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Millions of TVs in the UK are upgraded with 14 free extra channels to watch
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (335+ words) Millions of TVs in the UK have received a free upgrade as 14 new channels have been added to the Virgin'Media'TV guide. This month, customers can enjoy access to'14 premium Asian'TV'channels at no'extra'cost. The channels included are part of Virgin Media's…...
Dettori grateful for "kind messages and support" after car crash
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (479+ words) Frankie Dettori has thanked the emergency services after he sustained several broken ribs and a broken thumb when involved in a car accident in Newmarket on Wednesday evening. Dettori's injuries were being assessed in hospital on Thursday through further scans…...
Pensioner questioned in connection with the 1973 murder of Marian Beattie
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (126+ words) A man has been questioned in connection with the murder of teenager Marian Beattie in 1973. The 18-year-old's body was found at the bottom of a quarry close to Aughnacloy on Saturday March 31 1973. She had attended a charity dance nearby on…...
Picture inconsistent" on paramilitary involvement in Belfast stabbing riots
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (790+ words) The disorder that followed a stabbing in Belfast was co-ordinated "primarily" online by a mix of different figures, senior police officers have said. Although loyalist paramilitary figures were at some sites of disorder and involved in "directing" people, including in…...
Permission requested for guga hunt to take place this summer
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (308+ words) Permission has been requested for the traditional guga hunt to take place this summer. The hunt has been an annual tradition in Ness, north Lewis, since the 15th century, with 10 men setting out for the rocky island of Sula Sgeir 40 miles…...
Brick hurled through car window on city street
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (92+ words) A BRICK was hurled through a car window on a city street. Police said they are investigating the incident, which took place overnight on Severn Street. The vehicle was damaged after a brick was thrown through the driver's side window....
Watch as motorists pass van engulfed in flames on M5 hard shoulder
50+ min ago (128+ words) WATCH the moment motorists passed within a few yards of a van as it was engulfed in flames on the hard shoulder of the M5. The footage was captured by a passing car on the M5 near junction 4 (Bromsgrove) on Thursday afternoon…...
Five lanes of M5 closed after vans crash into central reservation barriers
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (243+ words) THOUSANDS of motorists were caught in severe traffic along a motorway in Worcestershire after a crash closed five lanes. Delays of over an hour were reported for those travelling on the M5 between junction 8 (M50) and junction 7 (Worcester) on Thursday (July 2). Two…...
Keir Starmer "utterly appalled" by deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (501+ words) Sir Keir Starmer has condemned Russia's "barbaric" drone and missile attack on Kyiv overnight. Moscow's strikes killed at least 18 people in the Ukrainian capital and injured scores more. The barrage which lasted for 11 hours into Thursday morning hit locations over…...
Brave care worker who protected children should be recognised " Mc Donald
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (585+ words) The childcare worker who bravely intervened to protect young children who were being attacked on Parnell Square East three years ago should be recognised by the State, Mary Lou Mc Donald has said. The Sinn F'in leader was speaking in…...