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Press Association Sir Roger Casement was executed in 1916 for his part in an Irish rebellion In the heart of west Belfast, a derelict stadium named after Irish revolutionary Roger Casement has become the focal point of a complex political row. It’s an argument which goes beyond the hundreds of millions it will cost to…

Controversy over the human cost of building the infrastructure required for the 2022 tournament in the gulf state’s extreme summer heat has hung over the event for years. In 2021, it was revealed that 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka had died in Qatar since it won its bid to…

Getty Images Hong Kong saw explosive pro-democracy protests in the last decade – but hopes for a freer city have faded in the wake of Beijing’s crackdown The memories began rushing back as Kenneth strolled through Hong Kong’s Victoria Park, once a focal point for the city’s resistance to China. As a child, Kenneth would…

Match of the Day pundits Dion Dublin and Danny Murphy analyse Bukayo Saka’s stellar performance against West Ham as he becomes the first player in Europe’s top five leagues to reach 10 assists. READ MORE: ‘Title race on’ – how Odegaard & Saka are keeping Arsenal hopes alive Available to UK users only. Source: www.bbc.com…

John Fairhall/BBC Alex and Keeley lay flowers on their dad’s grave following his death in July 2023 Siblings Alex and Keeley regularly visit their dad’s grave in a peaceful Essex cemetery to remove weeds and lay new flowers. Although their father had been a drug and alcohol user for most of his adult life, they…

BBC FirstPort charges residents more than £9,000 a year to look after this balancing pond “We feel fleeced. I feel as if I pay a second council tax to live where I am.” This is how Karen Stokes describes paying management company FirstPort to maintain land surrounding a small balancing pond near her home in…

Alex Price Tyler Kerry died on a family holiday in Turkey, his uncle Alex Price said A 20-year-old British man has died after being found fatally injured in a lift shaft while on a family holiday in Turkey. Tyler Kerry, from Basildon, Essex, was discovered on Friday morning at the hotel he was staying at…

Instagram Gregg Wallace made a video statement on Instagram Gregg Wallace has hit back at allegations of historic misconduct, saying they have come from a “handful of middle-class women of a certain age”. The MasterChef presenter said in a video on Instagram on Sunday morning there had been “13 complaints” from “over 4,000 contestants” he…

American star Mikaela Shiffrin says there is “no cause for concern” and was “sorry to scare everybody” after crashing out of the giant slalom in Killington, Vermont. The two-time Olympic champion had been seeking a record-extending 100th World Cup win and looked well placed to reach the milestone before falling and crashing into safety netting…

BBC Daniel San Diego was arrested at his remote home on the outskirts of Llanrwst in the Conwy valley Earlier this week one of America’s most wanted men was finally arrested in rural north Wales having spent the past 21 years on the run. Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, was wanted by the FBI for…