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- Russia launches massive attack on Kyiv – as Poland scrambles jets and closes airspace
Read more on post . Russia has launched a massive drone attack on Ukraine’s capital this morning, injuring at least six people, Kyiv’s military administration has said. Poland closed the airspace near two of its southeastern cities, Lublin and Rzeszow, as its air force scrambled jets in response to Russia’s attack on Kyiv. Drones flew over… Read more: Russia launches massive attack on Kyiv – as Poland scrambles jets and closes airspace - Def Leppard frontman’s neighbour rocked by high decibels emanating from Stepaside homeRead more on post. “Do ya wanna get rocked?” asks Joe Elliott at the opening of Def Leppard’s 1992 hit Let’s Get Rocked. A neighbour of the 66-year-old musician’s in south Co Dublin certainly appears to be getting shaken by ongoing works at his Stepaside home. Christine Wunschel, Elliott’s wife, was last month granted permission… Read more: Def Leppard frontman’s neighbour rocked by high decibels emanating from Stepaside home
- Woman granted protection order after being menaced and assaulted by partnerRead more on post. A woman whose partner came to her home with a hammer and assaulted her in front of her five-year-old daughter has been granted a protection order at a Dublin court. The woman gave evidence at ex parte sittings in Dolphin House on Friday that her partner became irate after she booked… Read more: Woman granted protection order after being menaced and assaulted by partner
- UN reimposes sanctions on Iran over accusations it violated nuclear dealRead more on post . The United Nations has reimposed sanctions on Iran over accusations that the country violated a nuclear deal. Britain, France and Germany triggered the return of sanctions on Iran at the UN Security Council after Tehran allegedly violated the 2015 deal aimed at stopping it from developing a nuclear bomb. The… Read more: UN reimposes sanctions on Iran over accusations it violated nuclear deal
- UN sanctions return to hit Iran after nuclear talks failRead more on post. Widespread UN sanctions against Iran returned into force for the first time in a decade, after last-ditch nuclear talks with Western powers failed to produce a breakthrough. The sanctions, two months after Israel and the United States bombed Iran, bar dealings related to Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missiles program but are… Read more: UN sanctions return to hit Iran after nuclear talks fail
- Swiss vote on electronic identity cards for second timeRead full article on post. Voters in Switzerland are going to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to introduce electronic identity cards. It is the second nationwide ballot on the issue, after voters rejected the idea in 2021 over concerns about data protection and unease that the proposed system would largely be run by… Read more: Swiss vote on electronic identity cards for second time
- Can set-piece coach get Newcastle’s giants firing again?Read full article on post. Ciaran Kelly Newcastle United reporter 9 minutes ago Comments Nick Woltemade quickly felt at home at Newcastle United. In more ways than one. For the first time in his career, the 6ft 6in forward realised he was not the tallest player in the dressing room after completing his club-record move… Read more: Can set-piece coach get Newcastle’s giants firing again?
- Burke and Murphy’s clash part of long-running sagaRead more on post. Thursday’s engagement in the Dáil between Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke and People Before Profit–Solidarity TD Paul Murphy is just the latest tussle in the long running saga of the sub-minimum wage rates paid to under 18s. The Minister’s announcement that the Government has agreed the rates will not be done… Read more: Burke and Murphy’s clash part of long-running saga
- Taoiseach says he would have ‘no issue’ with US President Donald Trump addressing the DáilRead full article on post. TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN has said he would have “no issue” with US President Donald Trump addressing the Houses of the Oireachtas. Speaking in New York this week, the Taoiseach said he would have an “open mind” on Trump addressing TDs and senators, stating that it would be an matter for… Read more: Taoiseach says he would have ‘no issue’ with US President Donald Trump addressing the Dáil
- ‘You’d have to have been a turkey not to have made money in venture capital in 1997’Read more on post. Faced with deciding what to do when he left school, Fergal Mullen made the snap decision to study electronic engineering. It seemed like a good idea at the time but in fact Mullen’s calling lay elsewhere as he quickly discovered when an athletics scholarship saw him transfer from what was then… Read more: ‘You’d have to have been a turkey not to have made money in venture capital in 1997’
- Newcastle a ‘must-win’ game for Arsenal – Keown
Read the full article on post. - ‘I count myself lucky to put on that Kerry jersey. The memories we took, good days and bad’This post was originally published on this site. Declan Bogue THE TITLE OF the book is self-explanatory; ‘Ó Sé’. Marc Ó Sé’s autobiography may be the most revealing of a Kerry footballing family, it explores depths and casts wider than any previous books around the clan. Having retired in 2016, it has taken him almost… Read more: ‘I count myself lucky to put on that Kerry jersey. The memories we took, good days and bad’
- Five things we learned from Welsh URC openersRead the full article on post. Huw Evans Picture Agency Chris Kirwan BBC Sport Wales 19 minutes ago Comments Wales has Cardiff to thank for avoiding a complete whitewash on the opening weekend of the United Rugby Championship (URC). Last up, the Blue and Blacks beat Lions 33-20 at a wet Arms Park to start… Read more: Five things we learned from Welsh URC openers
- McIlroy & Lowry silence New York crowd on famous European dayRead the full article on post. Getty Images Jonathan Jurejko BBC Sport golf news reporter at Bethpage 4 hours ago 536 Comments Finally, after a frenetic afternoon in a febrile New York, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry felt the love as they celebrated earning a point which edged Europe closer to a seismic Ryder Cup… Read more: McIlroy & Lowry silence New York crowd on famous European day
- Destined for greatness – why Donald’s Europe are set to win Ryder CupRead the full article on post. Peter Scrivener BBC Sport senior journalist at Bethpage 2 hours ago 237 Comments Luke Donald stands on the precipice of Ryder Cup greatness. Four wins out of four as a player and the Englishman is now on the verge of becoming just the second European captain – after Tony… Read more: Destined for greatness – why Donald’s Europe are set to win Ryder Cup
- A Perfect Day in Ridgewood, Queens, According to a Travel EditorThis post was originally published on this site.Take time for the old and the new in this community-oriented neighborhood.
