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Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Man jailed after robbing bank with a banana

A man who robbed a bank while holding a banana has been jailed for 14 months.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
YouTuber buys town and renames it ‘Gay Hell’ to protest against Trump policy

YouTuber Elijah Daniel has purchased a small town in Michigan named Hell and renamed it “Gay Hell” in protest against a Trump policy banning US embassies from flying LGBTQ+ Pride...

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
YouTuber renames Michigan town ‘Gay Hell’ to protest against Trump policy

YouTuber Elijah Daniel has purchased a small town in Michigan named Hell and renamed it “Gay Hell” in protest against a Trump policy banning US embassies from flying LGBTQ+ Pride...

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Woman who had seven children taken away from her is pregnant again, judge is told

A woman who has had seven children removed from her care is pregnant again, a family court judge in the UK has been told.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Iran not seeking war against any nation, says president

Iran is not seeking to wage war against any nation, the country's president has said while at the same time stressing that Iranians will withstand mounting US pressure and emerge...

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Business
Till debt do us part: Russia’s holdings of US Treasuries plunge to 12-year low

Foreign investors led by Russia accelerated the reduction of US debt securities in April, decreasing their holdings of Treasury bills by $29.5 billion, data released by the US Treasury Department...

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Science & Tech
New Yolo anonymous Q&A app attracts millions of teenage users, has parents wary

The new anonymous Q & A app, Yolo, has gained popularity among young Snapchat users but has raised concerns of bullying and privacy among parents.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
EU court declares Germany’s motorway tolls illegal

The European Court of Justice has ruled that motorway tolls in Germany are illegal because they unfairly penalise drivers from other European Union countries.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
‘I wasn’t a spy for MI6,’ says Conservative Party leader hopeful Rory Stewart

Tory leadership hopeful Rory Stewart has denied he was a spy - but said he could not admit it if he had been.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Business
Cheddar to the rescue? UK company uses cheese to power 4,000 homes

A UK dairy in Yorkshire has signed an agreement with a local biogas plant to supply it with a by-product of cheese-making that would be turned into thermal power to...

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Hong Kong leader apologises over extradition bill

Hong Kong's leader has apologised for an unpopular extradition bill that drew massive protests and indicated that it will not be revived during the current legislative session.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Everything you need to know about Facebook’s cryptocurrency

Facebook has announced its own form of cryptocurrency called Libra alongside a digital wallet named Calibra, which will allow users to pay for everyday items directly using their smartphone.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Utility Warehouse owner Telecom Plus gains customers

Utility Warehouse owner Telecom Plus attracted higher numbers of customers last year, as the company said it was poised to take advantage of the “challenging” energy marketplace.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Worms developer Team17 ups full-year outlook on strong first half

Videogame developer Team17 Group has seen shares jump after upping its earnings and revenues outlook for the full year thanks to strong sales of new and old titles.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
New Zealand man jailed for sharing video of mass shooting that killed 51 people in Christchurch

A New Zealand man was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Tuesday for distributing videos of a massacre at two mosques in the city of Christchurch, media reported.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Ashtead profits and revenue rise as acquisitions boost growth

Equipment rental firm Ashtead Group has reported another quarter of solid growth, putting its annual profits and revenue well ahead of last year.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
British finance minister Philip Hammond is ‘prepared to resign’ over Prime Minister Theresa May’s legacy spending plans

UK Chancellor and Finance Minister Philip Hammond is prepared to resign over Prime Minister Theresa May's plans to spend billions of pounds on projects to shore up her legacy, it...

