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Rock band Enter Shikari have announced a hiatus which they say “may end with extinction”.

Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Pike to death on Wednesday after administering two doses of a lethal drug.

A Scot who has been detained in India for nearly nine years without conviction has been released.

A train driver killed in a crash in Bedfordshire continued to speed up after acknowledging a red signal before the emergency brake was applied seconds before hitting another train, investigators have said.

Two men who carried out a horrific attack on a random teenage female, one of whom claimed she “wanted it”, have been jailed.

The Tories will turn the tide on the “destructive socialist agenda” of Andy Burnham’s Labour, Kemi Badenoch said as she seeks to stake out clear battle lines with the ruling party ahead of the Conservative conference.

The Duchess of Sussex has launched a luxury advent calendar, inspired by her Montecito mansion.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) failed to properly support nurse Sandie Peggie because her views were in “direct opposition” to its gender ideology, a lawyer has told an employment tribunal.

The ongoing Drumcree parade dispute has cost the PSNI £3m to date.

The Policing Board has launched an investigation into whether Sinn Féin’s Deirdre Hargey breached its code of conduct amid allegations she took part in an unnotified Drumcree parade protest.

Media personalities Princess and Junior Andre, singers Sam Ryder and Ella Eyre and broadcaster Jeff Stelling will take part in the new series of Celebrity Race Across The World.

A woman who was assaulted at a Travelodge hotel when a man was given a key card to her room was treated in a “disgraceful” way and “fundamentally failed” by the hotel chain, an independent review has found.

Lidl’s northern operation said it spent a record £624 million in procuring goods and services from local suppliers last year.

Changes to the pension triple lock proposed by the Prime Minister are “completely unacceptable”, Scotland’s First Minister has said.

A German rocket company has been granted a launch licence by UK regulators, as it plans to blast off from Shetland early next year.

UK population growth is estimated to have slowed to its lowest rate outside the Covid-19 pandemic since 1998, figures show.

A Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv on Thursday, city officials said, as the Ukrainian capital endured another night and day of relentless aerial attacks.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has won a legal challenge to overturn a five-year ban on being a charity trustee.

Gary Barlow has said he is “so happy” to end the year “looking forward and upwards” as Take That unveiled latest album Dreamers.

From Barack Obama to Peter Andre and other familiar faces, there are plenty of great listens here this week. 1.

Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant is to return to the region for further talks on the Drumcree parading dispute.

The Justice Secretary has pledged to defend the judiciary’s independence and be “ambitious” in efforts to reduce Crown Court backlogs as he was sworn in as Lord Chancellor.

Stars Peter Capaldi, Robert Carlyle and Shirley Henderson are among those nominated for Bafta Scotland awards, organisers have announced.

A South Belfast councillor has complained that the Botanic area is getting the lion’s share of funding, at the expense of Balmoral and even the city centre.

The Premier League has been “dragged through the mud” by the Manchester City guilty verdict, Gary Neville has said.

England striker Ivan Toney has denied assaulting a man at a Soho nightclub as he appeared in court to face the charge for the first time.

UK factory production growth slowed last month as squeezed supply chains helped drive up inflationary pressure, a survey shows.

Co Armagh entrepreneur Sam Rusk and his family have sold the Waterfoot Hotel in Derry to company led by the hotelier Ciaran O’Neill.

There is a rustle and a roar coming from the bushes and suddenly a dinosaur emerges from the undergrowth.

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.

A Tokyo court has awarded legal protection to the human voice in a landmark case in which a popular Japanese anime voice actor demanded that TikTok close an account over its unauthorised use of artificial intelligence clone of his trademark baritone.

A British government blueprint to end the Drumcree parade stand-off includes a proposal for the Orange Order to abandon its planned Garvaghy Road march.

Prisoners thanked Andy Burnham as they walked free from jail early on Thursday.

Dame Esther Rantzen has left an “incredible legacy” and helped thousands of children through her charity efforts, her former That’s Life!

England striker Ivan Toney has arrived at court to face an allegation that he assaulted a man at a Soho nightclub.

Lewis Hamilton has called for leadership change at Ferrari but insisted under-pressure team principal Fred Vasseur is “the right guy” to take the Italian giants forward.

A global bond sell-off has seen UK gilt yields hit 6% for the first time in nearly 30 years, heaping pressure on the Chancellor ahead of his inaugural Budget later this month.

Manchester City’s owners must sell up in the wake of the club’s guilty verdict for breaching Premier League financial rules, according to former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher.

Revised versions of Renault’s Megane and Scenic E-Tech have gone on sale in the UK, bringing with them more equipment and revised tech features.

Elizabeth Debicki is set to be the first female to play Richard II in a Royal Shakespeare Company production.

Airtel Africa’s mobile payments firm is heading for a stock market valuation of around £5.3 billion when it floats this month in what would be one of the biggest London listings in recent years.

With the sun sinking on an Indian summer and harvest time reaching its peak, now’s the time to switch up the wine rack with some food-friendly styles to suit the seasonal shift.

Glaciers in Switzerland, the home to most in the Alps, lost 5.5% of their ice volume this year, the second-biggest percentage drop on record, because of and low winter snowfall, experts said.

Sinn Féin call on Orange Order to 'do what's right'

The identity and motive of the Omani copilot who stabbed his captain on a flight to Israel, causing the plane to plummet dangerously and forcing it to land in Saudi Arabia, remained unknown on Thursday as investigators tried to learn more.

Breandán Mac Cionnaith responds to DUP MP's comments

Few things make your favourite white T-shirt look past it’s best faster than the yellow stains that gradually appear beneath the arms.

Explained: NI Graduated Driver Licensing laws

E.On’s takeover of rival Ovo has been given the green light by Britain’s competition watchdog in a move paving the way for the deal to create the UK’s largest electricity supplier.

Inspiring thoughts of slow living and comforting, rural charm of the countryside, the cosy cottage trend leans into nature-inspired tones.