The title was given by the City of Sanctuary UK organisation and lasts until 2028.
He first took to the BBC airwaves back in the 1980s presenting Friel's Fancy on Radio Foyle, in a broadcast career that spanned over 30 years.The former teacher quickly gained a reputation for his in-depth knowledge of music and was recognised by his industry peers with a Sony award.
What happens when the richest person and the most powerful politician have a knock-down, drag-out fight?The world may be about to find out.A disagreement between Elon Musk and Donald Trump started at a simmer last week, began bubbling on Wednesday and is now in full-on boil. And like everything these two men do, it is all spilling out into public view. These two men have two of the world's biggest megaphones, and they clearly enjoy using them.
In remarks at the Oval Office on Thursday afternoon, Trump sounded a bit like a spurned lover. He expressed surprise at Musk's criticism of his "big, beautiful" tax and spending legislation. He pushed back against the notion that he would have lost last year's presidential election without Musk's hundreds of millions of dollars in support. And he said Musk was only changing his tune now because his car company, Tesla, will be hurt by the Republican push to end electric vehicle tax credits.Musk took to his social media site, X, with a very Generation X response for his 220 million followers: "Whatever". He said he didn't care about the car subsidies, he wanted to shrink the national debt, which he says is an existential threat to the nation. He called Trump "ungrateful" for his help last year and insisted that Democrats would have prevailed without him.
Musk and Trump had formed a powerful but unlikely alliance , culminating in the tech billionaire having a key position of budget-slashing authority in the Trump administration. Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or Doge, became one of the biggest stories of Trump's first 100 days, as it shuttered entire agencies and dismissed thousands of government workers.
It wasn't long, however, before speculation began over when – and how - the two outsized personalities would ultimately fall out.Three days later, a fire was discovered at flats linked to the PM in nearby Islington. Firefighters had to rescue one person with the help of breathing apparatus.
On 12 May, a fire was discovered at the entrance to Sir Keir's Kentish Town home, which is currently rented out.Mr Lavrynovych, a Ukrainian citizen, of Sydenham, south London, was the first to be charged and is accused of three counts of arson with intent to endanger life.
Mr Carpiuc, a Ukrainian-born Romanian national, of Romford, east London, was the second man charged and is accused alongside Ukrainian Mr Pochynok, of Holloway Road, north London, of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.During the short hearing at the Old Bailey on Friday, Mr Lavrynovych and Mr Carpiuc spoke only to confirm their identities and dates of birth via an interpreter.