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Liam Gallagher: Send me the keys to 10 Downing Street

Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has said he would like to become the next prime minister, adding that he will “sort this pile of shit out”.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Liam Gallagher launches Downing Street bid to ‘sort this pile of shit out’

Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has said he would like to become the next prime minister, adding that he will “sort this pile of shit out”.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
New Zealand mosque shooting video sharer jailed

A Christchurch businessman who shared a video of worshippers being killed at a New Zealand mosque has been sentenced to 21 months in prison.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Farming
Farmer puts brakes on Intel €3.5bn plan – Thomas Reid only third party to appeal Council decision

A farmer has appealed Kildare Co Council's planning permission for Intel's planned new $4 billion (€3.53bn) facility at its Leixlip plant to An Bord Pleanála.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Farming
Farmer puts brakes on Intel $4bn plan – Thomas Reid only third party to appeal Council decision

A farmer has appealed Kildare Co Council's planning permission for Intel's planned new $4 billion (€3.53bn) facility at its Leixlip plant to An Bord Pleanála.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Rescue efforts under way after fatal China earthquake

Rescue efforts are under way after an earthquake in China that has left 12 people dead and 134 injured.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Ousted Egyptian president quietly buried a day after courtroom death

Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi has been buried, a day after collapsing and dying in a Cairo courtroom, a lawyer said.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Boaty McBoatface makes significant discovery on debut research mission

The yellow submarine dubbed Boaty McBoatface has returned from its first expedition with data which links increasing Antarctic winds to rising sea temperatures.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Grenfell campaigners project message on to Houses of Parliament

Survivors and bereaved families of the Grenfell Tower fire have projected a message on to the Houses of Parliament two years on from the devastating blaze.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Sotheby’s to be acquired by French-Israeli media mogul for £2.95bn

Auction house Sotheby's has announced it has signed an agreement to be purchased by French-Israeli media mogul Patrick Drahi for £2.95 billion.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Farming
Plenty of road frontage land up for grabs in Leinster auctions this week

While the land market in north Leinster has been slow to kick off this year, Murtagh Bros Mullingar have a flurry of auctions coming up.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Tory leadership race: Who are the hopefuls and what are their odds as frontrunner Boris Johnson stays out of fray

The race to become the new Tory leader, and British prime minister, is entering the final week of selection by MPs, with the field continuing to narrow.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Tory leadership hopefuls face second vote as as frontrunner Boris Johnson stays out of fray

The race to become the new Tory leader, and British prime minister, is entering the final week of selection by MPs, with the field continuing to narrow.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Farming
Richard Hackett: Next two weeks could dictate if the harvest proves bountiful or a complete washout

With the weather taking a turn, it looks like the wheat septoria programmes we have been using are going to be really tested over the next few weeks.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Farming
Beef Prices: ‘Magnificent Seven’ badly needed by beef farmers

"If God did not want them sheared, He would not have made them sheep."

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Farming
‘Huge’ rise in judgements being sought by vulture funds on farm-related debts

Farmers whose loans are in the hands of so-called vulture funds may be able to save both their family home and farms, through a Personal Insolvency Arrangement, according to a...

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Farming
The radical actions aiming to slash farming emissions

The Government's Climate Action Plan has 35 action points for agriculture. These include bringing forward the introduction of the Teagasc Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions report.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Farming
Climate targets won’t hold back farm growth like quotas – Creed

Climate action measures will not become the new quota for farming, holding back growth, Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has insisted.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Farming
Beef bailout fund a ‘bribe’ to scale back the suckler sector, claim hill farmers

The EU Commission has been accused of targeting the suckler sector in the conditions attached to the €100m Brexit support package for the Irish beef industry.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
World governments ‘ignore organ horror’

Governments have ignored organ harvesting in China to avoid acknowledging "an inconvenient truth", an independent tribunal in Britain has suggested.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Farming
Vulture funds upping the ante on farm debts

There has been a large rise in the number of judgements being sought by vulture funds on farm-related debt an agri finance specialist has warned.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Vatican signals shift towards ordaining ‘elderly’ married men to fix priest shortage

The Vatican has signalled a historic shift on celibacy following the publication of a document asking bishops to consider ordaining married men as priests.

Posted by The Analyst | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Race for the Tory top job enters a crucial week as Johnson stays out of fray

The race to become the new Tory leader, and British prime minister, is entering the final week of selection by MPs, with the field continuing to narrow.