21 August 2026
Fraser Garden was almost three times the speed limit when he crashed into John Bell's garden in Broughty Ferry.
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21 August 2026
‘No case like this has ever occurred before.’
21 August 2026
The 51-year-old is forced to admit in the video that he owes money to a well-known bikie gang.
21 August 2026
Monkley twice denied any involvement in the blaze but his own CCTV system helped convict him.
21 August 2026
(A Friday read… enjoy!) The Escalator‘s Adam Clermont – our Adam Clermont too! – writes: On Alessandro Pasetti, the man who handed me a platform, and the fact that Italians cannot help themselves. There are two kinds of Italians. There are the Italians from the south, who leave because the land is steep and the work is hard and the reasons for leaving are older than the people who leave, and there are ...
21 August 2026
Consider this: global travel demand hasn’t collapsed this year, even with a war weighing on it, and the industry’s own load factor data argues for a supply story over a demand one. The real constraint running through the industry is supply: engines are sitting in the shop for repairs longer than carriers can plan around, and the industry’s main workaround, leaning on cargo while trimming passenger networks, shows up in ... The post The bottleneck squeezing airline capacity isn’t demand, it’s parts appeared first on The Loadstar .
21 August 2026
Indian importers sourcing goods from Asia continue to grapple with freight rate shocks. Indian manufacturers and retailers traditionally rely heavily on Chinese suppliers, so elevated shipping costs from the Strait of Hormuz supply chain choke point have resulted in a worrisome knock-on impact on their business dynamics. The latest data secured by The Loadstar from market sources points to a sharp month-on-month spike in container booking rates from China to India this ... The post Rate shocks on services from China add to Indian importers’ woes appeared first on The Loadstar .
21 August 2026
Yangpu Newnew Shipping, which specialises in China-Russia liner services, is now eyeing regular services to Murmansk via the Northern Sea Route. CEO Ke Jin said yesterday that Newnew’s 1,220 teu Xin Xin Hai 1 had become the first containership to call at Murmansk, primarily a dry bulk and general cargo port. Mr Ke said Newnew would, from October, send six larger vessels to Murmansk, the only ice-free port in western Russia, and ... The post China’s Newnew Shipping to launch services to Murmansk and invest in the port appeared first on The Loadstar .
