How the Kinahan Cartel brought an end to Real IRA’s influence in Dublin
When Real IRA leader Alan ‘The Playboy’ Ryan was murdered in September 2012, Co Tyrone man Michael Barr was tasked with “restructuring” the paramilitary organisation in Dublin.
Are North Korean troops fighting for Russia against Ukraine?
The possibility that North Korean personnel are deployed in Russia cannot be ruled out, experts say. Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un smile during…
SUNshine Girl Chiv
SUNshine Girl Chiv likes to set goals, which has led her to earning a master’s degree in business. She stays focused by meditating. As you can tell, Chiv’s got quite…
UK weather: Britain set for ‘explosive’ weekend storm as temperatures set to surge
Britain’s mild spell will give way to an ‘explosive’ weekend storm before temperatures rocket in another tropical blast. Warnings for 80mph gusts are in force across Scotland and northern England…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 967
As the war enters its 967th day, these are the main developments. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses media during a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on October 17,…
Sky offering ‘lowest-ever’ TV and Netflix plan if you merge with staple household bill
It’s not every day that shoppers are looking for a new TV deal so when the time to lock into another monthly plan comes around you want to ensure you’ve…
Town named one of the UK’s prettiest is less than an hour from Bristol
The Cotswolds is packed with pretty picturesque villages and, in fact, it’s what the area is known for. With their quaint cobblestone roads and picture-perfect houses, tourists flock from all…
The Bristol community that saved a ‘very special’ place on its doorstep
Twenty years ago Susan Acton-Campbell knew very little about conservation. She was in her 40s and working in IT when she was approached by a council worker looking for local…
Crews halt fast-moving brush fire that burned 2 Oakland homes, forced 500 evacuations
SAN FRANCISCO — A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes Friday and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland, where hundreds of…
DWP update: Exact amount benefits could rise by REVEALED – how much will Universal Credit & PIP be?
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to increase benefits by 1.7 per cent from April 2024, following the confirmation of September’s inflation rate. This rise will affect…