Death toll climbs to 85 after plane crashes on landing
Eighty-five people have been confirmed dead after a plane caught fire during a landing at an airport in South Korea. The National Fire Agency confirmed the death toll – 46 women and 39 men -in the ...
At least 62 people dead as plane catches fire after crash on landing
A plane veered off the runway, hit a fence and caught fire at an airport in southern South Korea, killing at least 62 people, emergency officials said. The National Fire Agency said the fire was ...
Two dead as tornadoes touch down in Texas and Mississippi
In Mississippi, one person died in Adams County and two people were injured in Franklin County, according to a spokesperson for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The National Weather ...
Bloodied Ukrainian troops fear losing more land in hard-won Kursk
Since being caught unaware by the lightning Ukrainian incursion in August, Russia has amassed more than 50,000 troops in the ...
What the papers say – December 29
Sunday’s newspaper front pages carry a wide range of political and entertainment stories. The Sunday Express says the UK has pledged £4.5 million to help prosecutors track down Russian soldiers ...
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Trimble told by Blair to ‘get lost’ over timing of border poll, records show
Former UUP leader David Trimble was effectively told by Tony Blair to “get lost” over the timing of a border poll, according to previously confidential reports. Under the terms of the Good Friday ...
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US attorney general wanted to stop Gerry Adams fundraising trip
The United States attorney general attempted to block Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams from fundraising there in 1995, newly released records show. Papers contained in the annual release of documents from ...
Third arrest in murder probe after man hit by car on Christmas Day
A third person has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was hit by a car after an argument in a bar on Christmas Day. Police were called to reports of the disturbance outside The Gate ...
Netanyahu visited Ireland in bid to establish now-closing embassy
The absence of an Israeli embassy in Dublin was a source of concern for Ireland’s small Jewish population at the time.
Man and woman charged with murder of 50-year-old in Newtownards
A 33-year-old woman and 36-year-old man are due to appear before a district judge at Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Parliament has come ‘quite some way’ on behaviour, says Lucy Powell
Cabinet minister Lucy Powell told the PA news agency that Westminster “definitely had a perception” of a poor working culture but a new cohort of MPs presents an “opportunity to establish better ...
‘Brighter’ weather expected ahead of New Year’s Eve washout
The UK will be “brighter” on Sunday, ahead of a blast of snow and rain towards New Year’s Eve, the Met Office has said. Highs of 12C are expected in Exeter, Devon, with 10C across other parts of the ...