Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health urges ministers to follow lead of Scotland and WalesParents in England and Northern Ireland should be banned from smacking their children because doing so is unjust, dangerous and harmful, leading doctors have urged ministers.It was “a scandal” that Scotland and Wales had outlawed smacking but not the other two home nations, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said on Wednesday. Continue reading
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Israel and Iran should attempt to de-escalate violence after dueling missile strikes in recent days. Iran fired about 350 rockets toward Israel on Saturday evening, raising concerns over a regional war after Israel attacked Iranian military leaders in Syria last week. “Now is the time for maximum restraint,” Guterres
Senior Air Force officials told U.S. lawmakers that they are "out of time" in modernizing their forces to meet the threats of China and other adversaries. Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and top-ranking military leaders from the Air Force and Space Force shared their chilling warning to a House committee on Wednesday. "Time is my greatest concern — we are in a race for military technological superiority with a capable pacing challenge," Kendall told the House Armed Services...
Earlier this week, the Assembly backed a motion to introduce a scheme and to secure local perinatal and paediatric pathology services. Since 2019, bereaved parents in Northern Ireland must travel to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool for a post-mortem on their child. The Foyle MLA said: “In my years campaigning for improvements in paediatric pathology and early baby loss, I’ve met with hundreds of parents who felt their loss or the topic of miscarriage remained taboo, hushed. While their...
Fraudulent sellers often disguise their sites using genuine sites as their design, offering cheap deals on tickets that you wouldn't see anywhere else. but there will be subtle differences buyers should look closely at, such as the website address. A recent example includes a report of a person who thought they'd bought Taylor Swift tickets for £400 via an online 'Buy and Sell' page. The person was then asked to pay a further sum of money for a change of name, which they did. Once all the money...
Their epic journey began back in October 2023 when they were drawn against St Louis, Ballymena, recording a hard fought 3-0 victory. Talisman, Eoin opened the scoring before the effervescent, Daire opened his account. The second half was all about team captain, Finn, who added further gloss to the scoreline. Charlie played Finn through, but Finn was brought down in the penalty area after a typical mazy run, dusting himself down, slotting home the penalty, ensuring his side’s safe path into the...
Campbell also won the Big Sky men’s track athlete of the week March 25 and April 8.
IKEA opens its first ever logistics facility in Ireland, with deliveries now reaching customers in three days
Speaking following the meeting, Minister Archibald said on Thursday: “Since devolution was restored, we have been really clear this was always going to be a difficult budget. "The stark reality is the demands on our finances far outstrip the funding available many times over. No department has received the level of funding it has bid for. As an Executive, we have had to make tough choices and prioritise the funding envelope we have. “With increased demands on services and rising costs, I...
No awards ceremony is complete without a round of celebratory speeches, and the honorees and presenters at GQ’s second annual Global Creativity Awards did not disappoint. Last Thursday at WSA in New York City, our April issue cover stars braved the rain to walk the purple carpet and soak up some well-deserved praise and admiration from their close friends and collaborators. I May Destroy You creator and star Michaela Coel recounted dancing in German nightclubs and drinking “full fat” sodas with...
Elias Pettersson feasted earlier this season on the Predators. Yes, Nashville is greatly improved. But you can't help but notice the four goals in three games for the star earlier this year.
Have a spiked night out (and take an Uber home).