From wartime ballroom to boxing arena and venue for political meetings, Belfast’s Ulster Hall has a grand and stormy history, dating back to 1862. Charles Dickens performed there; Protestant loyalist Ian Paisley gave fiery speeches; Led Zeppelin played Stairway to Heaven for the first time. Since 2009 it has been home to the Ulster Orchestra, … Read more
The River Arun has burst its banks in West Sussex. Local emergency services prepare for rescue operations in the seaside town of Littlehampton. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service warned people in Littlehampton of severe flooding in the wake of Storm Kathleen. “Our crews are supporting rescue operations in Littlehampton near Ferry Road and Rope … Read more
Occasionally, police investigators find themselves announcing archaeological discoveries rather than criminal findings. For example, in 1984, police oversaw the recovery of the Iron Age bog body (a naturally mummified corpse found in a peat bog), later named “Lindow Man” in Cheshire, UK. On January 25, 2024, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) did just … Read more
Boris Johnson has attacked Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal with the DUP, warning it could bind the UK to EU trade rules in the future. Sunak’s government has unveiled new schemes to scrap routine checks on goods moving from Britain to Northern Ireland in a bid to restore power-sharing at Stormont. The checks required under … Read more
Power-sharing in Northern Ireland is set to return after the DUP party leadership backed a government deal aimed at addressing concerns over post-Brexit trade barriers. DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he would drop the devolution blockade in Stormont once the government implemented the various legal guarantees and other measures it has offered to his … Read more
Rishi Sunak has promised to introduce a requirement for new laws to be vetted to prevent further trade barriers being created in the Irish Sea. -Hannah McKay/PA Rishi Sunak has offered to sacrifice some of Britain’s Brexit freedoms in a bid to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland. The Prime Minister has promised to introduce … Read more
