The family of Ireland’s Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister), Simon Harris, have received online threats for a second time in one week. The threat was made on social media yesterday, RTÉ has reported. An Garda Síochána (Irish police) said they were investigating the matter. It is understood it contained a serious …
Read More »Women’s Rugby World Cup: Wales have not ‘failed’ despite early exit – WRU’s Belinda Moore
Belinda Moore, head of women’s rugby at the Welsh Rugby Union, says Wales have not “failed” in their World Cup campaign. Sean Lynn’s side lost their opening Pool B games against Scotland and Canada, which meant they could not qualify for the quarter-finals regardless of Saturday’s result against Fiji in …
Read More »Edinburgh building evacuated after report of suspicious package
BBC Police Scotland were called out at about 13:00 Roads have been closed and a cordon put in place after police received a report that a suspicious package had been delivered to a commercial premises in Edinburgh. Police said they had been called out to the property on Princes Street …
Read More »Arrests made at rally against Palestine Action ban in London
Police have started arresting protesters at a demonstration against the government’s ban of the campaign group Palestine Action. Hundreds of people have gathered in Parliament Square in central London, some waving Palestinian flags and chanting “free Palestine”. Others held placards saying: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.” Officers have …
Read More »Part of Victorian building in Cleckheaton collapses into street
Provided The Victorian building was originally a church, but has recently been transformed into a wedding venue Part of a Grade II* listed former Victorian church has collapsed on to a street in a West Yorkshire town. Police were called to reports of a building collapse on Bradford Road in …
Read More »US reveals plans to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Eswatini
The Trump administration has revealed a plan to deport Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran man who has been at the centre of an immigration row, to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini. In an email to Mr Ábrego García’s lawyers obtained by BBC’s US partner CBS, an immigration officer said …
Read More »‘Search your conscience’ plea over 2004 stabbing
Detectives are asking people to “search their consciences” and come forward with information more than two decades after a man was stabbed to death at a birthday party in Liverpool. Curtis Kinsella, 21, died after being stabbed in the back in Aigburth while celebrating his sister’s 13th birthday on 6 …
Read More »Labour announce publisher as candidate for Caerphilly by-election
Labour has selected a Caerphilly-based children’s publisher to stand for the party in October’s Senedd by-election. Financial analyst Richard Tunnicliffe is the second candidate to be announced by the major party for the poll, triggered by the death of Labour’s Hefin David in August. Tunnicliffe said the late Member of …
Read More »Man discovered secretly living in Oregon home
A man was discovered living in a crawl space of a home near Portland, Oregon without the owner’s knowledge, authorities say. The man had been living there for an extended period of time, having set up a bed and lights, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said. The owner told deputies …
Read More »Police get more time to question murder suspect
PSNI Chrissy Burns was in his early 40s and originally from Warrenpoint in County Down Police have been given extra time to question a 39-year-old man after another man was killed in County Armagh. Christopher ‘Chrissy’ Burns was found dead with serious head and facial injuries at a property in …
Read More »Graffiti calling Angela Rayner ‘tax evader’ removed after resident pays for clean-up | Politics News
A resident has paid for the clean-up of graffiti outside Angela Rayner’s flat in Hove, according to the Brighton and Hove City Council. The graffiti calling Ms Rayner a “tax evader” and a “b****” appeared on a white wall outside her £800,000 seaside property on Thursday after she admitted she …
Read More »Resident pays for graffiti clean-up at Angela Rayner’s Hove flat
Daniel SextonBBC News, South East Eddie Mitchell Graffiti appeared on a white wall on the outside of the home earlier this week A resident has paid for graffiti to be removed from outside Angela Rayner’s flat in Hove, the council has said. The graffiti appeared on a white wall on …
Read More »Police warning ahead of pro-Palestine protest in Edinburgh
Police have warned protestors attending a demonstration in Edinburgh that officers will uphold the law if there is visible or vocal support of Palestine Action. The group was banned by the UK government under terrorism laws earlier this year. The organisers, who are demanding an end to UK arms sales …
Read More »Republic of Ireland v Hungary: Chiedozie Ogbene ‘a lot wiser’ after Achilles tendon injury
Ogbene, who has since made the switch to fellow Championship side Sheffield United, said he spent “a lot of hours getting to know my body” and “watching clips” to help him return physically and tactically sharper for pre-season this summer. “Watching a lot of football for nine months, you learn …
Read More »NFL: Los Angeles Chargers beat Kansas City Chiefs as Justin Herbert shines
Justin Herbert starred for the Los Angeles Chargers as they beat the Kansas City Chiefs 27-21 in their NFL opener in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The quarterback passed for 318 yards and three touchdowns as the Chargers defeated last season’s beaten Super Bowl finalists. “[It was] just another game for us,” …
Read More »Hikers join ‘rock and stroll’ in Mike Peters’ memory in Dyserth
Late musician and campaigner Mike Peters is being honoured with a series of events in and around his home village of Dyserth in Denbighshire. The Alarm lead singer died in April aged 66 after living with blood cancer for 30 years. The four-day Red Rocks Solidarity Rock n Stroll, which …
Read More »Israel warns Gaza City residents to flee south to ‘humanitarian area’ | World News
Any remaining residents in Gaza’s largest city should leave for a designated area in the south, Israel’s military has warned. Israeli forces are carrying out an offensive on suburbs of Gaza City, in the territory’s north, as part of plans to capture it – raising concern over an already-devastating humanitarian …
Read More »Epping arrest made and flare lit during Friday disorder
A man was arrested on suspicion of assault and a flare was lit during anti-social scenes, police said. The disorder in Epping, Essex, on Friday followed several weeks of demonstrations in the town. Police were granted extra powers to disperse crowds throughout the evening until 06:00 BST on Saturday. “Our …
Read More »Women’s Rugby World Cup: Ireland will want to prove win over New Zealand ‘wasn’t a one off’ – Nichola Fryday
I think the line-out is one area Ireland will look to improve on. The performances in the first two rounds against Japan and Spain, they weren’t perfect, especially last week. But you don’t want them to be perfect. You want to have things to work on and improve as the …
Read More »Australia stage dramatic comeback to beat Argentina in Rugby Championship
Angus Bell scored a dramatic winning try six minutes after the final hooter as Australia overturned a 21-7 half-time deficit to beat Argentina 28-24 in the Rugby Championship. Juan Cruz Mallia had put Argentina 24-21 up with a penalty in the 79th minute but, after the Wallabies turned down three …
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