US president tells Belfast audience that current figure could triple and hopes ‘assembly and executive will soon be restored’ Joe Biden has dangled a $6bn (£5bn) carrot in front of Northern Ireland’s leaders with a promise to boost the country’s economy with US investment if power sharing is restored. In […]
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US researchers say they have found method that could pinpoint disease before symptoms show, allowing earlier treatment Scientists have developed a new technique that could help diagnose Parkinson’s disease before symptoms show, and speed up the hunt for a cure. Parkinson’s is difficult to diagnose because at present there is […]
Diabetes UK study also expresses concern about growing number of younger people with type 2 The UK is experiencing a “rapidly escalating” diabetes crisis, with cases topping five million for the first time and under-40s increasingly affected, a report has revealed. About 90% of diabetes patients have type 2, a […]
Local authorities in Hokkaido issued and then retracted an alert that warned the missile could fall on the island A missile launch by North Korea on Thursday morning caused fear and confusion in Japan after a government-run alert system warned residents that the projectile could fall on or close to […]
US president arrives in Northern Ireland on Tuesday before flying to Dublin in visit to help ‘keep the peace’ Joe Biden has landed in Northern Ireland ahead of a four-day visit to the island of Ireland to underpin his support for peace in the country and to celebrate his Irish […]
Investigation begins after the Guardian reports on complaints against senior figures at business organisation City of London police have launched an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct at the Confederation of British Industry in the wake of the Guardian’s reports of complaints against senior figures at the organisation. Britain’s most prominent […]
Durham crown court hears pair knew coins worth an estimated £766,000 came from Viking hoard Two amateur history enthusiasts have been accused of trying to sell ancient coins from a Viking hoard to representatives of a mystery American buyer who were in fact undercover police officers. Roger Pilling, 74, of […]
Benice Ryley plans to display new dolls despite police investigation into an alleged hate crime The landlady of a pub whose collection of golliwog dolls was confiscated by police has assembled replacements, which she plans to display in defiance of a continuing investigation. Last week four Essex police officers and […]
Death of Freddie Scappaticci, who always denied he was mole, puts question mark over inquiry into his alleged crimes The man said to be the British army’s most important agent inside the Provisional IRA has died, putting a question mark over the inquiry into his alleged crimes and the role […]
Land Rover was monitoring a dissident republican parade commemorating the 1916 Rising The British and Irish governments have condemned petrol bomb attacks on police in Derry on the eve of Joe Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland. A small crowd threw petrol bombs and other missiles at a police Land Rover […]