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End of Covid-19 pandemic ‘in sight’, says World Health Organisation

The end of the Covid-19 pandemic is “in sight”, the World Health Organisation has said. The WHO said weekly deaths from the virus around the world are at the lowest level since March 2020 – the month the UK first went into lockdown. The director ...

14 Sept 2022 at 19:09

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BBC Radio Foyle cuts are a "painful saving" says BBC Director General

It was announced last November that eight news staff are at risk of redundancy at BBC Radio Foyle, as plans to axe the Foyle Breakfast Show as well as local news bulletins, came to light. It is part of wider plans announced to close 36 posts ...

12 Jan 2023 at 16:33

Police watchdog head resigns over ‘criminal probe’

The head of the police watchdog has been forced to resign after he became the subject of a criminal investigation, the Home Secretary said. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) director general Michael Lockwood said on Friday he had ...

03 Dec 2022 at 22:14

BBC gender pay gap widens, annual report shows

The BBC’s gender pay gap has increased to its highest level since 2018. The median pay gap is now 7.3%, up from 5.9% for 2021/22. The BBC said this is due to investment in technology and product areas, which are male dominated. The public ...

11 Jul 2023 at 15:36

Foreign Agent Registration Scheme to be added to UK National Security Bill

A new scheme will make clandestine political activity by foreign agents illegal in the UK. The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, introduced via an amendment to the National Security Bill, will aim to protect the UK’s institutions ...

18 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Hull MPs urge BBC director-general to rethink proposed cuts to local radio

MPs from Hull have questioned why local radio is the “target” of BBC cuts in a letter to director-general Tim Davie. Dame Diana Johnson, Karl Turner and Emma Hardy have urged Mr Davie to “rethink” the proposed cuts, describing local ...

04 Nov 2022 at 16:53

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Longford based Director General of Irish Prison Service honoured with DCU Alumni Award

Longford based Director General of the Irish Prison Service, Caron McCaffrey, has been honoured with a DCU Alumni Award. The DCU Alumni Awards honour alumni who, through their exceptional ability and leadership, have achieved ...

21 Jan 2025 at 18:33

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EU finds ‘indications’ Israel is breaching trade deal with its actions in Gaza

The European Union says there are ″indications″ that Israel’s actions in Gaza are violating human rights obligations in its trade agreement with the EU, according to its findings seen by The Associated Press. EU foreign ...

23 Jun 2025 at 14:06

BBC director-general Tim Davie to step down following Trump speech edit

Tim Davie has announced he will step down as director-general of the BBC after five years in the role, saying there have “been some mistakes made” and that he had to “take ultimate responsibility”. The chief executive ...

09 Nov 2025 at 23:51

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