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It is one of an estimated 300 bonfires set to be lit over July 10-11 ahead of the annual Orange Order marches on July 12.
The US attorney general is under fire after the justice department refused to release further documents relating to the disgraced financier.
French champagne and a special gin-infused cocktail called L’entente will be served at the state banquet in honour of president of France.
A group of MPs will call for the redress scheme for veterans who suffered under the so-called ‘gay ban” to be rolled out as quickly as possible.
Emmanuel Macron pressed for recognition of Palestinian statehood in an address to the UK’s Parliament, saying it was the “only path to peace”. The French president said a ceasefire was a matter of ...
A small section of the Ayr United support will be able to buy alcohol at two home Premier Sports Cup games as part of a pilot scheme. The William Hill Championship club have been granted alcohol ...
Concern has been expressed over the siting of a loyalist bonfire close to an electricity substation in Belfast. The location of the towering pyre is also close to two major Belfast hospitals.
It comes as education unions have raised concerns about the statutory tests taken by Year 6 pupils in primary schools across England.
Betty Brown, 92, from County Durham, ran the Annfield Plain Post Office with her late husband when the faulty Horizon software was introduced.
The 60-year-old stepped away from hosting the BBC cooking competition, MasterChef, after a number of historical complaints came to light last year.
Campaigners and experts debated on whether utilities should be nationalised as ministers seek to ‘reset’ the failing sector.
The chief inspector of prisons revealed ‘frightening’ blades including a zombie knife was also suspected of being dropped into prison by a drone.