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Trump nominates Mike Waltz for UN envoy in national security team switch-up
President Donald Trump nominated his national security adviser Mike Waltz to serve as United Nations ambassador in a major shake-up of his national security team. The president said secretary of state ...
Murder accused said he would make his wife cup of tea if she came home
The jury in the trial of Richard Satchwell, who is accused of murdering his wife Tina Satchwell at the home they shared in Co Cork between March 19 and March 20 in 2017, has been shown lengthy media ...
Jury shown video of ‘frenzied stabbing’ in suitcase murder trial
A jury has watched footage of a suspected double killer, who is accused of dumping two chopped-up bodies in suitcases on Clifton Suspension Bridge, grappling and then killing one of his alleged ...
Murder accused ‘claimed wife was still alive while body lay in shallow grave’
Richard Satchwell, 58, denies murdering his wife Tina Satchwell at the home in Youghal, Co Cork, that they shared in March 2017.
Ministers’ ‘evangelical’ support for EdTech sparks warning by campaigner
Baroness Kidron told Parliament that pupils were being wrapped ‘in a world of digital products’ that normalised screen time over ...
National two-minute silence announced to mark VE Day anniversary
UK Government buildings and departments will remember those who fought with a silence at 12 noon on Thursday May 8 2025.
Manchester sex attacker given increased prison sentence
A man who sexually assaulted multiple young women in an underpass in Manchester has had his prison sentence increased after judges found his punishment to be too lenient. Robert Emmerson, 40, exposed ...
UK records sunniest April on record as temperatures soar into May
April was the sunniest on record for the UK, with unusually warm temperatures and dry weather setting the stage for a scorching start to May. Provisional Met Office figures show the country recorded ...
Weymouth: 24 Carlton Road North open garden event
A garden in Weymouth will be open for charity under the National Garden Scheme. The garden, at 24 Carlton Road North, will be open on Friday, May 16 from 2pm to 5pm. The garden is described as: "A ...
Police crackdown on illegal poaching with Op Galileo
Rural police conducted a targeted operation last week in a bid to crackdown on illegal poaching and hare coursing across Dorset ...
Thousands across the globe march to celebrate May Day and protest over tariffs
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs were a common factor in demonstrations across the world to honour International Workers’ Day.
Corfe Castle road to be closed for maintenance works
There will also be resurfacing works on the road in Corfe Castle. The road will be shut from outside New Barn Farmhouse to outside Little Acorn (in both directions), a distance of approximately 90 ...