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Eoin O’Callaghan speaks about composing the theme tune and score of NI-set BBC TV series Blue Lights. Source link

Parts of northern India are reeling under an intense heatwave that’s set to last through the week. Source link

Last week, Washington announce new tariffs on Chinese imports including electric cars and solar panels. Source link

Martin White died at the age of 33 after being given blood products contaminated with HIV.

As the UK and US continue to see falling birth rates, options to deal with the issue are limited. Source link

A report suggests shareholders have taken billons but failed to invest as water bills look set to rise. Source link

The Tainted Blood campaign group chairman, Andy Evans, who was infected with HIV and hepatitis C as a child through his haemophilia treatment, said publication of the report would be a “defining” moment after decades of campaigning. “This is where we pin our hopes, really – we don’t have anywhere else to go after this,” he said.”From the very beginning, victims have been gas-lit by government saying that the treatment was the best available and every decision was made with the best intention and with the best information they had available at the time. “Through the course of the inquiry,…

Assassin’s Creed: Shadows is a long-awaited pivot for the franchise into the country’s feudal 16th Century. Source link

His composure boosted the prosecutors’ case, and his testimony was bolstered by a weak cross-examination from Mr Trump’s legal team on day one, experts said. Mr Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, appeared disorganised at first, stumbling sometimes in his questioning, experts told the BBC. But he appeared to make strides on the second day, Thursday, casting doubt on details of Cohen’s testimony, including an October 2016 phone call Cohen made to Mr Trump’s bodyguard in which he claimed to have to talked to Mr Trump about details of the hush-money payment. It was a reminder of what experts said was one…

Iran helicopter crash latest: Rescue teams search for Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi – reports – BBC News BreakingBreaking newsClose breaking news SummaryA helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has been involved in an accident, state media reportsReports say the helicopter – one of three travelling in a convoy – made a “hard landing” after it got into difficulties in heavy fog in the north of the countryInterior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said rescuers were still trying to reach the site due to the difficult weather conditionsRaisi was heading to the city of Tabriz, in the…