Fuel price protests are blocking roads across Ireland – could they happen in the UK?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/10/fuel-price-protests-blocking-roads-across-ireland-happen-uk-27921442/

‘Pure evil’ woman claimed she was dying from cancer – but she was really swindling millions

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/07/pure-evil-woman-claimed-dying-cancer-really-swindling-millions-27884289/

Sanctioned Russian Tycoons Are Still Profiting From Industries in Europe

Opinion | When President Vladimir Putin gathered Russia’s top businessmen in the Kremlin for a wartime whip round on Thursday, there was no ambiguity about what was happening: the only way to have industrial wealth in Russia is to be aligned with the state’s objectives.  According to The Bell, figures including longtime Putin ally Oleg Deripaska agreed to help bankroll the war in Ukraine.  Despite EU sanctions targeting Deripaska as a key enabler of the Kremlin, Ireland continues to host Aughinish Alumina, a Limerick refinery owned by Rusal, the industrial group in which he owns a quarter of the shares.

The Moscow Times

I spent 48 hours in Ireland’s rebel city — it’s in the midst of a revolution

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/03/17/spent-48-hours-irelands-rebel-city-midst-a-revolution-2-27464915/