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The Essex businessman Mike Lynch faces fraud charges in the US Dr Michael Lynch in 2011 (GettyImages) DR MICHAEL Lynch, accused of leading Britain’s biggest ever corporate fraud, will see the case against him begin in a San Francisco courtroom on March 18. The case in California stands listed as ‘The United States of America v. Michael Richard Lynch, case number … [Read more...] about Dr Michael Lynch trial to go ahead in California in March

A MAN has appeared in court after he was extradited from the US over historic indecent assault offences. The 67-year-old, with an address in Massachusetts, was arrested in the States on an international arrest warrant for 12 alleged offences dating back to the 1970s. He was extradited by officers from the PSNI's International Policing Unit and appeared at Derry Magistrates' … [Read more...] about Man appears in court after being extradited from US over historic indecent assault offences

PEOPLE across Ireland are being warned to ‘stay safe’ and only travel if necessary as Storm Jocelyn is set to hit the region today. The storm, which lands across the island this afternoon, comes hot on the heels of Storm Isha which devastated many areas over the weekend. The clean-up operation is still underway across parts of Northern Ireland and the Republic, following that … [Read more...] about ‘Stay safe’: Warnings issued across Ireland as Storm Jocelyn arrives hot on heels of Storm Isha

COMEDIAN Frankie Boyle has shown his support for an annual march which commemorates the lives lost in the Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry in 1972. Born in Scotland, to parents who hail from Donegal, Boyle is touring his Lap of Shame comedy show across Ireland this month. Over the weekend members of the Bloody Sunday March Committee, who organise the annual Bloody Sunday March … [Read more...] about Comedian Frankie Boyle shows support for march honouring Bloody Sunday victims

STAFF at a Belfast off licence were left shaken after being threatened with a knife during a robbery last night. The shop, in the Oldpark Road area of north Belfast, was targeted by the masked robber at around 8.35pm yesterday evening (January 22). Armed with a knife, the man entered the shop and threatened staff before taking money from the tills and running off, the PSNI … [Read more...] about Staff threatened with knife during armed robbery at off licence in Belfast