- Inside the Joyfully Geeky World of Plane SpottingThis post was originally published on this site.A day spent at JFK airport with self-proclaimed “avgeeks” who track and record rare aircraft sightings.
- Inside the Joyfully Geeky World of Plane SpottingThis post was originally published on this site.A day spent at JFK airport with self-proclaimed “avgeeks” who track and record rare aircraft sightings.
- Your October 2025 Horoscope: This is the Month to Lock InThis post was originally published on this site.Professional astrologer Steph Koyfman reads your monthly horoscope—and spells out how it may shape your travels.
- Charleston International Airport Secures Historic First Nonstop Flight to Mexico with Breeze AirwaysThis post was originally published on this site.Breeze Airways is expanding its footprint by launching its first-ever international route, connecting Charleston International Airport directly to Cancun, Mexico. Starting January 17, 2026, the “Seriously Nice” airline will offer weekly nonstop flights, marking a milestone for both Breeze and Charleston International, which will see its first nonstop… Read more: Charleston International Airport Secures Historic First Nonstop Flight to Mexico with Breeze Airways
- John Banville: ‘You cannot censor me. They would try it now with all this wokeist nonsense’Read more on post. Like a gondolier on the Canale Grande, John Banville seems right at home in Venice, the setting for his new novel, although, like his odious protagonist Evelyn Dolman, he has a love-hate relationship with La Serenissima, “that pestilential city squatting in the mudflats of its befouled lagoon”. “I hate the place,”… Read more: John Banville: ‘You cannot censor me. They would try it now with all this wokeist nonsense’
- Olivia Dean: ‘Why do I have to be in distress to make good music? Why can’t I just be happy?’Read more on post. Olivia Dean has mixed feelings about dating apps. “There’s lots of success stories. But what they do is inspire this culture of people being disposable,” the London soul singer says. Apps encourage people to believe they have their pick of potential suitors, she believes. “There’s always a ‘next’. Which I guess… Read more: Olivia Dean: ‘Why do I have to be in distress to make good music? Why can’t I just be happy?’
- Playwright Carys D Coburn on Bán: ‘Can we be real to one another and be family? Often the answer is no’Read more on post. In a rehearsal room up stairs and down corridors at the Abbey Theatre, where large windows that run the length of the space are intermittently spattered with rain and the rumble of the Luas provides the bass notes, the third act of Bán is playing out. It’s a Thursday morning in… Read more: Playwright Carys D Coburn on Bán: ‘Can we be real to one another and be family? Often the answer is no’
- Donald Clarke: We all have more Alan Partridge in us than we would care to admitRead more on post. “The truth is that Donald Trump is far less sophisticated than Alan Partridge,” Steve Coogan told me in 2020. “That’s a plain fact.” Read that sentence carefully. There may be a clue as to how the East Anglian broadcaster has survived and prospered. Next week we will see, depending on how… Read more: Donald Clarke: We all have more Alan Partridge in us than we would care to admit
- TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonightRead more on post. Pick of the Week The Walsh Sisters Sunday, RTÉ One, 9.30pm Fans of Marian Keyes will already know the Walsh sisters – Anna, Rachel, Helen, Claire and Maggie – and will have followed all their family, career and relationship mishaps, missteps and miscalculations over seven bestselling novels and a short-story collection.… Read more: TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
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