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Successful energy transition’s secret? Put people first

The COP28 UN climate summit in December produced the first global deal calling on countries to transition away from climate-heating fossil fuels in their energy systems. The big question for 2024 is how to start putting that into practice quickly, and fairly. This week, hard on the heels of COP28, …

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Trump arrives in Washington court for immunity hearing

Former US president Donald Trump has arrived in a Washington DC federal courthouse for a hearing on his claim to immunity against prosecution over his alleged instigation of an attempt to overthrow the 2020 election. Mr Trump, who is running again for the presidency in this year’s election, is accused …

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Over 6,500 vanished trying to reach Spain in 2023

At least 6,618 people died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2023, when record numbers headed for the Canary Islands, a migrants rights group said. This “shameful” figure is almost three times the number recorded in the previous year – 2,390 – and the highest since …

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Coroner confirms Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes

Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes, a London coroner’s court has confirmed. The singer-songwriter died in London last July aged 56. A spokesperson for Southwark Coroner’s Court said: “This is to confirm that Ms O’Connor died of natural causes. “The coroner has therefore ceased their involvement in her death. Any …

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Former UK post office boss to return CBE after fallout

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is to hand back her CBE following the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of subpostmasters. The former chief executive, who ran the Post Office while it routinely denied there was a problem with its Horizon …

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CSO launches new Household Budget survey campaign

The results of the CSO’s Household Budget Survey, which is used to gauge spending habits, are to be released on an annual basis from next year. The data from the HBS, which is carried out by the Central Statistics Office, also helps to measure inflation and determine the cost of …

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Ten platforms to be covered by new online safety code

The media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, has named the ten video-sharing platforms that will be covered by its new online safety code. They are Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Udemy, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, Pinterest, Tumblr and Reddit. The online safety code is being finalised and once the new rules are established, they …

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512 asylum seekers without State accommodation

There are now 512 recently arrived asylum seekers who have not been offered any State accommodation, according to the latest figures from the Department of Integration. That is 55 more international protection applicants left without shelter since Friday and 136 more since this day last week. All the asylum seekers …

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Trump to attend immunity hearing on election charges

Donald Trump plans to be in a Washington courtroom later today as his lawyers argue that the former US president should be immune from charges that he illegally sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election. His visit is likely to serve as a campaign stop, with the courthouse …

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Breivik still poses risk of ‘unbridled violence’

Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in 2011, still poses a risk of “totally unbridled violence”, the Norwegian state argued in a lawsuit over his prison conditions. Breivik has sued the state, claiming his extended isolation is a violation of Article 3 of the European Convention …

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