Fire at Linamar Swansea car parts plant
A fire at the Linamar car parts factory in Swansea is being scaled down with two appliances now at the scene. The blaze started in the workshop area, and spread to parts of the plant and the control...
View ArticleTreatment of neuroendocrine tumours is discussed
Up to 400 people have been taking part in a conference in Belfast looking at the research and treatment of a rare,...
View ArticleDUP MP Nigel Dodds to step down from assembly
The DUP MP for North Belfast Nigel Dodds is to step down from the assembly within days, the BBC has learned. While the DUP is phasing out dual mandates for MPs, it has emerged the SDLP's MP Alasdair...
View ArticleDoctor Who monsters invade Belfast
There were some unearthly events happening around Belfast on Tuesday. This cyberman outside Belfast City Hall tries to prevent word of the monster invasion getting out. A scarecrow from the "Family...
View ArticleNI Secretary to be questioned about dissident threat
The Northern Ireland secretary could face tough questions on the...
View Article£23m i hybu diwydiant morol
Cyhoeddodd Llywodraeth Y Cynulliad fuddsoddiad o £23.6 miliwn i ddatblygu sector morol Cymru trwy brosiectau ymchwil rhwng prifysgolion a busnesau. Nod y cydweithio yw hybu busnesau mewn meysydd fel...
View ArticlePapers examine Bob Diamond's new job at Barclays
The appointment of Bob Diamond as the new chief executive of Barclays bank prompts strong feelings in a number of Wednesday's newspapers. To the Daily Mail he is "a quintessential casino banker". But...
View ArticleBoat collisions spark Japan-China diplomatic row
A diplomatic row has intensified between China and Japan after collisions between two Japanese patrol boats and a Chinese trawler on Tuesday. Beijing has urged Japan's ambassador to stop the "illegal...
View ArticleFourth man charged over North Tyneside shooting
A fourth man has been charged with conspiracy to murder after a man was...
View ArticleBP to release internal investigation into oil spill
BP is to release an internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of...
View ArticleDundee schoolgirl tells of Rottweiler attack
The 10-year-old schoolgirl injured after she was pulled off her bike and attacked by a pair of...
View ArticleHundreds of thousands hit by Mexico flooding
Weeks of heavy rain have brought widespread flooding to wide swathes of eastern and southern Mexico. Hundreds of thousands of people have seen rapidly rising...
View ArticleEx-Rangers star Brian Landrup star has cancer
Former Rangers and Chelsea footballer Brian Laudrup has been diagnosed with cancer. The 41-year-old Dane, who played for the Glasgow team from 1994 to 1998, is suffering...
View ArticleBusiness Link Northwest to cut 194 jobs in Preston
An organisation which supports new businesses has announced plans to cut nearly 200 jobs in Lancashire. Government funded Business Link Northwest, based in Preston, currently employs 338...
View ArticleSale of Poussin painting to fund work on Belvoir Castle
Trustees of Belvoir Castle are hoping to safeguard its future by selling a painting by the French artist Poussin. The 17th Century work entitled 'Ordination' is to be sold at auction at Christie's in...
View ArticleOne man linked to 40 Lincolnshire burglaries
Police believe one man is responsible for nearly 40 burglaries carried out in Lincolnshire over the last four months. Most of the victims, in Nettleham, Saxilby and Horncastle, were on holiday when...
View ArticleCuba's Fidel Castro criticises Iran over anti-Semitism
Fidel Castro has criticised Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic...
View ArticleAustralia and New Zealand top World Giving Index'
The happier people are, the more likely they are to give time or money to charity, the largest ever study into global charitable behaviour suggests. The survey - conducted by the UK's Charities Aid...
View ArticleCollision closes Kingsway Tunnel after head-on crash
The Wallasey-bound tube of the Kingsway Tunnel on Merseyside has been closed after a head-on crash. A BMW and a Rover collided just before 0300 BST in a contraflow lane. A woman, 19, a passenger...
View ArticleSlovenia takes dim view of light pollution
For many Eastern Europeans a glittering night cityscape is a welcome reminder that the dark days of communism are over. But for others, night-time light pollution is a menace. "I am enjoying the...
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