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Image copyright PA, BBC. What do Doctor Who, the Metropolitan Police and the UK Supreme Court all have in common? All three have recently appointed a woman in their leading role for the first time. Baroness Hale is the latest, continuing her trailblazing career by being named as the president of the Supreme Court on Friday. |
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Ten kilometres across the Hungarian border in Ukraine but with a mostly Hungarian population, Beregszász, or Berehovo as it is known by Ukrainians, is a small provincial town that has always maintained a strong Hungarian identity beyond the Trianon treaty of 1920 and up to present times. |
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Donald Trump’s ideological vacuum, the more he is isolated and attacked, is being filled by the Christian right. This Christianized fascism, with its network of megachurches, schools, universities and law schools and its vast radio and television empire, is a potent ally for a beleaguered White House. |
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Firefighters are at the scene of a house fire started by a blazing car which set fire to the property's thatched roof. Fire crews were called to a car fire Church Street in Braunston-in-Rutland, near Oakham, at 12.30am today.
Six fire crews are tackling the blaze (Image: Rutland Radio) Read More.... |
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Two sisters whose parents welcomed a family of Belfast evacuees into their home during World War Two have had an emotional reunion with one of their childhood friends... 73 years on.
Meta McConaghie and May Knox had not laid eyes on Sam Bargewell since he and his siblings left their hosts' houses.... |
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Ernie Leyba, The Denver Post. Many Denverites took a guarded look at the sun - or at the sun's image - in a partial, 88 percent eclipse in 1979. Denver Public School teachers took advantage of student interest in the astronomical phenomenon to carry out some scientific classroom projects. |
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Image copyright EPA Image caption The Vatican has about 100 fountains and all will be switched off. The Vatican has started shutting off its famous fountains amid a prolonged drought in many parts of Italy. Vatican Radio said the move was in line with Pope Francis's teachings on the environment. |
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The Rev Ken Newell claimed that the Order needed to address the problem by engaging in dialogue with Catholics. However, Lagan Valley MP and leading Orangeman Sir Jeffrey Donaldson last night branded Dr Newell's views as "outdated and unfair".
He said it was the former moderator who should hold.... |
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COMMISSION VOWS TO PIECE TOGETHER CAR EMISSIONS MESS: A sprawling scandal that may involve anti-competitive collusion by Germany’s top carmakers (Volkswagen, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Audi) has dragged on for so long and gotten so bad it now has its own European Commission vice president . Step forward Jyrki Katainen. |
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Neighbors of the Jackson Point fuel terminal have raised concerns about authorities’ handling of Sunday night’s evacuation and the level of communication about the threat posed by the fire inside a diesel tank at the South Church Street facility. Hundreds of residents and tourists within a mile of.... |
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Less than a week after announcing he has brain cancer Sen. John McCain will return to the Senate as Republicans prepare to vote on Obamacare repeal and replacement.
Starting Monday, Wichita-area radio listeners will be hearing about Bill Warren’s efforts to “save Century II,” the iconic building.... |
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