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A MAN who poured fuel through the letterbox of a house while people were sleeping inside has been jailed. Kevin Hughes, of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, was armed with a jerry can filled with fuel when he approached the property in Garratt Avenue, Mansfield at 4am on July 6, 2023. The arsonist poured the accelerant through the house’s letterbox and onto the doormat, before … [Read more...] about Man who poured fuel through letterbox in early-morning arson attack jailed

A WOMAN who was found with bullets, balaclavas and instructions on how to build a bomb has been sentenced for terrorism offences in Co. Antrim. Jennifer Lennox was found with 118 bullets, 54 balaclavas and a bomb-making guide when PSNI officers raided a premises in Ballymoney in November 2021. PSNI Detective Inspector Lavery explained: “Following a search of a residential … [Read more...] about Woman found with bullets and balaclavas sentenced for terrorism offences

TRIBUTES have been paid to a teenager who died when the car he was driving veered off a road in Co. Sligo. Rickie Devine Jr was pronounced dead at the scene of the single vehicle collision on the N17 at Ballinacarrow shortly after 8.15pm on February 22. "A young adult male, aged in his late teens, sustained serious injuries when the SUV he was driving veered off the road," … [Read more...] about Tributes to tragic teen killed in collision on Irish road

A NEW show documenting the history of the BBC and its reporting over the years has revealed the broadcaster “censored” the Catholic viewpoint during the Troubles. That claim has been made by former BBC senior executive Sir Paul Fox, who talks candidly in the documentary Shooting the Rapids. The Guardian reports Mr Fox’s statement to the programme, where he claims the truth of … [Read more...] about BBC ‘censored’ truth about Catholics’ experience during Troubles former executive reveals

THE last portrait painted by Francis Bacon of his lover George Dyer will go under the hammer next month. Painted in 1970, Study of George Dwyer was completed a year before Dyer’s death. With an estimated price tag of £5-7million, it will go up for sale for the first time in more than 50 years next month. The piece will be on offer at Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary Evening … [Read more...] about Francis Bacon’s final portrait of lover George Dyer expected to fetch £7m at auction