Day: April 12, 2023
Biden’s ‘Black and Tan’ gaffe was unfortunate – he might want to stick to the script from now on
April 12, 2023It had all been going so well. The serious political business of the day dispensed with, Joe Biden left Belfast and broke for the border. Arriving for the first day of ancestral exploration in County Louth, he was taken on a tour of Carlingford Castle, the last sight his great-great-grandfather Owen Finnegan would have seen […]
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Council’s failures left disabled child in chronic pain for three years, watchdog finds
April 12, 2023A severely disabled child missed out on vital NHS surgery and was left in chronic pain for more than three years because a council failed to move them out of unsuitable housing despite repeated pleas from health professionals, a watchdog has ruled. Lambeth council in London was fined £20,000 by the local government and social […]
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Police to spend less time dealing with Twitter spats under government plans to cut ‘unnecessary red tape’
April 12, 2023Police will spend less time dealing with social media spats and more time investigating crime on the streets following government plans to cut “unnecessary red tape”. The move is part of a wider set of rule changes on how forces record crime, aimed at freeing up police time. The Home Office has said police will […]
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More than 3,000 storm overflows regularly dumped sewage into waterways last year
April 12, 2023T here were more than 3,000 “monster” sewage dumps into England’s rivers and seas last year, up 63% from the year before, according to the Liberal Democrats. The party’s analysis of Environment Agency data found that 3,276 storm overflows were classed as having a “high spill frequency” in 2022, meaning they dump sewage so frequently […]
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74-year-old extradited from Pakistan and charged with the 2005 murder of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford
April 12, 2023Piran Ditta Khan is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with the murder and is also charged with robbery, two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon. Joanne Jakymec, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the CPS, said: “A suspect wanted in […]
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Crowds shout ‘welcome home Joe’ as US president visits Dundalk
April 12, 2023S houts of “welcome home Joe” greeted the US president as he shook hands and took selfies with excited locals in Dundalk. Screams and cheers erupted in the town’s main street as the huge presidential motorcade rolled into the Co Louth town on a drizzly, grey and windy Wednesday evening. A sign reading “Dundalk welcomes […]
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Italian bear that killed a 26-year-old runner in the Alps had already attacked two people
April 12, 2023I talian prosecutors said a bear that killed a 26-year-old runner in the Alps last week previously attacked two other people. Local authorities have asked for the animal to be put down after the attack on Andrea Papi, whose body was found on April 6 in the region of Trentino-Alto Adige. They had applied for […]
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English National Opera to receive up to £24 million to support new base outside London
April 12, 2023On Wednesday, the opera company announced it has been invited to apply for the investment funds which would start in 2024 for three years in addition to the £11.46 million already agreed for 2023/24. The funding would support the ENO’s “reimagined artistic and business model” to have a primary base outside of the capital while […]
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William leads tributes after Help for Heroes co-founder Bryn Parry dies
April 12, 2023For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Prince of Wales has led tributes to the “inspirational” co-founder of Help for Heroes, Bryn Parry, following his death. William and the Duke of Sussex both honoured […]
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Two women critically injured after one ‘falls from height on to the other’
April 12, 2023For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Two women have been critically injured after one fell from a building before reportedly landing on the other. Police and paramedics were called to High Road in Wood […]
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