Author Archives: OP King

Image copyrightGOOGLEImage captionThe site of the proposed development has been owned by Conwy council since 1990 Previously abandoned plans to develop land on a Conwy floodplain for jobs could be rekindled. Conwy council is reconsidering plans to attract investment to develop parts of the Tir Llwyd industrial site in Kinmel Bay. Natural Resources Wales previouslyContinue reading “Plans to develop Kinmel Bay floodplain to boost jobs”

An asylum seeker who fled Iran over fears he would be killed for converting to Christianity is one of 300 to be baptised at a Cardiff church in the past two years. Conversion from Islam to Christianity is punishable by death in Iran and converters said their decisions mean they can never go home. ItsContinue reading “Cardiff baptisms for religious asylum seekers fleeing Iran”

A “one size fits all” policy for the Welsh rural economy after Brexit will not work, according to a new report. The Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) study argued policies need to be set at a local level if communities are to survive the shake-up of agriculture. It said rural west and north Wales areContinue reading “Brexit: ‘One size fits all’ Welsh rural policy warning”

Image copyrightTG4 An awards event often called the Oscars of traditional music – TG4’s Gradam Ceoil – is to be held in Belfast until 2021, it has been confirmed. The announcement was made as the city hosted the awards and concert for the first time in its 21-year history. Sunday night’s ceremony was staged atContinue reading “Belfast to host Gradam Ceoil trad music awards until 2021”

Image copyrightPAImage captionLauri Love (right) attended the end of the High Court hearing in November with his girlfriend Sylvia Mann An alleged computer hacker will find out later if he has successfully challenged a ruling that he can be extradited to the US. Lauri Love, 32, from Stradishall, Suffolk, is suspected of hacking into FBI,Continue reading “Lauri Love: Hacking suspect awaits extradition appeal decision”

Image captionWith no ministers in place, civil servants have been making the decisions on running public services The first set of round-table talks between the political parties in Northern Ireland is due to begin later. Northern Ireland has been without a power-sharing government for a year, after a coalition led by the Democratic Unionist PartyContinue reading “Stormont: Main parties in talks to restore devolution”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES The gender pay gap between male and female graduates is widening while lesser-educated men and women are seeing that gap narrow, a report says. The Institute for Fiscal Studies found the average hourly wages of men and women with degrees differed by 22% in 2016, compared with 21% in 1993. Overall, theContinue reading “Gender pay gap ‘widens for graduates’”

Bach was speaking just five days before the Winter Olympics begin XXIII Olympic Winter Games Venue: Pyeongchang, South Korea Dates: 9-25 February Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Red Button, Connected TVs, BBC Sport website and mobile app. A decision to lift life bans for doping on 28 Russian athletes was “extremely disappointing and surprising”, says International Olympic CommitteeContinue reading “Winter Olympics 2018: IOC was "disappointed" by CAS decision to lift life bans on Russians”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionLee Jae-Yong, pictured at an earlier court appearance, Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong has been freed from jail after a South Korean court suspended his five year jail term for bribing the country’s ex-president. An appeals court upheld parts of the conviction, but used its discretion to release the executive. South Korea’s supremeContinue reading “Samsung heir freed from S Korea jail”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionOutput from the housing sector in Scotland rose by 16% last year, according to ONS figures An industry body has forecast marginal growth in Scottish construction output over the next five years. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) predicted average annual growth of 0.1% between 2018 and 2022. Its report suggested fallsContinue reading “CITB forecasts marginal growth in Scottish construction”