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Who is Michael Stone and where is he now? Michael Stone was born on April 2, 1955. The 63-year-old grew up in East Belfast's working class Braniel Estate with one brother and four sisters. His father was a steelworker at Harland and Wolff shipyard his whole working life. The loyalist paramilitary has previously admitted to joining the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) in 1972 and is also reported to have been a member of the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF). He infamously killed three people and injured over 50 more in a one-man gun and grenade attack that became known as the Milltown Massacre.                                                                                                              ...

The £4 baby moisturiser being hailed a miracle treatment for skin conditions A baby moisturiser has been hailed as a wonder cure for eczema and psoriasis - and it's on sale for just £3.99 from shops like Boots and Asda A moisturiser readily available in shops like Boots and Asda is being described by people who use it as a 'miracle cure' for treating eczema and psoriasis. People have taken to Facebook to flag up the effects of the cream. One mother said it had a dramatic effect on her young daughter, while another woman said it had got rid of psoriasis she had suffered with for years. But others have said the cream had no effects. You should check the label before using and seek medical advice if you have concerns. The cream, Childs Farm Baby Moisturiser, is made by a small business rather than a giant pharmaceutical company. It costs £3.99.                                   ...

Navaratri, Gudi Padwa 2018: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Extends Wishes Prime Minister Narendra Modi also extended his greetings to the people of Manipur on the occasion of Sajibu Cheiraoba besides wishing people for Navratri and Gudi Padwa. NEW DELHI:   Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his greetings to the nation on the occasion of Navaratri and the beginning of the "new year". "Several people across the nation are celebrating the start of the New Year. I convey my greetings to all those celebrating. May the year ahead be a wonderful one," the Prime Minister tweeted.  "On  Gudi Padwa , greetings to my sisters and brothers of Maharashtra. I hope the coming year marks the fulfilment of all your dreams and aspirations," he said in another tweet.                                                        ...

The incredible story of America’s first St. Patrick’s Day celebration The story of America’s first known Saint Patrick’s Day celebration begins and ends not in an Irish-American enclave of Boston or New York but in the crumbling colonial splendor of Seville, Spain. It was there, inside the reading room at the grand Archivo General de Indias in December, that J. Michael Francis stumbled upon something that made even him —  Florida’s answer to Indiana Jones  — laugh out loud. Buried among thousands of scorched pages of Spanish colonial records from the late 16th and early 17th centuries — receipts for armaments and ship supplies and construction materials and even chalices for churches in the New World — was a list of gun powder expenditures in what was then Spain’s northernmost colony in the Americas: St. Augustine, Florida.                             ...

This City Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day By Tossing Cabbage at You If you head to a certain city in the South for St. Patrick’s Day, chances are you’ll return with a handful of cabbage. That’s right: cabbage. While  Chicago dyes the Chicago River green  and people dance and march in  St. Patrick’s Day parades around the world,   New Orleans ’ parade rolls to the beat of a different drum. From Mardi Gras to crawfish boils, the Crescent City is known for its abundance of reverie, tradition and bustling culinary scene. It only makes sense that the city known for its unique parades and love of food would combine those forces during its St. Patrick’s Day parade. The  Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Committee  — named after the neighborhood in New Orleans — began the parade in 1947. The committee later turned into a club with dues in 1975. Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Club Vice President Ronnie Burke spoke with  Travel + Leisure  about t...

WAR OF WORDS  Who is on Question Time tonight? Afshin Rattansi, Chris Grayling, Keir Starmer, Brian Cox and Mairead McGuinness Who's on Question Time tonight, what time is it on and where is it broadcasting from? Tonight, Question Time will be broadcast from Dover. It will start at 10.45pm on BBC One and can also be listened to on BBC Radio 5 Live. As always, the discussion will be chaired by David Dimbleby. Joining tonight's panel is Transport Secretary Chris Grayling and the shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer. Completing the line-up is Irish MEP Mairead McGuiness, SNP supporter and actor Brian Cox and RT presenter  Afshin Rattansi . Who is Question Time host David Dimbleby? Question Time is helmed by veteran broadcaster  David Dimbleby , 79, and has been since 1994. He joined the BBC as a news reporter in Bristol during the 60s and has appeared on news programmes since 1962. David hosted the coverage of last year's General Election, de...

Google doodle honors philanthropist George Peabody Born into poverty, Peabody became a respected banker, then gave most of his fortune to charity. George Peabody never forgot the poverty he was born into, leading the wealthy American-British financier to be widely regarded as the "father of modern philanthropy." One of seven born into a poor Massachusetts family, Peabody entered banking after a career in the dry goods business. He soon became the most noted American banker in London -- then the world's financial capital -- and helped establish international credit for the US. The business empire he created included a firm that would eventually be known as J.P. Morgan and Co.                                                                                      ...