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Whilst many may be eager to enjoy a tipple or two out over the festive period, you may be worried about leaving your four-legged friend behind at home. Well fear not - there are plenty of excellent pubs and venues across the region so you and your pooch can enjoy a well deserved rest, pint and even a doggy beer. Below is a round up of some of the best dog-friendly pubs and restaurants in and around the North East where well behaved dogs are welcome. Head of Steam 11-17 Broad Chare, Newcastle Upon Tyne , NE1 3DQ. Located on the busy Newcastle Quayside, Head of Steam is the perfect place for pooches to enjoy a 'pint of Pawroni'. The City Tavern 10 Northumberland Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8JF. Very dog friendly, and even known for it's resident hounds, The City Tavern even stocks special gourmet dog treats. The Millstone Mill Rise, South Gosforth, NE3 1QL. Just a stone's throw away from the picturesque Jesmond Dene, this pub is the perfect place to relax and enjoy a drink after a stroll. The Punch Bowl 125 Jesmond Rd, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1JY. This area is not only family friendly but also has dog-friendly features, including seats for animals, and an animal-focused food and drinks menu. The Brandling Villa Haddricks Mill Rd, South Gosforth , NE3 1QL. A popular spot that even offers a special 'Doggos 4 Lyf' menu to set tails wagging. The Tyne Bar 1 Maling St, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LP. Dogs are welcome to the popular independent Ouseburn live music venue, best known for its beer garden overlooking the river Tyne. The Northumberland Hussar Sackville Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 5SY. Just a short walk from both Jesmond Dene and Armstrong Park, known for its extensive food menu, the Hussar welcomes dogs at all times. The Bridge Tavern 7 Akenside Hill, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3UF. Located on the Quayside and hidden just under the Tyne Bridge, serving real ales from its own micro-brewery on site, dogs are welcome. Fog on the Tyne South Shore Road, Gateshead , NE8 3AF. Formally The Schooner, having been beautifully renovated under new owners this summer and crowned winners of the UK's best pie - The Fog on the Tyne is dog friendly. Bay Horse Front St, Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 4EF. Pets are welcome in the designated cosy front area of this traditional pub. Beer drop 529-531 Durham Rd, Low Fell, Gateshead NE9 6HX. Opened in 2022, this micropub specialising in craft beer welcomes dogs. The Black Bull Bridge St, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4JJ. Furry friends are welcome to this traditional pub with views over the Tyne valley. The Keel Row Foremans Row, NE25 0QG. The popular family Northumberland Pub was crowned the most 'dog friendly' pub in the North East this September for spoiling dogs with free treats and water on tap from the barrel. The Badger Street Houses, Ponteland, NE20 9BT. Built in the 1700s, the Northumberland venue is a typical country pub with roaring log fires which dogs can curl up in front of. The Tannery Gilesgate, Hexham, NE46 3QD. The Tannery has a great selection of real ales and even a doggy beer too. The Blue Bell The Blue Bell, Hill St, Corbridge, NE45 5AA. This cosy pub with over 200 years of history is set in the centre of Corbridge village, known for its large beer garden and a dog friendly paw station. Amble Inn Sandpiper Way, Amble, Morpeth, NE65 0FF. Perfect for after a walk in Druidge Bay, the Amble Inn also offers free dog treats and even doggy beer. The Grey Horse 115 Sherburn Terrace, Consett DH8 6NE. Not only is this popular pub one of the oldest in the region - but it was voted best pub in the North East . The Dun Cow 37 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HN. Stepped in history at the heart of Durham city centre, it claims to be the oldest in the city. It's popular with the local student population and also welcomes dogs. The Sticky Wicket Seat Unique Riverside, Chester-le-Street DH3 3QR. Perfect to call in to after a walk around the Riverside Park. Ye Olde Elm Tree 12 Crossgate, St Margarets Garth, Durham DH1 4PS. One of Durham's oldest and cosiest pub and set in the heart of the city. Kings Arms Beach Street Deptford Sunderland SR4 6BU. The historic and one of Sunderland's oldest pubs claims whilst 'dogs are welcome, dafties aren't'. The Seaburn Inn Whitburn Rd, Seaburn, Sunderland, SR6 8AA. Close to plenty of stunning coastal walks, dogs are welcome in both the restaurant and hotel. The Promenade 1-2 Queen's Ave, Sunderland, SR6 8DA. Dogs are welcome in this little gem of a pubs snug, with a doggy menu available. The Beehive Hartley Lane, Whitley Bay , NE25 0SZ. The historic pub located near the village of Earsdon makes for the perfect place to enjoy a pint after a countryside walk The Dog and Rabbit 36 Park View, Whitley Bay NE26 2TH. Voted best North Tyneside best pub of the year, the micropub brews its own beer on the premises. Square and Compass 207 Park View, Whitley Bay, NE26 3RD.. Known for its relaxed and laid-back atmosphere, dogs are welcome. The Ship's Cat Union Rd, Tanners' Bank, North Shields , NE30 1JH. All well behaved dogs are welcome to pop along to tis pub after a coastal walk which claims its happy to keep all furry friends happy, hydrated and chill. The Sand Dancer 2 Sea Rd, South Shields NE33 2LD. Located right on the beach with stunning views over the coast, dogs are welcome inside the restaurant. The Lord Nelson Monkton Ln, Monkton Village, Hebburn, Jarrow NE32 5NN. Located in the scenic Monkton village, the family-friendly pub treats furry friends like the VIP they truly are. 