Turkiye will allow parliament’s pro-Kurdish party to visit the jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on his island prison, setting up the first such visit in nearly a…
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Azerbaijan: President Ilham Aliyev urges Russia to accept blame for plane crash
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has called on Russia to accept blame for a plane crash on Christmas Day that killed 38 people. The plane is thought to have come under…
UK: Hospitals run out beds and ambulances queue for hours with patients
Almost 400 people were waiting for a hospital bed in Northern Ireland on Saturday afternoon, BBC News NI understands. It is thought the majority of extra beds which are used…
Northern Ireland: Father fears son who is missing in Spain is dead
The father of a Belfast man who has been missing in Spain for two weeks says he feels his son is dead. John Hardy, also known as John George, was…
UK: Two lorry drivers killed in crash
Two men have died after two lorries crashed on a major road in Lincolnshire. The collision, which involved a Volvo and Scania lorry, happened near the Snitterby junction on the…
UK: Arrest after cyclist dies in suspected hit-and-run
A man has been arrested after a cyclist was fatally struck on a country road in a suspected hit-and-run crash, police said. The cyclist, aged in his 50s, died in…
UK: Third murder arrest after Christmas Day pub row
A third person has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man who was hit by a car on Christmas Day died. Kirk Marsden, 37, was injured outside The…
UK: Brothers charged over airport fight with police
Two men have been charged over a fight with police at Manchester Airport which happened before an officer was filmed stamping on a suspect’s head. Brothers Mohammed Amaaz, 20, and…
UK: Starmer asks regulators for ideas to boost growth
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the chancellor and business secretary have written to the UK’s main regulators asking them to come up with ideas for reform that could boost economic…
Croatia: Incumbent Milanovic to win presidential election: Early results
President Zoran Milanovic is on track to win a second term in office in the first round of Croatia’s presidential election, the State Electoral Commission says. Preliminary results from Sunday’s…