A transgender woman was left covered in blood after being randomly attacked in a bar. Anna Montgomery, 20, says she was enjoying a ‘lovely night’ with her boyfriend when she was ‘suddenly’ hit in the face in Belfast last weekend. The young woman, from County Down in Northern Ireland, was left feeling ‘fragile’ after the alleged […]
A 12-year-old girl has tragically died in a house fire, hours after the same town was rocked by a murder investigation. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) was called to the house fire in the Ballykeel area of Ballymena, County Antrim at around 5:50pm on Wednesday. One person was taken to Antrim Area Hospital for […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Duchess of Sussex, 39, has been busy this month with a number of virtual appearances as she and Prince Harry, 36, carve careers in the US away from royal duties. And […]
LONDON (AFP) – British health experts admitted on Wednesday (Sept 30) that the coronavirus was out of control as case numbers and hospital admissions rise despite a slew of new restrictions on social gatherings. “Things are definitely heading in the wrong direction,” Britain’s chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance told a government press conference, as a […]
London could be facing new restrictions on social mixing between households as early as next week. Amid rising local coronavirus rates, the capital is on course for a clampdown unless nationwide measures succeed in slowing the spread of coronavirus, according to the London Evening Standard. All of the city will subject be tighter rules if […]
BBC director general Tony Hall has apologised and said a mistake was made after a news report containing a racial slur was broadcast last month. More than 18,600 people complained after the N-word was used in full in a report about a racially aggravated attack in Bristol. The BBC initially defended the use of the […]
The World Health Organization said open borders would help fight disease. Experts, and a global treaty, emphatically agreed. But the scientific evidence was never behind them. ISCHGL, Austria — They came from across the world to ski in the most famous resorts of the Austrian alps. Jacob Homiller and his college friends flew in from […]
Eight people have died and six are in intensive care at a hospital in Wales after a major coronavirus outbreak was declared. Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant announced “significant temporary service restrictions” after confirming 82 cases of COVID-19 on site. This includes halting planned surgery – except for some urgent cancer operations. Live updates on […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Republic is an organisation that campaigns for the abolishment of the monarchy and for Queen Elizabeth II to be replaced by an elected, democratic head of state. Graham Smith, the CEO of […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Prince Charles and Camilla looked in high spirits as they landed in Belfast to meet the local community. While the focus of their visit was to thank those NHS frontlines who continue […]