County Armagh estate agency liquidated
A Mid-Ulster estate agency is in liquidation owing the Northern Bank almost £900,000 and the Inland Revenue almost £25,000. Joyce Estate Agents Limited had a number of premises in...
View ArticleProsecution possible over radiation leak at Dounreay
The operators of the Dounreay nuclear site in Caithness could face prosecution over a radiation leak last year which...
View ArticleRoman 'industrial estate' unearthed in North Yorkshire
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Roman "industrial estate" in North Yorkshire. The site includes remains of a water-powered flour mill used to grind grain and produce food. Clothes, food...
View ArticleGalashiels man jailed over skean dhu attack
A man who carried out an attack with a skean dhu during a street fight has been jailed for more than three years. Jamie Whigham, 24, of Church Square, Galashiels admitted assaulting...
View ArticleUnidentified body found in Oxford canal
Detectives are treating the discovery of a body in the Oxford Canal as...
View ArticleSheffield community starts up post office
Residents of a Sheffield suburb have opened their own full-time post office after facing a walk of more than a mile to access services for the past year. The previous post office in Darnall closed...
View ArticleEssex hospital nurse tackles alcohol admissions
A nurse has been appointed to try to tackle the number of alcohol-related admissions at hospitals in Essex. Government figures show 3,950 people were treated at hospitals in Colchester and Tendring in...
View ArticleApprenticeship shortage in Swindon
Swindon College has said there is a shortage of hundreds of apprenticeship places for young people in the town. Swindon has been described by the National Apprenticeship Service as the worst in...
View ArticleBarnstaple fire: Stabbed woman 'had called police'
One of two women who was found stabbed to death in Devon had called police to report a suspected stalker days before she was discovered, the BBC has...
View ArticleRain causes chaos in northern India
Continuing heavy monsoon rains have caused major flooding across northern India. The water levels in many rivers have reached a critical level and thousands of people have left...
View ArticlePolice in Essington village over 'incident'
Armed officers and the police helicopter have been sent to a south...
View ArticleHeineken profits up as sales fall
Dutch brewing company Heineken has reported a rise in profits for the last six months, despite falling beer sales. Net profits for the first half of the year hit 621m euros (£510m; $788m), up 17% on...
View ArticleFareham Borough Council to axe 42 jobs as part of cuts
A council could axe 42 jobs as part of cost-cutting plans, it has been revealed. Fareham Borough Council said it had made the decision...
View ArticleSupermarket bag use cut nears 50% target
Supermarket shoppers are using almost half as many single-use plastic bags as four years ago, a report suggests. The British Retail Consortium says the number used...
View ArticleMarine park boost to science jobs
A European marine science park is to be created in Argyll in a bid to encourage new businesses in Scotland's growing life sciences sector. Highlands and Islands Enterprise is backing phase one of the...
View ArticleManila bus siege victims flown back to Hong Kong
Victims of the Manila bus hijack have been flown back to Hong Kong, two days after the deadly siege which left eight tourists dead....
View ArticleCall for EDF to 'give more money' for Hinkley Point
Residents affected by plans to build a nuclear power station in west Somerset have been urged to ask for more money....
View ArticlePolice visit to Somerset man found dead investigated
The police watchdog is investigating a police force's contact with a man found dead at his Somerset home on 16 August. Timothy...
View ArticleMotorised vehicle ban on Lake District road reinforced
A ban on motorised vehicles using a Lake District route is back in force just two months after it was lifted. Three years ago cars, motorbikes and 4X4s were banned from the Walna Scar Road...
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