Ireland: Prisoner escapes custody while at hospital

A prisoner has escaped from custody while on escort to Tallaght Hospital, in Dublin, on Saturday. The Irish Prison Service said they reported the incident to An Garda Síochána (Irish…

Isle of Man: Woman who smuggled £4k of cocaine to island jailed

A woman who smuggled £4,000 worth of cocaine to the Isle of Man on the ferry has been jailed for three years and eight months. Kelsey Peers, from Greater Manchester,…

Isle of Man: Mountain Road remains shut amid new ice warning

A major route connecting the Isle of Man’s capital with the north of the island is set to remain shut due to snow as the island faces a warning of…

South Korea: Air crash recorders missing final four minutes

Flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the South Korean passenger plane that crashed last month stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, the country’s transport ministry has said. The…

Baltic Sea: Germany says Russian ‘shadow’ ship stuck in

German authorities have said an oil tanker stuck in German waters belongs to Russia’s “shadow fleet” that Berlin says is used to avoid sanctions. Germany’s maritime authorities (CCME) said on…

UK: Everton appoint Moyes as manager for second time

David Moyes said it is “great to be back” after being appointed Everton manager for a second time. The 61-year-old Scot has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at Goodison Park following…

Russia: Ukraine says it captured two injured North Korean soldiers in Kursk Region

Two wounded North Korean soldiers have been captured as prisoners of war by Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday. The two men are receiving…

USA: A thousand of California prison inmates fight wildfires

Nearly 1,000 incarcerated men and women have joined the frontlines in a battle against record-breaking wildfires burning across southern California. The number deployed – now 939 – are part of…

USA: Biden toughens sanctions on Russian oil industry

The Biden administration has imposed some of its toughest sanctions yet on Russia, in a move designed to hit Moscow’s energy revenue that is fuelling its war in Ukraine. The…

USA: Meta and Amazon ditch diversity initiatives joining US corporate rollback

Meta and Amazon are axing their diversity programmes, joining firms across corporate America that are rolling back hiring and training initiatives criticised by conservatives, citing legal and political risks. The…