It means 99 sets of infants' remains have now been discovered at the former St Mary's mother and baby home in Tuam, County Galway, since searches began last July.
The latest remains to be found were uncovered between 1 July and 15 July in an area that had been covered with gravel and used for vehicle access, with no surface markers to indicate the presence of burials.
Mother and baby homes were institutions in Ireland where young pregnant women were sent, often under pressure from local clergy. At the homes they would give birth and eventually be separated from their children, who were offered up for adoption.
Death records for the St Mary's home list children as dying from malnutrition, as well as diseases such as measles and tuberculosis - which were rife at the time.
The Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention Tuam (ODAIT), which is leading the search, said coffined infants were recovered and hand-excavation is continuing, adding they had managed to collect seven more DNA reference samples, bringing the total number taken to 62.
Investigators, supported by international experts, are trying to identify the remains of infants who died at the home between 1925 and 1961.
In 2014, research led by local historian Catherine Corless indicated 796 babies and young children were buried in a sewage system at the Co Galway institution across that time period.
In 2017, a commission found "significant quantities" of child and infant remains in subsurface chambered tanks located in the memorial garden area of the site.
ODAIT director, Daniel MacSweeney, said the progress of the project so far has justified not starting the search in that area.
Using a 1970s Galway County Council planning map, they have started outside the memorial garden, he said, adding: "This is where we found 99 sets of remains, really very closely together."
Mr MacSweeney added: "So this concentration of remains buried very closely together, is extremely challenging because each burial is an archaeological context of its own and has to be recovered in that way.
"Then at the other end of the site we've dealt with and resolved a very large area where we found no remains whatsoever."
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Dr Niamh McCullagh, senior forensic consultant at ODAIT, said a number of factors make the search "particularly challenging", including the fact that the site is located within a housing estate.
The chamber tank where the remains were discovered is "over three metres beneath the surface" and in "20 individual chambers, all adjacent to one another," Dr McCullagh said.
St Mary's home for unmarried mothers and their children was run by the Bon Secours Sisters, a religious order of Catholic nuns.
In 2021, Irish premier Micheál Martin apologised on behalf of the state for the treatment of women and children who were housed in mother and baby homes across Ireland, concluding that around 9,000 children had died in the 18 institutions investigated.
Judge Alvin Hellerstein set a 1 June 2027 trial date for the couple during the brief 13 minute hearing and approved a schedule for pretrial motions.
Maduro wore a beige prison uniform, trainers and dark glasses as he was led into the Manhattan courtroom for his latest appearance in one of the most consequential criminal cases in recent US history.
Outside the courthouse, his supporters denounced the charges as being fabricated by the United States.
The couple were dramatically captured by US Special Forces from their home in Caracas, Venezuela, during a night-time raid on 3 January ordered by US President Donald Trump.
Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, were taken to New York, where both pleaded not guilty to using their leadership positions in the oil-rich South American country to facilitate cocaine shipments.
The charges included narco-terrorism conspiracy and possession of machine guns and destructive devices.
Neither spoke during Wednesday hearing and each sat separately at a defence table, surrounded by their lawyers.
They could face life prison sentences if a jury agrees they were part of a conspiracy to send thousands of tonnes of cocaine into the US.
Prosecutors say Maduro colluded with Venezuelan law enforcement to help drug kingpins.
But he denies the accusation. "I am not guilty," Maduro said in Spanish at his arraignment hearing in January. "I am a decent man, the constitutional president of my country."
During Wednesday's hearing, prosecutor Henry Ross said the government believed the schedule would keep the case moving, while Maduro's lawyer, Barry Pollack said the parties considered the June trial date realistic.
Pollack has said he expects to contest the legality of Maduro's "military abduction". On Wednesday, Pollack said he will first challenge the indictment on sovereign immunity grounds.
Maduro has called himself a prisoner of war and his capture a kidnapping.
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But the Trump administration has defended the raid as a "surgical law enforcement operation" in a criminal case first brought six years ago.
Maduro and Flores had not asked to be released on bail.
The captain decided to return to the Spanish island around 30 minutes after departure "due to the danger" the violence "posed to the safety of the flight", the air traffic controller said.
Police met flight EZY3352 when it touched down at Tenerife South Airport on Tuesday evening, after a request by the crew.
In a statement, easyJet said the flight had returned "due to a group of passengers behaving disruptively".
"We take these incidents very seriously and do not tolerate disruptive behaviour towards our staff," the airline added.
A spokesperson stressed that: "Our cabin and ground crew are trained to assess all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other customers is not compromised at any time."
After being met by police and the troublesome passengers removed, the 186-passenger aircraft continued on to Liverpool.
All those involved were reportedly British, and it is understood no arrests were made by the Spanish Civil Guard.
The air traffic controller said in its statement: "Our full support goes out to the crews and passengers who are increasingly having to endure these situations."
Air traffic control also said the crew had requested police presence upon arrival, and that controllers "expedited their return as much as possible while coordinating with the airport for police presence".
The flight eventually touched down in Liverpool at 2.19am, one hour and 54 minutes after its scheduled arrival time, according to Flightradar24 data.
