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Plane of Missing Soccer Player, Emiliano Sala, Is Found

LONDON — Wreckage of the small plane carrying the Argentine soccer striker Emiliano Sala and his pilot, David Ibbotson, has been found in the English Channel, a shipwreck hunter said on Sunday, days after parts of the aircraft’s seat cushions were discovered on a French beach. “The families of Emiliano Sala and David Ibbotson have […]

Riots After a No-Deal Brexit? Save the Queen

LONDON — Should Britain stumble out of the European Union without a deal and riots erupt in the streets, officials have a plan: Evacuate Queen Elizabeth II from London, local news outlets reported on Sunday. Reports of a scenario to save the queen and senior members of her family came to light as the deadline […]

Britain's Queen Elizabeth to be evacuated in case of Brexit unrest: Reports

LONDON (REUTERS) – British officials have revived Cold War emergency plans to relocate the royal family should there be riots in London if Britain suffers a disruptive departure from the European Union next month, media reports said on Sunday (Feb 3). “These emergency evacuation plans have been in existence since the Cold War, but have […]

Louvre to probe Qatar map distortion at UAE franchise

French officials apologise for inaccurate depiction of Gulf region at Abu Dhabi branch, says Qatar’s human rights chief. The Louvre Museum in Paris has launched an official investigation into the distortion of the Gulf map at its Abu Dhabi franchise, Qatar’s National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) said. A map omitting the state of Qatar was […]

Shock at ‘flash-ball’ injuries in France

Appalling injuries caused by French police riot guns during the yellow-vest protests have triggered anger and calls for the weapon to be banned. The LBD launchers known by protesters as “flash-balls” have left 40 people severely wounded, reports say. One man emerged from a coma on Friday six days after being hit in the head. […]

Two young men die in separate road crashes

TWO men have been killed in separate road crashes today. A man lost his life when his car left the road and struck a wall in Co Louth this afternoon. A garda spokesman said: “At approximately 3pm Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to a single car crash on a minor road at Lusmagh near […]

PuppyCam to offer a peek inside the 'Mutternity Ward'

Dublin’s largest dog welfare charity is today launching a ‘PuppyCam’ to stream live footage of its ‘Mutternity Ward’. The initiative by Dogs Trust will give people an insight into the volume of puppies and dogs that are cared for at their rehoming centre in Finglas. The state of the art ‘Mutternity Ward’ opened in 2014 […]

Club-goer fined and €2,000 compo paid to man he glassed in 'kerfuffle'

A REVELLER who glassed a man on the side of the head after a “kerfuffle” in a nightclub has paid him €2,000 in compensation. Kristopher Fawthrop (25) was in Dublin for the weekend celebrating a friend’s birthday when he lashed out. His solicitor Peter Connolly told Swords District Court that Fawthrop’s weekend away had “gone […]