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Barack Obama: Climate activists need to listen to other people’s concerns

Barack Obama: Climate activists need to listen to other people’s concerns

Barack Obama: Climate activists need to listen to other people’s concerns

08 November 2021

The former US president said the fears of ‘ordinary people’ about climate action moving too fast cannot be ignored.


Football fan fined for shouting homophobic abuse and mocking disability

Football fan fined for shouting homophobic abuse and mocking disability

Football fan fined for shouting homophobic abuse and mocking disability

08 November 2021

Jamie Arnold denied the offences but was convicted after other fans at the Premier League match against Manchester United in May contacted stewards.


Sticking points on finance and emissions as ministers take on Cop26 negotiations

Sticking points on finance and emissions as ministers take on Cop26 negotiations

Sticking points on finance and emissions as ministers take on Cop26 negotiations

08 November 2021

Vulnerable nations want more cash to help them adapt to extreme weather and greater ambition from developed counterparts to cut greenhouse gasses.


Three men found guilty of falsely imprisoning and assaulting Kevin Lunney

Three men found guilty of falsely imprisoning and assaulting Kevin Lunney

Three men found guilty of falsely imprisoning and assaulting Kevin Lunney

08 November 2021

The Quinn Industrial Holdings executive was kidnapped close to his home in Co Fermanagh on the evening of September 17, 2019.


Bedtime is linked with heart health, research suggests

Bedtime is linked with heart health, research suggests

Bedtime is linked with heart health, research suggests

08 November 2021

The study included 88,026 people in the UK Biobank study recruited between 2006 and 2010.


Dougie Poynter from McFly meets Komodo dragon at London Zoo

Dougie Poynter from McFly meets Komodo dragon at London Zoo

Dougie Poynter from McFly meets Komodo dragon at London Zoo

08 November 2021

The band’s bass guitarist visited London Zoo to launch its new ‘Komodo Dragon Experience’.


DUP feeding narrative that is encouraging violence – O’Neill claims

DUP feeding narrative that is encouraging violence – O’Neill claims

DUP feeding narrative that is encouraging violence – O’Neill claims

08 November 2021

The Sinn Fein deputy First Minister said there was a need for less ‘sabre rattling’ over the Northern Ireland Protocol.


Hundreds of thousands of plastic pellets found on coastlines worldwide

Hundreds of thousands of plastic pellets found on coastlines worldwide

Hundreds of thousands of plastic pellets found on coastlines worldwide

08 November 2021

The pellets, or nurdles, were found and counted as part of a survey by a Scottish environmental charity in October.


Boy stabbed in the heart by his friend was ‘peacemaker’, sister tells inquest

Boy stabbed in the heart by his friend was ‘peacemaker’, sister tells inquest

Boy stabbed in the heart by his friend was ‘peacemaker’, sister tells inquest

08 November 2021

Yousef Makki died after being stabbed by his friend, Joshua Molnar, in Cheshire in 2019.


Victim tells judge how passing Barry Bennell’s old house chills him to the core

Victim tells judge how passing Barry Bennell’s old house chills him to the core

Victim tells judge how passing Barry Bennell’s old house chills him to the core

08 November 2021

The man told Mr Justice Johnson at a High Court trial in London that the experience made him feel physically sick.


Harry Kane backs Grenfell football team formed to heal community

Harry Kane backs Grenfell football team formed to heal community

Harry Kane backs Grenfell football team formed to heal community

08 November 2021

The England captain urged fans to buy a Grenfell Athletic shirt to help the club provide hope and purpose to survivors of the 2017 fire.


The US is back, Obama says as he takes a swipe at China and Russia

The US is back, Obama says as he takes a swipe at China and Russia

The US is back, Obama says as he takes a swipe at China and Russia

08 November 2021

The former US president said the US is now ‘moving more boldly’.


Many health visits for babies ‘still online’, report says

Many health visits for babies ‘still online’, report says

Many health visits for babies ‘still online’, report says

08 November 2021

Charities have raised concerns and said resumption of face-to-face checks would be ‘hugely valuable’ for assessing babies’ wellbeing and development.


University strikes ‘last thing students need or deserve’ amid pandemic

University strikes ‘last thing students need or deserve’ amid pandemic

University strikes ‘last thing students need or deserve’ amid pandemic

08 November 2021

The warning comes after staff at universities backed strike action in two ballots over pensions and pay and working conditions.


Brexit trade deal in danger of unravelling if UK triggers Article 16, SDLP warns

Brexit trade deal in danger of unravelling if UK triggers Article 16, SDLP warns

Brexit trade deal in danger of unravelling if UK triggers Article 16, SDLP warns

08 November 2021

Party leader Colum Eastwood said a UK demand for the removal of the protocol oversight role for the European Court of Justice was a “red herring”.


Almost 250 cavers join bid to rescue man trapped in cave for two days

Almost 250 cavers join bid to rescue man trapped in cave for two days

Almost 250 cavers join bid to rescue man trapped in cave for two days

08 November 2021

The man was injured in a fall while exploring the Ogof Ffynnon Ddu cave system in the Brecon Beacons on Saturday.


Lockdowns ‘exacerbated gender dysphoria’ felt by transgender people

Lockdowns ‘exacerbated gender dysphoria’ felt by transgender people

Lockdowns ‘exacerbated gender dysphoria’ felt by transgender people

08 November 2021

Isolation and loneliness appear to be ‘key aspects’ of LGBT+ experience during the pandemic, according to an evidence review.


Bus services pulled following hijacking near loyalist estate

Bus services pulled following hijacking near loyalist estate

Bus services pulled following hijacking near loyalist estate

08 November 2021

Politicians have condemned the latest bus attack, amid growing tension over opposition to the Northern Ireland Protocol.


Tributes paid to engineer who co-created the Exeter Hip

Tributes paid to engineer who co-created the Exeter Hip

Tributes paid to engineer who co-created the Exeter Hip

08 November 2021

Professor Clive Lee, one of the two masterminds behind the implant which research shows is among the world’s most successful, has died aged 82.


Unionist support for peace process agreements ‘falling away’ – Donaldson

Unionist support for peace process agreements ‘falling away’ – Donaldson

Unionist support for peace process agreements ‘falling away’ – Donaldson

08 November 2021

The DUP leader was commenting on the decision of the Progressive Unionist Party to withdraw support for the Good Friday Agreement.


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