Retrospective archive
10,000 sourced records covering January 2020 to August 2026. Five hundred concise archive briefs are currently free to read.
The Public Health Agency announces that Knockavoe Special School in Strabane, County Tyrone, will close for three days following an outbreak of scabies.
The Hague district court orders the Dutch government to create a legally binding plan to protect Bonaire from climate change, including setting enforceable emissions-reduction targets aligned with the Paris Agreement, after ruling that existing measures fail to safeguard residents from rising seas and extreme weather.
Thousands of people are left without power, and 350 schools are closed for the day, following disruption caused by Storm Chandra.
It is announced that Northern Ireland will become the first part of the UK to introduce graduated driving licences in an attempt to reduce the number of fatal road crashes involving young people.
A woman in her 60s dies in hospital after getting into difficulty in water at Helen's Bay beach the previous day.
Seven occupants are killed and another is injured when a Bombardier Challenger 650 jet crashes at Bangor International Airport in Maine, United States, during severe weather conditions.
American climber Alex Honnold free-solo climbs the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan, setting the record for the highest free solo climb of an urban structure, after completing the climb during a livestreamed event.
Protests occur in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was fatally shot by ICE agents in the city. The Department of Homeland Security states he attacked ICE while allegedly carrying a concealed handgun. Protesters are reportedly hit with tear gas and at least one stun grenade.
At least 30 people from the opposition National Unity Platform are killed and 2,000 other people are arrested in protests disputing the results of the general election in Uganda last week.
A £50m investment is announced for the Ulster Folk Museum.
MPs at Westminster vote to remove from the Troubles Legacy Act that a measure providing conditional immunity from prosecutions for Troubles-era crimes.
United States president Donald Trump announces he will cancel the planned tariffs on Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom after reaching an agreement with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte for a Greenland framework. He also stated at the World Economic Forum that he has ruled out sending forces amidst invasion fears.
Following a trial at Derry Crown Court, John Garrett O'Sullivan, who stored his father's body in a refrigerator following his death in July 2024, is sentenced to three years in prison for the unlawfully preventing the burial of a body, with half of the sentence to be served in custody and half on licence.
Four alleged drug traffickers are fatally shot in an overnight shootout with border guards while crossing the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border into Tajikistan.
In association football, Senegal wins its second Africa Cup of Nations title after defeating hosts Morocco 1–0 after extra time in the 2025 final in Rabat. Sadio Mané is named the tournament's best player.
In tennis, Venus Williams becomes the oldest player to participate in the women's singles draw of an Australian Open at the age of 45 years and 7 months, surpassing Kimiko Date's record from 2015.
Thousands of demonstrators attend rallies in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Nuuk, Greenland, to protest the proposed takeover by U.S. president Donald Trump.
Clashes between protesters opposed to president Yoweri Museveni and police leave at least seven people dead in Butambala, Uganda.
Frigidaire issues a recall for 330,000 mini-fridges for fire risks, after previously recalling 634,000 last year.
The Garda Síochána of Ireland confirms that there are 200 active investigations into child sexual abuse material being generated by Grok.
Unions representing teachers in Northern Ireland accept a pay rise worth 4% for 2025–26.
Grok deepfake images controversy: Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA Cara Hunter, who was the victim of a deepfake video, quits social media platform X due to what she describes as a "complete negligence in protecting women and children online".
The Israeli-backed militant organization Counter-Terrorism Strike Force says it has assassinated Mahmoud Al-Astal, head of a Hamas-run police unit in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip.
In tennis, Poland win their first United Cup title after defeating Switzerland 2–1 in the final at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Australia.