National World YourWorld Top Stories 18 December, 2024

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00:00This is your world top stories for Wednesday the 18th of December 2024 brought to you by

00:07National World.

00:11Newry's Versafix picks up top accolades at Machinery Movers Awards.

00:16Newry engineering company Versafix has picked up two prestigious accolades at the Machinery

00:21Movers Awards 2024.

00:26Scouts to post quarter of a million Christmas cards across the UK.

00:31This festive season Scouts in locations across the UK such as Helmsley are coming together

00:36in a heartwarming display of community spirit and to raise vital funds personally delivering

00:43a quarter of a million Christmas cards through the Scouts Christmas post service using their

00:47network of volunteers.

00:52Christmas morning mountain climb will show solidarity with Palestinians.

00:57The annual Kamloch Mountain Christmas morning climb will once again be a chance to show

01:02solidarity with the Palestinian people and also will raise much needed funds for the

01:07people of Gaza.

01:11School children sing Christmas carols at new housing development in Desbra.

01:15A group of local school children singing Christmas carols brought festive joy to a new housing

01:21development in Desbra.

01:25Chesterfield Panthers claim dominant victory over Amber Valley.

01:29Building on a strong performance from the previous week against Matlock 2S, Chesterfield

01:34Panthers RUFC first team delivered an impressive display securing a convincing 36-5 victory

01:41over Amber Valley RUFC.

01:45Chosen charity Harry's Pals receives Blorholm's donation.

01:50South Midlands charity Harry's Pals has received a donation from Blorholm's South Midlands

01:56region.

02:00Football tackles rugby as Northern Ireland's top sport class.

02:04As the country prepares for a string of high-profile matches over the festive period, new research

02:10has crowned football as Northern Ireland's top sport.

02:16Police take one million pounds cannabis haul off the streets days before Christmas.

02:21Cannabis worth around one million pounds has been seized from farms across Rotherham in

02:26a series of raids by police.

02:31High Wycombe eatery named best Indian restaurant in Buckinghamshire.

02:35A High Wycombe eatery was crowned best Indian restaurant in Buckinghamshire at an award

02:40celebrating the nation's finest curry houses.