£800m needed to fix NI schools in ‘state of disrepair’

Robbie MeredithBBC News NI education and arts correspondent Rathcoole Primary School Rathcoole Primary School in County Antrim has had issues with broken windows Many schools in Northern Ireland “are in a state... Read more »

Cardiff widow Rhian Mannings says Prince William’s visit ‘a whirlwind’

Kensington Palace Rhian Mannings invited Prince William to her home in Cardiff to discuss her husband’s suicide A widow who had tea with the Prince of Wales at her home in Cardiff... Read more »

Odesa mayor is a Russian citizen but passport published by Ukrainian intelligence is fake, journalists claim

Databases confirm that Odesa Mayor Hennady Trukhanov is a Russian citizen but his alleged Russian passport published by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) is fake, the Insider, a Russian investigative journalism outlet, claimed... Read more »

Farmer backs virus vaccine after ‘traumatic’ loss of 70 sheep

Ken BanksNorth east Scotland reporter, Aberfeldy BBC Ian Duncan Millar lost dozens of his sheep to the virus on his farm When Ian Duncan Millar found several sheep dead on his Perthshire... Read more »

Richmount Cordial Company announced as the winner of Best in County Longford

Richmount Cordial Company was announced as the winner of Best in County Longford at the prestigious Blas na hÉireann Irish Food Awards, Ireland’s largest blind-tasted food competition. The Irish Food Awards, now... Read more »

German researchers find highly effective HIV antibody – DW – 10/15/2025

Worldwide, 44 million deaths — that is the sad toll of HIV/AIDS since it was first detected in 1981; it was offiically discovered in 1983. AIDS is considered one of the worst epidemics in... Read more »

Misconduct case dropped for Met officer

PA Media Father-of-two Jermaine Baker was shot near Wood Green Crown Court as police foiled a planned snatch of two prisoners A misconduct hearing for a Metropolitan Police firearms officer who fatally... Read more »

Emmerdale pays touching tribute to character one year after heartbreaking death

Emmerdale viewers were left feeling emotional after the Dingles paid tribute to a beloved family member Sara Baalla Screen Time TV Reporter 13:48, 15 Oct 2025Updated 13:54, 15 Oct 2025 Emmerdale has... Read more »

1,076 Cubans identified fighting for Russia, Ukraine says, 96 dead or disappeared

At least 1,076 Cuban nationals have fought or are fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 15. Ninety-six are known to have died or... Read more »

‘This park is out of control – now a 16-year-old boy has been stabbed’

Neighbours remember the days when ‘everybody knew everybody’ – but they say things have since changed A police cordon in place remained in place the morning after officers were called to reports... Read more »