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thewestonmercury.co.uk > news > national > 26546452.trump-makes-announcement-whiskey-tariffs-brings-irish-visit-close

Trump makes announcement on whiskey tariffs as he brings Irish visit to a close

2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (913+ words) Donald Trump made a surprise announcement that he was removing US tariffs on Irish whiskey as he brought his two-day visit to Ireland to a close. Crowds cheered the US President as he made the announcement on the 18th green during…...

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thewestonmercury.co.uk > sport > national > 26546246.derek-mcinnes-hails-big-performance-rangers-sweep-aside-celtic-cup

Derek McInnes hails ‘big performance’ as Rangers sweep aside Celtic in cup

5+ hour, 47+ min ago   (512+ words) Derek McInnes claims Rangers delivered the “big performance” required in their convincing 3-0 Premier Sport Cup win over Old Firm rivals Celtic. With no away fans inside the ground at the order of the authorities amid a ticket allocation spat between…...

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thewestonmercury.co.uk > sport > national > 26546308.pina-sonata-shines-sceptre-stakes

Pina Sonata shines in Sceptre Stakes

4+ hour, 57+ min ago   (546+ words) Pina Sonata struck in Group-race company for the first time when landing the Japan Racing Association Sceptre Fillies’ Stakes at Doncaster. The James Fanshawe-trained four-year-old won the Listed Snowdrop Fillies’ Stakes at Kempton on her seasonal reappearance and was then…...

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thewestonmercury.co.uk > sport > national > 26546142.richard-spencer-backs-osborne-title-challenge

Richard Spencer backs Osborne for title challenge

6+ hour, 57+ min ago   (646+ words) Richard Spencer has backed Saffie Osborne to become the first female rider to be champion jockey after winning the St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday. The 24-year-old is a big part of Spencer’s operation and has a strike rate of…...

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thewestonmercury.co.uk > news > national > 26546270.donald-trump-save-scottish-independence-thoughts-another-day

Donald Trump to save Scottish independence thoughts for ‘another day’

5+ hour, 27+ min ago   (248+ words) Donald Trump has said he will save his opinion on Scottish independence for “another day”, shortly after doubling down on his comments on Irish unity. On Saturday, the US President responded to a question from the Press Association by saying…...

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thewestonmercury.co.uk > sport > national > 26546307.folsom-blues-strikes-impressive-national-stakes-victory

Folsom Blues strikes for impressive National Stakes victory

4+ hour, 57+ min ago   (341+ words) Folsom Blues upstaged his better fancied stablemate Monogram to claim top honours in the Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes. Having made a big impression on his course and distance debut three weeks ago, Monogram was the 9-4 favourite to successfully step…...

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thewestonmercury.co.uk > news > national > 26546127.donald-trump-says-loved-backlash-irish-unity-remarks

Donald Trump says he ‘loved’ backlash to Irish unity remarks

7+ hour, 7+ min ago   (256+ words) US President Donald Trump has said he “loved” the backlash to his comments in support of Irish unification. Mr Trump spoke briefly to reporters on Sunday as he walked to the first tee on his golf resort in Doonbeg, Co…...

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thewestonmercury.co.uk > news > 26542606.m5-traffic-somerset-drivers-warned-ahead-months-roadworks

Somerset drivers to face months of disruption amid major M5 roadworks

16+ hour, 39+ min ago   (578+ words) MAJOR roadworks and subsequent closures on the M5 are set to cause months of disruption for Somerset drivers as part of a £4.5 million project. National Highways has announced a £4.5 million maintenance project at the Almondsbury Interchange in South Gloucestershire, one of…...

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thewestonmercury.co.uk > news > national > 26545695.former-chancellor-george-osborne-says-britain-rejoin-customs-union

Former chancellor George Osborne says Britain should rejoin customs union

12+ hour, 22+ min ago   (274+ words) Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery. Mr Osborne, who resigned as chancellor after being part of David…...

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thewestonmercury.co.uk > news > 26542135.weston-super-mare-drink-drive-case-sees-officer-barred

Police officer barred over handling of Weston-super-Mare drink-drive case

16+ hour, 39+ min ago   (387+ words) A former Avon and Somerset Police officer has been barred from policing after a misconduct panel found gross misconduct over her handling of a suspected drink-driving incident in Weston-super-Mare. Police Constable Degree Apprentice Rebecca Greville would have been dismissed had…...