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As far as the long-term performance is concerned, small- and mid-cap stocks top the chart in 2024 and outperformed the other asset classes. The accompanying chart exhibits the relative long-term performance of the most liquid financial asset classes accessible to Indian investors. We considered large-cap, mid-cap, small-cap, gold, silver, US equities, Chinese equities, long-term debt and short-term debt and, computed the five-year returns at the end of each year for the last ten years. The assets were picked based on invisibility option for Indian investors via direct investing or mutual funds/ETFs. Overall, when looking at long-term performance, mid-caps outperformed large-caps and small-caps in terms of consistency and relatively better returns. In the last five-year timeframe ended 2024, the Nifty Smallcap 250 Total Return Index (TRI), which represents small-cap stocks, produced a compound annualised return of 30.6 per cent, while the mid-caps as represented by Nifty Midcap 150 TRI, delivered a return of 28.3 per cent. The domestic equities market demonstrated stellar show after the pandemic, despite short-term turbulences. Trivesh D, COO Tradejini says, “However, this stellar performance may not carry forward into 2025. Market dynamics indicate that growth across segments is likely to moderate, with mid-single-digit returns being a realistic projection. Large caps may continue to provide stability but face valuation pressures, while mid and small caps could witness uneven performance due to slower earnings growth and heightened regulatory scrutiny”. Over the last 15 years, mid-caps have consistently outperformed large-caps and small-caps in the majority of timeframes, as the table illustrates. Over the last two years, US equities delivered better returns compared to the large-cap stocks in the domestic market. This growth has been largely driven by the ‘Magnificent 7 ’ — Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla — backed by strong earnings and major investments in artificial intelligence (AI). Further rupee depreciation has boosted 5 year returns for an Indian investor. For example, while the last 5-year CAGR of S&P 500 total returns (including dividends) is 15 per cent in USD terms, it increases to 19 per cent in INR terms. “In 2024, the US market has become much more balanced,” said Pratik Oswal, head of passive funds at Motilal Oswal AMC. The 450-490 companies that had not performed well last year have also recovered in 2024 and demonstrated better returns, he added. Macroeconomic factors such as the US Federal Reserve’s policy rate cut rate and the likelihood of more in the offing, and the easing of the rate of inflation have been favourable factors, leading to a resurgence in US stocks, Oswal said. After three years of underperformance, Chinese stocks came into the limelight thanks to the stimulus measures announced by the Chinese government in October 2024. The policy measure announced were aimed at supporting a weak property sector, increase retail consumption and boost capital markets. A China-focussed ETF trading in India returned 29 per cent this year, although 5-year CAGR was flat. The years 2018–2022 were not so good for the domestic fixed income markets, due to multiple headwinds. However, things changed over the last 18-20 months due to few factors including significant FII (foreign institutional investors) inflows into Indian government bonds and expectations of a rate cut cycle. Devang Shah, Head Fixed Income, Axis Mutual Fund, said, “For 2025, we believe the RBI will cut rates, driving performance of bond markets. We expect a 50-basis points rate cut in the next six months. The reasons for this would be slower GDP growth, as seen in the lower Q2 GDP, with Q3 and Q4 also expected to be lower. This would prompt the RBI to change its course and start cutting rates”. Your asset allocation plan should include debt funds since they may act as a buffer when other asset classes decline. Gold, as an asset class, is used as a store of value and a hedge against stock market volatility amid economic uncertainties. Despite short-term blips, gold prices have been on the rise since October 2022. The yellow metal has delivered a solid CAGR of 14.4 per