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Christmas parcels will NOT be delivered on time as dozens of present-filled lorries and trailers are stranded, haulage bosses warn

Thousands of Christmas presents will not be delivered in time for the holidays amid the continued closure of a major port connecting the UK and Ireland, haulage bosses have warned. One haulage firm boss with 50 trailers at Holyhead said the stuck goods included thousands of Christmas presents, as well as supplies for supermarkets, white goods, cleaning items and building …

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1 week ago

Schoolboy ‘likely’ shot by soldier in hospital grounds in 1975, coroner finds

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It is more likely than not that Patrick was shot by an unidentified British …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Pictured: 'Beautiful' woman in her 20s who died at Belfast nightclub - as 'her pal' remains in hospital fighting for her life

Daily Mail

Tributes have poured in for a 'beautiful' young woman who died suddenly at a nightclub in Belfast over the weekend. The beauty technician, who has been named locally as Chloe Ferris, tragically died in the early hours of Sunday after an incident at Lux nightclub. Chloe Ferris tragically died in the early hours of Sunday after an incident at Lux …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Woman dies and another rushed to hospital after incident at Belfast nightclub as police launch probe

Daily Mail

A woman has died and another rushed to hospital after an incident at a nightclub, with the police launching a probe into what happened. Emergency services were called to the Lux nightclub on Dunbar Street in Belfast at 2.20am this morning. A Police Service Northern Ireland spokesperson told The Mirror: 'Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

18 of the best Christmas markets in the UK for 2024

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When: 22 November-22 December winchester-cathedral.org.uk/christmas Edinburgh Christmas Market, Edinburgh open image in gallery Edinburgh sparkles under a festive big wheel …

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1 month ago

The frustrating reasons fans are boycotting Christmas markets revealed

Daily Mail

They're designed to leave visitors feeling full of festive cheer - but if anything, this year's underwhelming Christmas markets have turned the UK into a nation of Scrooges. Earlier this week, TikTok user Rubie went viral when she shared a video of the huge crowds at Manchester Christmas market, which is expected to attract nine million tourists this year, eager …

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1 month ago

Can YOU tell if these accents are real? Take the test - as research reveals Geordies, Scots and Irish are best at spotting fakes

Daily Mail

From the broad Scottish brogue to the unmistakable Geordie twang, the UK is home to a bewilderingly diverse array of different accents. The UK's best accent cheat-detectors can be found in Glasgow where participants spotted fake Scottish accents with an accuracy ranging between 66 to 85 per cent. Meanwhile, Belfast locals like Jamie Dornan were able to spot the difference …

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1 month ago

FTA, extraditions in focus as PM meets UK’s Starmer

Hindustan Times

Resumption of talks for a trade deal and the extradition of fugitive economic offenders figured prominently in talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Keir Starmer on the margins of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Modi also raised the issue of extraditing economic offenders wanted by India with Starmer, and announced that two …

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1 month ago

India, United Kingdom to resume FTA talks in 2025

Hindustan Times

India and the UK will resume talks on a trade deal early next year to address the remaining issues and finalise a balanced and forward-looking free trade agreement following a pause of several months due to elections in both countries. Modi also raised the issue of extraditing economic offenders wanted by India with Starmer, and announced that two new Indian …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Review: ‘Say Nothing’ draws strength from telling a focused story about the Troubles

LA Times

From the late ’60s until 1998, when the Good Friday Agreement wound down hostilities between the Catholic nationalist Irish Republican Army and the U.K.-supported loyalist protestant militias, Northern Ireland was afflicted with the conflict known as the Troubles. “Say Nothing” re-creates only two, with IRA volunteer Dolours Price and commander Brendan Hughes, called “The Dark.” As such, it takes place …

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‘Say Nothing’ explores ‘human wreckage’ wrought by young radicals during the Troubles

LA Times

FX’s “Say Nothing” is based on Patrick Radden Keefe’s bestselling nonfiction book about an unsolved crime during the Troubles. It was probably inevitable that Patrick Radden Keefe’s gripping 2019 bestseller “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland” would be adapted by Hollywood. “We were mindful of the fact that this has to work as a …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Chef sparks furious row over 'cheap' 'window diners' who split courses and only order tap water at restaurants - but others say he is 'tone deaf' amid a cost of living crisis

