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Powersharing breakdown in Northern Ireland as Brexit looms is “scandalous”
The Fianna Fail leader said the situation was a ‘shocking indictment’ of the DUP and Sinn Fein.
MPs and police chiefs urge Home Secretary to allow drug consumption rooms pilot
Drug consumption rooms, also known as Overdose Prevention Centres, provide addicts with a safe place to consume their supply.
HS2 ‘could exceed budget by £30 billion’
It is not the first time concerns have been raised around the project coming in on budget.
Mini heatwave on the way after unsettled weekend
Temperatures could reach 34C next week – equalling this year’s record high.
Iranian authorities ‘seize British tanker in Persian Gulf’
Stena Bulk said the UK-registered tanker was in international waters at the time but now appeared to be heading north towards Iran.
Neo-Nazi terrorist group member who called for ‘race war’ and said Hilter ‘was right’ jailed
Daniel Ward, a father-of-two, admitted being a member of the proscribed group National Action, which was banned in December 2016 following the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox.
Life for ‘predatory paedophile’ care worker jailed for murdering schoolgirl Lucy McHugh to hide abuse
Stephen Nicholson was handed a minimum of 33 years for the 'excecution' of the 13 year old.
Sick rape threats by trolls after feminist student’s award-winning chair to stop ‘manspreading’ goes viral
Laila Laurel, 23, won a major award after she created the piece of furniture to stop men from widening their legs and encroaching on other people's personal space
Climate change is altering the UK’s wildlife with species forced from their natural ranges
ZSL scientists used social media to help find out which animal species are being affected by climate change.