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Kemi Badenoch has been elected leader of Britain’s Conservative Party. The former business secretary was declared the winner at an event in central London on Saturday, defeating rival Robert Jenrick by 53,806 votes to 41,388. She becomes the first black woman elected to lead a major British political party, and the fourth woman to lead […]
Brat, the term coined by British singer Charli XCX, has been named the Collins Word of the Year 2024. The music star, real name Charlotte Aitchison, sent TikTok into a spiral earlier this year when her sixth studio album titled Brat inspired a trend that became a lifestyle, rather than just an aesthetic. Brat was […]
The Spanish government has declared three days of mourning for the victims of devastating flash floods in the south and east of the country. The government minister responsible for territorial policy, Ángel Víctor Torres, made the announcement as Spanish authorities confirmed that 64 people have died after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets […]
Cork County Council has confirmed it still does not have a finished flood emergency plan more than a year after the county bore the brunt of Storm Babet. The council has repeatedly promised the plan would be made public but has now said it is still at a draft stage. It could be weeks or […]
A 90-year-old woman who previously described how a priest looked up her skirt when she confided in him she had been raped, has said she is relieved to have agreed a compensation package to be delivered under the redress scheme. Helen Culpan said she was a little disappointed with the amount of money being offered, […]
A major search operation for a missing young man has resumed in the vicinity of Wexford Harbour. The young man, who is believed to be in his late teens, is understood to have entered the water in Wexford town at around 2am on Sunday morning. The Coast Guard was then alerted to the incident, and […]
The outcome of an investigation into the case of missing schoolboy Kyran Durnin, who is presumed dead, is expected this week. Ireland’s Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman said there are three investigations ongoing to find out what happened to Kyran, who was potentially missing for two years unknown to anyone, including the authorities. It emerged […]
Israel’s military said it is “conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran”, as Iranian state media reports sounds of explosions near the capital Tehran. The Israel Defence Force confirmed it had launched airstrikes on military targets in Iran on Saturday morning, officials said. It was not immediately clear what the targets were. Iranian state […]
A publican has launched a ‘safe haven’ initiative in his Cork City venues to help people in difficulty while socialising in the city. Liam Barry, who runs two pubs in the city centre and one in Blackrock, and who has a teenager now visiting the city, says he hopes other businesses will follow suit in […]
Bruce Springsteen urged voters to back Kamala Harris in the presidential election, warning that Donald Trump is a would-be “tyrant”. “I want a president who reveres the constitution, who does not threaten but wants to protect and guide our great democracy, who believes in the rule of law and the peaceful transfer of power, who […]