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Sunak suffers new blow as Truss gains Tugendhat’s endorsement

Rishi Sunak faces an uphill battle in his bid to become prime minister after suffering further setbacks as rival Liz Truss won another major endorsement and pulled ahead in new polling of Tory voters. The former chancellor was on the defensive over ...

30 Jul 2022 at 01:08

Truss plays down lead over Sunak as more senior backers boost her campaign

Liz Truss has played down claims she has a clear lead over rival Rishi Sunak, even as her campaign was further buoyed by endorsements of party heavyweights on a crunch weekend in the race for No 10. The Foreign Secretary insisted it was a “very, ...

31 Jul 2022 at 07:21

Teenager ‘slam-dunked and handcuffed’ by civilian rangers in Superdrug store

A former No 10 adviser has claimed “aggressive” city centre rangers confronted her son while he was shopping for shampoo and “slam-dunked” him to the ground before handcuffing him. A video of the incident involving the 15-year-old son of Kirsty ...

23 Mar 2023 at 14:55

Local News

Derry entrepreneurs pitch their way to share of £15k in start-up funding

Nine entrepreneurs from the Derry City and Strabane District Council area this week made a successful pitch to a panel of expert judges to claim their share of thousands of pounds in start-up funding. The business owners were taking part in ...

10 Mar 2023 at 13:33

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak target rural Tory voters in make-or-break weekend

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are seeking to woo rural communities as campaigning continues in the race for No 10, in which the former chancellor faces an uphill battle after his rival won the backing of another party heavyweight. In a bid to ...

30 Jul 2022 at 11:00

Sunak says Truss’s tax-cutting plans will create ‘sugar rush boom’

Rishi Sunak has denied his path of tightening fiscal policy would lead to a recession as he claimed rival Liz Truss’s plans for vast tax cuts would create a “sugar rush boom”. The Tory leadership hopeful was grilled on the economy, ...

29 Jul 2022 at 23:19

‘Worrying weaknesses’ at 19th century fortress jail holding Gary Glitter

A prison holding Gary Glitter and hundreds of other sex offenders is failing to challenge their criminal behaviour, a watchdog warned. Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor said there were “worrying weaknesses” at HMP The ...

14 Oct 2024 at 19:29

Sunak allies insist ‘all to play for’ in bid for No 10 even as Truss pulls ahead

Allies of Rishi Sunak have insisted “there’s everything to play for” in the race for No 10, dismissing claims that he is lagging far behind rival Liz Truss. The Tory leadership hopefuls have unveiled a ream of new policies ...

31 Jul 2022 at 15:47

Property

Housing crisis? What housing crisis? Three-bed in Tipperary sold for €50,000 at auction

A three-bedroom semi-detached house in Glen Court, Emly, County Tipperary has been sold for just €50,000 in a special online auction after just one bid. The property - which was sold on Thursday, October 24 - is located ...

24 Oct 2024 at 19:33

City

Wood Group’s Dubai-based suitor lowers proposed bid

Troubled Wood Group revealed its Dubai-based suitor Sidara has cut its takeover proposal to £207.6 million, but said it would be prepared to accept the reduced price. The Aberdeen-headquartered engineering and energy ...

26 Aug 2025 at 08:12

National News

'I'm the logical choice' - Conor McGregor talks of dissolving Dáil in controversial presidential bid post

Conor McGregor took to social media platform X this week to campaign for an Irish presidential bid in 2025, saying that he would have the power to "dissolve the Dáil entirely". The UFC fighter took to social media ...

06 Sept 2024 at 10:58

Home

Ratepayers asked to vote on Dundalk BIDS extension

A plebiscite to extend Dundalk BIDS (Business Improvement District Scheme) is currently underway with local ratepayers having until 17th August to submit their ballots and decide on whether to give the company ...

19 Jul 2023 at 13:33

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