In 2023, data shared exclusively with Sky News showed that reports of disruptive behaviour on flights had almost tripled compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mass brawls, sexual assaults, physical violence, drunken threats, verbal abuse and passengers stripping off are all examples of the kind of disruptive behaviour experienced by cabin crew in recent years.
UK airlines have a mandatory duty to report cases involving intoxicated, violent or unruly passengers to the Civil Aviation Authority for safety reasons.
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Under a new UK government proposal, disruptive plane passengers could find themselves banned from flying by all airlines.
It is understood that a scheme for carriers to share information on unruly travellers is being developed by officials at the Department for Transport and the Home Office.
The proposal, which is still at the concept stage, could lead to airlines being required to notify the government of a disruptive passenger.
A participating airline could then be alerted when the same marked person checked in for a subsequent flight.
It would then be up to that airline to determine how to respond, but they would have the option of refusing to carry them.
A YouGov survey of 5,173 British adults conducted in April suggested that three out of four people are in favour of the government creating a database of disruptive passengers so they can be banned from all flights.
It comes after the controversial social media influencers appeared in a federal court in Miami on Monday following their arrest on Saturday on a UK extradition request.
British authorities have brought 38 new charges against the brothers, who have repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
The Tates' lawyer said on Monday that the siblings, who hold dual US and British citizenship, will fight extradition to the UK.
Speaking during an overseas trip to the Philippines, Mr Rubio, who is America's top diplomat, was asked whether he intended to get involved in the extradition challenge.
Mr Rubio said: "These cases have a process that they go through in the courts.
"My understanding is that they're involved in that judicial process and so that'll play itself out at this point.
"There's no role for us to play at this moment or maybe ever in that regard.
"But I'm not going to opine on something that's still working through a legal process."
This echoed remarks by the brothers' lawyer Joe McBride, who said the current involvement of Donald Trump was "not necessary".
He was responding to reports that the US president would not step in to block the extradition.
Ahead of the pair's preliminary court hearing on Monday, Mr McBride had sought to pitch the case as a prosecution of free speech, with the Tates "being punished and attacked for what they say, not what they've done".
Referring to the administration and specifically to Mr Rubio, he said: "They're not fans of prosecuting people for free speech. This is one of the reasons why they've been elected.
"So I would just think, as a matter of principle, based on the reasons why they were elected, that they would not want to see two free citizens go to a country where they're going to be thrown in jail for political reasons."
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Andrew, 39, has been charged with seven further counts of rape and several trafficking and assault offences, while Tristan, 38, is charged with two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault as well as trafficking offences.
Andrew has also been charged with offences "relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography".
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had identified four additional alleged victims. It said the 38 additional charges, in addition to 21 existing charges, relate to alleged offences between July 2010 and August 2017.
The brothers have previously denied allegations of sexual abuse and trafficking, claiming that violent and misogynistic statements have been taken out of context or were intended as jokes.
In the coming weeks, a US district judge will consider whether they meet the conditions for extradition.
Musse Ali, 67, who was homeless when the attack took place on Sunday 10 November 2024 in East Street market in Walworth, south London, killed Hilkiah McLeggan, 77, and wounded two others.
Ali, who was born in Somalia but moved to the UK in 1990 after seeking political asylum, was not taking his medication at the time of the attack.
He was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday after admitting manslaughter by diminished responsibility, wounding with intent and having an article with a blade.
In a tribute, Mr McLeggan's grieving relatives said Ali "stole a precious, courageous, supportive and loving person when he carried out this atrocious and selfish act".
"Our dad was not ready to go, nor were we prepared to lose him in such a cruel way," they added.
"We didn't get to hug him; tell him we loved him one last time or say goodbye."
His Honour Judge Nigel Lickley KC said Ali was "mentally very unwell at the time" and that his illness was "the main driver in his horrific offending that day".
The judge said that Ali's offending caused "serious alarm and distress" and that there is "no doubt" that he is a "dangerous" individual.
Ali, wearing a grey t-shirt and black jacket, was sentenced to a hospital order under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act with a restriction order under Section 41.
How the attack unfolded
The court heard that after arriving at the market by bus on the day of the attack, Ali entered a shop and stole a knife.
The shopkeeper initially thought Ali was stealing vapes and, after pushing him out of the building, realised he was holding a blade.
Once outside, Ali randomly stabbed three people in "quick succession", it was heard.
His first victim, Ho Man Yau, had been walking through the market when Ali "ran at him" and "stabbed him a number of times".
In a witness statement, he said Ali looked "crazy" and that his eyes were "wide and scary".
After stabbing Mr Yau, Ali subsequently attacked Baheru Nadew Bartura and Mr McLeggan with the blade, which was 20 to 25cm in length.
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Ali also "lunged" at other members of the public with the weapon before he was ultimately disarmed, it was heard.
The court heard that Mr Bartura has needed extensive medical treatment since the attack, which saw him suffer a deep penetrative wound to his chest.
In a victim impact statement, the father said that without the support of his family, he would be housebound due to the "overwhelming anxiety, post-traumatic stress and a constant fear of being attacked again".
The responsible clinician for Ali - who was lost to services at the time of the incident - told the court that the defendant has a "serious and treatment-resistant" form of schizoaffective disorder.
He said that in his view, Ali would not have offended and the event would not have taken place if he did not suffer from the illness.