No ‘Pikachu’: Why is Japan at war against unconventional, ‘glittery’ names? The Japanese government has passed a new law that seeks to quell pop culture-inspired ‘kira kira’ names. Al Jazeera · Jun 3, 2025
Mourners fill St Peter’s Square as politics hangs over farewell to Pope Francis Hundreds of thousands of mourners lined the streets of Rome to send the Pope to his final resting place The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2025
Edwyn Collins: ‘Could an Orange Juice reunion ever be on the cards? No!’ The singer-songwriter on breaking up his band, recovering from a stroke, being too old to be a punk, and the chaos of recording with Mark E Smith The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2025
"It was an opening into a world of rock 'n' roll, sleaze, sexuality, drugs, violence and danger." They might sound worlds apart, but The Smiths wouldn't have existed without The Stooges, the US punks who made Johnny Marr's favourite record of all time In 1976, Manchester schoolboy Johnny Marr purchased a punk rock album that would change his life forever Louder · Nov 20, 2024
From kinder treatments to miniature tumours: five breakthroughs in cancer research Taking a chance on an untested idea can give rise to life-changing cancer treatments. Here are some of the most exciting developments and the new thinking behind them The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023
‘A community like this is interlinked’: how road deaths ripple through Australia’s small towns A quadruple fatality near Hamilton and the Hunter Valley bus crash have highlighted the trauma of road deaths on close-knit communities The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2023
Joyce joy as Galway bridge 20-year gap by sweeping Sligo aside in Connacht final 'It’s a bad sign that we didn’t do it in 20 years, but it’s a reflection of where we went to for a while.' Irish Mirror · May 7, 2023
‘Decisive number’ of islanders back buyout of estate A PLAN to expand community land ownership in the Outer Hebrides has taken an “important step forward” after islanders backed the buyout of a… The National (Scotland) · Sep 25, 2022
The Queen's hero pallbearers who had the most terrifying job in front of the world They include man whose sole ambition was to parade for monarch, a Sandhurst instructor and a muscular bodybuilder Wales Online · Sep 22, 2022
Long-awaited public buyout vote set to take place in Outer Hebrides ISLANDERS seeking to expand community land ownership in the Outer Hebrides are hoping the results of a long-awaited vote this week will bring a major The National (Scotland) · Sep 18, 2022
Gardai investigating after Bus Eireann vehicle 'attacked' in Cork city The incident involved the 207A Bus Eireann to Glenthorn and resulted in one of the windows of the bus being smashed Irish Mirror · Jun 6, 2022