Sir Keir Starmer and David Lammy are no doubt congratulating themselves today on having righted a deep colonial injustice involving the Chagos Islands.

CONRADH na Gaeilge, Liverpool in partnership with the Liverpool Irish Festival will be presenting their third annual Tony Birtill Lecture commencing at 6 pm on Oct 22, 2024 at Liverpool Irish Centre In Oct 2021, Liverpool (and Ireland) lost a great Irish Language supporter, Tony Birtill. He made an invaluable contribution to the conservation, promotion and teaching of the Irish Language on Merseyside for over 30 years. A Gaeilgeoir (fluent Irish speaker) and walking enthusiast who loved the outdoors, Tony was also a keen historian and language activist. His widely acclaimed book Liverpool - A Hidden History gives a very incisive insight into the lives and living conditions of Irish emigrants living in Liverpool in the aftermath of the Great Famine in Ireland 1845-1852. Tony was also a wonderful friend to The Irish Post, providing support, advice and wisdom over the years. This year’s memorial lecture in his memory is entitled: Frongoch, University of Revolution. The story of the Frongoch marker stone and plaque…

Time is running out to get your hands on the wheel of one of the sweetest golf carts you will ever drive.

My family and I are descended from the original Moses Pickwick (The Pickwick Papers). He was a foundling, born in 1694, from Pickwick, near Bath.

Education Secretary Bridget ­Phillipson said youngsters will get formulae and equations on sheets to save having to memorise them.

Sir Iain Duncan Smith, former Tory party leader and leading China hawk, told the Mail 'it would be madness' to hand the islands over to a country with bilateral ties to Beijing.

Avery Paner, a student at Appalachian State University and her three female roommates narrowly escaped from a drowning car as Hurricane Helene continues to cause havoc in North Carolina

No10 sources said his top team will be free to carry on bagging complimentary ­hospitality, such as tickets to concerts and sporting events.

More than 210 people are now confirmed dead after Hurricane Helene carved a path of destruction through several US states.

Stewart's Melville College for boys and The Mary Erskine School for girls, in Edinburgh, have announced that they will be fully integrated within two academic years.

The Independent Schools Council says some members reported a drop in pupils starting secondary school.

Kamala Harris aims to leverage the abortion rights issue to win the 2024 presidential election, with ten states holding referendums on the controversial subject. Democrats hope this will mobilize voters, especially women, while polls show a majority of Americans support abortion access. Critical eyes are on swing states like Arizona.

Law guarantees land ownership to labour tenants who were given access to land in exchange for labour during apartheid.

The health secretary outlined measures on cutting "red tape" and alleviating paperwork for GPs in a speech.

Melania Trump declares her support for abortion rights in her upcoming memoir, diverging from her husband Donald Trump's anti-abortion stance. She emphasizes women's individual freedom to make decisions about their bodies, sparking reactions from both sides of the political spectrum.

Arab governments navigate public pressure amid Gaza war fallout, with some cautiously shifting stance on Israel.

It comes as Tánaiste Micheál Martin dismissed reports that Ministers had been asked to "clear the desks" and been asked to provide supplementary estimates early

Candidates met at Vernon’s Towne Theatre for an environmental-focused all-candidates forum.

Green Party candidate Bryce Tippe promises to be a different kind of MLA if elected

A Kelowna mom is rallying support for changes that will protect children from what she sees as a rising tide of violence.

Valerie Horwood, 81, from Hampshire, met a devastating end to her life after being scammed out of £140k by a fraudster pretending to be Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore

Senior U.N. official describes "truly catastrophic" situation in Lebanon

Professor Mark Williams from Warwick University helped secure the conviction of Kitts Green gunmaker David Biddell-Portman

Delhi Police on Thursday arrested another person in connection with the city's biggest-ever drug haul with investigators finding that the main accused had alleged links with leaders of a national political party, officials said.

Donald Trump faces renewed security concerns after two assassination attempts and ongoing death threats. His campaign events are now heavily guarded, with heightened security measures and restrictions. Despite the risks, Trump remains committed to campaigning, attributing his survival to divine intervention.

The plans have been criticised

None of the bus companies serving Plymouth are prepared to run services to the new crematorium, which has just opened in Plympton and the city council has said it can't afford to fund a service

Dunolly House in Aberfeldy could be turned into eight serviced apartments if the latest plans go through.

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr, is urging Jamaicans to join the fight against child labour, calling it a scourge and a major human rights violation. The minister, who was speaking at a Job Recruitment Fair, organised by...

'We will recover full sovereignty over our Malvinas Islands. The Malvinas were, are and will always be Argentine'

Argentina has vowed to gain "full sovereignty" of the Falkland Islands after the UK gave up control of a remote archipelago in return for securing the future of a strategically important military base.

Argentina says it will take 'full sovereignty' of the Falkland Islands

Israeli military warns of expanding ground operation in Lebanon against Hezbollah, causing mass displacement and casualties.

The interim chief executive of West Midlands Fire Service, Oliver Lee, has published an extraordinary LinkedIn post in a battle with the organisation's Fire Authority, claming he is 'speaking for firefighters'

A series of massive blasts have rocked Beirut's southern suburbs, shaking buildings miles away in the Lebanese capital after Israel ordered people to leave some areas of the country

Hezbollah faces heavy losses, including leader's death, in conflict with Israel, launching rockets and unveiling new weapons.

A federal jury in Tennessee has convicted three former Memphis police officers of witness tampering stemming from the beating death of black man Tyre Nichols, but cleared them of the most serious charges that could have resulted in life in prison.

A trio of guards wearing bullet proof vests brandished assault rifles and let loose a volley of shots at the boat, but were powerless to prevent it from ramming the vessel

A Palestinian captive who was detained at the notorious Sde Teiman prison in Israel recounted allegedly being forced by soldiers to watch a detainee being raped by a dog.

New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vows to address party scandal, bolster security, and revive economy.

Benjamin Nevell made his submission against the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill while wading through flooding Dunedin

Support is building for the family of a teen who was killed in a Thursday morning motorcycle crash on his commute to school.

Argentina has vowed to gain "full sovereignty" of the Falkland Islands after the UK gave up control of a remote archipelago in return for securing the future of a strategically important military base.

Israel carried out another series of punishing airstrikes Friday, hitting suburban Beirut and cutting off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria for tens of thousands of people fleeing the Israeli bombardment of the Hezbollah militant group.

The former police station is being demolished to make way for the new development

The country's foreign minister, Diana Mondino, welcomed the step taken by Sir Keir Starmer's Government on Thursday towards ending "outdated practices" after Britain returned the Chagos Islands to Mauritius