Residents were evacuated from their homes in north Belfast overnight after a pipe bomb was thrown at a house in Havana Court. Police received a report of the incident at about 22:30 GMT on Sunday and the device was found under a car. After attending the scene, ammunition technical officers …
Read More »Champions Cup: Pau 27-35 Northampton – Saints earn late win in absorbing contest
Pau: Luc; Arfeuil, Maddocks, Decron, Laporte; Desperes, Robson; Etchebehere, Montoya, Zabala Arrieta, Jolmes, Picquette, Zegueur, Credoz, Isa. Replacements: Rey, Seneca, Papidze, Capelli, Kpoku, Hewat, Souverbie, Valentino. Northampton: Furbank; Ramm, Hutchinson, Dingwall, Hendy; Smith, Mitchell; Fischetti, Wright, Davison, Coles, Van der Mescht, Kemeny, Pearson, Chick. Replacements: Smith, Iyogun, Kundiona, Prowse, Pollock, …
Read More »Leinster 45-28 Harlequins: Seven-try hosts win Champions Cup opener
Leinster: J O’Brien; T O’Brien, Ringrose, Frawley, Larmour; Prendergast, Gibson-Park; P McCarthy, Sheehan, Clarkson, Snyman, J McCarthy, Conan, Van der Flier, Doris (capt). Replacements: Kelleher, Boyle, Furlong, Mangan, Deegan, McGrath, Byrne, Ioane. Sin-bin: J O’Brien (50 mins) Harlequins: Anderson; Cleaves, Beard, Northmore, Murley (capt); Evans, Porter; Wenger, Walker, Williams, Treadwell, …
Read More »Australia wildfire rips through homes
At least 12 homes were either destroyed or damaged when a wildfire swept through a coastal area north of Sydney, local authorities said. The blaze broke out in the town of Koolewong, New South Wales. Scores of wildfires are burning across the state, fuelled by soaring temperatures. An unnamed local …
Read More »2026 World Cup: Republic of Ireland could face Mexico, South Africa and South Korea if they qualify
The Republic of Ireland will face hosts Mexico, South Africa and South Korea in Group A in the World Cup if they come through March’s play-offs. Troy Parrott’s last-gasp winner in Hungary, which came days after a double against Cristiano’s Ronaldo’s Portugal, secured an unlikely play-off for the Republic of …
Read More »New tuberculosis case detected in Northern California
[ An individual with contagious tuberculosis was recently identified within the UC Davis “campus community,” the university said in a Dec. 2 news release. Source link
Read More »Markethill woman dies after being hit by lorry on Gosford Road
A 54-year-old woman has died after she was struck by a lorry in County Armagh on Wednesday. Aileen Mary Finch, who was from the Markethill area, was pronounced dead in hospital on Friday. Police said the crash happened on the Gosford Road just after 10:20 GMT on Wednesday morning. Emergency …
Read More »Birmingham doctor charged with sexually assaulting patients
A doctor has been charged with sexually assaulting 38 patients who were in his care, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Nathaniel Spencer, 38, of Quinton, Birmingham, has been charged with 15 counts of sexual assault, 17 counts of assault by penetration and nine counts of sexual assault of …
Read More »Tom Hendrickson: Worcester Warriors sign former Exeter Chiefs centre
Worcester Warriors have signed former Exeter Chiefs centre Tom Hendrickson. The New Zealand-born 31-year-old spent 10 years with the Chiefs, scoring nine tries in 89 games, and won the Anglo Welsh Cup in 2017-18. He left Devon at the end of 2023 to play in Japan and returns to the …
Read More »Man, 52, arrested following death in Inverness
Peter Jolly Northpix Police were called to the Milton of Leys area on Thursday morning A 52-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of another man in Inverness. Police said emergency services were called to the city’s Strathspey Place, in the Milton of Leys area, at about …
Read More »Petrofac administrators eye North Sea sale by Christmas | Money News
Administrators to Petrofac, the collapsed oilfield services company, are racing to secure a sale of its North Sea operations by Christmas – a move which could savage thousands of British jobs. Sky News understands that Teneo, which is handling Petrofac’s insolvency, received a handful of bids for its profitable UK …
Read More »Air pollution linked to more severe heart disease
[ Long-term exposure to common air pollutants is associated with more advanced coronary artery disease—with notable differences between women and men—according to a large-scale study of more than 11,000 adults presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Source link
Read More »Airplane and hospital air is cleaner than you might think
[ When it comes to the air in public places, germophobes can breathe a bit easier. According to a new Northwestern University study, the ambient air on airplanes and in hospitals mostly contains harmless microbes typically associated with human skin. Source link
Read More »Anglesey man with knife tasered after taunting police
This is the moment a police chase ended with an officer Tasering a man with a knife in a town centre. In the footage Arron Dean can be seen telling the officer “Taser me bro” before he is brought to the floor. The pursuit took place in Llangefni, Anglesey, on …
Read More »Y sinema sy’n swyno cymuned Tywyn yw’r orau yn y DU
Mae Sinema’r Llusern Hud (‘The Magic Lantern’) yn Nhywyn wedi ei dyfarnu fel y sinema annbiynnol orau yn y DU yng Ngwobrau Sinema’r Flwyddyn BIFA 2025. Roedd dros 130 o sinemâu annibynnol ar hyd y DU wedi cystadlu fel rhan o’r gystadleuaeth, ond y sinema gwledig yng nghanol sgwâr Tywyn …
Read More »Newcastle: Red Bulls keen to enjoy European experience
Dickens is a big advocate of the Challenge Cup, having won it twice with Northampton Saints – once as a player and then as part of the coaching staff. Newcastle are one of only two English sides participating in the pool stages along with Exeter Chiefs and their director of …
Read More »Nursery worker Vincent Chan admits sexually assaulting children
A nursery worker has admitted sexually abusing young children in his care in north London. Vincent Chan, 45, appeared at Wood Green Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to 26 charges including sexual assault by penetration, sexual assault by touching and making indecent images depicting the most severe category of …
Read More »Dyn o Lanelli yn debygol o fod wedi boddi ar noson allan – cwest
Mae cwest wedi clywed ei bod hi’n debygol fod dyn o Lanelli a gafodd ei ddarganfod yn farw ar ôl mynd ar goll ym Mryste wedi boddi. Clywodd Llys Crwner Avon fod Rehaan Akhtar, swyddog heddlu 28 oed, wedi diflannu yn ystod noson allan gyda’i ffrindiau a’i fod wedi cael …
Read More »Ultrasound pinpoints vascular complications from cosmetic fillers
[ Ultrasound can aid in treating complications from cosmetic filler injections, according to research being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Source link
Read More »Hidden Scars: An NHS Scandal
The story behind a major NHS investigation into breast cancer care in the north east. BBC News
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