Russian authorities are systematically seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainian residents who fled Mariupol. BBC Verify has analysed dozens of official documents published since July 2024 that show at least 5,700 homes have been identified for seizure. bbc.co.uk/news/resources…

Sky News uncovers new evidence which contradicts Israel's account of deadly attack on aid workers Read more ⬇️ trib.al/l00wr9a

Drimnagh born cardinal Kevin Farrell, who once barred president Mary McAleese from speaking at a Vatican conference on International Women’s Day, is now playing the most important role of his life as camerlengo following the death of Pope Francis. thetimes.com/article/f21759…

Ave Maria from the west of Ireland, in memory of Pope Francis. A voice of compassion through difficult times. A great loss

My favourite photo of Pope Francis. Cruising down through Ballymun in a regular car, window down, waving to the folks waiting to say hello. May he rest in peace. #popefrancis

i started out wanting to write about air pollution, and it ended up becoming a story about how london became a car city, and britain a car society. give it a listen if you’re interested in cities, transportation policy and environmental justice 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/7mWpY1…

The former mayor of Clonmel and clerical abuse survivor Michael O'Brien, whose harrowing story became one of the most compelling moments ever captured on lrish television has died. Mr O'Brien died on Tuesday at his daughter Geraldine's home. May he rest in peace.

this months’s pod is about air pollution from cars, how london became a car city, and what it means to organise a society around driving 👇👇👇 open.spotify.com/episode/7mWpY1…

Rest in peace, Michael O'Brien. The most moving piece of Irish television I can remember. It stopped the country in its tracks. What courage it took for him to say what he did.

O'Brien's testimony is still so shocking in how raw the pain is - in addition to the church abuse, the complicity by the state at the time is touched on. Institutional homes, the 'ISPCC cruelty man', children disposable and made into slave labour, in the name of "independence"

NEWS: We're very pleased to announce that Brighton & Hove Reform Synagogue, the fifth case on the #C20RiskList 2025, has been saved with a Grade II listing designation. Designed by architect Derek Sharp and built 1966-67, the modernist synagogue was threatened with demolition,

Gaza church remembers Pope Francis as its 'shield' nbcnews.com/news/pope-fran… via @nbcnews

Kilburn was once the hub of London's Irish community. Now it's nowhere to be seen. What happened? I wrote about my home of the last four years and London's obsession with commercialised Irishness for The Londoner the-londoner.co.uk/the-death-of-c…

it’s cool how my “following” timeline is gradually becoming less varied and inspiring as more and more people choose to quit this site, meanwhile “for you” is like staring directly into the warp core from Event Horizon

This is a completely fake video and hasn't been published by The Sun. It's likely part of a major Russian disinformation operation that mimics news outlets to disparage Ukraine. The fake clip has 2 million views and no community note, which means it's eligible for monetisation.

A member of the K-pop boy band Just B publicly came out as gay during a concert this week in Los Angeles. It's a rare move in a high-pressure Korean music industry, in which artists tend to be fiercely guarded about their private lives. nbcnews.com/world/south-ko…

The ISIS persecution of Yazidis - now officially recognised as a genocide - is still ongoing. Our film about captives being rescued more than 10 years on is out May 2 @skynews With team Chris Cunningham Jake Britton Fahad Fattah Zein Jaafar Jake Lea-Wilson

drones would need to be in the air at all times everywhere - why not cameras in blight spots

April 30 1796 - Called on Clarke again; he is a sad puppy, and I am fairly tired of him.

Tough but necessary to share - for all we lost in this war.