Sentences with phrase «home nations»

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Volunteering Award 2012 was announced in February 2012 to commemorate Her Majesty's sixty - year reign by recognising voluntary groups that operate across the UK or in the one of the four home nations.

It was particularly rewarding when meeting and working with other Indigenous people from around the globe because, apart from working in hospitality, we shared many commonalities regarding the «legal» inequitable treatment of Indigenous people in our respective home nations.

Tubes is still hoping to pass his driving test before the European Championships next June so that he can follow the Home Nations all the way to France.

Hoping to pass his driving test before the European Championships so that he can follow the Home Nations all the way to France next June, and maintaining a «No Pass, No Euros» policy, Tubes is certain he's got what it takes.

Tubes is hoping to pass his driving test before the European Championships so that he can follow the Home Nations all the way to France next June.

Tubes is still hoping to pass his driving test so that he can follow the home nations at next summer's European Championship in France, which begins in June.

For those of us on the solicitor side, we could have done with a visual key to help identify the various robes and know which judges belonged where (the overseas visitors had been issued with a description for each but I think the organisers must have assumed those attending from the home nations would know their judges).

She added: «I don't want to focus on personal politics but we have deliberately looked further afield from the home nations.

If you have any further questions, please contact your respective home nations body and for further information please visit their websites or the International Surfing Association website.

England is the largest and most populous of the four «home nations» that make up the United Kingdom.

Interestingly, all other UK home nations fare much better — with only Macao ranking ahead of Wales on the gap in reading out of all developed nations.

The 35 former street children who created the music will also be participating in the world record attempt via live stream from their 9 home nations across the globe.

The HSE is a member of the UK Play Safety Forum (PSF), a voluntary body consisting of the play organisations of the four home nations, RoSPA, the Association of Play Industries and many other organisations connected to children's play.

A young freestyle skier from Norfolk has taken a step closer to Team GB selection after being accepted in to the Home Nations Academy.

Here they give a no - holds - barred analysis of their home nations to show how they got into their present predicament, and how we might avoid the current doomy trajectory.

One way to look at this for this group is that the Ph.D. salary premium is much higher than for Americans, because it is based on B.S. - level pay in the foreign students» home nations versus Ph.D. - level pay in the United States.

Scottish and Welsh nationalism have been increasing in popularity, and since the Scottish independence referendum, 2014 there has been a wider debate about the UK adopting a federal system with each of the four home nations having its own, equal devolved legislatures and law - making powers.

12:03 - Cameron kicks off by celebrating England's win last night and jokes that the other home nations will now support the team in the World Cup.

If the election goes ahead and Sepp Blatter is re-elected, unbelievably, as president of Fifa, will my right honourable friend encourage the home nations to withdraw from Fifa to make a stand on this particular issue... and would the Government support them in that decision?»

If the measure expires, hundreds of thousands of people living in the United States could be deported to their parents» home nations if the parents entered the United States illegally.

It is the tenth anniversary of the first elections for the Scottish and Welsh assemblies, but relations between the home nations are nearing an all - time low.

As Scotland waits to see if Westminster can meet its deadline for producing draft legislation for extending more powers north of the border by January 25, English political leaders have become more aware than ever of the growing gap in devolved powers between England and the other home nations.

The elephant in the room of political reform is the governance of England in light of devolution to the other home nations.

As well as the home nations having a big influence on popular names of the nation, (see Scottish baby names, Irish baby names & Celtic baby names), European style names are also unsurprisingly popular among the Bounty community.

Likely to be a popular pick, England are the best of the home nations and they will fancy their chances.

Performance director Stephen Park has hailed the performances of British riders at this month's Commonwealth Games, as they return home with a record medal haul for the home nations.

Elinor Barker stormed to the points race champion title in a race dominated by the home nations, with Katie Archibald and Neah Evans riding to silver and bronze respectively for Scotland - Wales's first gold medal on the track since 1990.

Scotland are the lowest ranked of the home nations so they are in League C.

With just two rounds of 2018 World Cup qualifcation fixtures remaining, all of the home nations plus the Republic of Ireland are still in contention to reach Russia next summer

The Englishman was the best - place home nations rider in a strong field, finishing 1:38 behind race winner Samuel Gaze of New Zealand, who pipped teammate Anton Cooper to gold in a photo finish in a time of 1:17.36.

For the home nations athletes, Emma Mitchell improved her Northern Ireland record to 32:49.91 in 15th while Jenny Nesbitt of Wales justified her late call - up by running a PB of 32:58.14 in 17th.

All eyes will be on Ronnie O'Sullivan at the Northern Ireland Open; the second of four Home Nations events in the season.

The English Open, starting on Monday in Barnsley, is the first leg of this season's Home Nations Series which will also see events held in Belfast, Glasgow and Cardiff.

The men's and women's squash competitions got underway with the with a number of home nations players progressing, including England's Alison Waters who won her round of 32 match against Meagan Best 3 - 0.

Day one of the Commonwealth Games began with double medal success for the home nations as first Jessica Learmonth won silver for England before Marc Austin followed up with bronze for Scotland in the men's race.

The first weightlifting medals were decided with England's Kelly - Jo Robson the highest finisher from the home nations with sixth in the women's 48 kg category.

England's Jessica Learmonth admitted she was hanging on for dear life as she claimed the home nations» first Commonwealth Games medal with a triathlon silver on the Gold Coast.

And it was a packed start to a busy day of lawn bowls action with women's singles and men's triples matches getting underway for the home nations.

... Adam Peaty makes it four years unbeaten over the 100m breaststroke while Elinor Barker takes top honours as home nations riders lo...

'' In coverage widely labeled a win for the «home nations» the general tone was how good it was to see all round spiffing English speaking chaps taking home the trophy.»

If you were to exclude players fro the other Home nations the percentage of English players overall drops to 35 %.

The doubles competitions got underway in the badminton and there was plenty of home nations success as English pair Chris Adcock and Ben Lane, along with Scots Alexander Dunn and Adam Hall, as well as Martin Campbell and Patrick MacHugh, all moved into the last 16.

As part of GB's aim of further strengthening its performance pathway across the home nations, a number of rising stars have spent a day at the Senior Women's camp.

Four years after Glasgow 2014, athletes from across the home nations have once again stepped up to the mark, with established stars shining and a whole host of new names emerging.

British cyclists will represent the home nations in track cycling, road cycling and mountain biking in Australia.

Katarina Johnson - Thompson defies injury to win gold in the women's heptathlon while it's a medal - filled day for the home nations on the diving boards.

Courtney aside, it was a largely disappointing night for the home nations athletes with world indoor champion and pre-race favourite Andrew Pozzi finishing the men's 110m hurdles final in joint sixth after clattering a number of the barriers.

There was heartbreak for the home nations badminton stars in the singles however, as Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour lost her semi-final to India's Saina Nehwal 21 - 14 18 - 21 21 - 17 and England's Raj Ouseph did likewise to Srikanth Kidambi in the men's — going down 21 - 10 21 - 17.

... It's a medal - laden penultimate day on the Gold Coast with 14 of the 44 gold medals claimed by the home nations, including ei...

A speedy guide to what has been agreed upon, what is still to be negotiated and how will it affect all four home nations.