Man was reportedly hit in head by flying piece of metal from machine in apparent robbery attempt A man died on Christmas Day in Germany after he was hit in the head by a flying piece of metal from a condom machine that he and two accomplices blew up in an apparent robbery attempt The 29-year-old man was taken to hospital in the western town of Schöppingen by the two other men who fled the scene of the explosion in a car leaving behind condoms and money scattered around the gutted vending machine The two men told hospital officials that their friend had fallen down the stairs one of them admitted that the three had blown up the condom machine and that their fellow conspirator was hit in the head by metal as he tried to take cover Selby joins the 60 strong super-group that includes Bruce Springsteen Nile Rogers and the final recording by Jeff Beck amongst the rest of the superstar line-up By Richard Bolwell | min read | February 9 The song was produced by former Dire Straits keyboardist The track also features contributions from Joan Armatrading and Zucchero…and the final recording by Jeff Beck “What a huge honour it was to have contributed to this incredible project featuring a pretty comprehensive list of some of the greatest and most significant guitarists ever and the final recording by the late great Jeff Beck I can't really express how much it means to me to have been a part of this The teenage me sat in his bedroom listening to all these great artists would never have believed that one day I might be playing on the same track as all of them Mark has put together something truly special and for such worthwhile causes What he has done really helps put things in perspective I hope that the song is an enormous success and the money raised helps change those young lives.” The song was originally composed for the 1983 film Local Hero starring Burt Lancaster and has since become adopted by Newcastle United Knopfler’s boyhood team.Knopfler said: “What I really want to do is just to thank each and every one for this sterling response “I really had no idea that it was going to be like this It hit Guy and I quite early on that we had to extend this piece somehow to take in the number of people who joined in Pete Townshend had come into my studio armed with a guitar and an amp just one tasty lick after another.”“Then Jeff Beck’s contribution arrived and that was spellbinding I think what we’ve had is an embarrassment of riches The whole thing was a high point.”Some musicians recorded in person at British Grove Studios in west London while others sent in their contributions from around the world Joanne shaw Taylor announces Connor Selby as February 2024 tour support Tickets available from https://www.connorselby.com/tour14 Feb - Paradiso Amsterdam - The Netherlands w/ Joanne Shaw Taylor17 Feb - Manchester Royal Northern College of Music - UK w/ Joanne Shaw Taylor18 Feb - Glasgow Queen Margaret Union - UK - w/ Joanne Shaw Taylor19 Feb - Leeds City Varieties Music Hall - UK - w/ Joanne Shaw Taylor21 Feb - Sunderland Fire Station - UK - w/ Joanne Shaw Taylor22 Feb - London Indigo at The O2 - UK - w/ Joanne Shaw Taylor23 Feb - Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall - UK - w/ Joanne Shaw Taylor25 Feb - Norwich The Waterfront - UK - w/ Joanne Shaw Taylor26 Feb - Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion - UK - w/ Joanne Shaw Taylor28 Feb - Bury St Edmunds Apex - UK - w/ Joanne Shaw Taylor29 Feb - Southend Palace Theatre - UK - w/ Joanne Shaw Taylor Wolverhampton06 Mar – Backstage at the Green Hotel Bradford10 Mar – Thames Side Brewery & Tap Room Stains-upon-Thames16 Mar – Basingstoke Blues Club Luton18 Apr – Teignmouth Jazz & Blues Club Glasgow19 May – Internationale Blues Festival Listen to new music, watch the latest MNPR Sessions MNPR Radio Sign Up Now > Registerd in England - Company Number: 11678346 <#= ThriveComments.util.render_label('login_submit_comment') #> <#= ThriveComments.util.render_label('commenting_as',ThriveComments.current_user.display_name || ( ThriveComments.social_user && ThriveComments.social_user.name ) ) #> <#= ThriveComments.util.render_label('guest_comment') #> As reported by The Times, Heughan was applying to register the trademark for his whisky brand The Sassenach so that it could be sold across Europe the move by Heughan’s firm The Great Glen Company was opposed by the Sasse distillery in Schoppingen According to official documents the German distiller claimed that the term ‘Sassenach’ was too similar to its registered trademark ‘Sasse’ thus creating a likelihood of consumer confusion the European Union Intellectual Property Office refused to approve Heughan’s trademark application and sided with the Sasse distillery The Great Glen Company argued that the whisky’s name was a Gaelic term once used to refer to someone from England or the Scottish lowlands The term is also used in the Outlander series as a nickname that Heughan’s character uses for his love interest Claire However the EUIPO found that the two trademarks were visually and aurally similar “to an average degree” It noted: “It should be also borne in mind that the relevant goods are beverages and since these are frequently ordered in noisy establishments (bars the phonetic similarity between the signs is particularly relevant.” It dismissed claims that American TV show Outlander was well-known in Germany due lack of evidence presented and also ruled that the German audience wouldn’t be familiar with the term’s other meaning The EUIPO concluded there there was a likelihood of confusion It stated: “It cannot be safely excluded that the relevant consumer will perceive the contested mark as a sub-brand configured in a different way according to the type of goods or services that it designates The relevant consumer could perceive ‘The Sassenach’ at least as a variation of the earlier marks maybe aimed at English speakers or the English-speaking market due to the presence of the English article ‘The’.” The Great Glen Company has now launched an appeal. However lawyers for the Sasse distillery told The Times: “The television series may be as popular as the other side claims nonetheless it is not sufficient to assume that the average consumer knows the meaning of that term.” SWA WINS LONG-RUNNING BATTLE AGAINST GERMAN DISTILLERY We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings we will not be able to save your preferences This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again With new legislation in Germany banning castration without full anaesthesia starting in 2021 many producers have to consider the most appropriate solutions to meet the new regulations According to Niels Wuyts, DVM, technical director for swine at Zoetis, the new legislation - passed in December 2018 - represents the biggest step to date in the EU’s move to end piglet castration Whereas other countries in the block have passed laws to reduce pain related to castration which Wuyts describes as a “small word difference but one that makes a big difference in reality" The new regulations will radically change the way farmers operate but rather than seeing the legislation as restrictive Wuyts says that the industry should view the change as a chance to make improvements and differentiate from competitors Speaking to the ISN who works in purchasing and public communications at the slaughter company Tummel from Schöppingen says that his company has also seen this change as an opportunity "We looked at the Improvac solution in Belgium and decided to give vaccination a chance," says Daldrup "We got on board in the middle of last year we have slaughtered around 20,000 uncastrated male pigs vaccinated with Improvac "We are ready to slaughter Improvac animals almost every day and have around 60 suppliers of Improvac animals." Daldrup exclaims that the meat from males pigs that have not been neutered and have been vaccinated with Improvac is not like boar meat in any way He explains how it was the composition of the meat that convinced the team at Tummel that processing Improvac pigs would come with great rewards colour and fat ratio are what we imagine those of an excellent pork product to be the look and the approach to fat and the fat quality are just right," he adds Tummel have been carrying out odour detection during processing to ensure that all pork meets expected standards but Daldrup explains that he thinks this is probably an unnecessary step and that more automated quality monitoring will replace this He says that the company has also been monitoring the occurrence of carcase abnormalities and he says that he has not seen any increase in such abnormalities since taking on Improvac animals "Our advice for producers is: gain experience with the vaccine and form your own opinion!" says Daldrup The full interview was conducted and published by the ISN Global Ag Media provides a knowledge sharing platform offering premium news analysis and information resources for the global agriculture industry Sign up to our regular newsletter and access news from across the Global AG Media network