury Homes in Singapore in Almost a Decade
The number of luxury condominium units bought by foreigners rose to the highest in almost a decade before
2023-05-15 15:48
What are Walmart's Black Friday plans? A mysterious sale today could be a clue.
What are Walmart's Black Friday plans? A mysterious sale today could be a clue.
When it comes to announcing holiday programming, Walmart typically has its Black Friday plans laid
2023-10-25 23:56
One vote to redraw the US abortion rights map
One vote to redraw the US abortion rights map
One vote can change everything, especially when things are close.
2023-05-16 06:28
Airline loses passenger's dog at world's busiest airport
Airline loses passenger's dog at world's busiest airport
Delta staff lost a passenger's dog at Atlanta Airport. Paula Rodriguez's dog, Maia, escaped its cage as Delta staff were transferring her to her flight at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport, the busiest in the world.
2023-08-27 16:19
Kimberly Palmer: How to make summer camp more affordable
Kimberly Palmer: How to make summer camp more affordable
While summer camp costs are rising, parents can find deals by booking sessions early, asking about financial aid, and leveraging sibling and other discounts
2023-05-08 22:18
Harry, Meghan in 'near catastrophic' NY paparazzi car chase, spokesperson says
Harry, Meghan in 'near catastrophic' NY paparazzi car chase, spokesperson says
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and her mother were involved in a "near catastrophic
2023-05-17 23:56
Old El Paso™ is Huddling with the Watt Brothers to Rewrite Tailgate Playbook with Tex-Mex Lineup
Old El Paso™ is Huddling with the Watt Brothers to Rewrite Tailgate Playbook with Tex-Mex Lineup
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2023-08-29 22:29
Sell By vs. Best By Dates on Food: What’s the Difference?
Sell By vs. Best By Dates on Food: What’s the Difference?
When it comes to food safety, none of these phrases means what you think it means.
2023-08-31 22:22
BUBS Naturals Expands Product Line with USDA Organic Electrolyte Powder
BUBS Naturals Expands Product Line with USDA Organic Electrolyte Powder
ENCINITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2023--
2023-05-17 21:17
These Are World’s Most Expensive Cities For High-Class Living
These Are World’s Most Expensive Cities For High-Class Living
Singapore surged to top the rankings as the most expensive city in the world for luxury living for
2023-06-20 10:50
Japan Fishing Industry Reels After China’s Fukushima Embargo
Japan Fishing Industry Reels After China’s Fukushima Embargo
Japan’s fishing industry is getting hit with falling prices and growing uncertainty after the Chinese government imposed a
2023-08-25 18:50
British Grand Prix: 20 years since Irish ‘lunatic’ invaded the track at Silverstone
British Grand Prix: 20 years since Irish ‘lunatic’ invaded the track at Silverstone
“Oh my goodness me!” screamed ITV’s lead Formula 1 commentator James Allen, words struggling to comprehend the sheer craziness of what was being witnessed. “We’ve got a lunatic on the track!” When a group of protestors from Just Stop Oil invaded the circuit last year during the opening lap of the British Grand Prix, it wasn’t Silverstone’s first run-in with track invaders. Contrarily, 20 years ago, the 2003 British Grand Prix was 10 laps in before deranged Irish priest Neil Horan sprinted up the fiercely quick Hangar Straight. Many drivers had to swerve to avoid him as Horan, dressed in a brown kilt, madly ran into the racing line of F1 cars speeding at 200mph while waving banners which read: “Read the bible” and “The Bible is always right.” The result could have been catastrophic if it wasn’t for the quick awareness of the drivers and the marshal stationed at position ‘Hangar 1’. Volunteering at the British Grand Prix once again, Stephen Green ran into the void of the unknown. “I didn’t really think, adrenaline just kicks in,” Green, now 72, tells The Independent. “I made the decision anyway to wait until most of the pack had gone past. I actually watched it last week on YouTube – it seems like the guy is running up there forever and a day before I get to him. “I think I just barged into him! Then he fell over and I just grabbed his wrists and dragged him. There was a white transit van with security waiting behind the debris fence. I remember what I said to him but it’s not printable!” It was an astonishing scene. While pitch invasions and streakers have for many a long year popped up at various sporting events across the country, a live racetrack is an entirely different situation altogether. More so than any wider cause, lives in the immediacy are at risk. For Green, though, it brought a sense of notoriety not familiar to the men and women in orange suits. Soon after, once the police investigation had subsided and Horan was charged with “aggravated trespass”, the marshal was the second man awarded the BARC (British Automobile Racing Club) Browning medal for outstanding bravery. The first was David Purley, 21 years earlier, following his attempts to save Roger Williamson from a fire at Zandvoort. Meanwhile Horan, laicised by the Catholic Church, did not stop there; in fact, Silverstone was just the start of his bizarre interventions. A year later, at the 2004 Athens Olympics, he ran into the path of lead Brazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima in the men’s marathon and pushed him into the crowds, ruining his path to gold. Months earlier, he was caught by police at the Epsom Derby. He also appeared on Britain’s Got Talent in 2009, performing an Irish jig. Yet that day 20 years ago brought together two very different people from two very different walks of life. A point not lost on Green when, peculiarly, Horan got in touch. “Strangely enough, he emailed me five years ago to ask how I was,” Green says. “We exchanged a couple of emails and that’s about it. “Strange chap, shall we say!” The subject of protestors is top of the agenda at Silverstone this weekend. If not for last year’s near-catastrophe, then for Just Stop Oil’s recent interventions at Twickenham, the World Snooker Championship, the Ashes and just this week, Wimbledon. “At a national event, you always run the risk of idiots turning up and doing whatever they’ve got in mind to do,” Green says. “There was a huge tightening of security after the 2003 incident. “Last year I just got messages from my mates saying ‘why are you not at Silverstone?!’ There is a difference between Just Stop Oil and Horan though, I think everyone would say that Just Stop Oil are actually trying to achieve something. “Motorsport is lucky in many ways that we don’t get as much as we could’ve done. It is very tightly controlled – given F1 goes all over the world, I think it does pretty well.” Green, who still marshals at events across the UK after previous F1 stints in the Middle-East as well as Silverstone, had the rarest of race interactions on that day in ‘03. F1 and the police are on red-alert this Sunday to ensure a repeat does not occur, with the threat level at an all-time high. Read More Lewis Hamilton supports ‘peaceful’ protests at British Grand Prix this weekend Just Stop Oil ‘vital’ says Dale Vince as sports fans are backed to intervene Arrests at Wimbledon after Just Stop Oil protesters storm court twice Lewis Hamilton must be ‘cold-blooded’ in new Mercedes contract negotiations F1 release 2024 calendar with radical change to start of the season F1 descends into farce again after results shake-up – the FIA has to be better
2023-07-07 15:00