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Irish police are continuing to question two men in the investigation into the murder of 23-year-old teacher Ashling Murphy It comes after gardai arrested a second man, aged in his 30s, on Wednesday. The man is being questioned in relation to the potential withholding of information andis being held at a garda station in the east of the country. Another man remains in custody on suspicion of murdering Ms Murphy in Tullamore, Co Offaly. The man, who is aged in his 30s, was arrested on Tuesday in C

He went in the wrong direction as a backdrop descended onto the stage during the performance, Russian media reported. Support our journalism.... Subscribe today ArrowRight Videos circulating online appeared to show performers shouting “ Stop!... ” and pleading with staff to lift the backdrop and call an ambulance....

A Scottish Tory motion decrying the Scottish Government’s policy on exams has failed at Holyrood. MSP Meghan Gallacher tabled a motion in the Scottish Parliament which claimed “ that education has never been the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s number one priority ”.... It went on to “ express frustration at the widening attainment gap and the failure to guarantee that the 2022 school examination diet will go ahead in full ”.... An SNP amendment to the motion passed by 67 votes to 54. Recommen

Mr Marr took to Twitter to announce the news of his departure after more than two decades with the company. The 62-year-old wrote: “ Personal announcement.... After 21 years, I have decided to move on from the BBC.“ l leave behind many happy memories and wonderful colleagues.“ But from the New Year I am moving to Global to write and present political and cultural shows, and to write for newspapers.” He continued: “ I think British politics and public life are going to go through an even more tu

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer s colleagues greeted the news of his retirement with remembrances and well-wishes.... Here are some excerpts from what his colleagues wrote about him and his wife Joanna in statements released by the court: CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTSHis pragmatism, encyclopedic knowledge, and varied government experience have enriched the Court’s deliberations.... It has been an absolute joy to have spent these years with them, from sitting next to each other on the bench f

TV presenter and author Bamber Gascoigne has been remembered as “ an incredibly generous man ” by his wife following his death at the age of 87. Gascoigne, best known as the original host of quiz show University Challenge, died at his home in Richmond after a short illness, the Grange Park Opera announced on behalf of his family. During his career, the TV star also presented numerous documentary series and wrote several books. His wife Christina, to whom he was married to for 55 years, said: “ B

They tagged her with the code name Frida.... Even Pravda, the official broadsheet of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, condemned her by name, and others like her, for their efforts to tear Ukraine away from the USSR. Opinion: How Ukrainian politics became the most Canadian of politics Ms.... Freeland, in a written statement to The Globe and Mail, said: “ I am aware that my work with pro-democracy and environmental activists invoked the ire of the Soviet KGB....