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Israel to close Dublin embassy after Ireland supports ICJ genocide petition
Israel has announced it will close its embassy in Ireland, citing Dublin’s decision last week to support a petition at the international court of justice accusing Israel of “genocide”.
The move was announced by the Israeli foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, who said it was prompted by the Irish government’s “extreme …
West Midlands police seek Porsche driver after two-year-old dies in collision
A two-year-old boy has died and two adults have been left in a critical condition after a hit-and-run involving a stolen Porsche in the West Midlands.
Police said four adults and a child were taken to hospital after a collision in Smethwick shortly before 11pm on Saturday night.
A two-year-old …
Mining exports could plunge $100bn over four years, slashing $36bn from federal revenue, Myefo suggests
Mining exports are set to plunge more than $100bn over the next four years and deliver an $8.5bn hit to company tax receipts, representing a $36bn reversal in forecast federal revenue compared with a year ago, this week’s mid year budget update will reveal.
Figures to be included in Wednesday’s …
Brussels sprouts will be 25% bigger this year, and may be sexier too
Farmers are forecasting that brussels sprouts will be 25% bigger this year.
Good growing conditions, the introduction of new varieties, and a dose of sea air have resulted in a crop of super-sized sprouts for this festive season.
The vegetable wholesaler TH Clements, a supplier to Tesco, has told the …
‘Celebrating the unknown’: Syrian Alawites fear for future under rebel rule
To prepare
khubeiza
, the leaves of the kale-like plant must be roughly chopped and sauteed with onions, garlic and a dash of salt. Folklore says that the recipe originated among the Alawite communities who lived in Syria’s mountainous coastline where the fibrous, wild-growing plant can be found in abundance. …Spanish artwork seized by Franco regime returned to rightful owners
Spain’s culture ministry has begun to fulfil its promise to return
more than 5,000 works of art that were taken by the Franco regime
after restoring a painting seized by the dictatorship 84 years ago to its rightful owners.British Sikhs being asked about views on India at UK airports, says Labour MP
British Sikhs are being stopped at airports and questioned about their attitudes towards India, a Labour MP has said, raising concerns about Delhi’s influence over British security checks.
Preet Gill, one of the most prominent Sikhs in parliament, has written to the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, to voice her concern …
Northumberland line reopens, carrying its first rail passengers since 1964
A previously abandoned railway line between Newcastle and Ashington has reopened, with passengers able to use the service for the first time in 60 years.
The Northumberland line ran its first passenger service since 1964 on Sunday morning, leaving Newcastle at 7:57am, just after sunrise, stopping at Seaton Delaval and …
Small boat crossings would be ‘thousands higher’ under the Tories, Yvette Cooper says
Small boat crossings would be “thousands higher” under the Conservatives, the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has said, though they remain 20% higher than this time last year.
But Cooper declined to say when people could expect to see the number reduce, saying only that the government was making progress on …