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Body found after search operation off Brighton beach during Storm No...
April 12, 2023 04:25 PM PDT | By PAMEDIACoastguard rescue teams and helicopters and RNLI lifeboats helped with the operation before the body was found.

Minister defends Biden-Sunak talks and rejects claim president is ‘a...
April 12, 2023 04:23 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAChris Philp defended Rishi Sunak’s movements in Belfast on Wednesday amid criticism that the bilateral talks appeared to be a low-key affair.

Man accused of murdering Pc Sharon Beshenivsky 18 years ago appears...
April 12, 2023 04:21 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAPiran Ditta Khan, 74, is charged with the murder of the 38-year-old on November 18 2005

Ainsley Harriott hails power of food with invitations to Coronation...
April 12, 2023 04:21 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThousands of street parties are expected to be held during the coronation weekend.

McDonald: Sinn Fein shares US foreign policy concerns but boycott ‘w...
April 12, 2023 03:59 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAShe said Irish issues will be her ‘port of call’ when speaking to US President Joe Biden on Thursday.

US President Joe Biden to address Irish Parliament as visit continue...
April 12, 2023 03:39 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAMr Biden will attend a banquet in his honour at Dublin Castle hosted by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the evening.

Tony Blair and George Mitchell to address Good Friday Agreement conf...
April 12, 2023 02:48 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe event in Belfast will also be attended by Bill and Hillary Clinton and former taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

Northern China blanketed with floating sand and dust
April 12, 2023 02:31 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe Beijing Municipal Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Centre issued the highest air pollution warning.

Search continues for missing dog walker
April 12, 2023 01:50 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAAusra Plungiene, from Prestatyn, North Wales, was last seen on Tuesday.

Commuters urged to avoid London Waterloo due to ‘major signalling pr...
April 12, 2023 12:47 PM PDT | By PAMEDIADisruption is expected to last ‘most of the day’.

North Korea fires missile that may be new type of weapon
April 12, 2023 12:15 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe potentially new type of missile prompted an evacuation order on Japan’s northernmost island.

Government’s pandemic support for care homes was withdrawn too soon,...
April 12, 2023 11:27 AM PDT | By PAMEDIAReport found staff propped up the sector without extra pay.

Alleged leaks about UK special forces in Ukraine could ‘endanger liv...
April 12, 2023 09:21 AM PDT | By PAMEDIA‘This deliberate, large-scale disclosure of sensitive material could easily endanger lives,’ said senior Tory MP Tobias Ellwood.

UK woman infected with dengue fever in France
April 12, 2023 08:45 AM PDT | By PAMEDIAShe had experienced fever, headache, muscle pain and a rash.

World’s first rewilding centre opens near Loch Ness
April 12, 2023 08:45 AM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe Dundreggan Rewilding Centre in Glenmoriston will host a series of events on Saturday.

Junior doctors go on strike for third day as Government urged to ent...
April 12, 2023 08:45 AM PDT | By PAMEDIAJunior doctors in England began a four-day strike over pay on Tuesday.

Hearing aids may protect against higher risk of dementia linked to h...
April 12, 2023 08:45 AM PDT | By PAMEDIAResearchers suggest the findings indicate that the devices could be a cheap way to reduce the potential impact of hearing loss on dementia.

Man to appear in court charged with murder of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky...
April 12, 2023 08:45 AM PDT | By PAMEDIAPc Beshenivsky was fatally shot as she responded with colleague Pc Teresa Millburn to an alarm at a travel agent in Morley Street, Bradford.

Two-thirds of NHS operations’ carbon footprint from single-use items...
April 12, 2023 08:45 AM PDT | By PAMEDIAResearchers suggested better waste management and using reusable items where possible could help to reduce emissions.

Plaques honour firefighters killed in line of duty in 1962
April 12, 2023 08:45 AM PDT | By PAMEDIAJohn Buist and William Carnegie died in separate incidents while fighting fires in Dundee.