Queen Elizabeth bids farewell to Prince Philip with a note on his casket

Apr 18 2021

Queen Elizabeth II, who has been Prince Philip’s wife for over 73 years, continued her tradition of writing and sending letters to her husband one last time at his funeral. Prince Philip passed away on April 9th, aged 99, and a letter was placed on his casket, along by a wreath from the queen herself. What the note said was unclear, except for one part which shows the words ‘I love you.’

Speculations on social media hinted at it saying ‘Your Living Lilibet’, a nickname the Queen received when she was young because she could not pronounce her own name. The royal couple started to exchange letters at the beginning of their courtship after the then 13-year-old Elizabeth met Philip, 18. The two wed on November 20th 1947, spending the first years of their marriage in Malta.

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Australia to ban single-use plastics by 2025

Apr 18 2021

Australia has vowed to put a ban and slowly phase out single use plastics, such as cutlery and straws, by 2025. The plans have been announced by Australia’s government, with federal, state and territory leaders coming to an agreement as to what the ban will be covering.

Eight different types of unnecessary plastic waste were identified – lightweight plastic bags and misleading plastic bags marketed as degradable; plastic cutlery; plastic straws; polystyrene food containers; polystyrene consumer goods packaging; and micro-beads in personal care products. Queensland is the only state to have passed the ban to be put in effect by September 2021. The commitment to reduction is needed, given that the country produces 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste every year.

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Fast & Furious 9 trailer hints at return of Sean and Twinkie

Fast & Furious 9 trailer hints at return of Han, Sean and Twinkie

Apr 18 2021

The latest trailer for the next addition into the Fast & Furious franchise hinted at the return of Sean and Twinkie form Tokyo Drift as part of a big reunion scene, and fans can’t handle it.

The film was originally scheduled to release in April 2019, pushed back by the COVID-19 pandemic and the also delayed Bond film ‘No Time To Die’. Twinkie has previously appeared in Furious 7 in archived footage, making his appearance in the 9th entry his proper return to the franchise. We can only wait and see which beloved characters will be making their grandiose return in this mega franchise.

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€120,000 investment into Neptunes Waterpolo and Swimming Club Pool

Apr 18 2021

SportMalta will be investing €120,000 in operational expenses in order to heat the Neptunes Waterpolo and Swimming Club pool for 3 years. Parliament Secretary for Youth, Sport and Voluntary Organisations Clifton Grima stated that through this agreement, there will be an increase in alternative swimming pool facilities in order to ease the demand placed on The National Swimming Pool in Qroqq.

Swimmers and clubs will therefore have more training areas, along with an increase in swimming areas for public use. SportMalta will be given around 30 training slots for waterpolo and around 258 hours access to swimming per week.

Neptunes WPSC President Matthew Bonello thanked the government for its aid and stated that this agreement will ease the expenses necessary to maintain the pool.

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