A Belfast man has been remanded in custody over a security alert which halted a peace event addressed by Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney. Darren Service (40) of Ballysillan Road, has been charged with preparation of terrorist acts, hijacking and placing a hoax bomb last week. Belfast Magistrates’ CourtContinue Reading
ENGLAND secured their World Cup qualifying spot back in November but they finally get to find out their group stage fate TOMORROW. The Three Lions comfortably topped Group I – going on an unbeaten 10-game run where they accumulated 26 points. 1 England annihilated San Marino 10-0 in their finalContinue Reading
Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov has announced his news operation in Russia is closing. Gregory Stein/Shutterstock Novaya Gazeta was the only major Russian independent news outlet that continued reporting a whole month into the war with Ukraine. On March 28, Novaya Gazeta, led by the Nobel Peace Prize winnerContinue Reading
Just when it looked like COVID cases were starting to fall after the high peaks of January, infections are rising once again around the world. The main driver of this latest surge is the more infectious BA.2 sub-lineage of the omicron variant, which has been becoming more common ever sinceContinue Reading
Review at a glance I t’s ironic really. There were rumours that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield might show up in Spider-Man: No Way Home, yet cast and crew denied it. No, no, no, they said. Fans shouldn’t expect extra treats. Then – ta da! – there were treats galore.Continue Reading
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra. Ellen Duffy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers and listeners are advised this article and podcast contain names of deceased people. The Aboriginal Tent Embassy – a site of First Nations protest in Canberra, Australia – marks its 50th anniversary this year. In thisContinue Reading
The nationality and borders bill has been widely condemned as the continuation of a decade-long, Conservative-led immigration regime set on demonstrating that the UK is “tough on immigration”. It has been dubbed the “hostile environment” policy. During its passage through the House of Lords, peers attempted to strip out someContinue Reading
Covering is a matter of personal choice, faith and, for many women, freedom. Jacob Lund | Shutterstock In a recent New York Times podcast on the alleged “Trojan Horse” Islamisation of schools in Birmingham, England, a Muslim woman who worked in one of the schools under discussion relays what happenedContinue Reading
Some people may consider IVF add-ons with the hope of improving their chances of having a baby. Photographee.eu/ Shutterstock While in-vitro fertilisation has significantly improved the chances of helping people with fertility problems start a family, it’s still only successful around 24% of the time. This is why some peopleContinue Reading
GaudiLab/Shutterstock Imagine you’re talking to someone and they have a big green piece of something they ate for lunch in their teeth. Do you tell them? Whether you do might depend on who they are (you might be more likely to tell your best friend than a work colleague) andContinue Reading
