On Monday Mr Clarke was one of 21 Conservative MPs who voted against the Government to allow backbench MPs to seize control of the Parliamentary agenda. This allowed the passage of a motion banning any no deal Brexit on October 31, unless Parliament gives its express consent. Following Monday’s vote Mr Clarke and the other […]
A year ago, Simon Zebo moved to Paris with his partner and their two young children, knowing it was unlikely he would be hopping on a plane to represent Ireland any time soon. The move came after a conversation with Ireland coach Joe Schmidt, a stickler for detail and ruthless protectionist. He didn’t approve of […]
A community is mourning the death of a loss of a baby boy and praying for the recovery of his mother after the pair were involved in a devastating car accident in Co Limerick. The infant who was fatally injured has been named as Dion Ryan. His mother, Danielle, sustained serious head injuries in the […]
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE (AFP) – Anti-government protesters turned out in several French cities Saturday (Sept 7), hoping to inject fresh momentum into weekly demonstrations calling for social justice and the ouster of President Emmanuel Macron. The so-called “yellow vest” movement had tapered off over the summer, but its leaders are hoping to galvanise support for a […]
LONDON (REUTERS) – British lawmakers are preparing legal action in case Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to defy legislation compelling him to seek a further delay to Brexit, opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Saturday (Sept 7). An opposition Bill which would force Johnson to ask the European Union for an extension to […]
A plane has been evacuated from Cardiff Airport after a bird got sucked into an engine which then ‘blew up’. The 10.20am flight to Paris was travelling down the runway when the pilot suddenly slammed on the breaks as a fire engine arrived. Passengers had to wait until 2pm to board another flight to Charles […]
Today, after a £6million refit, the vessel will be relaunched prior to taking pride of place in next year’s 400th anniversary celebrations of the 1620 voyage to the New World. She is the exact double of the square-rigged 183-ton merchant ship that took 102 passengers, many of them Puritans fleeing religious persecution, from Plymouth in Devon […]
Police have arrested a 19-year-old boy found with a hammer and blood-stained knife in his bag after his father was brutally killed. Joseph John Dempsey, 57, was an English language teacher living in Belo Horizonte, Brazil with his son Joseph. Neighbours reportedly heard shouting coming from the family apartment at about 10pm on Thursday and […]
Oxfam has opened its first ever “superstore” in Oxford – where the charity began more than 75 years ago. The store is 12 times the size of the average Oxfam shop at 18,500 sq ft. It will sell both Oxfam’s donated items and a “Sourced By Oxfam” range of brand new ethically sourced gifts and […]
A boy who was allegedly thrown from the 10th floor of the Tate Modern is making “amazing progress” in his recovery, his family have said. The six-year-old, who was visiting London from France, suffered serious injuries including a brain bleed and spinal, leg and arm fractures after falling five storeys at the art gallery on […]