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Glasgow City Council has said that a pause in the issuing of letters about fire-and-rehire plans to staff has ended after talks with a union broke down.

An Indian airline captain who was at the controls of a FlyDubai flight when a copilot stabbed him in an apparent attempt to crash the plane, has been hailed a hero, and his actions to thwart disaster have drawn praise from world leaders.

The annual rate of growth in UK house prices halved to 0.8% in September, from 1.6% in August, according to an index.

One of the founders of East Belfast GAA is to run for a Stormont seat in the constituency in next year’s Assembly election.

Three major fires which have broken out at a Belfast scrapyard site have cost the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service more than £170,000 to tackle.

AFTER all the depressing imagery and angry rhetoric of recent days, it is worth celebrating even small positive developments in community relations.

NORTHERN Ireland is redesigning what children will learn for the next generation.

THE Drumcree dispute “brings into question how this whole peace process works”, Michelle O’Neill said on Sunday, while standing on the Garvaghy Road.

A deal to remove unionist flags in Belfast that had broken down over Irish language street signs is back on, The Irish News understands.

A levy paid by every adult convicted of an offence or fined over driving in Northern Ireland is set to be increased for the first time since it was introduced.

IT was often said you knew you were in a war zone if Kate Adie appeared, and in 1996 she reported from Drumcree.

“It was a couple of years later when somebody said I’d broken the world half-marathon record that day.

A HUGE Russian trawler was sailing for Cork last night after holding out for 24 hours against orders to face fishing charges in the Republic.

TIMING is everything – and the volume of murmurs asking ‘why now?’

ARE we winning yet?

Originally from Aughnacloy in Co Tyrone and now living in Carryduff with his family, Finn McGinn has been involved in the music business for most of his working life.

When Kasia Garbal went to get a small lump in her right breast checked at Belfast City Hospital’s Breast Clinic in 2021, it felt like a mild inconvenience.

From Thursday (1 October), Northern Ireland is introducing a mandatory scheme for all provisional licence holders.

One of the most common worries people share with me is that they’re afraid of saying the wrong thing to a friend or family member who has received a terminal diagnosis.

GETTING everyone fully fit at the business end of the year is every manager’s dream and Crossmaglen are edging closer and closer to that objective, according to boss Shane Lennon.

Nations League Group B3: Republic of Ireland v Austria (Thursday, Aviva Stadium, 7.45pm) THE Republic of Ireland play their third Nations League group game on Thursday night but their opponents’ name (Austria) was rarely mentioned during a tense 23-minute…

Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death on Wednesday for a 1995 murder despite administering two doses of a lethal drug.

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth drew on the decisive role played by English archers in a famous victory over the French more than 600 years ago as he announced a revamp of American military drone tech.

The US Supreme Court is allowing the execution of Christa Gail Pike to go forward, overturning a last-minute stay issued by an appeals court hours earlier.

Welsh actor Michael Sheen, EastEnders’ Ross Kemp and comedian Miranda Hart are among the famous faces taking part in The Celebrity Traitors when the hit gameshow returns for its second series on Thursday.

A 4% hike to Ofgem’s energy price cap takes effect from Thursday amid warnings that household bills could soar by almost another £300 from January.

Aston Martin has released a new, more refined version of its DBX SUV – the GT.

Newborn babies will be tested for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) – a condition which affects singer Jesy Nelson’s twins – as part of a national trial from Thursday.

The Prince of Wales’s Earthshot Prize Awards are to stream on Prime Video for the first time.

The Digital, Culture, Media And Sport Committee (DCMS) has recommended that the BBC extends the licence fee to cover services other than TV and that the charter review is scrapped and made permanent.

Claudia Winkleman has said she is “too thick” to take part in the Celebrity Traitors.

The Brit Awards’ move to Manchester for the 2026 ceremony generated £5 million for the city and its surrounding area, research has found.

Global bestseller London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe is among the six books shortlisted for The Baillie Gifford Prize For Non-Fiction 2026.

A new exhibition presenting Mary Queen of Scots as a Renaissance queen and giving a flavour of what it was like to be in her “vibrant” court is to open in Edinburgh next year.

Overall growth in UK bank lending to households and businesses is set to slow to a three-year low in 2027, as greater caution and economic pressures weaken borrowing demand, according to a forecast.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke, TV presenter Davina McCall and broadcaster Martin Lewis are among the stars paying tribute to “national treasure” Dame Esther Rantzen.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke has praised the “extraordinary career” of his former dance partner – the “wonderful” Dame Esther Rantzen.

Members of Beoga join musicians on the Garvaghy Road

Donald Trump has been accused by the BBC of flouting the rules by failing to hand over documents in his 10 billion dollar (£7.5 billion) defamation case against the broadcaster.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s international career could be over after he left Portugal’s training camp and vowed to “tell the truth” in due course.

Dame Elaine Paige and Lorraine Kelly are among the stars paying tribute to “pioneer and force of nature” Dame Esther Rantzen.

Tributes have been paid to broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen who is said to have left an “extraordinary legacy” through her campaigning work and been described as “our sunshine” by her family.

The Orange Order has dismissed talk of a proposed agreement with residents on the Garvaghy Road.

‘PIGGERY’ was an eye-catching addition to the GAA lexicon this year – but it could become redundant should a new rule change get the go-ahead after upcoming trials.

Families have warned the expected withdrawal of maternity services at Newry’s Daisy Hill hospital will see babies born “at the side of the road”.

They’ve met just once before in championship football but Errigal Ciaran coach Stephen Quinn has suffered enough grief at the hands of Loughmacrory to know that Sunday’s Tyrone SFC semi-final will be a real battle.

Cristiano Ronaldo has left Portugal’s training camp and promised to “tell the truth about the reasons that led to my departure”.

US rapper Macklemore said he is “blown away” after tickets for all three shows for his upcoming Free Palestine tour “sold out immediately”.

ANY of the trial rules which prove successful in the months ahead could be introduced in time for next year’s National Football League, according to Expert Advisory Group (EAG) chairman Kevin McStay.

News Ulster Unionists will support TUV motion to exclude Sinn Féin ministers Ulster Unionist leader Jon Burrows has signalled that his party will support the exclusion of Sinn Féin ministers from office.