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Year’s first cases of blue-green algae confirmed in Lough Neagh
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency said two reports had been made from locations on Lough Neagh and were verified on April 10 and 11.
Journalists accused of working for Putin opponent Navalny convicted of extremism
A Russian court has convicted four journalists of extremism for working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and sentenced them to five-and-a-half years in ...
Ed Davey urges China to ‘publish the tapes’ after MP denied entry to Hong Kong
Wera Hobhouse, the Lib Dem MP for Bath, was refused entry to the former British territory while travelling to meet her son and baby grandson.
Police make two arrests after boy, 14, threatened with a knife in Wordsley
Two people are in custody after a boy aged 14 was assaulted and threatened with a knife in Wordsley . West Midlands Police were called to a park near Swanfield Road around 6.15pm on Sunday. The boy ...
Youth sentenced for knife attack on stranger hours before double murder
A teenager has been sentenced for stabbing a 17-year-old stranger with a large Rambo knife just hours before he murdered two boys in Bristol. The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, ...
Schools could face strikes as early as autumn if pay remains ‘unacceptable’
The National Education Union leader has called on the Government to take the ‘necessary steps to avoid a confrontation’ with the teaching profession.
Birmingham bin boss urges striking workers to reconsider ‘very fair’ offer
Birmingham needs to ‘get back to normal’, the council’s bin boss said as residents report seeing ‘cat-sized’ rats and workers fear losing their homes.
Man who pretended to be Greggs manager to claim £710,000 in Covid grants jailed
Aftab Baig, 47, from Glasgow, was part of a fraud which saw bogus claims made against the Leeds branches of the bakery chain.
Police make two arrests after boy threatened in Wordsley
Two people are in custody after a boy aged 14 was assaulted and threatened with a knife in Wordsley. Police were called to a park near Swanfield Road around 6.15pm on Sunday. The boy suffered injuries ...
Omagh Bombing Inquiry reaches agreement with Irish Government over cooperation
Agreement has been reached between the Omagh Bombing Inquiry and the Irish Government over cooperation. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) comes ahead of the resumption of public hearings in the ...
Man jailed for more than eight years after throwing acid in teenager’s face
Gilson Martins, 23, attacked his 16-year-old victim in Stockport. A man who seriously injured a teenager by throwing acid in his face has been jailed for more than eight years.
Voyeur photographer sentenced again after more victims come forward
David Glover, who was jailed for 20 months in 2023, was given a 15-month suspended sentence after further victims saw his case reported in the news.