67 h. ago End of an era for Springholm Nursery as manager set to retire in August 2025

Rose Jackson initially took on the role temporarily in 2020 but has held the role for nearly five years.

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3 d. ago Wimbledon 2025: Jack Draper breezes into second round after Sebastian Baez retires when two sets down

Draper lost just six points on serve in the match as he booked second-round match against Marin Cilic

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4 d. ago Royal train to be retired as King Charles seeks to modernise monarchy

Palace accounts show Treasury finding to remain at £86.3m, while duchy of Cornwall will waive some charity rentsThe royal family’s private “royal train” will be decommissioned as part of King Charles’s drive to modernise the monarchy and reduce costs.The train has been used to transport members of the royal family around Britain’s railway network since 1840, but it has become increasingly costly to maintain and store. Rolling stock from the 1980s would need to be updated for modern railway networks, and two new more fuel-efficient helicopters offer a suitable alternative. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘No plans ever to retire’: why Steven Spielberg and the movie brat generation just won’t quit

Spielberg, 78, has announced he’ll keep making films till he dies – and he’s a spring chicken next to Coppola, Scorsese, Werner Herzog and Ridley Scott, all still working in their 80s. What makes directing a job for life?If life behaved in the same way as movies, then The Fabelmans would have been Steven Spielberg’s last film. He spent the previous five decades writing the rulebook of modern cinema, and then The Fabelmans was the rare work of art that wrapped everything up with a neat little bow. Part autobiography and part tutorial, it was like the work of a man looking back on his life with a sense of satisfied completion.But real life doesn’t behave like that, and Spielberg has just announced that he is never going to retire. In fact, he announced it twice. In a speech he gave during a star-studded event unveiling a new Steven Spielberg Theater on the Universal lot last night, the 78-year-old said: “I’m making a lot of movies and I have no plans ever to retire.” And then, talking...

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2 w. ago Revealed: These are the top European countries to retire to in 2025

New rankings published by Funeral Guide unveiled 10 European nations that stand out as ideal destinations, based on three key factors: cost of living, crime rate, and the quality of healthcare.

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3 w. ago ‘More than I dreamed of’: Britain’s most decorated Alpine skier Dave Ryding reflects on a groundbreaking career

Britain’s most successful Alpine skier is set to retire at the end of next season. He tells Flo Clifford about his circuitous route to the elite ranks, the highlights of his World Cup career, and his hopes for the future of British skiing

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3 w. ago Dave Ryding, Britain’s most successful Alpine skier, to retire at end of 2025

The 38-year-old was the first Briton and oldest man to win an Alpine skiing World Cup with his historic victory in Kitzbuhel in 2022

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4 w. ago Mark Hamill has finally ruled out a return as Luke Skywalker. Can Star Wars survive without him?

The franchise’s last remaining connection to the original trilogy has appeared in a number of recent spinoffs. What’s next, now the 73-year-old actor says he has hung up his lightsaber for good?Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker has been Star Wars’ ultimate backup plan for at least half a decade. The original trilogy has faded into the distance, and the movies set in that galaxy far, far away have become so poor in recent years that we’d all rather watch Andor. But there was always the option of plugging in Hamill – a sort of human Star Wars USB stick, primed to conjure up 1970s vibes as required. Not quite getting your fill of Force nostalgia? Here’s Luke tutoring Baby Yoda in The Book of Boba Fett. And here he is again, whinging about past mistakes in The Last Jedi. It may not quite have been Binary Sunset, or Yoda lifting the X-wing on Dagobah. But for a few shimmering, quite-possibly-digitally-retouched moments, it felt like we were back in the real Star Wars again.Back in 2023, I wro...

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4 w. ago Vasiliy Lomachenko retires from boxing aged 37 after glittering career

Lomachenko retires with 18-3 pro record and 12 KOsTwo-time Olympic gold medalist ends storied careerUkrainian star thanks fans in emotional farewell videoVasiliy Lomachenko, a three-division world champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and arguably the greatest amateur boxer in history, announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 37.“I’m grateful for every victory and every defeat both in the ring and in life,” the Ukrainian said in a video on Instagram Thursday morning. “I’m thankful that as my career comes to an end, I’ve gained clarity about the direction a person must take in order to achieve true victory, not just in the ring.“ Continue reading...

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4 w. ago England squad announcement live: Lionesses team for Women’s Euros named with Lauren James included

Sarina Wiegman will name her 23 Lionesses to travel to Switzerland to Euro 2025 after the shock retirements of Mary Earps and Fran Kirby, plus Millie Bright’s withdrawal from selection

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4 w. ago England squad announcement live: Lionesses team for Women’s Euros to be named after Millie Bright withdraws

Sarina Wiegman will name her 23 Lionesses to travel to Switzerland to Euro 2025 after the shock retirements of Mary Earps and Fran Kirby, plus Millie Bright’s withdrawal from selection

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