DRINKS are back on at pubs, bars and restaurants now lockdown restrictions have lifted - outside for now and then indoors from May 17. If an Aperol Spritz is your tipple of choice you can get one for free worth £8 next time you're out. To celebrate the latest freedoms from lockdown rules easing, 100,000 Aperol Spritz's are being given away and you can get it at any place they serve the popular summer drink. To get the freebie, you'll need to register first on its website here , sharing your name, email and date of birth (you must be over 18 years of age) and do it before May 17. You'll then receive an email with a link to a redemption form which you have until 31 August to use, so there's no need to head out if you're not ready yet. To redeem the offer, you'll need to buy your Aperol Spritz first and one for a friend too, then provide your receipt showing the purchase of both drinks to get a refund for one of them. You'll need to buy two drinks to use this … [Read more...] about How to get a free Aperol Spritz worth £8 as pubs reopen
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Rory Burns and Ollie Pope display familiar signs of impatience as England batsmen continue to toil
Burns and Pope fall cheaply for Surrey Lawrence and Westley shine for Essex Opener Robson hits 165 for Middlesex D ay one: Surrey (220-9) vs Gloucestershire After a lean winter both of Surrey’s England batsmen, Rory Burns and Ollie Pope, needed their springs to blossom but they were dismissed for four and 22 respectively by a similar impatience. During their winter Test series in India, England’s batsmen interpreted the message to be positive so enthusiastically that some tried a shot at almost every ball - Pope for one dancing down the turning pitch in Ahmedabad to the left-arm spin of Axar Patel and being, not surprisingly, stumped. In their growing desperation England’s batsmen, apart from their captain Joe Root, seemed not to observe Rishabh Pant’s shot-selection. Pant may have given the impression he slogged every ball but no. He blocked or left 138 balls in that series; sure, he made hay off the 100 balls he attacked but, normally, only after playing himself … [Read more...] about Rory Burns and Ollie Pope display familiar signs of impatience as England batsmen continue to toil
Drill-rapping jihadist Sahayb Abu jailed for life for plotting terror attack with Gladiator-style sword
A drill-rapping jihadist has been jailed for life for plotting a terrorist attack using a Gladiator-style sword, balaclava and combat vest, just weeks after he was released from prison. Sahayb Munye Abu, 27, from Goodmayes, East London, is among a growing number of former prisoners causing concern for the authorities following attacks at Fishmongers' Hall and Streatham. It can be disclosed that Abu was jailed for breaking into a jewellery store in a suspected effort to raise funds to travel abroad for terrorism. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Abu was convicted in March 2021 He was not charged with a terrorist offence but he mixed with other convicts in Wandsworth prison, including Husnain Rashid, who had been sentenced to 19 years for encouraging attacks on Prince George at his school. Abu also associated with Abuthaher Mamun, who had been jailed for 13 years for showing Islamic State videos to schoolchildren. … [Read more...] about Drill-rapping jihadist Sahayb Abu jailed for life for plotting terror attack with Gladiator-style sword