Ofcom approves STV plan for news programme changes

In December, the broadcaster applied for permission from Ofcom to drop regionalised versions of the flagship show across its Central and North licensing areas, and replace it with a single programme from... Read more »

A Festival Every Weekend   Waterford launches a summer season shaped by music, food, nature and culture

This summer, Waterford is making a compelling case for being Ireland’s most exciting festival destination. From opera in historic country houses to street theatre, food celebrations, coastal wellness gatherings and free live... Read more »

More than half shadow fleet’s oil tankers are corroding toward disaster, top recycler warns

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); More than half of the world’s fleet of sanctioned oil tankers is corroding and could cause a major environmental disaster, the head of the world’s largest ship-recycling company warned the Financial Times. These are... Read more »

Brothers found guilty of hate crime murder of Anthony Littler 42 years later

Michael and Anthony Stewart have been found guilty of the murder of Anthony Littler in East Finchley, north London, in 1984. The brothers are due to be sentenced on 3 July. Joe... Read more »

Refugees and migration: Is Europe closing its doors?

The “Global Refugee Crisis 2026” report, published Monday in Berlin, is intended to be a wake-up call, according to its co-editor Petra Bendel from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Bavaria). At its presentation,... Read more »

Mandelson files: Sacked peer said Keir Starmer lacks ‘verve’

Among the material released were exchanges involving Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander. Mr Alexander, like Mr McFadden, worked closely with Lord Mandelson during the Blair and Brown governments. The files show him thanking... Read more »

‘Choose France’ summit puts AI at heart of Macron’s €93 billion investment drive

Foreign companies have pledged a total of €93 billion in investment at France’s annual Choose France summit, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday, with artificial intelligence and data infrastructure projects accounting for... Read more »

Man who murdered student with Sikh knife before ‘wicked’ racism lie jailed for life

Vickrum Digwa, 23, told 18-year-old student Henry Nowak ‘I am a bad man’ before fatally stabbing him in the heart – then lying and claiming he was the victim of a racist... Read more »

Mozart the idol: Searching for beauty in times of crisis

When the world seems to be falling apart, people look for something to hold on to. “Now, more than ever, with the world plagued by crises and at risk of being engulfed by... Read more »

Butler claims Mayor has not delivered for Limerick

Cllr. Daniel Butler. Photo: Gareth Williams. SOME councillors are “quite happy” for Limerick’s mayor to “do whatever he wants” and function without oversight. That was the view of Fine Gael councillor Daniel... Read more »