Jane Evans, 36, “wanted to make a good impression” in her new job. She drank two cans of strong beer to calm her nerves, a court heard. But she later got behind the wheel to drive two colleagues home, and crashed after speeding at 80mph in a 30mph zone. One of her passengers has been […]
New research has found that nearly half of UK supermarket packaging cannot be easily recycled. Forty-six of the most popular items from Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose were looked at by consumer group Which?. The study revealed that 52% of packaging can be easily recycled via household bins. […]
An office and leisure development in Limerick is facing delay after objections were raised over a “threatened species” of bat nesting on site. The €180m Project Opera is set to transform the heart of Limerick, with a vast area of the city centre planned for offices, houses, an apart-hotel, a new city library, cafés and […]
A missing man who is feared murdered was accused of a serious assault against a young female before he disappeared. Detectives in the Midlands were last night questioning two people, including a female teenager, on suspicion of murdering William Delaney. The 56-year-old has been missing since January 31 and gardaí have been carrying out searches […]
Boris Johnson’s bid to become prime minister has been thrown into chaos after police were called to blazing row between the MP and his girlfriend. Neighbours heard ‘plate-smashing’ and a ‘screaming row’ between Mr Johnson and Carrie Symonds. She is said to have yelled at him ‘get off me, get out’ at the home they […]
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, announced they would split from the Kensington Palace household in March this year. They moved out of their cottage in the place grounds to Frogmore Cottage in the royal estate in Windor. At the time, a statement said it was a “very special place” […]
Ana Kriegel was “endlessly bullied”, her mother Geraldine said. She was bullied about her height and about being adopted. They were “awful, insulting things”. Please log in or register with Independent.ie for free access to this article. Log In New to Independent.ie? Create an account ‘When the sharpest words wanna cut me down.” Boy B […]
A week after Richard Ratcliffe went on hunger strike in support of his jailed wife, he says he’s feeling tired but “buoyed up” by the support shown to him. Dual British Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested in Tehran in 2016 as she due to return to the UK from a family holiday with her then […]
The State Claims Agency has confirmed it will provide legal cover for a private clinic which will be included in a legal claim brought by the couple at the centre of the tragic abortion case in the National Maternity Hospital. Merrion Fetal Health, which is owned by a number of obstetricians working in the hospital, […]
The host of ITV’s Good Morning Britain made the prediction on his Twitter account. Mr Johnson is the strong bookies favourite to become the next Tory leader. The final decision will be made by an estimated 160,000 Conservative Party members. On Twitter Mr Morgan commented: “I think Jeremy Hunt will be Britain’s next Prime Minister.” […]