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Fines for lockdown breaches less than for littering, ex-officer tells inquiry

Fines for lockdown breaches less than for littering, ex-officer tells inquiry

Fines for lockdown breaches less than for littering, ex-officer tells inquiry

15 May 2024

Former PSNI assistant chief constable Alan Todd gave evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry in Belfast.


UK aid sets sail for Gaza pier

UK aid sets sail for Gaza pier

UK aid sets sail for Gaza pier

15 May 2024

A shipment of 8,400 temporary shelters has left Cyprus bound for a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza.


Sir Keir Starmer to launch Labour’s key election doorstep offer to voters

Sir Keir Starmer to launch Labour’s key election doorstep offer to voters

Sir Keir Starmer to launch Labour’s key election doorstep offer to voters

15 May 2024

The Labour leader will set out six ‘first steps’ the party would take if it were to win power at the general election.


Scientists prove that plunging regions exist around black holes in space

Scientists prove that plunging regions exist around black holes in space

Scientists prove that plunging regions exist around black holes in space

15 May 2024

Albert Einstein’s theory states that it is impossible for particles to safely follow circular orbits when close to a black hole.


Review of one-punch attacks expected after campaign by bereaved MP

Review of one-punch attacks expected after campaign by bereaved MP

Review of one-punch attacks expected after campaign by bereaved MP

15 May 2024

Dehenna Davison has called for tougher sentencing for one-punch homicide perpetrators after her father was killed by a single blow when she was 13.


Claims over post-Brexit ‘pork pie’ deal challenged after Belfast asylum ruling

Claims over post-Brexit ‘pork pie’ deal challenged after Belfast asylum ruling

Claims over post-Brexit ‘pork pie’ deal challenged after Belfast asylum ruling

15 May 2024

It has been warned at Westminster the ruling will create ‘a people border’ in the Irish Sea.


Harland and Wolff insist talks with Government continue over key application

Harland and Wolff insist talks with Government continue over key application

Harland and Wolff insist talks with Government continue over key application

15 May 2024

Group CEO John Wood contended the application ‘continues to be a work in progress’.


Apple brings eye tracking to iPhone and iPad in accessibility update

Apple brings eye tracking to iPhone and iPad in accessibility update

Apple brings eye tracking to iPhone and iPad in accessibility update

15 May 2024

Users with physical disabilities will now be able to control their iPhone or iPad using eye movements.


MSPs agree to fast-track Bill to exonerate victims of Horizon IT system

MSPs agree to fast-track Bill to exonerate victims of Horizon IT system

MSPs agree to fast-track Bill to exonerate victims of Horizon IT system

15 May 2024

MSPs unanimously agreed to treat the Scottish proposals as an emergency law.


Four charged and six officers injured at pro-Palestine demonstration

Four charged and six officers injured at pro-Palestine demonstration

Four charged and six officers injured at pro-Palestine demonstration

15 May 2024

Three men aged 18, 28 and 29, and a 21-year-old woman were arrested and charged during the demonstration.


Google tackles phone theft with new safety features coming to Android

Google tackles phone theft with new safety features coming to Android

Google tackles phone theft with new safety features coming to Android

15 May 2024

The tech giant will use AI to detect when a user’s phone has been snatched from their hands.


Increase in ‘palpable sense of menace’ towards politicians in Ireland

Increase in ‘palpable sense of menace’ towards politicians in Ireland

Increase in ‘palpable sense of menace’ towards politicians in Ireland

15 May 2024

A report was launched on Wednesday making recommendations on ensuring politicians’ safety and wellbeing.


British motorbike champion suing sport bodies over ‘catastrophic’ crash injuries

British motorbike champion suing sport bodies over ‘catastrophic’ crash injuries

British motorbike champion suing sport bodies over ‘catastrophic’ crash injuries

15 May 2024

Shane Byrne has been unable to compete since the crash at a race track in Norfolk in 2018.


Prosecutors ask judges to resume Joey Barton domestic abuse trial

Prosecutors ask judges to resume Joey Barton domestic abuse trial

Prosecutors ask judges to resume Joey Barton domestic abuse trial

15 May 2024

Mr Barton previously denied assaulting his wife, Georgia, in June 2021, but the case was paused in 2022.


Carer of baby who choked to death at nursery had expired first aid certificate

Carer of baby who choked to death at nursery had expired first aid certificate

Carer of baby who choked to death at nursery had expired first aid certificate

15 May 2024

Oliver Steeper died in hospital in September 2021, six days after he choked on food at the Jelly Beans Day Nursery in Ashford, Kent.


Strikes called off after ScotRail dispute with guards resolved

Strikes called off after ScotRail dispute with guards resolved

Strikes called off after ScotRail dispute with guards resolved

15 May 2024

A union said the guard had been retained on every train along the Barrhead and East Kilbride route.


Significant UK inflation was ‘unavoidable’, says Ben Bernanke

Significant UK inflation was ‘unavoidable’, says Ben Bernanke

Significant UK inflation was ‘unavoidable’, says Ben Bernanke

15 May 2024

His comments come a month after a report by the former central bank boss found ‘significant shortcomings’ in models used by the Bank of England.


Sophie Turner says Joe Jonas split sparked ‘worst few days’ of her life

Sophie Turner says Joe Jonas split sparked ‘worst few days’ of her life

Sophie Turner says Joe Jonas split sparked ‘worst few days’ of her life

15 May 2024

The pair ‘amicably’ ended their marriage last year.


Foster denies sectarianising Stormont’s response to Covid-19

Foster denies sectarianising Stormont’s response to Covid-19

Foster denies sectarianising Stormont’s response to Covid-19

15 May 2024

Appearing at the Covid-19 Inquiry, the former first minister was pressed on her party’s use of a controversial veto mechanism during the pandemic.


No DUP ministers agreed with Poots on Covid nationalist areas claim, says Foster

No DUP ministers agreed with Poots on Covid nationalist areas claim, says Foster

No DUP ministers agreed with Poots on Covid nationalist areas claim, says Foster

15 May 2024

The former first minister said she did not challenge the comments in public at the time as she did not want to give them any further traction.


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