12+ hour, 45+ min ago   (791+ words) MOURNERS gathered at Buckfast Abbey in Devon in southern England last month for the funeral of Ann Widdecombe. It was a brief report, easily overlooked amid the coverage that followed her death. Yet it was the one that stayed with…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (97+ words) A 76-year-old man has been charged with concealing his identity at an anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth after police warned they would use powers to arrest demonstrators wearing face coverings. Timothy Miller, of Southampton, is accused of wearing or using an…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (323+ words) US officials secretly flew an American diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children out of the UK without telling British police, it has been reported. According to The Sun, US authorities raided the diplomat’s London flat last month, seizing…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (530+ words) A building that could potentially provide social housing or assisted living has been described as a “merry-go-round for antisocial behaviour” after lying vacant for more than two decades. Minnowburn House, off the Old Milltown Road in Belfast, served a number…...

4+ day, 2+ min ago   (991+ words) Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has been accused of “trivialising” rape after comparing other airlines to rapists. Mr O’Leary made the remarks ahead of his airline’s annual general meeting in Dublin on Thursday. He said it is “absolutely” appropriate to compare…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (425+ words) A judge has asked lawyers to decide what evidence they can agree ahead of the trial of comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli who is accused of rape and other sex offences. He faces 20 charges involving five women between 2006 and 2022 at locations…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1054+ words) On December 4, 1971, a bomb planted by the UVF exploded at McGurk’s Bar on North Queen Street in Belfast. The blast brought the family-run pub and home crashing down, killing 15 people, including two children, and injuring many others. The tragedy was…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (627+ words) A defence barrister expressed “genuine concerns” on Thursday that the trial date in the Greenvale hotel crush tragedy case may not be met due to delays in material being disclosed by the prosecution. Greg Berry KC said the defence were…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (533+ words) TV star Georgia Harrison has warned that failure to take action on explicit images could lead children to suicide. The 31-year-old found fame on reality shows The Only Way Is Essex and Love Island, but in recent years has turned…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (691+ words) A “flirty” former PE teacher who “exploited her position” has been convicted of having sexual relationships with three of her students. Bronwen James, 30, was found guilty of three counts of sexual activity with a 16-year-old schoolboy at Bitterne Park School in…...