China jails journalist for seven years on espionage charges
Dong Yuyu, a former editor at the Guangming Daily, was arrested in 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat. Dong Yuyu’s family said the sentence based on ‘no evidence…
Decision to shut out operators of Kilroot power station from multi-million pound bidding process to be quashed
A decision to shut out the operators of Kilroot power station from a multi-million pound bidding process for the supply of electricity across Ireland is to be quashed, a High…
Cars to fruit: The goods set to get pricier under Trump’s tariff plans
US president-elect’s proposed tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico would raise the prices of numerous products. Vegetables displayed for sale at a grocery store in River Ridge, Louisiana on July…
Cars destroyed in arson attack near Ballymena home with three children inside
Police are investigating a suspected arson in Ballymena after accelerant was used to start a fire near a home where three children and two adults were inside. The fire which…
Irish premier casts vote with his family early as General Election under way
Irish premier Simon Harris has said he expects a “fascinating couple of days” after he cast his vote in the General Election minutes after polling stations opened. The Taoiseach said…
World to get first glimpse of restored Notre Dame interior following 2019 fire
The restored interior of Notre Dame Cathedral will be unveiled for the first time after more than five years of reconstruction work following a devastating fire in 2019. The occasion…
Irish Election 2024: Taoiseach casts his ballot as voters head to polls in ‘too close to call’ election
Voters head to the polls this morning for the Irish General Election which will set the political landscape in Ireland for the next five years.
Bristol mum who decorates Christmas trees is already taking bookings for 2025
A mum who has turned her knack for festive decor into a “professional Christmas tree decorator” side hustle is already taking bookings for 2025. Janine Ralph, 31 and from Bristol,…
Haigh resigns as Transport Secretary after guilty plea over phone incident
Louise Haigh has resigned as Transport Secretary after it emerged she pleaded guilty to a criminal offence related to incorrectly telling police that a work mobile phone was stolen in…
Exact date the last pub in the UK will close – and it isn’t far away
132,945 small businesses on UK high streets will be extinct within 15 years – with local pubs and bars set to vanish in little over a decade. In a stark…