It came as the UN envoy for Syria said the rebels must transform their "good messages" into practice on the ground.
Mr Smith celebrated the launch by saying it "didn't leak, it didn't sink", following its successful maiden voyage.Wearside's shipbuilding history dates back to 1346 and was once dubbed "
Throughout its history, Sunderland had more than 400 registered shipyards, with the last closing in 1988.SMH trustee Peter Johnson said the foy coble would have been a "regular boat" on the Wear and "all over the place".SMH said it had taken four years to create and "started life as a few planks of wood" from a "couple of trees".
Loved ones and spectators waved the Lilian off on her first journey.The vessel has already been sold to a private buyer and will live on in the River Tyne.
Mr Johnson said: "It was never about building a boat to sell, it was about learning how to build a boat."
When asked if the team was taking anymore orders, Mr Johnson added: "We have a squad of builders now, so who knows."Headlining the festival had been on her bucket list since she recorded her first album in 2018, she added.
“It's the greatest place on Earth. Just the sense of community and togetherness and having fun and taking care of one another. It's just beautiful.”But this year, as I headed to Worthy Farm, I knew there was something different - and exciting - afoot.
On Thursday night, South Asian artists took over the furthest corner of the festival, launching the first of four days of music, beats and DJs.The new space, a first for Glastonbury, is being hailed as a "huge step forward" in improving the representation of British Asian music and artists.