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One of the very best Irish movies ever is on TV tonight
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One of the very best Irish movies ever is on TV tonight

It won four BAFTA awards back in the 1990s Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 17 August) is The Commitments, a brilliant 1991 comedy-drama based on Roddy Doyle’s iconic 1987 novel of the same name. It follows the story of Jimmy Rabbitte, who is an unemployed Dublin boy that decides to put together a […]

Number of people identifying as graysexual on the rise – here’s what it means
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Number of people identifying as graysexual on the rise – here’s what it means

They’re another group that exist outside the heteronormative By now it’s a more than well-established fact that there are millions of people around the world who don’t quite fit into the binary view of sexuality that once governed the world.  While the majority of people still identify as either homosexual or heterosexual, a good proportion […]

Multiple people shot in Times Square with ‘bodies on the ground’
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Multiple people shot in Times Square with ‘bodies on the ground’

The incident incurred at 1am local time last night  Three people have been shot in New York’s Times Square. Footage from social media shows bodies strewn on the floor after the shooting occurred.  Bullets from the shooter at New York’s best-known tourist hotspot are also said to have shattered through car windows.  One suspect is […]

Ryanair to axe all flights to three major European destinations
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Ryanair to axe all flights to three major European destinations

25 flight routes have been disrupted There’s bad news for anyone planning a low-cost getaway to mainland Europe later this year, as Irish flight provider Ryanair have announced the decision to axe direct flights to three French airports.  They’ve cut back on all services to Brive, Bergerac and Strasbourg. Some of France’s most popular tourist […]

Monster 22-inch rat 'bigger than a cat' discovered in UK home
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Monster 22-inch rat ‘bigger than a cat’ discovered in UK home

It’s one of biggest ever found in the UK A 22-inch rat has been discovered in a home in North Yorkshire, prompting fears from locals of an infestation in the area. The rat was uncovered by a pest controller who had been called to the property in Normanby, near Middlesbrough.  It is said to be […]

Footballer Sven Ulreich announces tragic death of six-year-old son
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Footballer Sven Ulreich announces tragic death of six-year-old son

He announced the news on Instagram  German goalkeeper Sven Ulreich has announced the tragic news that his six-year-old son has passed away after a battle with a “long serious illness.”  Ulreich’s son Len was born in November 2018, three years after the now 36-year-old player joined Bayern Munch from Stuttgart.   The nine-time Bundesliga-winning shotstopper […]

Conor McGregor loses appeal over civil rape case
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Conor McGregor loses appeal over civil rape case

The court announced its decision today Conor McGregor has lost his appeal against the High Court finding that he raped Nikita Hand.  Hand had sued the former UFC fighter for damages over an accusation that McGregor raped her on the 9th of December 2018.  The jury at McGregor’s civil trial found he had raped her […]

‘The worst-case scenario of famine is now unfolding in the Gaza Strip’
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‘The worst-case scenario of famine is now unfolding in the Gaza Strip’

‘This is unlike anything we have seen in this century‘ According to an emergency alert from a UN-backed food security monitor, famine is now unfolding in Gaza. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC) — who work with the UN to gauge and monitor malnutrition levels — have said: “The worst-case scenario of famine is now […]

Top Boy actor Michael Ward charged with rape
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Top Boy actor Michael Ward charged with rape

The actor has been charged with two counts of rape. Michael Ward — who starred in the popular Netflix series Top Boy— has been charged with two counts of rape, per Sky News. In a statement, Catherine Baccas, deputy chief crown prosecutor for CPS London South, said: “Having carefully reviewed a file of evidence, the […]

Man dies after falling overboard on cruise ship
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Man dies after falling overboard on cruise ship

He passed away on Thursday night  A man who had been on board a cruise ship travelling through the Bahamas has died after falling overboard.  The man, who is yet to be identified, fell from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship at 7pm on Thursday night, triggering an ‘oscar’ alarm that rang out across the vessel.  […]