cent over the last five years in rupee terms. Expected rate cuts by major economies and persisting geopolitical tensions led to a significant surge in gold price. Chirag Mehta, CIO, Quantum AMC said, “The surge in gold prices is anticipated to persist into 2025, with the trajectory expected to be influenced significantly by the return of President Donald Trump to office, which could herald a series of policy changes and strategic decisions.” Expected rate cuts by major economies and persisting geopolitical tensions could also lead to a significant surge in gold price he added. While the gold has been the mainstay of investors’ portfolio for years for diversification into commodities, the silver has also gained traction among investors. Silver is a key component in solar panels and other renewable energy technologies. The increasing demand for these technologies has driven up the demand for silver. Manish Banthia, CIO Fixed Income, ICICI Prudential AMC said, “The outlook for silver in 2025 is shaped by two key factors: its relationship with gold as a proxy in the precious metals space and its industrial demand dynamics”. The year 2025 presents a challenging macroeconomic environment in the United States, characterized by elevated debt levels and a substantial fiscal deficit. Gold, traditionally seen as a hedge against risk, is likely to benefit from these uncertainties, and this positive sentiment could extend to silver, given its dual role as a precious and industrial metal Banthia added. Secondly, the ongoing surge in power sector investments and electric vehicles (EVs) investments continues because of new age applications demand for silver may remain robust. Should these trends persist, silver’s industrial value will likely remain strong Banthia explained. Silver, in rupee term, delivered a CAGR return of 13.7 per cent in the last five years. However, gold outperformed silver over long run in most time frames, as the table illustrates. Comments
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The recentdoping case involving Iga Swiatek , just months after a similar situation with Jannik Sinner , continues to stir controversy in the tennis world. This time,former World No. 4 Greg Rusedski voiced his concerns, pointing out that themain issue is “how quickly” the tests were processed in both cases. Two of2024’s standout players were involved in these controversial cases. The Italiansecured his first two Grand Slam titles this year and achieved the World No. 1ranking in a historic season, regarded as one of the best in men’s tennisduring the Open Era. Sinner faced no sanctions after it was determined that hiscontamination with Clostebol was without fault or negligence on his part. On theother hand, Swiatek, who claimed her fifth major title at the French Open thisyear, was found to bear partial responsibility for ingesting melatonincontaminated with Trimetazidine, a substance banned by the ITIA. The World No.2 received a one-month suspension, coinciding with the off-season, allowing herto return without issue for the start of the 2025 season. Rusedski questions speed of Sinner and Swiatek doping investigations Former USOpen runner-up Greg Rusedski expressed his opinion on social media, respondingto a user who argued that the Sinner and Swiatek cases were not comparable.However, the Brit suggested that both players received different treatmentcompared to others. "Thisis all true, but I think the main issue is the speed of dealing with thepositive tests,” Rusedski wrote. “Other players have been in the samesituation, and it has not been dealt with in the same manner. As an athleteunder WADA, you are 100% liable no matter how you are contaminated.” “The wholeJannik Sinner case is interesting in how quickly it was dealt with compared toother cases, which have taken many more months and years,” Rusedski posted.“How is this accepted and resolved so quickly? The system needs to do betterfor all players, not just the very best.” In othercases, provisional suspensions were enforced during the investigation, whichdid not occur with Sinner or Swiatek. Players who faced suspensions later foundto be without fault include Simona Halep, Nicolas Jarry, Beatriz Haddad Maia,and Dayana Yastremska. Other instances, such as Mikael Ymer and JensonBrooksby, involved suspensions for missed doping tests despite no positiveresults. This is all true, but I think the main issue is the speed of dealing with the positive tests. Other players have been in the same situation & it has not been dealt with in the same manner. 