A “significant” fire at a recycling plant in Coleraine is believed to have started accidentally, the fire service has said. The fire at the premises on the Craigmore Road just…
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Ireland: Cannabis worth €400k seized in Dublin
A man in his 40s has been arrested following the seizure of cannabis worth €400,000 (£338,000). This follows a search conducted by An Garda Síochána (Irish police) in Swords, County…
Ireland: President Michael D Higgins rejects call not to attend Holocaust event
The President of Ireland Michael D Higgins has rejected a call to withdraw from giving a speech at a Holocaust Memorial Day event. This follows an interview in which the out-going…
UK: Corbyn and McDonnell face police interview after pro-Palestinian rally
MPs Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell have agreed to be interviewed under caution by police following a pro-Palestinian rally in central London on Saturday, the BBC understands. The former Labour…
UK: Sara Sharif’s killers in sentence appeal bid
The father and stepmother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif are seeking permission to appeal against their sentences for her murder. Sara was hooded, burned and beaten during more than two years of abuse…
UK: Authorities set to introduce digital driving licences
Digital driving licences are to be introduced in the UK as the government looks to use technology to “transform public services”. They will be accessed on a new government smartphone…
Ukraine: Kyiv asks Trump to ‘Make Russia Small Again’
Right after setting foot in the cafeteria named after Donald Trump in the Ukrainian capital, visitors see the most anti-Russian paraphrase of the United States president-elect’s best-known war cry. Inspired…
Croatia: Deputy PM resigns over video of him firing gun
Croatia’s deputy prime minister has resigned after footage surfaced of him shooting at random from a moving car. In the video, Josip Dabro can be seen in the passenger seat…
Spain: Ski lift collapse injures at least 30 people
At least 30 people are reported to have been injured after a ski lift collapsed in northern Spain. The Astún resort in the Spanish Pyrenees, where the incident happened, was…