MARGARET Thatcher ordered MI5 to investigate links between Moscow and the Provisional IRA in the early 1980s, amid fears the Soviets were supplying the organisation with weapons and financial aid, it’s been revealed. Thatcher’s concerns of possible co-operation between Russia and the PIRA were roused by the Soviet leadership’s expression of support for the 1981 hunger strike of … [Read more...] about Thatcher ordered MI5 probe into Russia’s links with Provisional IRA
Police hunt man who robbed sandwich shop while threatening staff with scissors
POLICE are investigating after a man robbed a sandwich shop in Belfast while threatening staff with a pair of scissors. PSNI officers were called to reports of an aggravated burglary in the south of the city on Sunday night, March 16. The incident happened at a sandwich shop in Botanic Avenue, Belfast “Around 10.45pm, a man entered a sandwich shop on Botanic Avenue,” the police … [Read more...] about Police hunt man who robbed sandwich shop while threatening staff with scissors
Last veteran of the Battle of Britain passes away
THE only remaining survivor of the Battle of Britain – an aerial conflict which took place between the RAF and the German Luftwaffe during World War 2 – has died at the age of 105. John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, who was originally from Dublin, joined the fight against the Nazis as a teenager in 1938. By the time Mr. Hemingway was 21, he was a pilot for the RAF, and his services were … [Read more...] about Last veteran of the Battle of Britain passes away
Life sentence for murderer who shouted ‘die, die, die’ during brutal stabbing attack
A MAN has been jailed for life for brutally murdering a man in broad daylight. Dellan Charles will serve at least 23 years behind bars for the murder of Sean O’Neill, whom he chased and attacked in a quiet residential street nearly two years ago. Mr O'Neil, a 30-year-old construction worker who lived in Hayes, Middlesex, was found with stab injuries in the Reynolds Road area of … [Read more...] about Life sentence for murderer who shouted ‘die, die, die’ during brutal stabbing attack
Police officers injured as patrol car ‘deliberately rammed’ in Derry
POLICE officers were left injured, and their patrol car was put off the road following a ramming attack in Derry. The incident happened in Clon Elagh area of the city on March 16. “At approximately 6.15pm, officers attempted to stop what was believed to be a stolen car in the Clon Elagh area, when the driver failed to stop,” the PSNI confirmed in a statement. “Following a short … [Read more...] about Police officers injured as patrol car ‘deliberately rammed’ in Derry