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Lucknow: Sixty-eight villages in Uttar Pradesh, each with a population of less than 500 and located in aspirational blocks , will soon be connected through a rural road network under the PM Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). The ambitious project, aimed at expediting rural connectivity in the state, is proposed to be undertaken under the fourth phase of the PMGSY, which will continue until the 2028-29 fiscal year. Of the 500 aspirational blocks identified by NITI Aayog, Uttar Pradesh accounts for the highest number at 68, followed by Bihar with 61. The 68 aspirational blocks also include those in eight aspirational districts: Bahraich, Balrampur, Chandauli, Chitrakoot, Shravasti, Siddharthnagar, Sonbhadra, and Fatehpur. PMGSY-4 entails financial assistance for the construction of 62,500 km of all-weather roads in 25,000 unconnected habitations across 500 aspirational blocks nationwide. The total outlay for this scheme is estimated at over Rs 70,000 crore. A senior UPRRDA official said that the all-weather roads would play a crucial role in catalysing the socio-economic development and transformation of remote rural areas. PMGSY-4 will incorporate international benchmarks and best practices in road construction, such as cold mix technology, waste plastic, panelled cement concrete, cell-filled concrete, full depth reclamation, and the use of construction waste and other materials like fly ash and steel slag, according to a press note from the Centre. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss yearly career horoscopes 2025 for Aries , Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Scorpio , Sagittarius , Capricorn , Aquarius , and Pisces .
President Joe Biden's trip to Angola next week is his first to Africa as president, and the first visit to Angola by an American leader since independence from Portugal in 1975. It comes as the governing People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) party prepares to celebrate 50 years of rule, and Angola gets ready to host the US-Africa Business Summit in mid-2025 The Biden administration has tried to increase its Africa engagement since 2021, through sharpened focus within its Africa network, increased official visits and important new initiatives such as the Lobito Corridor. The Corridor is planned as part of the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII), a G7 initiative designed to compete with Chinese influence head on, in Africa and beyond. In these respects, US-Angola relations are at their strongest since 1993. This is a dramatic change. During the Cold War, Angola was a one-party Marxist-Leninist state, allied to the Soviet Union and Cuba. The country fought a long civil war with UNITA, a rebel group supported by apartheid South Africa and the US. (UNITA was the second largest recipient of US covert aid after the Afghan Mujahadin until 1992, poisoning relations between Washington and Luanda). The tide began to turn in May 1993, when President Bill Clinton formally recognized the government elected in Angola's first ever multiparty elections. US oil companies, Chevron and Exxon, have prospered in the country, and Angola was an important source of US oil imports. That continued until 2006, when this trade plateaued and then sharply declined following the US shale boom. Luanda's subsequent relationship with Washington has been patchy. At the end of the civil war in 2003, the Angolans complained to a senior US official that Washington supported an international donors conference for Afghanistan, but not for Angola. The reply, reportedly, was blunt. Bilateral relations with the US subsequently cooled, and Angola sought diplomatic and economic relations with China - resulting in $45 billion of infrastructure investment over the last twenty years. Angola still owes Chinese lenders $17 billion, constituting about 40 per cent of its total debt. However, Angola's strategic importance to Washington has increased in the last five years. There have been two key drivers for this. The first is João Lourenço's ascendency to the Angolan presidency in 2017, after almost 40 years of rule by former President Dos Santos. Lourenço's administration has seen Angolan foreign policy move away from ideology towards pragmatic multipolarity, becoming truly non-aligned. Luanda has sought to reduce its closeness to Beijing and Moscow, voting in favour of the 2022 UN General Assembly resolution condemning the Russian annexation referendums in Ukraine. Meanwhile Angola has deepened relations with the US - but also the UAE, Turkey and France. In early October the country joined Le Francophonie as an official observer, and Lourenço is due to visit Paris in early 2025, following the visit of Emmanuel Macron to Angola in 2023. Angola has also indicated it would like to join the Commonwealth. Second, Angola's strategic location is important for Washington. Angola has played a valuable mediation role to end confrontation between the DRC and Rwanda in recent years - it shares a long northern border with the DRC. Biden will be keen to ensure Angola's continuing support for those efforts. US officials were deeply involved in meetings on the fringes of this year's UN General Assembly, working to get a DRC- Rwanda ceasefire (signed in Luanda this July) to stick. President Lourenço is also seeking election to chairperson of the African Union in 2025 - an appointment that Washington would welcome. Biden