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Man arrested after woman dies in Cork traffic collision
Updated at 13:05 Gardaí have arrested a man in Ballingeary, Cork after a woman was killed in a traffic collision earlier this morning. The man was arrested at the scene and is currently being detained at Bandon Garda station. A woman in her early 50s died during the collision in Dromanallig,Continue Reading
Ukraine war: drones are transforming the conflict, bringing Russia on to the frontline
Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg spoke recently of his fear that the war in Ukraine could spin out of control into a full-blown confrontation between Russia and the west. “If things go wrong, they can go horribly wrong,” he told Norwegian broadcaster NRK. Stoltenberg’s remarks came on December 9, a fewContinue Reading
The White Lotus finale was peak TV — with a shocking finale
Making a TV show now is all about intertextuality. Which is a fancy way of saying, you need to throw some meat to the dogs in the chat rooms. Succession does this very well, with its Shakespearean allusions, literary quotes and cliffhangers. Twin Peaks: The Return was so challenging inContinue Reading
Darts legend Michael van Gerwen sensationally claims some players LIED about their Covid tests at PDC World Championship
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN has claimed some darts players lied about the accuracy of their Covid tests during the last PDC World Championship. The Dutchman was booted out of the 2022 Worlds before the third-round stage when he tested positive for coronavirus last Christmas. Michael van Gerwen couldn’t compete in theContinue Reading
Married to the mob: what the lives of two Camorra women tell us about how to challenge the power of the mafia
I told the judge: “Dottore, I’m on the first floor. If they want to retaliate again, they know where to find me … All the lives they’ve taken from me – they took my brother, they took my husband. I don’t think there’s anything else. Lucia has had a harshContinue Reading
Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Lady Gaga to go head to head at Golden Globes
The pop superstar, 32, was nominated for Carolina, which was produced with Aaron Dessner of The National for the film Where the Crawdads Sing, released in July. This is her fourth nomination after 2019’s Beautiful Ghosts from the film Cats, 2013’s Sweeter than Fiction from One Chance and 2011’s SafeContinue Reading
PDC Darts World Championship 2023: Dates, odds, live stream and TV channel details for Ally Pally
THE PDC Darts World Championship at Alexandra Palace is nearly among us, beginning THIS WEEK! The big tournament will take on its traditional dates from mid-December to early into the new year – though there will be some slightly different start times to accommodate the football World Cup in Qatar.Continue Reading
Lab-grown blood used in transfusion for first time – here are three other ways that making organs could change healthcare
The red blood cells were made by extracting stem cells from a blood sample. Phonlamai Photo/ Shutterstock Human volunteers have received the first-ever transfusion of lab grown red blood cells in a groundbreaking scientific first. Volunteers received about 5ml-10ml of blood (around 1-2 teaspoons), which contained around 15 billion redContinue Reading
Arrakhis: the tiny satellite aiming to reveal what dark matter is made of
Milky Way over sand dunes in Cervantes, Australia. Nik Coli/Shutterstock The European Space Agency (Esa) recently announced a new mission of its science programme: a small telescope orbiting the Earth dubbed Arrakhis. But although its name is inspired by the sci-fi novel Dune, it will not be looking for sandwormsContinue Reading
Winner of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 unveiled
F rance has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with 13-year-old Lissandro. The teenager, who is from the village of Moselle in France, jumped up and down for joy in a black glittery jacket when it was announced he had triumphed with his catchy track Oh Maman! Taking to theContinue Reading