Month: February 2023

Two men are still being questioned over the shooting in Omagh, Co Tyrone, last week Four men who were being questioned about the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in Northern Ireland have been released by police. Two men are still being questioned over the shooting in Omagh, Co Tyrone, last Wednesday. A court in Belfast has granted detectives an extension until 10pm on Thursday to question a […]

That's according to a study published in online journal Injury Prevention E-scooter riders involved in crashes are more likely to suffer serious injuries than cyclists, new research suggests. Three out of five (60%) e-scooter users admitted to hospital following a collision in England and Wales in 2021 were admitted to a major trauma centre, a study published in online journal Injury Prevention found. That is compared with just 47% of […]

That's according to the Labour Party Rishi Sunak oversaw wasteful government spending and departmental losses that cost the taxpayer up to £26.8 billion, Labour has said. The Opposition party compiled a dossier of the “extensive waste” under Mr Sunak during his time as Chancellor and as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 2021-22 and 2019-20. Mr Sunak “never lifted a finger to stop the money being thrown away” while he […]

That's according to the United Nations The devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria have killed at least 50,000 people, with many more injured, tens of thousands still missing and hundreds of thousands homeless, the UN humanitarian chief said. Martin Griffiths told the UN Security Council that three weeks after the magnitude 7.8 quake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed by strong aftershocks including on Monday, the scale of […]

The Portuguese saw red for the third time this season Jose Mourinho was sent off as his Roma side lost to previously winless Cremonese in Serie A. The Portuguese saw red for the third time this season just seconds into the second half of the match after clashing with the fourth official. Mourinho joined his assistant Salvatore Foti in the stands, with the latter serving a touchline ban himself for […]

The club sit sixth in the National League, looking to make a push for the play-offs Southend have announced all tax debt owed to HM Revenue & Customs has been paid ahead of a winding-up application set to be heard on Wednesday. In November 2022, the Vanarama National League club were given more time to clear the arrears, which have been reported to be in the region of £1.4million. Chairman […]

That's according to Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak has told Tory MPs to give the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) “time and space” to consider his Brexit deal as they were warned it is the best offer they will get. The Prime Minister said he was “confident” they would back it as he urged colleagues not to create another “Westminster drama” after his new Windsor agreement for Northern Ireland was broadly welcomed. […]

European markets were also down at the end of trading The FTSE 100 has tumbled while the pound jumped higher as Rishi Sunak visited Northern Ireland in efforts to sell the benefits of his new Brexit breakthrough. Sterling enjoyed a boost against the US dollar after the Prime Minister began his speech to convince unionists that the newly-agreed Windsor Framework addressed their concerns and would remove barriers on trade across […]

It will come in effect from the start of April More than 40,000 store workers across Marks & Spencer are set to see a pay rise from April as the supermarket said it has invested almost £60 million in staff wages. Customer assistant staff will see their hourly pay increase to £10.90 from £10.20 from April 1, M&S revealed. This will take it ahead of the national living wage which […]