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Tensions are continuing to smoulder around two controversial loyalist bonfires in Northern Ireland as time ticks down to when they are due to be lit. In Belfast, a city council committee voted to send ...

New home buyer inquiries rose overall in June – marking the first month to see an increase this year so far – according to surveyors. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics), which ...

MPs have warned of a “long road ahead” to improve the children’s social care sector amid rising need and a “severe” shortage of appropriate placements for young people. The Education Committee noted a ...

Pine martens reintroduced to Dartmoor have produced their first young, with camera-trap footage capturing shots of kits scampering through woodland. Conservationists behind the project to return pine ...

Luis Enrique tipped Ousmane Dembele to win the Ballon d’Or after after another devastating display in Paris St Germain’s Club World Cup semi-final rout of Real Madrid. Dembele was on target on his ...

Al Carns, the veterans minister, promised to increase the number of staff processing applications by five, effectively doubling the size of the team.

It was a historic night for the midfielder although the team’s Euro 2025 hopes hang by a thread after loss to France.

Stand-in skipper Tammy Beaumont admitted England had failed to show the best of themselves as a six-wicket T20 defeat to India at Old Trafford saw them lose the five-match series with one still left ...

Surrey strengthened their position near the top of the Vitality Blast south group with a comfortable win over Gloucestershire. Will Jacks’ 57 and some hefty blows from brothers Sam and Tom Curran saw ...

European champions Paris St Germain produced a blistering performance to power into the Club World Cup final with a 4-0 rout of Real Madrid. A one-sided semi-final in New York on Wednesday was ...

Clara Mateo, Kadidiatou Diani, Amel Majri and Grace Geyoro bagged for France to leave Wales needing to beat England and manufacture a nine-goal swing in goal difference in Sunday’s final match. Defeat ...