Author Archives: OP King

Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionThe leftist former President Rafael Correa still retains substantial support and he now calls the current president – his former protege – a “traitor” Ecuadoreans are voting in a referendum that has become a test of the enduring popularity of its former leftist President, Rafael Correa. The poll was called by the currentContinue reading “Ecuador votes on election term limit as Correa looks on”

Image copyrightAFPImage captionPolice broke up opposition celebrations of a Supreme Court ruling on Friday The Maldives government has ordered the security forces to resist any move by the Supreme Court to arrest or impeach President Abdulla Yameen. The court on Friday had ruled the trial of exiled ex-President Mohamed Nasheed unconstitutional and ordered the releaseContinue reading “Maldives orders army to resist any Supreme Court impeachment order”

Image copyrightEPAImage captionProtesters gathered outside parliament in Syntagma Square Hundreds of thousands of Greeks have taken to the streets of Athens in a protest about the decades-long dispute over the name Macedonia. Many Greeks object to the country of the same name calling itself Macedonia, saying it implies a territorial claim on Greece’s northern MacedoniaContinue reading “Greece Macedonia: Name dispute draws mass protest in Athens”

Image copyrightBELFAST CATHEDRALImage captionDean elect Stephen Forde will be installed as the Church of Ireland’s 14th dean on Sunday The new Dean of Belfast, Stephen Forde, has said he wants St Anne’s Cathedral to be “a place where bridges are built and barriers dismantled”. The Church of Ireland clergyman was speaking ahead of a ceremonyContinue reading “New Dean of Belfast wants to ‘build bridges’”

Image copyrightSOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICEImage captionPolice want to trace the two men pictured Detectives have released CCTV footage of two men they want to speak to in connection with an armed robbery in Sheffield. On Friday, staff at The Kiosk shop in Frecheville were threatened by two men – one of whom was believed to beContinue reading “CCTV released after machete robbery in Sheffield”

Image copyrightGOOGLEImage captionThe teenager was found on Abbey Road, Barking, on Saturday night A teenager has been stabbed to death in east London. Police were called to Abbey Road, Barking, which borders Barking Abbey Grounds, at about 22:10 GMT on Saturday. The 19-year-old was treated by paramedics but was pronounced dead at the scene. HisContinue reading “Teenager stabbed to death in east London”

Image captionSteve Chamberlain recovered the man from the Portsmouth Harbour A ferry company said it was “proud” of one of its deck officers who jumped off a vessel to save a drowning man. The man was spotted in the freezing waters of Portsmouth Harbour from a Wightlink ferry late on Saturday. Steve Chamberlain said heContinue reading “Wightlink ferry deck officer praised for sea rescue”

Image copyrightGOOGLEImage captionMartin Myers was accused of helping pupils with exam answers at Ecton Village Primary School A primary school teacher accused of putting his sock in a boy’s mouth and giving pupils answers during exams has been banned from teaching. Martin Myers, 47, taught at Ecton Village Primary School in Northamptonshire between 2010 andContinue reading “Teacher Martin Myers put his sock in boy’s mouth”

Image copyrightPETER LAVERYImage captionBrenda Haeni and Robert Fossett with an elephant at Fossett Brothers Circus, 1973 A rare insight into the world of circuses, taken over the past 50 years, has gone on show. Photographer Peter Lavery has visited every circus in the UK and recorded the changes the industry has faced. He said heContinue reading “Exhibition takes peek behind the scenes of the circus”

Image captionGerry Adams gave a wide-ranging interview to the Andrew Marr show The outgoing Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has praised Jeremy Corbyn and said he would like to see him become the next prime minister. Mr Adams made the comments in a wide-ranging BBC interview as he enters his final week as president ofContinue reading “Gerry Adams backs Jeremy Corbyn as next PM”