Campaigners’ joy as £150m incinerator plan thrown out
SGP Architects and Masterplanners The application said the facility would operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year A £150m incinerator plan that prompted…
The journey of a renaissance painting
BBC Ashmolean director Dr Xa Sturgis described the painting as “both very calm, but also very charged” Museum staff have shared the history of a…
What’s at stake in the general election?
PA Media This will be the first major electoral test for the Fine Gael leader When a politician insists they are not planning to call…
Farmers ‘under more pressure than ever’ over costs says NFU Scotland
Getty Images Better beef prices are being swallowed up by fertiliser or feed or fuel costs, say some farmers Farmers are under more pressure than…
Voters ‘back Boris’ over burka comments
PA Mr Johnson resigned as foreign secretary last month Boris Johnson’s comments about the Muslim burka continue to divide opinion and dominate many of the…
The prison experience Elizabeth Holmes is desperate to avoid
EPA-EFE/Rex/Shutterstock Elizabeth Holmes was visibly pregnant at her sentencing in November A US judge in California is deciding whether Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of…
US prepares to block Nippon Steel takeover of US Steel
President Joe Biden is preparing to block the takeover of a storied US steel-maker by a Japanese company, a controversial move that critics say would…
Largest ever exhibition to be held on Isle of Man
PEARTREE COLLECTION The exhibition will feature more than 200 pieces from collections across the British Isles The largest ever exhibition showcasing work by renowned Manx-born…
No decision on Wales’ overseas travel restrictions
Getty Images No decision has been made on whether Wales will follow England and ease restrictions on non-essential overseas travel, the Welsh Government has said.…
Hong Kong profile – Timeline
2014 July – Tens of thousands of protesters take part in what organisers say could be Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy rally in a decade. 2014…