Annabel Goldie: The accidental politician
Baroness Annabel Goldie reflects on her journey into politics, her time leading the Scottish Conservatives and her service at the Ministry ...
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At least 62 people dead as plane catches fire after crash on landing
A plane veered off the runway, hit a fence and caught fire at an airport in southern South Korea, killing at least 62 people, emergency officials said. The National Fire Agency said the fire was ...
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How the CrowdStrike outage made IT supply chains the new big issue in tech
The CrowdStrike outage – which caused massive disruption in the NHS, transport, banking and wider infrastructure – means the state of global IT supply chains became one of the big tech talking points ...
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Wine-tasting runner and air conditioning unit costume 2024’s best viral moments
The viral moments from 2024 demonstrated the “power of social media” from rescuing a bee to reuniting with old friends and raising money for important fundraisers. From a wine-tasting runner to a man ...
Man and woman charged with murder of 50-year-old in Newtownards
A 33-year-old woman and 36-year-old man are due to appear before a district judge at Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Parliament has come ‘quite some way’ on behaviour, says Lucy Powell
Cabinet minister Lucy Powell told the PA news agency that Westminster “definitely had a perception” of a poor working culture but a new cohort of MPs presents an “opportunity to establish better ...
US attorney general wanted to stop Gerry Adams fundraising trip
Papers contained in the annual release of documents from the National Archives in Dublin show that Janet Reno, the attorney general at the time, wanted to stop Mr Adams from fundraising because of a ...
Trimble told by Blair to ‘get lost’ over timing of border poll, records show
The records from the National Archives in Dublin show that the SDLP and the Irish government were heavily against the idea.
Netanyahu visited Ireland in bid to establish now-closing embassy
The absence of an Israeli embassy in Dublin was a source of concern for Ireland’s small Jewish population at the time.
Airbnb activates ‘defences’ to stop unauthorised New Year parties
The property booking platform has used technology to disrupt attempts to set up unauthorised parties around New Year since 2020.
Luke Littler overcomes slow start to progress at World Darts Championship
Luke Littler struggled to hit top form but still did enough to ease into the last 16 of the World Darts Championship with a 4-1 win over Ian White at Alexandra Palace. The 17-year-old survived a ...
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John Legend celebrates his 46th birthday in London with wife Chrissy Teigen
Chrissy Teigen has hailed her husband John Legend as the “soul” of their home as they celebrated his 46th birthday in London. The American model, 39, marked the occasion by sharing a photo to ...