Gardai are investigating an alleged shooting threat at a school in Co Donegal. It’s believed gardai were called to a school in south Donegal after a note was found during an exam on December 5. The content of the note has not been disclosed but is understood to have contained a threat. A garda spokesperson […]
PARIS (AFP) – The French government will on Tuesday (Dec 11) try to convince lawmakers and the public that President Emmanuel Macron’s speech met the demands of the “yellow vest” movement, even as many demonstrators said they were disappointed and vowed to press on with their protest. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will detail for MPs […]
High Court inspectors are understood to have begun interviewing key figures about a series of corporate controversies, including a major suspected data interrogation in 2014, at Independent News & Media (INM). News of the ramping up of the inquiry comes just days after fresh data interrogation claims emerged. IT consultant Derek Mizak is reported to […]
But one famous clock has stopped for repairs. Big Ben is a metaphor for the deadlocked parliament below it, where the prime minister has acknowledged her Brexit plan is jammed. So what now… Well firstly, Theresa May will have to go back to Brussels to negotiate a plan B. The problem is there are differing […]
Babes in the Woods killer Russell Bishop has been described as an “evil monster” by the families of his two young victims as their 32-year fight for justice came to an end. Bishop was 20 years old when he sexually assaulted and strangled nine-year-olds Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway in a woodland den in Brighton. […]
The “Stansted 15” say they “are guilty of nothing more than intervening to prevent harm” and accuse the government of “inhumane” deportations and “unprecedented use of terror law to crack down on peaceful protest”. The group of activists cut through fencing at Stansted Airport last year, and secured themselves to the nose and wing of […]
A look at the key figures in Al Jazeera’s undercover investigation into violence and racism behind France’s far right. In a two-part investigation, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit went undercover to expose France’s far-right youth group Generation Identity (GI) and filmed its activists carrying out racist attacks on young Arabs in the northern French city of […]
Danny Friedman QC, who is representing a group of bereaved survivors and residents, singled out LFB commander Dany Cotton for her “woefully ill-judged” comments and “defensive statements” when she appeared before the inquiry in September. Mr Friedman said there was “overwhelming evidence that the LFB failed to prepare for a fire like Grenfell”. Ms Cotton […]
The family of a 45-year-old man who was last seen at his wedding reception on Saturday night are urging him to get in contact. Stephen Warren, who is originally from Rathfarnham, Dublin, was last seen at the Killashee Hotel in Naas, Co Kildare at around 12.30am. Family members are concerned for his welfare and are […]
Millions of commuters in Germany have faced widespread delays after a strike by railworkers over pay halted trains. Inter-city and regional services, along with many urban commuter networks, were hit, operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) said. The four-hour strike ended at 09:00 (08:00 GMT) but delays were expected to continue throughout the day. The strike came […]