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Maria McCannBBC News NI north east reporterBBCCatherine Lamont runs a dance company in PortstewartThe closure of the Riverside theatre means a generation of performers in the north west will miss out on the experience of being on a “proper stage”, the owner of a dance company has said.The theatre at the Coleraine campus of Ulster University (UU) will stop operating on Friday.The venue was billed as Northern Ireland’s oldest professional theatre outside of Belfast.A UU spokesperson previously said the building had “come to the end of its life” and needed significant investment.A protest was held in May against the plans…
The highly anticipated 71st National Film Awards, which celebrate excellence in Indian cinema, announced its winners today. The awards recognize outstanding achievements in categories ranging from acting and direction to music and production. The final jury report was officially submitted to Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State Dr. L Murugan earlier this evening. Following the submission, a press briefing was held at the National Media Centre in New Delhi where the jury members publicly revealed the names of the winners across all categories.Shah Rukh Khan won the ‘Best Actor’ For Jawan and he shared this…
Mike Donilon, the longtime strategist and confidant for former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., told congressional investigators Thursday that he would have received a $4 million bonus had Mr. Biden won re-election last year.That shows how Mr. Donilon held a financial interest in Mr. Biden’s remaining in the presidential race, all while Mr. Donilon was part of a very small inner circle of aides who kept damaging information from Mr. Biden. Mr. Donilon had also warned him that his “biggest issue is the perception of age.”The admission from Mr. Donilon, revealed by a person briefed on his testimony who also…
The chief civil servant at the Ministry of Defence will be replaced in the wake of the Afghan data breach, the department has announced.The move follows one of the worst UK data breaches for decades being revealed to the public earlier this month, in a major embarrassment for defence and intelligence services.The leak, which went undetected for months and was then subject to a super-injunction, put the identities of British spies, soldiers, and vulnerable Afghan allies at risk.Permanent Secretary David Williams will leave this autumn and recruitment for his successor has started, the MoD confirmed.The BBC understands Williams’ departure was…
Desperate neighbours including a “man with a machete” intervened to help stop an XL bully dog mauling a woman. The woman, in her 40s, is being treated in hospital for serious injuries after the attack in Fleetwood, Lancashire, at about 16:45 BST on Thursday.Witnesses said a number of people went to help after the dog escaped from a back door and went for the woman, who is believed to be related to its owner. The BBC understands the dog was wounded at the scene on Wingrove Road before being destroyed by Lancashire Police officers and then seized. Witnesses told the…
PA MediaConcerns were raised about the hazardous material at the Meridi Street site ahead of the lighting of the 11 July bonfiresThe presence of asbestos at a bonfire site in Belfast is under criminal investigation by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), the environment minister has confirmed.Concerns were raised about the hazardous material at the site, between the Donegall Road and the Westlink, in the run up to the lighting of the 11 July bonfires. The NIEA previously removed about 20kg of asbestos from the Meridi Street site and had confirmed that further fragments of asbestos had been found in…
A “united front” of US social media giants could try to “fight off” regulation implemented in Europe, an American politician has suggested.The idea that big tech companies like Meta, Apple, Microsoft and others could work together against both the UK and EU laws was made by Republican senator Scott Fitzgerald, who is chair of the judiciary subcommittee and an ally of President Donald Trump. He was part of a trip that US politicians made to this side of the Atlantic recently around the topic of online regulation. Image: One of the delegation, Jim Jordan, talking with Elon Musk earlier this…
Yuzvendra Chahal (Pic credit: Chahal) NEW DELHI: India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has opened up about his divorce from influencer and choreographer Dhanashree Verma, revealing the emotional turmoil and mental health struggles he endured during the difficult phase of his life.In a deeply personal conversation on Raj Shamani’s podcast, Chahal admitted that the separation was not sudden but had been a long, private process. The couple kept their struggles off social media, projecting normalcy until they were certain about ending their marriage.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“It was going on for a long while,” Chahal said. “We…
The plan would help support research projects and jobs connected with colleges and universities in the state, which have faced funding cuts by the Trump administration. Source link
Imogen FoulkesGeneva correspondent, BBC NewsGetty Images39%? For Switzerland, this is a huge shock, and worse than the worst-case scenario – these are the highest tariffs in Europe. Globally, the fourth highest, behind only Syria, Laos, and Myanmar, (although if President Trump follows through on his 50% tariff threat then Brazil will jump to the top of the list).It’s the one story dominating the news and the airwaves on Friday. One newspaper, Blick, described it as the country’s biggest defeat since French victory in the battle of Marignano in 1515.Just weeks ago, Switzerland’s government was exuding confidence. In May, a Swiss…