Although the line does not reflect the contents of the book, it does capture its author’s flair for the dramatic. After three weeks in prison, he was released pending an appeal next year. In the interval Sarkozy has been condemned on a separate charge of using fake invoices to systematically break French campaign finance rules. He had no contact with other detainees and was visited regularly by the prison director. The overarching sentiment of this book is that a former French president should not have to suffer the indignity of being classed with such people.

Everywhere I look online, trend predictors say 2026 is the year being offline makes a comeback – I couldn’t be happier about it. The signs are everywhere. Analogue bags filled with physical hobbies are (ironically) going viral. ‘Low dopamine evenings’ are becoming more common. ‘Brain rot’ and ‘doomscrolling’ are everyday lingo and, let’s be honest, we’re sick of it.

Further down the beach is the top-notch Avani+ Barbarons Seychelles hotel where I am staying. Avani+ Barbarons Seychelles’ team was eager to introduce us to entrepreneurs working with locally grown produce. While deep in thought about the future sustainability of the Seychelles, I’m startled by the sight of a black shadow emerging from the sea. It’s a token representing the hotel’s commitment to sustainability and supporting local craftspeople, hotel manager Porter tells me. Irene Feighan was a guest of Avani+ Barbarons Seychelles.

For much of that time, the promised construction of some sort of ring road has been offered as the solution. An Coimisiún Pleanála is expected to publish its ruling on the latest planning application for the N6 Galway city ring road in January. Much like Galway’s frustrated commuters, each of these possible developments is in gridlock awaiting the ring road project decision and any ensuing fallout. He sees “no end in sight for this ring road, regardless of whether An Coimisiún Pleanála grant permission or refuse it”. For many, that is the N6 Galway City Ring Road, which makes it politically challenging for any public representative to raise concerns about it.

The Government will not provide a “second bailout” to RTÉ or renew its ring-fenced annual funding arrangement when it runs out in 2027, media minister Patrick O’Donovan has said. “That support is not infinite,” Mr O’Donovan said. In July 2024, the Government, under former minister Catherine Martin, agreed to provide ring-fenced annual funding for RTÉ worth €725m over three years. This year marks the second year of this arrangement, but Mr O’Donovan has now warned RTÉ the same funding model would not be put in place again once it runs out. When asked if he was satisfied with RTÉ’s progress to date, Mr O’Donovan said he “is today, but that satisfaction is not finite”.

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael used Independent Ireland as “bait” to lure the separate regional independents into Government, party leader Michael Collins has claimed. The general election in 2024 was the first one contested by Independent Ireland, with the party returning four TDs. It was involved in Government formation talks but was only brought to talks in the final days before the deal between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and the separate regional independents was done. He is open to entering government with Sinn Féin, but said Independent Ireland would have to “look very strongly” at who they are entering government with. I couldn't see Independent Ireland standing for that.”

Tomorrow, Friday: Launch of the King Abdulaziz Cup Heats at the 2025 Falconry FestivalRIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, January 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival 2025 reaches its decisive, crowning stage tomorrow, Friday, with the launch of the King Abdulaziz Cup heats for each category within the Al-Melwah competition. International falconers will compete across the Owners and Professional tracks, vying directly for the King Abdulaziz Cups across the various categories. The festival continues to strengthen its global profile after recording three Guinness World Records as the world’s largest falconry festival in terms of the number of participating falcons. These qualifiers saw ten winners advance from each heat to compete in the King Abdulaziz Cup heats. The King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival 2025, held in Riyadh with broad participation from local and international falconers, features 139 heats and offers 1,012 prizes with a total value exceeding SAR 38 million.

Uranium prices rose in 2025 due to a historic evolution in the uranium market, with pressure on the supply sector to fuel a rising demand for nuclear power. The nuclear fuel market realizes that true, durable demand is already here, and the supply side must now respond to it,” said TradeTech President Treva Klingbiel. These developments are also reflected in the long-term uranium market where utilities are seeking to secure supply in the mid- and long-term delivery time frames. As a result, TradeTech’s Long-Term Uranium Price Indicator was $87.00 per pound U3O8 on December 31, up $1.00 from November 30, 2025. The company’s “Nuclear Market Review” (NMR) is published each Friday evening, and reports the Weekly Uranium Spot Price Indicator, uranium trading activity, industry news, and market data.

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The Magic Team launches “New Year, Safe Home” initiative, a safety program providing professional electrical, plumbing, and HVAC audits for Idaho homeowners. TWIN FALLS, ID, UNITED STATES, January 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Magic Electric, Plumbing, Heating & Air, a regional leader in residential infrastructure services, today announced the formal launch of its “New Year, Safe Home” initiative. Technical Scope and Sector-Specific ObjectivesThe initiative focuses on three primary pillars of home infrastructure: electrical safety, plumbing integrity, and indoor environmental health. About Magic Electric, Plumbing, Heating & AirFounded in 2013, Magic Electric, Plumbing, Heating & Air is a locally owned and operated home services company based in Twin Falls, Idaho. With a fleet of fully stocked service vehicles and a team of highly trained, licensed technicians, Magic Electric, Plumbing, Heating & Air continues to set the standard for residential service in Idaho.

For many people living with chronic knee pain, treatment often begins – and ends – with painkillers. The study focused specifically on people with knee pain caused by osteoarthritis, the most common form of the disease and the leading cause of knee joint failure. LEVI–04 works by blocking NT–3, effectively turning down pain signals coming directly from the knee joint. He added: 'If phase three trials replicate these results, LEVI–04 would represent a major breakthrough for osteoarthritis treatment, with substantial potential in other pain conditions.' To test the approach, researchers at the University of Paris Descartes enrolled 24 participants, all of whom had knee osteoarthritis.

As we enter 2026, it is difficult to ignore how heavy the world feels. But a new year asks something of us, not just as individuals, but as citizens and as people of faith. In the Christian tradition there is a challenging line: “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21). This was the Fr John Duggan case. As the world’s largest trading nation, it is absurd to suggest that China seeks conflict at its own doorstep.

All establish tidy catalogues by which we can measure and modulate our lives. 2025 recorded the highest number in almost a decade — 190 — if you include incidents in carparks and non public highways. But the stage version, which premiered at Stratford-upon-Avon and was staged off Broadway in Brooklyn, foregrounds a racial dimension which is unstated on screen. In an interview on New Year’s Eve, O’Farrell said:The film is a fraternal twin to the book, not an identical one. “One reason why Shakespeare has endured is because everybody has their own version of him inside their head.”That is key.

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The Labour Court process followed a vote for industrial action by a group of TUI members at Munster Technological University and a failure by the parties to resolve the dispute at the Workplace Relations Commission. The Labour Court has rejected a bid by the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) to have the pay of some senior staff at the new technological universities linked to their Dublin-based counterparts. The Labour Court process followed a vote for industrial action by a group of TUI members at Munster Technological University (MTU) and a failure by the parties to resolve the dispute at the Workplace Relations Commission. He did this, it went on, by setting “out his approval for the filling of senior management posts in four of the technological universities at a rate lower than similar posts in Technological University Dublin”. The TUI disagreed and asked the Labour Court to refer the issue to the body established by the Government to review higher remuneration.