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Lifford man Shane McCauley set for solo swim of English Channel

In the early hours of Monday morning, Lifford native Shane McCauley will attempt to swim the English Channel. At 3.30am, Shane will take to the water at Dover and set off on his mission to swim solo from England to France, under the Channel Swimming ...

02 Oct 2022 at 23:33

Channel migrants face ‘ban’ on claiming asylum in UK

Migrants crossing the Channel will reportedly face a ban from claiming asylum in Britain under plans due to be announced by the Home Secretary. At the Conservative Party conference, Suella Braverman will use her first major speech since taking on ...

04 Oct 2022 at 14:51

Channel migrants face ban on claiming asylum in UK

Migrants crossing the Channel will face a ban from claiming asylum in Britain under plans announced by the Home Secretary. At the Conservative Party conference, Suella Braverman used her first major speech since taking on the role to set out the ...

04 Oct 2022 at 21:43

Braverman says UK should leave European Convention on Human Rights

Home Secretary Suella Braverman broke with Government policy to call for the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as she urged a crackdown on illegal migration. She said it was her personal view and acknowledged Government ...

04 Oct 2022 at 22:23

East Donegal

Lifford man Shane McCauley swims English Channel in under 12 hours

Lifford man Shane McCauley completed a solo swim of the English Channel on Monday afternoon. The gruelling swim is considered by many to be the ultimate long-distance challenge. Shane set off from Dover at around 3.30am on Monday. Eleven hours ...

03 Oct 2022 at 20:33

Channel crossings exceed 20,000 for the year

More than 20,000 people have been detected crossing the English Channel in small boats so far this year, Government figures show. Some 607 were detected on Saturday – the third time the total has topped 600 since the start of 2022. It takes ...

14 Aug 2022 at 13:42

First glimpse of Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer in new BBC western drama

The BBC have shared a glimpse of Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer starring in upcoming western drama The English. The programme, which will air on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer in the UK, follows an aristocratic Englishwoman, Lady Cornelia Locke, ...

18 Aug 2022 at 16:00

Royal Navy warship shadows Russian tanker through the Channel

A Russian navy vessel has travelled through the English Channel under the watchful eye of a British warship. HMS Mersey shadowed tanker Akademi Pashin from the North Sea, through the Dover Strait and down the leg of the Channel towards ...

23 Aug 2022 at 15:45

Football

EFL wants Government to hold social media companies to account over online abuse

The English Football League will challenge the new Prime Minister to ensure the Government holds social media companies to account over online abuse. Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen turned to police after he was bombarded ...

17 Aug 2022 at 18:37

Action needed to ‘stop spiral of decline’ in English literature A-level

Urgent action is needed to “stop the spiral of decline” in the popularity of English literature at A-level, a headteachers’ union has warned. It should be a “living, breathing subject which inspires and empowers young people”, ...

17 Aug 2022 at 01:01

English literature drops out of top 10 most popular A-levels for first time

English literature has fallen out of the top 10 most popular subjects at A-level for the first time. It saw the biggest drop in candidates for a single subject with more than 1,000 entries, falling by 9.4% from 39,492 in 2021 ...

18 Aug 2022 at 12:17

Medieval whale bone discovered at inland castle goes on display

Medieval whale bone discovered at land-locked castle goes on display

A rare medieval whale bone has gone on display where it was discovered at Launceston Castle in Cornwall. The 13th century bone, which measures more than half a metre across, was one of around 20 broken vertebrae, rib ...

18 Aug 2022 at 08:28

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