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The new boss of South West Water owner Pennon has insisted vital investment plans will be funded in the “right way” as he unveiled a £550 million investor cash-call just weeks after being hit with a record £7.9 million fine for repeated sewage spills.

HSBC is preparing to cut jobs in its UK wealth management business as part of efforts to ramp up the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to serve wealthy customers more efficiently, reports have said.

As a single woman in her mid-50s, Lisa Snowdon is grabbing life with both hands.

Liam Gallagher has said he was offered a spot on The Celebrity Traitors but turned it down.

“Traybakes are so versatile and are perfect for sharing or wrapping as gifts.

The Sisters Brothers author Patrick deWitt is back with his latest novel… Fiction 1.

“A take on the classic tartiflette, which is a dish of potato, bacon, onions and Reblochon cheese that is traditional in the Alps.

“Traditionally made with green olives and red wine vinegar, I prefer using soft, black-pitted olives and white wine vinegar, as I always have them in the cupboard,” says Dame Mary Berry.

Jude Bellingham has called Harry Kane “the greatest player that has ever played for England” after the striker became the country’s joint-record appearance maker.

Dame Mary Berry has been a fixture on our screens since her first TV appearance in the early Seventies and she’s seen the face of home cooking change a lot in that time.

Israelis gathered on Wednesday to commemorate the October 7 2023 Hamas-led attack in which 1,200 people were killed, 251 were taken hostage and sparked a devastating war in Gaza that has left much of the territory in ruins and its 2 million people living…

A battered and bruised Ruairi McConville could not find a first international goal as Northern Ireland drew 0-0 with Georgia on Monday night but the Norwich defender has been one of the big winners of this international window.

Shell has upgraded its outlook for gas production in the third quarter and said it expects profit margins from its refining operations to surge as the Iran war continues to drive big swings in energy prices.

UK house prices stalled in September, with 0% growth on both a monthly and an annual basis, according to an index.

Pennon has unveiled plans for a £550 million investor cash-call as part of an overhaul just weeks after its South West Water supplier was fined a record £7.9 million for repeated sewage spills.

Lionel Messi described playing for Argentina as “the most wonderful thing that can happen to you” after ending his international career with a goal in a 3-0 win over Benin in Buenos Aires.

IN moments of crisis, the unthinkable becomes thinkable once again, as the very words and ideas which tie society together unravel.

THE Court of Appeal heard the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition case on Monday, exactly 58 years to the day since the RUC batoned peaceful civil rights demonstrators off Duke Street in Derry.

SEMI-FINALS are for winning and Cushendall are aiming to go one step further than last season and return to the Antrim SHC final, says boss Brian Delargy.

New figures have shone a light on the “remand crisis” in Northern Irish prisons, with over 1,500 “innocent” people in the last five years spending more than six months behind bars without a conviction.

MR Desmond Fitzgerald, Free State Minister for External Affairs, in an interview given to press representatives yesterday, outlined the attitude to the Imperial Conference.

Maghaberry jail is packed with prisoners spending more time on remand than the sentences they are handed when convicted thanks to the lack of a suitable bail address, a former inmate says.

There can only be enormous relief that, after a frustrating series of complex legal delays, the way was finally cleared yesterday for a major upgrade of the A5, which is beyond doubt the most dangerous road in Ireland.

My colleague Brian Feeney writes that “regardless of Parades Commission determinations, or what have you”, there won’t be an Orange parade on the Garvaghy Road.

“You’re ridin’ high in April, shot down in May,” is how Frank Sinatra captured life’s unpredictability in his 1966 rendition of That’s Life.

Enniskillen is set to celebrate its historic connections to legendary Irish literary figure Oscar Wilde with a day of special Wilde-related events.

To be ‘Frank’, truth can be a fickle thing and a bit of a shape-shifter, so Conleth Hill is keeping an open mind about faith and miracles and what really happened in the life of the fantastic Francis ‘Frank’ Hardy.

Lionel Messi enjoyed a fairy tale farewell as he scored on his last appearance for Argentina in a 3-0 win over Benin in Buenos Aires.

Jaguar has unveiled its production-ready Type 01 for the first time.

The Tories have pledged to halve employer national insurance on jobs worked by young people if they win the next election.

The Tories will fight a “battle for the soul of the nation” at the next election, Kemi Badenoch will say in a major speech expected to be centred on tax-cutting promises.

A metal detectorist has said it is “quite extraordinary” to have discovered his second Bronze Age hoard in just two years in the Scottish Borders.

Actor Emma Corrin thinks they have faced backlash for identifying as non-binary as “people always want answers”.

Ads for oral weight loss medicines have become the first to be banned for promoting unlicensed and prescription-only products to the public.

Ikea has launched a second-hand marketplace for its own furniture and homewares as it takes on the likes of eBay and Vinted.

More than half of young people in England not in employment, education or training live in urban areas, according to research.

Thomas Tuchel says Harry Kane deserves all of the accolades after marking his record-equalling England appearance with a decisive display in the Nations League defeat of Czechia.

Sebastien Pocognoli admitted Scotland got what they deserved after they ended their first camp under his charge with a dismal 2-1 Nations League defeat at home to Slovenia.

Actress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Academy Award for her first movie On The Waterfront and starred opposite Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller North By Northwest, has died aged 102.

Christa Pike, the inmate who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her, is awake and speaking as she receives treatment in hospital, her lawyers have said.

Cristiano Ronaldo has stated he will be available for Portugal and that he should be punished for leaving the team during their recent camp.

Sebastien Pocognoli’s first camp as Scotland head coach ended with a grim and damaging 2-1 Nations League defeat at home to Slovenia.

England captain Harry Kane marked his record-equalling 125th appearance with a brace as Thomas Tuchel’s men all but secured their place in the Nations League knockouts with a 3-0 win against Czechia.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has accused Thames Valley Police of taking personal items in searches of his home as he takes legal action against the force, it has been reported.

A campaigner who has pushed to reform childcare for families in Northern Ireland has been selected by the SDLP to contest Lagan Valley in next year’s Stormont election.

US musician Freddie Jackson, known for songs such as You Are My Lady and Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake), has been remembered as a “legendary voice” after his death aged 70.

Family of third woman to die after cervical screening error demand full inquiry

News Family of third woman to die after cervical screening error demand full inquiry The family of a third woman in Northern Ireland known to die after an incorrect cervical screening have spoken for the first time of their loss.

England Under-21s suffered their first defeat to their Republic of Ireland counterparts after falling 3-1 in Cork with Tommy Lonergan scoring twice for the hosts.

Zendaya wowed in a white lace ensemble while Emma Stone made a statement in a plunging blue blazer as they were among the famous faces attending the Louis Vuitton show during Paris Fashion Week.