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Renault has looked back to one of its most iconic models to create a striking new concept.

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will sit down for talks on Thursday at the White House after the US president welcomed China’s leader for a state visit.

Bentley has launched its first electric car – the Torcal.

Housebuilder Vistry has warned over more job cuts as it looks to save another £50 million after slumping to a half-year loss of over £660 million and warning over full-year profits.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he is extremely concerned about OpenAI’s breach of a health department website that the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal.

It’s amazing how some seasons steal the show, and autumn is definitely one of those.

A federal judge early on Thursday temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump’s move to ban three news outlets from the White House grounds and said CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored.

High blood pressure is becoming increasingly common, especially in older adults, but new data suggests that only around half of people being treated by their GP for it have their condition under control.

Anthony Gordon admits he was surprised to come off during England’s World Cup semi-final and says he will never get over the heartbreaking defeat to Argentina.

A legal fund has been launched for a Belfast factory worker who was dismissed from his job for confronting two Muslim men praying in the changing room.

A Northern Ireland university is to lead a global investigation into the reasons why almost half of all patients prescribed weight-loss jabs stop their treatment within the first year.

The northern operation of the Omniplex cinema chain has recorded its most profitable year since the pandemic, despite the growing challenge from streamers.

Plans to extend bilingual traffic signage in west Belfast will boost the “energetic revival” of the Irish language in the city, it has been claimed.

The Co Derry man responsible for popularising folk songs including ‘I’ll Tell me Ma’ and ‘Whiskey in the Jar’ is being celebrated with a new blue plaque in his native town.

The number of young people identifying as Irish and Northern Irish is on the rise, while the British identity has stalled, according to an annual survey.

The owner of a Co Antrim takeaway says he is “shocked” and “saddened” by racism in 2026 after being told to “get out of the country” because of the colour of his skin.

Time waits for no man, and so another URC season gets underway at Belfast’s Affidea Stadium this Friday night, as Edinburgh come to town (7:45pm kick off).

WE need to talk about gentrification.

Should anyone still be in doubt about the importance of a robust process for dealing with the legacy of our troubled past, they need only read the reaction of Anne Frances O’Kelly on learning new details of her father’s murder almost half a century ago.

Doubts remain over whether Northern Ireland will be able to participate in a UK-wide scheme to provide urgent medical care to children from Gaza, ahead of the item being discussed by Executive ministers on Thursday.

Brid O’Gallachoir, artistic director at Aisling Ghéar, a professional Irish-language theatre company based in Belfast, is passionate about her work.

IN Northern Ireland, uniquely in the UK, everyone facing a criminal prosecution is put on trial twice.

In Northern Ireland alone, approximately 96,000 women and girls are living with endometriosis, a chronic and debilitating disease that occurs when tissue resembling the lining of the uterus begins to grow in other parts of the body, including the bladder,…

September 24 1976 The discussions which the SDLP undertook with the Irish Government and Opposition in Dublin this week are part of the policy they outlined in their recent hard-hitting policy statement.

Uefa Nations League Ground B3, round one: Kosovo v Republic of Ireland (Thursday, Fadil Vokrri Stadium Pristina, 7.45pm) THE background noise is deafening, impossible to shut out.

IRELAND’S footballers should never have been put in this position, says skipper Dara O’Shea, but they’re in it nonetheless and will play the two games against Israel.

The seasons are changing, but as we move into cooler weather, what does that mean for those going through menopause?

Wayne Rooney has said he and wife Coleen are “still just two kids from Croxteth” more than two decades after rising to fame.

A Scottish grandmother has been crowned the world’s oldest female Fortnite streamer by Guinness World Records.

Irish actress Fiona Shaw has revealed how she nearly quit acting after feeling “no joy” at one point in her career.

A British war hero has described finding himself “needing help from other people” after being diagnosed with a life-threatening blood disorder and being told he needs a stem cell transplant.

Consumer confidence in the economy has stumbled after four months of improvement amid warnings the Budget must reassure struggling households.

An in-store facial recognition checkout system has been unveiled by Revolut, enabling customers to make everyday purchases with a “simple glance”.

Police Scotland have made 36 arrests in the “biggest and most co-ordinated” operation the force has ever carried out to target alleged human trafficking.

Britain should commit to rejoining the European Union within a decade, according to the think tank chaired by Sir Tony Blair, as the former Labour prime minister said the country needed a “new approach” to post-Brexit relations.

HSBC is planning to create 1,000 entry-level roles in the UK over the next year as the bank targets Gen Z workers.

As busy mum-of-four Dr Lisa Neligan – who is currently spearheading the launch of a dedicated Women’s Health Hub at Kingsbridge Private Hospital Group – settles into a new academic year comprising four separate school runs and regular taxiing to two west…

Only half of people being treated by their GP for high blood pressure have it under control, according to new data for England.

Teenagers in England will be able to study new Vocational GCSEs and access more work experience opportunities under Government reforms to put technical and academic education on an equal footing.

Dolly Parton’s estate has accused the country music icon’s nephew of threatening to commit violence and destroy his aunt’s legacy and business empire, a court has heard.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has raised concerns the Ukraine war could spread, amid warnings in the UK and Europe over the threat posed by an increasingly hostile Russia.

The Wanted star Nathan Sykes has announced his wife is expecting their first child.

Andy Burnham will use his first Labour conference as party leader and Prime Minister to set out a “new direction” for the country.

A ban on football fans drinking in the stands during matches is outdated, discriminatory and should be scrapped, Andy Burnham said.

Long-term jobless benefits claimants could be banned from spending their welfare payments on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling under plans being launched by the Conservatives.

Twilight star Taylor Lautner has become a father and welcomed his first child.

Andy Burnham said he wants the UK to lead the world in developing a set of rules to prevent the spread of rogue artificial intelligence (AI), putting him on a collision course with US President Donald Trump.

The RAF has “temporarily paused” its high speed Hawk fighter jet training after two pilots ejected from their aircraft moments before it crashed and narrowly missed homes.

Police are “conducting inquiries” after far-right activist Danny Tommo filmed himself apparently slashing the side of a dinghy with a rescue crew member still on board.

Manchester United great Eric Cantona has said he would never have joined the club had current co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe been in charge.