Man found hiding under bed on Bristol cannabis farm
A man was found hiding under a bed at a Bristol cannabis farm by police. Officers visited an address in the Shirehampton area and discovered more than 250 plants there.…
Seven counties under red wind warning as Storm Darragh nears Ireland
The island of Ireland is bracing for Storm Darragh, with seven counties subject to red wind warnings overnight. Airports have warned of potential disruption and some ferries have already been…
Michael Murphy: Macron’s political fumbling toppled his government — and could herald the end of the Fifth Republic
When French President Emmanuel Macron came to power, he vowed to restore gravitas to France’s highest office. Dubbed “Jupiter” for his tendency to hover, aloof and god-like, above the fray…
M&S Food opens new Bristol branch with bakery
Marks and Spencer has opened a new food shop and bakery at Southmead Hospital in Bristol. The M&S Food store welcomed customers for the first time on Thursday (December 5),…
Starmer urged to rebuild trust with civil service after ‘Trumpian’ language
Sir Keir Starmer must work to “immediately rebuild trust” with the civil service after using “Trumpian” language to describe them, the head of a union representing senior civil servants has…
Fact check: Living standards pledge, National Insurance and plane crash image
This round-up of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK’s largest fact-checking charity working to find, expose and counter the harms of bad information. New living standards pledge…
Parents of boy who died in fall from park ride awarded £240m compensation
The parents of a 14-year-old Missouri boy who fell to his death from an Orlando amusement park ride in 2022 have won a 310 million US dollar (£243 million) verdict…
NI woman who escaped 1990s Harrods unscathed: ‘I wasn’t blonde. I think that’s why others caught Al-Fayed’s eye’
It’s the winter of 1992 in London and a woman from Ballymena is looking for a job.
Trump will not do trade deal with UK as NI is ‘back door’ to the EU, MPs told
US President-elect Donald Trump will not do a trade deal with the UK because Northern Ireland is a “back door” to the EU, MPs have been told. During debate on…
Trip to Magilligan to unveil new mural shows talent that is within its walls
A day in jail is not what most people would regard as an enjoyable experience, but the offer of a visit to HMP Magilligan earlier this week was happily accepted…