Trump threatens 35% tariffs on Canadian goods

US President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 35% tariff on Canadian goods starting on 1 August, even as the two countries were days away from a self-imposed deadline to... Read more »

Cahill shoots the lights out as Birr make impressive start

THE first priority for Birr was to make no slip ups and collect the points but they did much more than that as they made an impressive start to the Senior Hurling... Read more »

Rayner in deepening row with union over Birmingham bin strikes

Paul Seddon Political reporter Iain Watson Political correspondent Getty Images Angela Rayner is embroiled in an escalating row with Unite over her role in the long-running bin strikes in Birmingham. The union... Read more »

South Belfast bonfire set alight despite concerns over asbestos

Rebekah Wilson and Jayne McCormack BBC News NI BBC Controversy has surrounded the bonfire at Meridi Street, off the Donegall Road A bonfire on a site that contains asbestos was set alight... Read more »

Kyiv behind new pipeline explosion in Siberia, drone strikes reported at Russian aircraft plant

Key developments on July 11: Ukraine behind new pipeline explosion in Siberia that supplies Russian military-industrial complex, source claimsRussian troops tasked to create 10-kilometer buffer zone in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine’s spy chief... Read more »

‘Don’t tell me my baby wasn’t meant to be’

Siobhan Gorman Siobhan was 16-weeks pregnant and home alone when she gave birth to her baby Archie “There was probably something wrong with your baby”, “you could always try again”, “it wasn’t... Read more »

Laois nursing responds to HIQA inspection report

Droimnin Nursing Home in Stradbally has issued a statement following a recent HIQA report which found non compliance in eight of nine categories.  The purpose-built nursing home, which can accommodate 70 adult... Read more »

TRNSMT music festival begins in Glasgow in scorching heat

Jonathan Geddes BBC Scotland News Reporting fromTRNSMT, Glasgow GreenGetty Images Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg powers through the heat on the main stage Fans have flocked to Glasgow after Scotland’s biggest music... Read more »

Teen found dead in Birmingham Sutton Park lake ‘brought light’ to school

Tanya Gupta BBC News, West Midlands BBC Police, firefighters, paramedics and council staff were all involved in the search for the teenager A boy who was found dead after he was reported... Read more »

Manipulating Prisoner Exchanges and Repatriation of the Fallen

On June 2, during negotiations in Istanbul, Ukrainian and Russian representatives agreed to exchange seriously wounded and gravely ill prisoners of war on an “all-for-all” basis, including young soldiers under 25. Both... Read more »