LONDON (Reuters) – Andrea Leadsom, one of the candidates vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May, said on Tuesday she would seek a managed Brexit but that leaving the European Union on Oct. 31 was a hard, red line. “Leaving the EU on the 31st of October is, for me, a hard red line,” […]
The Good Morning Britain presenter accused the taxpayer-funded corporation of making “D-Day veterans pay £154 for their TV licence”. Piers Morgan tweeted: “So we’re going to make D-Day veterans pay £154 for their TV licences? “What an absolute disgrace. Shame on you, BBC.” Around 3.7 million pensioners are believed to be affected by the change […]
A man has died after being stabbed in O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre. It happened at about 01:40 local time on Tuesday close to the General Post Office (GPO). The victim was taken to hospital, but died from his injuries. Irish broadcaster RTE reports that the man was stabbed several times following an altercation […]
From 2020, only 1.5 million households where an elderly viewer is receiving Pension Credit will qualify to get the £150.50 licence free of charge. Yesterday Tony Hall the BBC director-general, said the measure will save the corporation almost £500million. But it was greeted by protests from pensioner groups and Prime Minister Theresa May, who said she […]
KIEV (AFP) – Six people died when fire swept through a psychiatric hospital in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, authorities said on Tuesday (June 11). The fire erupted late on Monday evening in the one-storey building, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said in a statement. The cause was not immediately clear. “Six people died and four have […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Mark Harper, one of the candidates vying to succeed British Prime Minister Theresa May, said he would seek a new Brexit deal and could not promise the exit would happen by Oct. 31. “My preference is to get a new deal. However, no deal must not be ruled out, should we be faced […]
A family whose son was killed crossing the road at the weekend have said a decision to donate his organs to help others is helping them deal with their grief. John Byrne (39) had Down syndrome and attended the Prosper Fingal centre for people with intellectual disabilities in Rush on a daily basis. The health-conscious […]
A panel of seven judges will be charged with recalibrating the pay-outs for personal injury claims under new proposals. One judge from each court, starting at district level and rising to supreme, will be selected to sit on the committee, along with two others. The Government hopes they will have a report completed by the […]
The four-year-old, second child to Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, was pictured waving from Buckingham Palace during the ceremony. Her hair was pulled back from the top of her face with a blue bow at the top of the head. By the time she emerged at the top of the balcony to watch […]
The Environment Secretary’s hopes of succeeding Theresa May were fading fast after allegations of his past use of the class A drug. Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt has also chosen to back Jeremy Hunt instead of him. Now the Foreign Secretary has overtaken Mr Gove as the main challenger to Mr Johnson. Asked whether he should […]