Holyhead port was damaged before Storm Darragh peaked, says Stena
The damage that led to the closure of Holyhead port for over a month between December and January was caused before Storm Darragh peaked, the port’s owners have said. Giving…
Jack Daniel’s maker says Canada taking bottles off shelves ‘worse than tariffs’
Canadian provinces pulling US alcohol off store shelves in response to Trump trade policy is “worse than tariffs”, the boss of Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman has said. Several Canadian provinces,…
Boy, 15, dies after being found seriously injured on Glasgow street
BBC A teenage boy has died after being found seriously injured on a street in Glasgow. Emergency services were called to Clarendon Street at about 22:30 on Wednesday. A 15-year-old…
Common vaginal ‘imbalance’ may be an STI
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images A common vaginal condition known as bacterial vaginosis (BV) may actually be a sexually transmitted infection (STI), according to researchers. The…
Girl, 11, dies after being struck by car after exiting schoolbus
An 11-year-old girl has died following a crash in County Londonderry. The girl was struck by a car after exiting a schoolbus on the Hillhead Road, Castledawson, shortly after 16:00…
Denmark’s postal service to stop delivering letters
Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Getty Images Denmark’s letter deliveries began in 1624 Denmark’s state-run postal service, PostNord, is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025, citing…
Utility firms abusing emergency powers to dig up roads, MPs told
Utilities companies are abusing their emergency powers to dig up streets, causing major disruption for drivers and public transport, MPs have been told. Emergency powers allow works to be carried…
Sir Keir Starmer Starmer welcomes ‘next chapter’ for the UK and Ireland
Sir Keir Starmer has said that the UK and Ireland are “embarking on the next chapter”. Speaking alongside the taoiseach (Irish PM) as part of a UK-Ireland summit in Liverpool,…
Liverpool woman admits killing baby found in Warrington woodland
A woman has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility of her child found in a woodland close to a theme park more than a quarter…
South Sudan’s arrest of Gabriel Doup Lam violates peace deal, opposition says
Nichola Mandil in Juba and Danai Nesta Kupemba in London BBC News AFP Gen Gabriel Duop Lam is in charge of the military wing of the opposition party The arrest…