Brianna Ghey’s mother calls for school smartphone ban | UK News

The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey is calling on the government to introduce a ban on mobile phones in schools – a move she says will not only safeguard children, but... Read more »

Russian marines rushed to save the Pokrovsk offensive—HIMARS had other ideas

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); Desperate to staunch the bloodletting around Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, the Kremlin rushed in reinforcements. A lot of them. But those reinforcements—the best of Russia’s available naval infantry and... Read more »

Home secretary suspends refugee family reunion applications until new, tighter rules are put in place – as it happened | Politics

Cooper says applications for refugees to bring family members to UK being halted until new, tighter rules in place Cooper says the government wants to change the family reunion rules for asylum... Read more »

Green light for 47 new homes near picturesque Laois Estate

Plans to build 47 new houses not far from Abbeyleix Estate have been approved by An Coimisiún Pleanála.  Jacqueline Duncan applied to Laois County Council for planning permission for the one, two,... Read more »

Google won’t be forced to sell Chrome, federal judge rules

Various Google logos are displayed on a Google search, Monday, September 11, 2023, in New York. RICHARD DREW / AP A US judge on Tuesday, September 2, rejected the government’s demand that... Read more »

Green party’s new leader Zack Polanski rules out any Starmer pact and attacks ‘charlatan’ Farage | Green party

Zack Polanski has won the election to lead the Green party in England and Wales, with an overwhelming mandate for the party to adopt his vision to become a mass membership “eco-populism”... Read more »

NHS nurse’s tribunal over trans doctor’s use of changing room hears final evidence | UK news

An employment tribunal brought by an NHS Fife nurse who objected to sharing a changing room with a transgender doctor has concluded its evidence with conflicting interpretations of how the supreme court’s... Read more »

Ukrainian forces clear another village near Pokrovsk, military says

Key developments on Sept. 2: Ukraine liberates another village near Pokrovsk, military saysRussia open to ‘cooperation’ with Ukraine, US at occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Putin claimsAbout 2,000 North Korean soldiers killed fighting... Read more »

UK hit by fresh sell-off in government bond markets as pound weakens | Gilts

Rachel Reeves was hit by a fresh sell-off in government bond markets on Tuesday, underlining the formidable challenge facing the chancellor in the run-up to the autumn budget. The yield, or interest... Read more »

Kildare County Council shortlisted in four categories at the IPI’s Planning Awards

Kildare County Council has announced that they have been shortlisted in four categories at the Irish Planning Institute’s Planning Awards 2025. The national winners of the competition will be revealed at a gala... Read more »