Neill was born in 1947 in Northern Ireland, where his father was serving as an officer with the Royal Irish Fusiliers. “I was born in Omagh, we lived in Armagh and my favourite place here was Tyrella beach, I sort of think that’s where I grew up,” Neill told the BBC in 2012. The family…
Irish police are set to engage with their Jordanian counterparts as part of a murder investigation, according to Ireland’s justice minister. Last Tuesday, gardaí (Irish police) said they responded to an incident at an address in Killarney, County Kerry, where a woman in her 40s was pronounced dead at the scene. She was named locally…
A brother of Ecuador’s most notorious drug lord was killed on Sunday by gunmen who had disguised themselves as police officers. Police said David Macías, 35, was a regional leader in Los Choneros, the powerful criminal gang which was until recently headed by his brother, Adolfo. Adolfo Macías, also known by the alias “Fito”, is…
A court in Germany has convicted an Iraqi couple of enslaving two Yazidi girls in Iraq. The Munich Higher Regional Court also found them guilty of membership of the Islamic State group (IS). The man, named only as Twana H.S. in line with German privacy rules, was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges including genocide,…
Born Nigel John Dermot Neill in Omagh, Northern Ireland, in 1947, he moved to Christchurch, New Zealand, with his family as a child. He adopted the name Sam at the age of 12 because there were several Nigels at his school. He began acting while studying at the University of Canterbury and made his film…
The beloved actor’s career ranged from box office blockbusters to thrillers and award-winning dramas. Source link
The rising sun bathes the rolling Herefordshire hillsides in a warm glow as birds gently chirp and sheep graze in the fields. But this rural idyll is shattered by the sound of explosions, followed by plumes of smoke and ear-splitting screams. Six camouflaged men rush to the scene to find a soldier howling for help…
Local officials have said previously they did not issue an alert on Thursday night because it may have reached people beyond the affected area and could have complicated evacuations. Authorities have also said police went door-to-door or telephoned residents with instructions on how to shelter or evacuate safely. The Andalusian regional government and the Spanish…
Two firefighting planes have been rushed to the Paris region to tackle a large wildfire south of the French capital. The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as “virulent” and of “exceptional scale”, partially closed the country’s main north-south highway, disrupting traffic during the first major weekend getaway of the summer. Early on Monday, officials…
SpaceX investors have swung from celebration to apparent concern in its first month as a publicly traded company. When shares in the firm, co-founded and led by Elon Musk, first became available for individuals to buy on the public stock market on 12 June, there was an investor frenzy. Although the company had decided to…