Community is ‘numb’ following Buncrana tragedy

Handout The teenagers have been named as 18-year-old Matt Sibanda (left) and 16-year-old Emmanuel Familola (right) The community is “numb” after two teenage boys died after getting into difficulty in the water near Buncrana, County Donegal, a member of the RLNI has said. They have been named locally as 16-year-old Emmanuel Familola, originally from Nigeria, … Read more

Top military officials to speak as ceasefire holds

Top military officials from India and Pakistan are due to speak later on Monday to discuss finer details of the ceasefire agreed between them on Saturday. The US-brokered ceasefire between the nuclear-armed neighbours appears to have held overnight after nearly four days of intense shelling and aerial incursions from both sides. On Saturday, President Donald … Read more

‘Children handcuffed and shot’ – ex-UK Special Forces break silence on war crime claims

Hannah O’Grady and Joel Gunter BBC Panorama A video compiled by UK Special Forces shows how members of one squadron kept count of their kills Former members of UK Special Forces have broken years of silence to give BBC Panorama eyewitness accounts of alleged war crimes committed by colleagues in Iraq and Afghanistan. Giving their … Read more

‘The closer we get, the hungrier we become’

Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Remember Monday will represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland this week (L-R): Charlotte Steele, Holly-Anne Hull and Lauren Byrne Since Remember Monday were announced as the UK’s Eurovision act in March, they’ve barely slept in their own beds. “It’s definitely in the single digits,” says … Read more

Donald Trump prizes more Gulf investment in the US

Sameer Hashmi Business reporter Getty Images President Trump, pictured here in 2019, is due to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday With US President Donald Trump due to visit Gulf states this week, a key focus will be securing significant new investment for the US economy. “President Trump wants the announcement [of … Read more

Principals pay tribute to Buncrana students

The principals of Scoil Mhuire and Crana College have paid tribute to 16-year-old Emmanuel Familola and 18-year-old Matt Sibanda who died after getting into difficulty in the water near Buncrana in County Donegal on Saturday. Evelyn McLoughlin, principal of Scoil Mhuire in Buncrana, where Emmanuel attended, said there were “no words” that could “fully capture … Read more