A 31-year-old man has been charged with murdering his mother in the Republic of Ireland. The body of Mirjana Pap, 58, was found in a bog close to Clonark in…
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Sweden: Green industry hopes hit by Northvolt woes
Heavy snow blends into white thick clouds in Skellefteå, a riverside city in northern Sweden that is home to 78,000 residents. It’s also the location of what was supposed to…
UK: Badenoch calls for national inquiry into ‘rape gangs’
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called for a full national public inquiry into the UK’s “rape gangs scandal”. It comes after Home Office minister Jess Phillips rejected Oldham Council’s request…
Slovakia: PM Robert Fico threatens to cut benefit for Ukrainians
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to cut financial support for more than 130,000 Ukrainian refugees as a dispute with Ukraine over Russian gas supplies escalates. On 1 January,…
Montenegro: Twelve people killed in shooting spree
A gunman has killed 12 people, including two children, in a series of shootings in southern Montenegro.Authorities said the man – later identified as Aco Martinovic, 45 – had been…
Scotland: Ice and snow warnings issued as temperatures drop
A Met Office yellow weather warning for ice has been issued for the north and west of Scotland as temperatures drop across the country. A yellow warning for snow also…
Wales: Heavy snow forecast this weekend
Heavy snow is expected to hit Wales this weekend, with a yellow weather warning in place for the whole country. Snowfall of up to 30cm (12in) is forecast for some…
Northern Ireland: New yellow weather warning for ice issued
Yellow warnings for ice and low temperatures have been issued across Northern Ireland on Thursday night. The Met Office issued an alert, which will be in place between 17:00 GMT…
UK: Fear of energy costs left woman with mouldy walls
When the energy crisis first hit, Beverley Jones was so worried about how she would pay her bills that she turned her heating off completely and ended up with mouldy…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,043
Here are the key developments on the 1,043rd day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here is the situation on Thursday, January 2: