Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2017
Our front page covered the resignation of Ramsay Macdonald’s Labour Government, amid the worsening crisis of the Great Depression and his formation of a National Government.
28 YEARS AGO (1989)
Voyager 2 sent its first detailed pictures of Neptune, the furthest planet from the sun. NASA called it the “greatest journey of exploration this century”.
14 YEARS AGO (2003)
Two massive car bombs went off minutes apart in Mumbai, India, killing 52 and injuring 150. Three Kashmir militants were sentenced to death.
Birthdays
Film director Tim Burton is 59. He wears pinstripe socks to premieres. Actor Sean Connery is 87. He was once a milkman. Model Claudia Schiffer is 47. She wanted to be a lawyer. Many happy returns to readers Rita Coop from Liversedge, West Yorks, 70, and David Butcher from Exmouth, Devon, 72.
Today’s events
10am Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon delivers a short keynote speech at the Edinburgh International Television Festival. 11am England take on the West Indies at Headingley Carnegie Stadium in Leeds in the second Test of their Investec series. Midday The UEFA Europa League group stage draw takes place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The league’s player of the season will also be announced.
Today’s giggle
Have you ever tried to eat a clock? It is very time consuming…