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Streeting backs North Sea licences and national insurance cut
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (585+ words) Labour should consider cutting national insurance and issuing new oil drilling licences for the North Sea, Wes Streeting said as he continued to make his pitch for the party's leadership. In a wide-ranging interview with the Sunday Times, the former…...
French musician helps keep centuries-old craft alive
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (130+ words) The Irish News French musician helps keep centuries-old craft alive Live: Autumn Budget 2024 Inside the courtroom: First week of Donaldson trial draws to a close after further tense cross-examination of Complainant A Armagh convincingly beat Derry to earn place in…...
Nicola Sturgeon says Murrell has never explained his embezzlement crimes to her
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (760+ words) Nicola Sturgeon has said her estranged husband Peter Murrell has never explained to her why he embezzled more than "400, 000 from the SNP as she spoke of the "trauma" she has gone through. The former Scottish first minister also said she…...
Nicola Sturgeon: "I feel I am serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (363+ words) Nicola Sturgeon said she feels like she is "serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit" after her estranged husband, former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, admitted embezzling more than "400, 000 from the party. Murrell pleaded guilty this week…...
Defence investment plan expected within weeks not months, says minister
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (345+ words) The long-delayed defence investment plan will be released in "weeks" rather than months, a senior minister said as he denied the Government was "putting off" publication. Work and Pensions Secretary Pat Mc Fadden said the document setting out defence investment…...
Ex-soldiers craft clay badges for prison art exhibition revealing "poignant glimpse into military life
40+ min ago (342+ words) Art created by former soldiers in prison is to feature in a new exhibition showing a "poignant glimpse into military life. Veterans in Maghaberry and Magilligan prisons have hand-crafted clay army cap badges for the initiative. The arts project, titled…...
Tom Parker's widow reveals she is pregnant with "rainbow baby' after stillbirth
48+ min ago (449+ words) Late The Wanted singer Tom Parker's widow Kelsey Parker has revealed she is pregnant with a "rainbow baby" following the stillbirth of her baby with her new partner. In the post, she said: "A year ago next month, we lost…...
Belfast joins Pope Leo's prayers for peace call
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (136+ words) The Irish News Belfast joins Pope Leo's prayers for peace call Live: Autumn Budget 2024 Inside the courtroom: First week of Donaldson trial draws to a close after further tense cross-examination of Complainant A Armagh convincingly beat Derry to earn place…...
Two men left with serious injuries following Co Down crash
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (124+ words) Two young men have been left with serious injuries following a road traffic collision in Co Down on Saturday. At around 12. 40pm police responded to a collision involving a red Volkswagen Jetta in the Katesbridge Road area of Kinallen. The emergency…...
It's a unique experience': Renowned French musician helping keep centuries-old craft alive in Co Antrim
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (689+ words) A renowned French musician and instrument maker is helping keep the centuries-old craft of melodeon making alive through a week-long workshop on the Co Antrim coast. Emmanuel Pariselle, an established folk musician and luthier from Toulouse in France, is leading…...