Clive Johnston from Sion Mills, County Tyrone, held an open-air service in a safe access zone near Causeway Hospital in July 2024.
Payouts for injuries caused by e-scooters and e-bikes in the UK have exceeded £110m. The rising costs are contributing to increased insurance premiums for drivers. Incidents include severe injuries and fatalities, with legal battles and calls for better regulation.
Belgium players expressed a "sense of injustice" after Fifa suspended Folarin Balogun's one-match ban just before their World Cup match against the US. Despite the striker being cleared to play, Belgium won 4-1, with players appearing to mock the situation.
The United States' World Cup campaign ended in a disappointing 4-1 loss to Belgium in the last-16. Despite a strong start and national enthusiasm, the team's performance faltered, marked by defensive errors and controversy surrounding Folarin Balogun's suspended red card.
A new poll reveals that the recent heatwave in England caused mass sleep deprivation, with two-thirds of people struggling to sleep. Almost half lost three hours of sleep nightly. The heatwave also impacted homes, health, and businesses, leading to calls for polluters to fund necessary upgrades.
A US airman, Hannes Marschalek, accused of indecently exposing himself to women in England, had his case transferred to the US military, allowing him to face a court martial instead of the British justice system. He later won an appeal on technical grounds.
An MI5 watchdog inquiry found the security service knew an abusive agent, known as Agent X, was misogynistic and "obsessed" with violence, despite defending him in court. The agent had threatened his girlfriend with a machete. MI5 is said to have had a "lack of sufficient professional curiosity" about the agent.
