The NI Executive will “keep looking” to see if Covid restrictions can be eased faster, First Minister Arlene Foster has said. But she added the effect of restrictions due to be eased will need to be monitored. From Friday, close contact services such as hairdressers are to reopen and driving tests will resume. Deputy First Minister […]
A sex offender hoping to be Hartlepool’s next MP has vowed to continue his campaign despite his voyeurism conviction being revealed. Christopher Killick is standing as an Independent in the 6 May by-election. He was convicted last year for filming a naked woman in a hotel room while she was unconscious, following the woman’s five-year […]
A police commander who took control after the Manchester Arena attack has described his frustration at being unable to contact emergency services. British Transport Police (BTP) Insp Ben Dawson was based in a London control room on the night of the explosion. Insp Dawson said the control room could not contact other police and ambulance […]
A prison chaplain has admitted he may have been “conned” by a convicted terrorist who seemingly showed remorse for his actions. Usman Khan was freed in December 2018 after serving a jail term for funding a training camp abroad. Less than a year later, he killed Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, at Fishmongers’ […]
We are Efcharis and Nikos, the creators behind Homatino Ceramics Workshop. A workshop that got its name from the etymology of the word ‘homatino’ which means made of fine-grained earth (soil) or clay. We chose this name bearing in mind who we really are. A local workshop which chooses to remain true to tradition, crafting […]
A man is to appear in court on Friday charged with the murder of Ian Ogle in January. The 40-year-old man was charged by detectives from the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch. He is also being reported to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) for attempted intimidation. Ian Ogle, 45, died after he was stabbed and beaten in […]
School break times have been getting shorter over the past two decades, as teachers try to pack more lessons into the day, a long-term study suggests. Infants in England had 45 minutes less break time a week than in 1995, the University College London team found. Secondary pupils had lost 65 minutes over the same […]
A gun was fired outside a mosque in east London during Ramadan prayers. Police were called to reports of a man with a firearm entering the Seven Kings Masjid in Ilford on Thursday night. Worshippers ushered him out of the building and a gunshot – thought to have come from a “blank-firing handgun” – was […]
A replacement for how Britain’s emergency services communicate is set to go over budget by at least £3.1bn, a spending watchdog has warned. The Home Office has already delayed switching off the existing system by three years to 2022. But the National Audit Office (NAO) has raised doubts about whether the project will be ready […]
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