will also focus on the Lobito Corridor. This project, to rehabilitate a 1,300-kilometre railway linking Angola's coast to the mineral fields of the DRC and Zambia, is the first strategic economic corridor launched under the PGII. The Corridor runs from the port of Lobito, on the Atlantic Ocean, to the town of Luau on Angola's north-eastern border with the DRC and a further 400 kilometres into the DRC mining town of Kolwezi. A branch line to Zambia is also envisaged. The project is intended to transport resources including copper and cobalt, critical for a new generation of batteries that will power the energy transition. The resilience of the strategic mineral supply chain is important for US and European technology industries. The Corridor is also intended as a crucial demonstration that the West can deliver on infrastructure projects in Africa. It may also help to engage the US private sector in broader investments on the continent, which have to date remained tepid (beyond hydrocarbons and critical minerals). But funding for the Corridor looks more uncertain following the election of Donald Trump. The Lobito project is aimed to compete with China. But both Western and Chinese firms will be able to use the infrastructure it delivers. In fact, a joint venture between Chinese Zijin Mining and Canada's Ivanhoe Mines was the Lobito Atlantic Railway's first customer. That may make its value questionable to Trump, a US president who will likely define his administration in large measure by competition with Beijing. Regardless, Biden's trip to Angola is a reminder to future White House incumbents that, unlike during the Cold War, the world is no longer defined by superpower competition. African leaders living in a multipolar world will not tolerate being caught up in a competition between Washington and Beijing. Should Trump fail to back Lobito, EU and African Development Bank investment is likely to continue. Donald Trump and his successors should take note: Angola, and countries like it, have many partners to choose from in a world of increasing competition for access to Africa's vital resources. Dr Alex Vines OBE, Research Director; Director, Africa ProgrammeWASHINGTON (AP) — Thomas Sorber's 22 points helped Georgetown defeat Coppin State 83-53 on Saturday. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * WASHINGTON (AP) — Thomas Sorber's 22 points helped Georgetown defeat Coppin State 83-53 on Saturday. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? WASHINGTON (AP) — Thomas Sorber’s 22 points helped Georgetown defeat Coppin State 83-53 on Saturday. Sorber also had 12 rebounds and four blocks for the Hoyas (11-2). Drew Fielder scored 20 points while shooting 6 of 7 from the field and 8 for 8 from the line and added 13 rebounds. Malik Mack finished with 15 points. The Eagles (1-13) were led in scoring by Toby Nnadozie, who finished with 22 points. Julius Ellerbe added 12 points and six steals for Coppin State. Zahree Harrison finished with nine points and four steals. Georgetown took the lead with 19:44 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 37-30 at halftime, with Sorber racking up 13 points. Georgetown pulled away with a 21-2 run in the second half to extend a seven-point lead to 26 points. They outscored Coppin State by 23 points in the final half, as Mack led the way with a team-high nine second-half points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. Advertisement
Taylor Swift appears to be in a giving mood this holiday season, this time for a special girl she met during a visit to Kansas City’s Children’s Mercy Hospital. The superstar singer visited the hospital earlier this month, just days after she played the final show of her Eras Tour, where she met and spent time with some of the young patients, as seen in footage later posted to social media. One of the videos shared by a patient, who goes by the name of Naya Jade on her TikTok page, gained widespread attention after Jade complimented Swift’s outfit, describing it as “tea.” “You made my day with that,” Swift is seen in the video telling Jade about receiving the compliment about her outfit. On Sunday, Swift appears to have made Jade’s day, too. In another video posted to Jade’s TikTok page, she’s seen in her hospital bed excitedly unwrapping several gift boxes sent to her by Swift herself. She unwrapped the gifts to find that Swift sent her the same plaid Miu Miu jacket and skirt set that she wore during her visit, and which Jade admired. “She is soo amazing im so blessed,” Jade wrote in the caption of her video. “I love you Tay Swizzle you’re literally the Best.” Swift was seen in several other videos earlier this month visiting with the young patients at the hospital, spending time at their bedsides and signing copies of her commemorative Eras Tour book. At the time, Jade posted a video with Swift dancing to “Bad Blood” in their hospital room. The video has so far been viewed nearly 15 million times.
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