EU, Ukraine move forward with new trade agreement, deepening ties

The European Council has agreed to reduce and eliminate duties on a range of Ukrainian agricultural products, paving the way for the first significant update to tariffs under an EU-Ukraine trade agreement... Read more »

Thousands of UK customers report broadband issues

Liv McMahonTechnology reporter Thousands of Vodafone customers across the UK have reported its services are down. Downdetector, which monitors web outages, showed more than 130,000 people had flagged problems affecting their Vodafone... Read more »

Olympic Federation of Ireland hit out at Shane Ryan’s decision to join Enhanced Games – ‘It’s against our core clean sport values’

Sport Ireland warn about severe, long-lasting medical problems associated with using performance-enhancing drugs The 31-year-old swimmer released a statement last week saying he was “stepping away from competition”, but today was unveiled... Read more »

Germany back on World Cup track after win in Belfast – DW – 10/13/2025

After a professional win at home against Luxembourg, Germany headed to Northern Ireland aiming to cement top spot. Head coach Julian Nagelsmann trusted the same team that won three days earlier, and they delivered.... Read more »

Wales to get £540m to boost economy over three years

David DeansWales political reporter PA Media Eluned Morgan has been first minister of Wales since summer 2024 Wales will get £547m from the UK government over three years to boost the economy... Read more »

Independence is back on the agenda

Glenn CampbellScotland political editor PA Media John Swinney addressed the party’s annual conference in Aberdeen Independence is back – not that it is ever far from mind for the party that exists... Read more »

German business asked to repay COVID-19 emergency aid – DW – 10/13/2025

Hairdresser Marion Alemeier still remembers March 23, 2020. It was day two of Germany’s first lockdown in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, when then-Economics Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) and... Read more »

Dutch Defense Minister Brekelmans on European ‘drone wall,’ using Russian frozen assets ‘in a creative way,’ and what to do with China

Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 24, 2025. (Pierre Crom / Getty Images) Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans feels that Europe must do more to counter Russia’s... Read more »

Two men in court accused of murdering Ian Watkins in Wakefield Prison

David Spereall and Steve JonesYorkshire West Yorkshire Police Ian Watkins was sentenced to 29 years in prison in 2013 Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of paedophile singer... Read more »

Tom Niland ‘unrecognisable’ after attack, say family

The family of a 75-year-old man who was beaten and robbed by three men at his home and later died from his injuries has told the Central Criminal Court he was unrecognisable... Read more »