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Annual growth in UK house prices slowed for the fourth month in a row in August, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested after a police pursuit of a motorcyclist who was travelling at over 90mph before driving on the wrong side of the road in Co Armagh.

They say a trip to Mallorca is good for the heart – quite literally.

A sharp rise in the price of fuel, along with a jump in the cost of air fares and tickets for entertainment events, all helped push up the overall rate of UK inflation last month.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister visited frontline areas where soldiers are reinforcing the heavily armed border with South Korea and renewed a threat to retaliate against any provocation targeting the fortification work.

Women’s Prize-winning author Barbara Kingsolver has released her sweeping latest novel… Fiction 1.

The price households are paying for electricity in Northern Ireland has never been higher.

Scotland’s First Minister has said he hopes the announcement of approval for the Jackdaw gas field “will provide some certainty for the north east” of Scotland.

Many adoptive families struggle with the challenges adoption brings.

Domino’s Pizza has revealed slower sales growth for the latest quarter despite boosts from new ranges of thinner pizzas and fried chicken.

Glenn Close has revealed that she underwent “complete hip replacement” after she was seen using a cane.

If you are feeling stressed about the spiralling costs energy bills in the lead-up to winter, you’re not alone.

Cabinet minister Miatta Fahnbulleh has repeatedly refused to say she backed Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s plans to extend the time before foreign workers can claim permanent residence in the UK.

US envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in St Petersburg for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as Donald Trump pushes Kyiv to make a deal that stops the fighting.

Gyles Brandreth isn’t 100 – yet.

The band Texas will rerelease their album White On Blonde for its 30th anniversary and embark on an arena tour next year.

Doctors have amputated both of Australian politician Helen Haines’ legs as she remains in critical condition after being repeatedly hit by a car in an apparent act of political violence, her husband said.

Pensioners are on course for 3.9% state pension boost next year after the final piece of the triple lock puzzle was revealed on Wednesday.

Andy Burnham faced a backlash from environmental campaigners after the UK Government approved plans to begin drilling in the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea.

Julia Stiles paid tribute to her late co-star Heath Ledger with her latest performance on the US version of Dancing With The Stars.

Industry groups in north-east Scotland have said the decision on the Jackdaw gas field is “hugely welcome”, but the pending decision on the Rosebank oil field is “every bit as vital”.

UK government borrowing rose by more than expected to £24.5 billion for last month, underscoring the constraints in the public finances ahead of the Chancellor’s Budget next week.

The UK Government has approved plans to begin drilling in the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea.

UK inflation has risen to its highest rate in almost a year as surging petrol and diesel prices pushed up the cost of living, new figures show.

Drivers of electric vehicles will no longer need to apply for planning permission to install cross-pavement chargers under revised rules.

A former undercover British soldier shot during a gun battle with IRA hunger striker Francis Hughes has revealed details about the deadly shootout for the first time.

SPEAKING in Stormont’s Great Hall on Monday morning, Gavin Robinson confirmed that it was not his intention to withdraw Emma Little-Pengelly from her deputy first minister role; adding that such a move would aid those – and he included some unionists in h…

APART from the most hardline elements in unionism, there was overwhelming relief across the board when the secretary of state, Chris Bryant, took the entirely justified decision earlier this month to forbid a proposed Orange march along the nationalist Ga…

IT is only now that the juices really start to flow for Eoghan Campbell.

IT is officially stated that the second meeting of the Imperial Conference was held yesterday at 10 Downing Street.

IF you ever wanted to present a model of weak political leadership to study, Gavin Robinson is your exemplar.

Two government ministers are involved in a fresh clash over the delivery of integrated education, with one linking decision making to party politics and the other countering that present policy is based on hard facts.

Former world boxing champion Michael Conlan gave a character reference for a convicted death driver who killed a man and his dog while driving at three times the speed limit before fleeing the scene.

For all the close-fought nature of the Tyrone Senior Football Championship, final replays are few and far between.

DUNLOY joint manager Liam Richmond has hailed the impact Aidan Walsh, after the Olympic boxer hooked up with the club’s hurlers earlier this year.

The GAA’s suite of experimental hurling rules look set to be showcased to the wider public in a televised interprovincial competition at the end of next month.

Scotstown’s 25th Monaghan title earned over Truagh Gaels marked their biggest margin of victory since 2013’s win over Clontibret.

BIG Telly Theatre’s Zoe Seaton is used to pushing boundaries – The Little Mermaid performed in swimming pools and the real house ‘wake’ for Granny Jackson’s Dead come to mind – so, no surprise, really, that her next project will be a ‘wedding’ in an actual

For as long as I can remember, I wanted to write a book.

UK inflation is expected to have accelerated last month as higher fuel and energy costs continue to push up the cost of living, economists think.

Actor Noel Clarke is set to appear in court charged with sexual offences against five women.

The King, Queen and Prince of Wales will join politicians, survivors and bereaved families in remembering the 116 children and 28 adults killed in the Aberfan disaster as people come together to mark the 60th anniversary.

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The Government is widely expected to approve a long-awaited new gas drilling operation off the coast of Aberdeen on Wednesday.

Andy Burnham will welcome the Sultan of Oman to Downing Street on Wednesday, as part of the leader’s three-day state visit to the United Kingdom.

Vinnie Jones has revealed he and Guy Ritchie had a tearful reunion on the set of The Gentlemen after they drifted apart “through the booze”.

A country house and farming estate in one of the driest and most nature-depleted parts of the country has secured an “abundance” of wildlife with more than 5,000 species recorded, the National Trust said.

Further taxes on the UK’s financial sector would be an “own goal”, the boss of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is set to warn ahead of the Budget.

More than nine million homes are heading in to winter in debt to their energy supplier or with no credit, a survey suggests.

Microsoft’s UK boss has said the company is still committed to its 30 billion dollar (£22 billion) UK investment plan despite pulling out of a project for the UK’s largest AI data centre.