A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of selling former Downing Street chief of staff and Cork man Morgan McSweeney’s stolen phone. Scotland Yard took the man into police custody last Wednesday and he was later bailed. He is not suspected of involvement in the original theft on October 20th last year, the force […]
Continue ReadingThe Kremlin said on Thursday that extra security measures were being put in place for Russian president Vladimir Putin in case Ukraine attacked May 9th celebrations marking the anniversary of victory in World War Two. It follows reports that Putin was hiding in underground bunkers “for weeks” due to assassination fears. A leaked European intelligence report […]
Continue ReadingAn outbreak of hepatitis A in a seaside Welsh town has led a health body to ask parents to be “vigilant with their children’s handwashing”. Public Health Wales said it was working with the local health board and council to look into a small number of hepatitis A cases of the same strain, which have […]
Continue ReadingMeta, the operator of Facebook and Instagram, is to be investigated by the media regulator Coimisiún na Meán over ‘dark patterns‘. So what are these so-called ‘dark patterns’? Dark patterns may be stopping users of the popular social media channels from accessing feeds not based on profiling. Profiling is the use of automated systems to […]
Continue ReadingNigel Farage said he would not refer himself to the UK Parliament’s standards watchdog over a £5 million gift from a Reform UK donor, saying there was “no case to answer”. The Reform leader was referred to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner by the Conservatives last week after it emerged he had received the previously undeclared […]
Continue ReadingA leadership challenge to Keir Starmer would not be the answer to Labour’s problems, a key ally of the prime minister has said on the eve of elections across Britain. Voters are set to go to the polls on Thursday for the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, as well as for local councils across England. Keir […]
Continue ReadingChinese foreign minister Wang Yi has told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that China is “deeply distressed” over the war that has lasted more than two months and said a “comprehensive ceasefire” is needed. The top Chinese diplomat met with Mr Araghchi in Beijing, the first time the Iranian foreign minister has travelled to China […]
Continue ReadingRussia has fired dozens of drones at Ukraine in night-time attacks, Ukrainian officials said, disregarding a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv that began at midnight. The Russian defence ministry claimed Ukraine had not abided by its own ceasefire, saying that air defences shot down 53 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula […]
Continue ReadingUK Green Party leader Zack Polanski has acknowledged he was wrong to say he was a spokesperson for the British Red Cross. The UK Green Party leader made the false claim as he campaigned to become the party’s deputy leader back in 2022, as first reported by The Times. He faced calls from his political […]
Continue ReadingDonald Trump has launched a fresh broadside at Pope Leo XIV as his top diplomat prepares to head to Rome to try to ease tensions following an earlier spat. The US president accused the pontiff of “endangering” Catholics and others by claiming he was content with Iran getting a nuclear weapon. The first US-born pope […]
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