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Snapchat’s parent company to cut staff by 20%

Snapchat’s parent company to cut staff by 20%

Snapchat’s parent company to cut staff by 20%

31 August 2022

Chief executive Evan Spiegel said the company was restructuring to increase its focus on strategic priorities.


Firefighters tackle blaze in Co Down barley field made famous by Rihanna

Firefighters tackle blaze in Co Down barley field made famous by Rihanna

Firefighters tackle blaze in Co Down barley field made famous by Rihanna

31 August 2022

The chart-topping singer shot part of her music video for We Found Love in the field which has a distinctive tree.


Kate Moss reveals unusual way Johnny Depp gave her first diamonds

Kate Moss reveals unusual way Johnny Depp gave her first diamonds

Kate Moss reveals unusual way Johnny Depp gave her first diamonds

31 August 2022

The pair had a high-profile relationship in the mid-90s.


Geronimo’s owner continues fight and calls for George Eustice to be sacked

Geronimo’s owner continues fight and calls for George Eustice to be sacked

Geronimo’s owner continues fight and calls for George Eustice to be sacked

31 August 2022

Helen Macdonald wants the new prime minister to sack the Environment Secretary and launch a review into Government policy on bovine TB.


Boris Johnson tops poll of post-war PMs thought to have done a bad job

Boris Johnson tops poll of post-war PMs thought to have done a bad job

Boris Johnson tops poll of post-war PMs thought to have done a bad job

31 August 2022

He came fourth in the list of prime ministers thought to have done a good job.


Irish journalists strike in pay dispute

Irish journalists strike in pay dispute

Irish journalists strike in pay dispute

31 August 2022

NUJ members walked out from Reach newspapers in Dublin and Belfast.


Charles highlights importance of ‘unity through diversity’ as he edits The Voice

Charles highlights importance of ‘unity through diversity’ as he edits The Voice

Charles highlights importance of ‘unity through diversity’ as he edits The Voice

31 August 2022

The future king said he has always found Britain’s black communities to be ‘a great source of inspiration’.


Riot accused only there to pay respects to drugs death teenager, court hears

Riot accused only there to pay respects to drugs death teenager, court hears

Riot accused only there to pay respects to drugs death teenager, court hears

31 August 2022

Kye Dennis helped buy one of the cars torched during a riot in Swansea last year.


400,000 households unprotected by energy price cap, NHF warns

400,000 households unprotected by energy price cap, NHF warns

400,000 households unprotected by energy price cap, NHF warns

31 August 2022

The households, on communal networks within a building, are not protected by Ofgem’s price cap.


Elton John pays tribute to close friend Diana on 25th anniversary of her death

Elton John pays tribute to close friend Diana on 25th anniversary of her death

Elton John pays tribute to close friend Diana on 25th anniversary of her death

31 August 2022

The Rocketman singer performed an adaptation of his hit song Candle In The Wind at Diana’s funeral in 1997.


Lunchbox-sized instrument generates oxygen on Mars

Lunchbox-sized instrument generates oxygen on Mars

Lunchbox-sized instrument generates oxygen on Mars

31 August 2022

It is hoped that at full capacity, the system should generate enough oxygen to sustain humans once they arrive on Mars.


Dividends paid to Reach shareholders would fund 7% pay rise, union says

Dividends paid to Reach shareholders would fund 7% pay rise, union says

Dividends paid to Reach shareholders would fund 7% pay rise, union says

31 August 2022

Employees across the newspaper group are on strike after negotiations between executives and the union collapsed.


Balmoral – the Queen’s Scottish home and summer retreat

Balmoral – the Queen’s Scottish home and summer retreat

Balmoral – the Queen’s Scottish home and summer retreat

31 August 2022

The monarch may have travelled to Balmoral by herself but members of her family are invited to spend time with her every summer.


Ex-Navy officer: I was removed from submarine because I opposed nukes – tribunal

Ex-Navy officer: I was removed from submarine because I opposed nukes – tribunal

Ex-Navy officer: I was removed from submarine because I opposed nukes – tribunal

31 August 2022

Antonio Jardim is suing the Royal Nay because he says he was discriminated against on religious grounds.


Call to put family at centre of policy-making

Call to put family at centre of policy-making

Call to put family at centre of policy-making

31 August 2022

The Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza has published a new report into families.


Date set for inquest into 1990 death of republican shot outside police station

Date set for inquest into 1990 death of republican shot outside police station

Date set for inquest into 1990 death of republican shot outside police station

31 August 2022

Sam Marshall, a former republican prisoner, was killed by loyalist terrorists as he left a Lurgan police station.


Covid-19 alert level downgraded as number of cases fall

Covid-19 alert level downgraded as number of cases fall

Covid-19 alert level downgraded as number of cases fall

31 August 2022

The alert level has moved from three to two.


Waning support for democracy linked to social isolation – think tank

Waning support for democracy linked to social isolation – think tank

Waning support for democracy linked to social isolation – think tank

31 August 2022

Onward has argued a national civic service and time limits on social media could help rebuild social connections for young people.


Rail workers to stage fresh strikes

Rail workers to stage fresh strikes

Rail workers to stage fresh strikes

31 August 2022

Members of the train drivers’ union Aslef will walk out at 12 train companies on September 15.


Cycling and walking transport alternatives fall to pre-pandemic levels

Cycling and walking transport alternatives fall to pre-pandemic levels

Cycling and walking transport alternatives fall to pre-pandemic levels

31 August 2022

A cycling charity and motoring organisation accused the Government and councils of failing to encourage people to keep using cleaner travel methods.


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