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New RTE director-general ‘to reconstitute board’ after presenter payments row

New RTE director-general ‘to reconstitute board’ after presenter payments row

New RTE director-general ‘to reconstitute board’ after presenter payments row

29 June 2023

The revelation came after TDs were told RTE’s new director-general ‘to reconstitute board’ after presenter payments row


Queen dons lab coat to learn about diabetes research

Queen dons lab coat to learn about diabetes research

Queen dons lab coat to learn about diabetes research

29 June 2023

Camilla praised University College London scientists for their work.


Prince of Wales high-fives children and presents goat trophy on visit to show

Prince of Wales high-fives children and presents goat trophy on visit to show

Prince of Wales high-fives children and presents goat trophy on visit to show

29 June 2023

William was met by cheering crowds on a walkabout at the Royal Norfolk Show.


Trains suspended on £19bn Elizabeth line due to swan on the track

Trains suspended on £19bn Elizabeth line due to swan on the track

Trains suspended on £19bn Elizabeth line due to swan on the track

29 June 2023

Passengers were told no trains could run because the bird was blocking part of the route.


Police spying unit should have been shut down in 1970s, report finds

Police spying unit should have been shut down in 1970s, report finds

Police spying unit should have been shut down in 1970s, report finds

29 June 2023

The Metropolitan Police Special Demonstration Squad spied on hundreds of campaign groups over four decades.


Scotland was not prepared for non-flu pandemic, Sturgeon tells Covid inquiry

Scotland was not prepared for non-flu pandemic, Sturgeon tells Covid inquiry

Scotland was not prepared for non-flu pandemic, Sturgeon tells Covid inquiry

29 June 2023

She also said she regretted having to divert resources from emergency planning to preparing for the potential of a no-deal Brexit.


Thames Water crisis: Which other suppliers are struggling?

Thames Water crisis: Which other suppliers are struggling?

Thames Water crisis: Which other suppliers are struggling?

29 June 2023

Industry regulator Ofwat has flagged five water companies it is most worried about in terms of their financial resilience.


Longest-serving daily newspaper editor in UK and Ireland prepares to step down

Longest-serving daily newspaper editor in UK and Ireland prepares to step down

Longest-serving daily newspaper editor in UK and Ireland prepares to step down

29 June 2023

Noel Doran has been at the helm of the Northern Ireland-based Irish News for 25 years.


Catholics urged to follow Pope’s lead by urging MPs to block migration Bill

Catholics urged to follow Pope’s lead by urging MPs to block migration Bill

Catholics urged to follow Pope’s lead by urging MPs to block migration Bill

29 June 2023

International development agency Cafod said the Illegal Migration Bill ‘represents everything Pope Francis asks us not to be’.


Energy price cap forecast to fall again ‘to below £2,000’

Energy price cap forecast to fall again ‘to below £2,000’

Energy price cap forecast to fall again ‘to below £2,000’

29 June 2023

Cornwall Insight said it thinks the price cap on energy bills will fall to £1,978.33 from October, from July’s £2,074, based on current measures.


Yousaf: Ministers’ emails and texts will all be submitted to Covid inquiries

Yousaf: Ministers’ emails and texts will all be submitted to Covid inquiries

Yousaf: Ministers’ emails and texts will all be submitted to Covid inquiries

29 June 2023

The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry has a ‘do not destroy’ order in place relating to relevant material from public organisations.


No 10: ‘Cannot be right’ for consultants to do private work on NHS strike days

No 10: ‘Cannot be right’ for consultants to do private work on NHS strike days

No 10: ‘Cannot be right’ for consultants to do private work on NHS strike days

29 June 2023

Hospital consultants in England are to take industrial action on July 20-21 in a dispute over pay.


Dentist becomes second Scot to be appointed president of Rotary International

Dentist becomes second Scot to be appointed president of Rotary International

Dentist becomes second Scot to be appointed president of Rotary International

29 June 2023

Gordon McInally will start his one-year term as president of the 1.4 million member service organisation on Saturday.


Parts of NHS lack ‘basic, functioning IT equipment’, MPs warn

Parts of NHS lack ‘basic, functioning IT equipment’, MPs warn

Parts of NHS lack ‘basic, functioning IT equipment’, MPs warn

29 June 2023

Members of the Health and Social Care Committee have been exploring the use of technology in the NHS.


New Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty reveals salary ‘to help clarify things’

New Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty reveals salary ‘to help clarify things’

New Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty reveals salary ‘to help clarify things’

29 June 2023

Ireland’s public service broadcaster is mired in controversy over the underreporting of the salary paid to Kielty’s predecessor Ryan Tubridy.


Mordaunt denies ‘screeching U-turn’ on festival drug testing

Mordaunt denies ‘screeching U-turn’ on festival drug testing

Mordaunt denies ‘screeching U-turn’ on festival drug testing

29 June 2023

A Labour MP said harm reduction should be the focus when organising music festivals


Return of devolved government at Stormont is not inevitable, Donaldson warns

Return of devolved government at Stormont is not inevitable, Donaldson warns

Return of devolved government at Stormont is not inevitable, Donaldson warns

29 June 2023

Stormont party leaders have held their weekly meeting to discuss the restoration of the powersharing institutions.


Void left in hearts of all who knew Chloe Mitchell, funeral told

Void left in hearts of all who knew Chloe Mitchell, funeral told

Void left in hearts of all who knew Chloe Mitchell, funeral told

29 June 2023

The 21-year-old died in Ballymena earlier this month and a man has been charged with her murder.


Family pay tribute to ‘beautiful’ baby girl hit by car at hospital

Family pay tribute to ‘beautiful’ baby girl hit by car at hospital

Family pay tribute to ‘beautiful’ baby girl hit by car at hospital

29 June 2023

Mabli Cariad Hall died four days after the incident at Withybush Hospital in Pembrokeshire on June 21.


Dying Nutmeg co-founder sets up charity for bereaved children

Dying Nutmeg co-founder sets up charity for bereaved children

Dying Nutmeg co-founder sets up charity for bereaved children

29 June 2023

Nick Hungerford – who set up Nutmeg with William Todd in 2011 – was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer three years ago.


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