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Conor McGregor donates 10,000 euro to children’s heart centre

The mixed martial arts fighter made the donation to the unit at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Dublin.

Planning system ‘not fit for purpose’ on tackling climate crisis – c...

Campaigners have called for a ‘complete reset’ of the English planning system so that many more houses are built while moving faster towards net zero.

King meets people keeping traditional craft skills alive during visi...

The private trip marks 25 years since Charles first visited the eastern European country.

Family pay tribute to ‘beautiful daughter’ after body pulled from se...

Emergency services arrived at the scene in Saltburn, North Yorkshire, at around 2pm on Sunday.

O’Neill defends Sinn Fein MP’s attendance at South Armagh event

North Belfast MP John Finucane is set to attend the event billed as the ‘South Armagh Volunteers Commemoration’ this weekend.

The NHS is ‘failing women’, says women’s health ambassador

Professor Dame Lesley Regan said women ‘do not have a fair deal’.

Collapse of major dam in Ukraine sparks emergency as Moscow and Kyiv...

Ukraine accused Russian forces of blowing up the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power station, while Russian officials blamed Ukrainian bombardment.

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer says BBC is ‘biased on occasion’

The BBC ‘doesn’t always get it right’, the MP told the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

Appointment of language commissioners for Irish and Ulster-Scots mov...

It follows the passing of the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act last year.

Cabinet Office given until Friday to clarify Johnson WhatsApp redact...

Covid inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett challenged the Government on why it wanted to block material Boris Johnson was happy to submit to the probe.

Harry challenged over discrepancy in memoir Spare over meeting with...

The duke admitted as he gave evidence in his hacking trial that he could not remember whether he wanted a meeting or not with the ex-royal butler.

US Second World War veteran and TikTok star ‘Papa Jake’ attends D-Da...

Jake Larson, a 100-year-old American best known on social media under the name Papa Jake, hugged the many fans he met during his trip to Normandy.

Strike plans at First Minister’s former school withdrawn

EIS and NASUWT union members have withdrawn plans for further walkouts as negotiations continue in the pensions row.

Scottish Government agrees ‘in principle’ to European peatlands prot...

Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon announced the move during her visit to Brussels for EU Green Week.

Man jailed for causing death of teenage girl by driving under influe...

Keilan Roberts, 22, previously admitted four charges in connection with the death of Chloe Hayman, 17.

Police appeal for information on video showing assault of young man...

The video shows a group of approximately 10 young men making demands of another man, before starting to physically attack him.

Blackford to step down from Commons at next election

The former SNP Westminster leader took over the role in 2017, resigning late last year.

ScotRail employs new staff and devices in bid to curb ticket fraud

The rail operator warned serious cases could be referred to British Transport Police.

Irish economy recovering but experts warn of new challenges

Unemployment rates are at record low levels and capacity constraints have emerged as a significant challenge, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council said.

Nearly a third of primary schools have no male classroom teachers –...

The proportion of secondary school teachers who are male remains at a record low of 35%, according to a Warwick Business School report.