Litter picking on Yr Wyddfa like ‘sinking ship’
BBC More than 100 litter picks take place a year on Yr Wyddfa A new deposit scheme for plastic and glass bottles will make a huge difference to litter levels…
Former UUP MP Rev Martin Smyth dies aged 94
Mark Simpson Community correspondent, BBC News NI BBC Rev Martin Smyth represented Belfast South Former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP, the Rev Martin Smyth, has died at the age of…
Lucy Connolly says she was political prisoner over Southport post
Louise Parry BBC News, Northamptonshire X.com Lucy Connolly was given a 31-month prison term after her post in the wake of the Southport murders A woman who was jailed for…
Chappell Roan slays Reading Festival with fairytale-themed set
Mark Savage Music correspondent BBC Reading Festival marked the star’s first UK festival headline set When Chappell Roan toured the UK last autumn, she was playing small, club-level shows. On…
US government announces 10% stake in chipmaker Intel
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said on Friday that the federal government will take a 10% stake in Intel. “This historic agreement strengthens US leadership in semiconductors, which will…
Man charged with murder after Shane Lowry stabbing
A man has been charged with murder after another man was fatally stabbed in west Belfast on Thursday. Shane Lowry, who was in his 30s, died following the incident in…
Will Serena Williams’s weight-loss admission help shed stigma of anti-obesity drugs?
Serena Williams, one of the most successful athletes of all time, has spoken out about using weight loss drugs – she says, to lift the “stigma” around using such medication.…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from jail and retuning to Maryland
A Salvadoran man who was mistakenly deported and then brought back to the US on criminal charges has been released from jail, his attorney told the BBC. “Today, Kilmar Ábrego…
How Israel’s policies created famine in Gaza
Emir Nader BBC News, Jerusalem Reuters Famine is taking place in Gaza – just a short drive away from hundreds of trucks of aid sitting idly outside its borders. How…
Woman found dead was ‘cherished daughter and dear friend’
A woman found dead in Cardiff was a “cherished daughter, family member and dear friend to many”, her family has said. South Wales Police were called to South Morgan Place…