The Latest Breaking News from Riga

Robbie Neilson dedicates Hearts win to travelling fans as he delivers injury update on Craig Halkett

Neilson was keeping his side's eyes focused on the prize despite their huge Conference League win in Riga.

Daily Record · Sep 15, 2022

Three talking points as Hearts kick-start Conference League campaign with RFS win

Lawrence Shankland’s first-half penalty gave Hearts a deserved lead in Riga but the scoreline really ought to have been more commanding before…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 15, 2022

Craig Halkett's return will help Hearts as Robbie Neilson highlights 'stability' importance

The Tynecastle side have lost six of their last seven games in all competitions during a period in which they have been without several key men ahead of their clash in Riga against RFS

Edinburgh Live · Sep 15, 2022

Craig Halkett hopes Hearts Conference League lesson from Istanbul Basaksehir can be blessing in disguise

Robbie Neilson's side were given a brutal welcome back to group stage football with a 4-0 home defeat

Daily Record · Sep 10, 2022

Ryanair adds extra flights to Spain and Italy from the UK ahead of winter

Ryanair is expanding the number of routes it flies from Newcastle Airport, adding routes to Barcelona in Spain, Cork in Ireland, Milan Bergamo in Italy, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria in Spain, and Riga in Latvia

Daily Mirror · Sep 7, 2022

Soviet monuments are being toppled – this gives the spaces they occupied a new meaning

In the Latvian capital of Riga, an 80-metre concrete obelisk came crashing down in late August to the loud cheers of a nearby crowd. It was created to commemorate the Soviet Army’s capture of Latvia in 1944. Days earlier in Estonia, another Soviet monument, this time of a tank adorned…

The Conversation · Sep 5, 2022

Statues Topple as Europe Purges Communist Monuments

In the Latvian capital of Riga, an obelisk that soared high above a park to commemorate the Soviet Army’s capture of that nation in 1944 was toppled last week. It crashed into a pond to the cheers of those watching. Days earlier in Estonia, a replica of a Soviet tank…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 31, 2022

Massive Obelisk At Soviet WWII Memorial Is Toppled Into Pond With A Splash

Zenger News obtained a statement from the Latvian State police on Thursday, August 25.

Zenger · Aug 29, 2022

Dundee United draw Riga or Gil Vicente in Europa Conference League playoff round

The Tannadice club first face a tough third round tie against AZ Alkmaar as their European campaign gets underway later this week.

Daily Record · Aug 2, 2022

Holidaymakers jetting off as summer season starts at Newcastle Airport

An estimated 900,000 people are expected to jet out of Newcastle Airport during the summer holidays to favourite spots such as the Balearic Islands and new destinations like Riga and Zadar

Chronicle Live · Jul 22, 2022