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First migrants to be told they could be sent to Rwanda

Asylum seekers will be told this week they could be sent to Rwanda as part of the Government’s latest deportation policy, the Home Office has confirmed. Migrants who crossed the Channel in small boats are among those who will be notified that they ...

09 May 2022 at 22:55

Northern Ireland

Small number of cases of new Covid variant found in Northern Ireland

A small number of cases of a new variant of the Omicron strain of Covid-19 have been discovered in Northern Ireland, public health officials said. The new form of the virus, known as Omicron XE, is a recombinant of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 ...

16 Apr 2022 at 20:25

Government’s Rwanda plan may breach Geneva conventions on refugees, says peer

The Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda for processing may breach the Geneva conventions, a peer has suggested. Former child refugee and Labour peer Alf Dubs said ministers would face opposition in the Lords over the plan unveiled ...

16 Apr 2022 at 10:55

Ireland

Kinahan gang has assets frozen by United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates has frozen the assets of the Irish Kinahan crime gang. The PA news agency understands that the United Arab Emirates has moved to freeze the assets of the Kinahan gang, which is believed to frequently use Dubai as ...

21 Apr 2022 at 17:55

Scotland

Scotland accounts for one fifth of UK space workforce after jobs boost

Scotland has seen a boost in space jobs and now accounts for about one fifth of the UK space workforce, according to new data. With the UK’s first vertical small satellite launches set to take place from Scottish spaceports, employment ...

13 Apr 2022 at 01:25

ExoMars mission suspended as ESA says co-operation with Russia is ‘impossible’

The ExoMars mission has been suspended after the European Space Agency (ESA) said it would be impossible to continue working with the Russian space agency after the invasion of Ukraine. The ESA “acknowledged the present impossibility ...

17 Mar 2022 at 18:25

ExoMars mission suspended as ESA says cooperation with Russia is ‘impossible’

The ExoMars mission has been suspended after the European Space Agency (ESA) said it would be impossible to continue working with the Russian space agency after the invasion of Ukraine. ESA “acknowledged the present impossibility of ...

17 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Movies

Everything you need to know about groundbreaking best picture winner Coda

Pioneering family drama Coda has gone from a low budget festival film to best picture at the Oscars, marking a milestone as AppleTV+ becomes the first-ever streamer to win the award. The heart-warming movie, directed by Sian Heder, ...

28 Mar 2022 at 06:25

UK’s edible insect traders call for end to post-Brexit food law confusion

Businesses wanting to sell bugs as food in the UK have warned they are in limbo because of post-Brexit trade law confusion. Ministers have been pressed to update food standards law to stop British traders falling behind their EU ...

28 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Second P&O ferry detained after safety inspection, coastguard agency says

A second P&O ferry is being detained, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has said after undertaking a safety inspection. The firm sparked outrage after sacking 800 seafarers without notice on March 17, amid plans to bring ...

29 Mar 2022 at 01:55

Surplus PPE being sent from NI to help with Ukrainian crisis

Surplus PPE stock worth £3.5m is being sent to Ukraine by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland. The items include masks, coveralls, oxygen therapy consumables and sterile gowns. Health Minister Robin Swann met with Joe ...

23 Mar 2022 at 14:55

People urged not to dismiss coughs and fever as Covid amid rise in TB cases

People are being urged not to dismiss a cough as Covid after figures showed a rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the decline in TB up to 2019 appears to have reversed, with cases ...

24 Mar 2022 at 10:55

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