Author: Dave Carter

Two suspects have been charged in connection with the theft of a Banksy piece from a central London art gallery. Grove Gallery was reportedly burgled on the evening of Sunday, October 3rd, with only the artwork Girl with Balloon taken. The piece has since been recovered and Larry Fraser, 47, and James Love, 53, appeared… Continue reading Banksy theft: Two charged over stolen Girl with Balloon artwork

Ruarcc, a student in year 10 at St. Malachy’s College in north Belfast, has developed a Lego robot capable of solving a Rubik’s cube using 5,000 lines of Python coding. The school’s creative digital technology hub (CDTH) enabled Ruarcc, who began working on puzzle-solving robots in his second year aged 12, to prototype the creation.… Continue reading Belfast student invents robot to solve Rubik's Cube

The Jesus Fellowship Church, a defunct religious cult, has identified 539 alleged perpetrators of abuse and revealed that approximately one in six children suffered sexual abuse. The cult disbanded in 2019 after allegations of widespread child abuse were revealed by the BBC. The Jesus Fellowship Community Trust (JFCT), which has been winding up the group’s… Continue reading Jesus Army cult: Report finds one in six children was abused

The FBI has initiated an international hunt for victims of the Lockerbie bombing, including individuals who suffered “emotional injuries”, ahead of a Libyan suspect’s trial in the United States. Abu Agila Masud, responsible for making the device that blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over the Scottish Borders town on December 21, 1988, has denied… Continue reading FBI search for 'all Lockerbie victims' ahead of suspect's US trial

Hannah and Mathew Parfitt, a couple from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, got married on Friday the 13th, which is considered the unluckiest day of the year. The couple tied the knot in a Victorian cemetery, Arnos Vale, Bristol, where one of the rooms was formerly used to lower coffins before cremation. The wedding venue is… Continue reading Friday 13th: 'We got married in a cemetery on unluckiest day'

A landmark decision is expected to be made by High Court judge Justice Holgate regarding the proposed plans to construct the UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years, which could be located in the town of Whitehaven, in Cumbria. The proposed project developed by West Cumbria Mining (WCM) had initially been granted… Continue reading High Court decision expected on Whitehaven coal mine plan

Prince Harry has declared that he is “excited about 40” ahead of his birthday celebrations in California this weekend. In a statement to the BBC, the Duke of Sussex said that his mission was to “continue showing up and doing good in the world,” regardless of age. He plans to mark the occasion with his… Continue reading Prince Harry: I was anxious about 30, I'm excited about 40

Richard Osman has made a name for himself beyond his work as a TV presenter and producer, now as a best-selling author. Osman’s crime books have become very popular, in part due to the witty and cosy nature of their content. However, despite his affection for writing about the genre, he acknowledges he is “terrible… Continue reading Richard Osman: I'm terrible at playing detective

New laws that will ban rental bidding wars in England have been welcomed by campaigners, who warn that further action will be necessary to tackle unaffordable rents. Housing activists are satisfied with the proposed legislation, which would legally require landlords and letting agents to publish a rental property’s asking price and prevent them from accepting… Continue reading Ban on rental bidding wars is on the way – but will it work?

Emails obtained by the BBC reveal that staff at Belfast City Hospital were disciplined over the removal of a plaque commemorating the formal opening of the Belfast City Hospital by Prince Andrew in 1986. The plaque, which was located near the hospital’s front entrance, disappeared after the Duke of York was sued by Virginia Giuffre… Continue reading Prince Andrew: Hospital staff 'disciplined' over missing plaque