We are visiting the Esrange Space Centre near the city of Kiruna, run by the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC Space), where more than 600 rockets have launched since the 1960s, mostly sub-orbital rockets used for scientific research, or to test-run space flights. BBC News
Read More »More than 5,000 flights cancelled as US east coast digs out of record snow
A major snowstorm walloped the US north-east, causing disruptions for millions and thousands of flight cancellations. BBC News
Read More »New £33m hospital unit to be built in north Wales
It will include a minor injuries unit and it is hoped will enable patients to return home quicker. BBC News
Read More »Peter Mandelson led away by police from Camden home
Peter Mandelson has been seen being led away from his home in Camden, north London on Monday afternoon by police. The 72-year-old was seen being escorted from the house by plain clothes officers and put in the back of an unmarked car. The ex-US ambassador had been under investigation over …
Read More »FBI fugitive found hiding in Wales can be extradited to USA
Daniel Andreas San Diego was on the run from the FBI for 21 years and was found in a cottage in north Wales in 2024. BBC News
Read More »Gen Z aren't lazy – I commute four hours a day to work in the office
Lily-May Edwards travels two hours each way from north Wales to Liverpool to work in the office. BBC News
Read More »Blizzards, thaw, then relentless rain. Why is the north east getting such a soaking?
More than 277mm of rain fell on Aboyne in January – about four times the monthly average. Source link
Read More »Wuthering Heights star Jacob Elordi 'practised Northern accent in the bath'
The Australian actor is starring opposite Margot Robbie in new film, Wuthering Heights, set in Yorkshire. BBC News
Read More »Captain jailed over North Sea tanker crash death
Vladimir Motin is sentenced after a crew member died in the crash between a cargo ship and tanker. Source link
Read More »Irish President to meet Bloody Sunday relatives
The Irish president is on a three-day visit to Northern Ireland. BBC News
Read More »Could Northern Ireland make better use of its waste?
More than half of our waste is recycled, but the latest figures show this has stagnated. BBC News
Read More »Ansicrwydd os gallai pêl-droediwr o Gaerdydd gynrychioli Cymru
Dywedodd Antonio Romano, “Mae’r sefyllfa yma’n rhyfedd iawn, ac os ydych chi’n darllen y gofynion, rydyn ni’n bodloni’r gofynion hynny. “I ni fel rhieni, hyd yn oed os nad ydyn nhw’n rhoi pasbort iddo, bydd e’n Gymro ar hyd ei oes.” Mae Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru wedi bod yn cynorthwyo Enzo …
Read More »Restaurant boss 'devastated' at having to close
Bar owner Jobe Ferguson says he is devastated to close TNQ in the Northern Quarter after 22 years. BBC News
Read More »Woman 'heard screams' on night Noah Donohoe went missing
The body of the 14-year-old was found in a storm drain in north Belfast on 27 June 2020, six days after he went missing. BBC News
Read More »Israeli strikes kill 17 in Gaza, medics say, after soldier wounded
Israel’s military said it happened after “terrorists” opened fire in the north of the Strip, seriously wounding a soldier during an operation near the Yellow Line, which marks territory controlled by Israel under the three-month-old ceasefire agreement with Hamas. BBC News
Read More »Offshore worker numbers cut as bad weather hits supplies
Ithaca and TotalEnergies take non-essential staff off some North Sea installations due to the issues. BBC News
Read More »Catherine Connolly to make first official visit to NI
The trip fulfils a commitment made in her inauguration address that her first official visit would be to Northern Ireland. BBC News
Read More »Pharmacies warn of medicine shortages in NI
“If this is not addressed, there is a real risk that Northern Ireland will become a lower-priority market for medicine wholesalers, with serious implications for patient safety, continuity of care and the resilience of the wider health system,” Greene continued. BBC News
Read More »11-year-old boy dies following road traffic collision
Detective Inspector Stewart from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Collision Investigation Unit said: “Officers attended, alongside our colleagues from partner emergency services. Tragically, the young boy was pronounced deceased a short time later in hospital.” Source link
Read More »Video of West Northants leader ‘getting in the bath’ is deleted
Earlier on Friday, a West Northamptonshire Council spokesperson said: “Where a matter involves personal or sensitive information relating to an individual, the council has a duty of care and data protection obligations and therefore cannot discuss details publicly.” BBC News
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