10 minutes ago By Mark Simpson, BBC News NI Community Correspondent BBC Leo Varadkar said preparations needs to be stepped up for a possible end to the border The former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the next Irish government should push harder for a united Ireland. Speaking at an Ireland’s Future event in Belfast, he said there […]
The campaigner and former sub-postmaster, Alan Bates, was at the public inquiry into the Post Office scandal when he received the news that he was to be knighted in the King’s Birthday Honours. He had travelled from his home in Llandudno to hear former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells give evidence, breaking her near-decade long […]
Alamy Food manufacturers are recalling at least 56 types of pre-packed sandwiches, wraps and salads sold in major supermarkets because of possible contamination with E. coli. E. coli bacteria have not been detected in the products, but they are being recalled as a precaution. It is understood these are items containing salad leaves. Retailers involved […]
This summer promises to be one of the most exciting moments in European football with 22 thrilling matchdays, 24 passionate teams, 51 games, and an anticipated 5 billion fans watching worldwide. That’s 275,400 seconds – not including extra time – accurately timed by Hublot, ensuring that every second counts. Above and beyond the stats, Hublot’s […]
5 hours ago By Gemma Dunstan, BBC Wales Live BBC Poppie Davies says she now wants to help others with alopecia When Poppie Davies’s hairdresser noticed a bald patch when she was just 16, it ended with her unable to look in the mirror as she lost her hair to alopecia. The 21-year-old from Cardiff said it […]
8 minutes ago By Ali Totten, BBC News NI BBC Sixth formers Maria and Ollie It is a sign of a changing Northern Ireland. One in every 16 pupils at school here is now a ‘newcomer’ according to the Department of Education. The term is used to refer to a pupil who is often originally from outside […]
If ever a saying fitted the claims made in an election cycle it must be the famous Mark Twain line about “lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics”. If you tuned into the Sky leaders’ event on Wednesday or the ITV head-to-head that preceded it you could be forgiven for thinking that the NHS waiting list […]
Tesla shareholders have backed a record-breaking pay package for boss Elon Musk and approved a plan to move the firm’s legal headquarters to Texas. The results are a victory for the billionaire, who had campaigned fiercely for the payout, which is worth up to $56bn – the exact amount depends on the Tesla share price. […]
Getty Images The hospital backlog in England has gone up slightly over the past month, latest NHS figures show. The waiting list hit 7.57 million at the end of April, up from 7.54 million the previous month. The numbers waiting for treatment has been a key election issue after the prime minister made it one […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla shareholders re-approved Elon Musk’s controversial 2018 pay package by a wide margin, Musk posted on X Wednesday night, appearing to resolve an uncertainty that has loomed over his future with the company. A Delaware judge invalidated the package, worth as much as $56 billion earlier this year, arguing that the process […]