Crime

Archaeologists uncover 300-year-old courtyard remains at Castle Ward estate

Remains of a courtyard and building complex dating back at least 300 years have been discovered during drainage work at the Castle Ward estate in County Down.

Biden commutes 37 federal death row sentences to life imprisonment

Police ombudsman finds insufficient time to stop INLA-related gunfire in Derry

The Police Ombudsman concluded that police lacked sufficient time to prevent republican paramilitaries from firing shots into the air during an INLA commemoration in Derry in 2021, despite appropriate planning.

Biden denies malicious intent behind East Coast drone sightings

President Joe Biden stated there is no evidence of malicious activity behind recent drone sightings in the northeastern United States, calling the situation non-threatening. Federal agencies confirmed the sightings do not pose a national security or public safety risk.

High Court orders public inquiry into 1997 Sean Brown murder

Trump cancels New Jersey golf visit over drone sightings

President-elect Donald Trump cancels a planned visit to his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey due to drone sightings. He asserts government and military authorities know the origin of the drones.

Court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, upholds the death penalty for real estate tycoon Trương Mỹ Lan

Paul Dunleavy, a Christian Brother and former school principal already serving time in prison for two accounts of sexual offences against children