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50 children unaccounted for in NI school system

50 children unaccounted for in NI school system

More than 20 children are missing from one school in County Antrim since the start of the term. Their names were among a larger list of more than 50 children who are currently unaccounted for in the s …

A bridge, 130 convictions and a 30-year fight: The tolls that made criminals of islanders

A bridge, 130 convictions and a 30-year fight: The tolls that made criminals of islanders

When the Skye Bridge opened exactly 30 years ago today, motorists were charged £4.70 to drive their cars one way over the crossing. It led to high-profile and often ingenious protests by some islander …

Aid group suspends Gaza operations after ceasefire

Aid group suspends Gaza operations after ceasefire

The controversial US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has confirmed it suspended operations in Gaza after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 10 Octobe …

Artificial reef created at offshore wind farm

Artificial reef created at offshore wind farm

One of the largest artificial reefs in the world has been installed at a wind farm off the Sussex coast. The project at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm is the first of its kind, with 75,000 specially d …

At least three dead after Kenya police open fire to disperse mourners of ex-PM Raila Odinga

At least three dead after Kenya police open fire to disperse mourners of ex-PM Raila Odinga

At least three people have died in Kenya after police fired gunshots and tear gas in a stadium where crowds of mourners had gathered to see the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Prominent ri …

Australia's rainforests are releasing more carbon than they absorb, warn scientists

Australia's rainforests are releasing more carbon than they absorb, warn scientists

Australia's tropical rainforests have become the first in the world to release more carbon than they absorb, in a trend linked to climate change, a study has found. Rainforests are usually regarded as …