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By John Campbell Published 44 minutes ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing House prices in Northern Ireland continued to rise sharply in the second quarter of 2022, official figures show. Prices rose by 3.2% from the first quarter and were up 9.6% compared to the same period a year ago. There were quarterly increases in all council areas, ranging from 0.6% in Fermanagh and Omagh to 5.2% in Ards and North Down. The average price across all property types was £169,063, 20% higher compared to the average pre-pandemic price. The figures are from the Northern Ireland Residential Property Price Index, which analyses almost all sales, including cash deals. All property types saw increases over the quarter: detached by 4.2%, semi-detached properties by 3.4%, terraces by 2.0% and apartments by 2.5%. In cash terms, average prices are now roughly where they were … [Read more...] about NI house prices ‘up 9.6% on same period last year’

By Angie Brown Published 1 day ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing When plans for a huge Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Edinburgh had to be shelved, monks based in what was once a family home in the city decided to transform it instead. A renovation project at The Dhammapadipa Temple in Slateford saw a double garage converted into a prayer room complete with an 80 stone (500kg) gold-plated Buddha from Thailand. Now the three resident Theravada Buddhist monks are urging people to visit the temple to see the transformation. Members of the Thai community that settled in Scotland first established The Dhammapadipa Temple in 2005. Thai billionaire and former Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha had been behind a plan to relocate the temple to a bigger site in an A-listed property in another area of the city. However, after his tragic death in … [Read more...] about We built a Buddhist temple in an Edinburgh family home

Published 29 minutes ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing It is the "absolute nightmare" that keeps Glasgow food manufacturer Jason Stevenson awake at night. His firm PK Foods has been supplying Indian snacks to the retail and restaurant trade since 1997. But Mr Stevenson said the last year had been the toughest of his career. UK inflation has gone into double digits for the first time since 1982 and the Bank of England warned it could peak at more than 13% this year. As a result virtually everything needed to run Mr Stevenson's business has soared in price with the war in Ukraine, Brexit and the Covid pandemic to blame. Contending with the cost of some raw materials jumping by up to 70% means for PK Foods, "it is about survival, it is not about profit any more". How much are prices rising for you? Why price rises are worse for some people than … [Read more...] about UK inflation: The pakora firm facing a nightmare

A woman who lost her father nine years ago on July 27 2012 found a note written by him in his beekeeping equipment. Amy Clukey, a professor at the University of Louisville in the United States, posted an image of the handwritten note on Twitter, making the internet emotional. Clukey was fishing through her father's belongings when she found the letter. The father had addressed his children encouraging them toward beekeeping. The note read: "I hope this note is found by one of my children who is curious about beekeeping. Beekeeping is actually pretty easy and you can learn everything you need to know online." "Bees make more products than just honey and as a hobby, it can be a source of extra income. So don't be afraid, have courage. Good luck." In the end, he signed it off with, "Love Dad." "He is missed," Clukey wrote in her post. The post has garnered over  756,500 likes and over 40,000 retweets. In the same thread, she published a picture where she can be seen … [Read more...] about ‘Love, dad’: Internet in tears after daughter finds late father’s handwritten note

Poland's conservative government has been criticised over a new school textbook that appears to disparage in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. Opponents say the country's school curriculum is attempting to indoctrinate children with traditional ideologies. Poland’s governing Law and Justice party (PiS) has close ties to the Roman Catholic church and regularly promotes conservative social policies. Amid strict abortion laws, PiS has also ended a national programme that helped fund fertility treatments for couples. The country's education ministry has dismissed the latest criticism and pointed out that the controversial book in question does not directly refer to IVF. The government has also stressed that Polish teachers remain free to choose which textbooks to use for the next school year. What does the book say? The author of History and the Present says the controversial passage describes modern approaches to sexuality and childbearing. “Increasingly … [Read more...] about New Polish school textbook provokes anger over section on fertility

Facebook users in Iraq are exploiting the platform's lack of Arabic and Kurdish-language moderation policies in order to purchase guns online, according to a report. The study by the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD) has found that the sale of weapons in Iraq is "rife" in Facebook comment sections. Social media giants have long been accused of failing to effectively moderate harmful and dangerous content, particularly in regions such as the Middle East. Meta — the parent company of Facebook — has fewer resources to tackle content in various languages and dialects than in English. The lack of moderation in Arabic and Kurdish has created an open gun market on Facebook in Iraq, said Moustafa Ayad, the ISD Executive Director for Africa, Middle East & Asia. "It was relatively easy to find weapons for sale on comments sections of very large Facebook pages, pages with over 2 million followers," Ayad told Euronews. According to his research, some of the … [Read more...] about Why the sale of guns on Facebook in Iraq is so ‘rife’

Published 13 minutes ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Tory leadership Nicola Sturgeon has described the abuse of a BBC journalist by independence supporters as "disgraceful". Protesters outside the Conservative leadership hustings in Perth shouted insults including "you're a traitor" and "scumbag rat" at James Cook. There were also reports of eggs being thrown and people being spat at as they arrived at the event. The first minister said abusing journalists was never acceptable, and described Mr Cook as a "total pro". Ms Sturgeon tweeted : "Their job is vital to our democracy and it is important to report and scrutinise, not support any viewpoint. "James Cook is a journalist of the highest quality and a total pro - the behaviour he was subjected to last night was disgraceful." Calls for reckoning over online abuse in … [Read more...] about Abuse of BBC journalist was disgraceful, says Nicola Sturgeon

Published 19 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A group in Tayside has defended its decision to appoint a man as a period dignity officer. Jason Grant's hiring sparked a heated online debate, with critics saying the job should have gone to a woman. He will work with the area's period dignity working group to implement the legal right to free period products in public settings. Tennis legend Martina Navratilova described it as "absurd", while actress Frances Barber said she was "fuming". Susan Dalgety, a newspaper columnist and women's rights campaigner, tweeted: "I have no idea why anyone thought it was a good idea to appoint a bloke." Right to free period products becomes law Period products for NHS staff 'a basic necessity' What is period poverty and what difference will the law make? SNP MP Ian Blackford said a woman would be better … [Read more...] about Group defends hiring man as period dignity officer

Published 1 day ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Planning permission has been granted for the construction of a major new factory in Newtownabbey. The Ardagh Group will make drinks cans at the £150m facility to be built at the Global Point business park in County Antrim. Permission was agreed by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council's planning committee. Ardagh first revealed its intention to build the factory in November 2021 and hope to have it operating next year. Mayor Alderman Stephen Ross said it was an important milestone for the project. "The economic importance of this development and the benefits it will bring not just to Antrim and Newtownabbey, but to the whole of Northern Ireland, cannot be overstated," he added. "The Ardagh facility is part of a high-quality portfolio of manufacturing projects planned for invest NI's Global Point … [Read more...] about Newtownabbey: Ardagh Group gets go ahead for drinks can factory

Published 30 October 2018 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy and his wife have laid a wreath in memory of club boss Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha after his death in a helicopter crash. The aircraft came down in a car park moments after taking off from the King Power Stadium on Saturday evening. Vardy and wife Rebekah were visibly moved during a visit to a memorial outside the ground. The pair added their own floral tribute to thousands of others left at the stadium. Mr Vichai, two members of his staff, the pilot and a passenger all died at the scene. Mr and Mrs Vardy returned to the stadium earlier with club ambassador Alan Birchenall to visit the memorial. Mr Birchenall had been asked by Leicester City to lay a wreath on behalf of West Ham United. He said the last few days had been a "horrible, horrible time" for him and … [Read more...] about Leicester City helicopter crash: Jamie and Rebekah Vardy visit memorial