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Drugs worth £15.5 million seized by Royal Navy warship in Middle East

A Royal Navy frigate has seized £15.5 million worth of drugs from a dhow in the Arabian Sea in its fifth narcotics raid this year. HMS Montrose targeted the small vessel after the ship’s Wildcat helicopter tracked the movements of the suspect boat. ...

08 Oct 2022 at 23:30

Blackouts ‘extremely unlikely’ but planning taking place, says Zahawi

The UK Government is planning for blackouts but it is an “extremely unlikely scenario”, according to Nadhim Zahawi. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said it is “only right that we plan for every scenario”, before ruling out a £14 million ...

09 Oct 2022 at 15:40

Local News

New programme aims to increase Derry heritage visitor numbers and spend

Derry City and Strabane District Council have launched a new support programme to help local heritage venues to continue to develop their offering as they recover from the impact of the Covid pandemic. The Heritage Venue Animation Programme is ...

09 Oct 2022 at 18:33

National Trust urges Liz Truss not to ‘rip up critical nature protections’

The National Trust has raised concerns over Government proposals it claims will “rip up critical nature protections, remove planning regulations in so-called ‘investment zones’ and review environmental farming subsidies”. The conservation ...

09 Oct 2022 at 18:09

Kildare Now

Green light for massive battery storage plant in Kildare despite multiple objections

The development of a new 212-megawatt Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) plant costing €140 million will now go ahead, despite multiple objections. The BESS, which was originally proposed by Strategic Power Projects Limited, will be ...

05 Oct 2022 at 13:33

Items from Sir Ian Rankin’s archive to go on display at National Library

Manuscripts, photos and other items from crime writer Sir Ian Rankin’s literary archive will go on display at the National Library of Scotland next week. Sir Ian, creator of Detective Inspector John Rebus, donated his archive to the ...

05 Oct 2022 at 12:55

Older mothers more likely to choose traditional baby names than under-25s

Older mothers are more likely to give their babies traditional names compared with younger mothers who use shortened modern versions, new data shows. Noah and Olivia were the most popular names for boys and girls in 2021, according ...

05 Oct 2022 at 17:04

Ireland

New National Children’s Hospital to cost more than 1.43 billion euro

The cost of the new National Children’s Hospital will exceed 1.43 billion euro, an Oireachtas committee has heard. National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) chief officer Derek Gunning told the Health Committee the ...

05 Oct 2022 at 15:00

Kildare Live

Green light for massive battery storage plant in Kildare despite multiple objections

05 Oct 2022 at 13:33

Archbishops apologise as review finds hundreds of ‘new’ alleged CofE abuse cases

Leading Archbishops have apologised and spoken of their “profound shame” after a review found hundreds of “new” cases of alleged abuse by Church of England (CofE) officials, mostly against children and vulnerable adults. The ...

05 Oct 2022 at 15:02

Football

Men’s Euro qualifying groups set to be capped at five as Nations League expands

Men’s European Championship qualifying groups are set to be capped at no more than five teams for the 2028 tournament onwards, with more matches set to be introduced in the Nations League. The PA news agency understands the ...

08 Oct 2022 at 17:09

Soccer

Brennan Camp nets dramatic winner for Eastleigh against Chesterfield

Brennan Camp bagged a stoppage-time winner for Eastleigh as they nicked all three points with a 2-1 victory over Chesterfield at the Silverlake Stadium. The hosts hit the front just before half-time when Charlie Carter ...

08 Oct 2022 at 18:46

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