Daily Mail

A chef has started a furious row after accusing customers of 'window dining' by sharing plates and not ordering drinks. Hugh Corcoran, who runs the Yellow Bittern on London 's Caledonian Road, launched an angry rant on Instagram saying that sharing plates have 'ruined dining' and that it's 'not worth opening' for people only willing to spend '£25 a head' …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

12 of the best Christmas markets in the UK for 2024

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When: 14 November-23 December cardiffchristmasmarket.com Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market, Winchester open image in gallery For a Christmas cathedral service visit …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Honouring darkness and death in grand style – celebrate Halloween the Irish way

The Independent

Of all the elaborate ideas humans have come up with to make life more bearable, one of our most creative and enduring is this annual celebration of death, decay and darkness. “I believe that Ireland has always had a healthy relationship with death – just think of the ritual of the wake – and a renewal of interest in Samhain …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Strong performance by hotel sector in Northern Ireland, report finds

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Northern Ireland’s hotel sector performed …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Heartbreaking moment mother recalls how her autistic son, 16, choked her during a violent outburst - leaving her unable to be alone with him

Daily Mail

A woman has laid bare the heartbreaking reality of caring for her autistic child with little support from health services. The documentary shows moments in which Séamus is forced to hold back a clearly distressed Eoin, using his strength to keep him from hurting himself and others, and attempt to calm him down Laura told the documentary that the family …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Villa Vie Odyssey: Cruise ship couple who found love during months stranded in Belfast to marry onboard

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Many passengers who bought cruise cabins on Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey, which plans to set sail on a three-and-a-half-year adventure …

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3 months ago

Proposals, vitamin D tablets and the most epic pub crawl: How great sail-away delay left passengers bound for round-the-world voyage stranded for months

Daily Mail

It's been nearly four months since hundreds of wealthy passengers were set to embark on the trip of a lifetime - a three-and-a-half year journey exploring the world from the luxury of a cruise ship. Cruise passengers Gian Perroni, 62, and Angela Harsanyi, 53, have had the time to discover they are soulmates - and have even got engaged Holly …

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3 months ago

Florida woman who sold everything for dream three-year cruise around the world is banned from ship after private WhatsApp chat leaked

Daily Mail

A woman who sold everything to embark on a $350,000 dream cruise around the world has claimed she has been banned from the ship after her private WhatsApp messages were leaked. She previously told how she'd turned to Vitamin D tablets after being unable to bask in the tropical sunshine She paid an initial deposit on the world voyage, and …

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3 months ago

From the Titanic to tanking: How the world's most prolific shipbuilder Harland & Wolff survived world wars, IRA bombings and sinking of its most famous liner before collapsing into administration

Daily Mail

It was once the biggest and busiest shipyard around, making the UK and especially Belfast the envy of the world as workers there built some of the finest ocean liners ever seen - although including of course the ill-fated Titanic. The historic Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast faces an uncertain future as the company goes into administration - its …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Titanic shipyard to collapse into administration

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery The operational companies which run the shipyards are expected to …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Titanic shipyard prepares for administration

The Telegraph

The administration will affect only Harland & Wolff Holdings Plc, the group holding company, with its four yards, Belfast, Appledore, Arnish and Methil, continuing to trade. Harland & Wolff said: “The board has concluded that the company is insolvent on a balance sheet basis per its last audited accounts and most recent management accounts. Bosses are in “regular discussion” with …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Starmer's chief of staff is quizzed over connections to Sinn Fein politicians

Daily Mail

Sir Keir Starmer’s powerful chief of staff Sue Gray was last night facing questions over her connections with senior Sinn Fein politicians, including a former IRA terrorist who has boasted that Ms Gray was a ‘friend in court’ at No 10. Tory peer Jonathan Caine, who worked in the Northern Ireland Office under successive Conservative governments, has tabled a question …

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3 months, 1 week ago

How Northern Ireland is reclaiming its story

BBC

How Northern Ireland is reclaiming its story Getty Images Thirty years ago, tourism to Northern Ireland was almost non-existent. Derry's been transformed over the past 25 years, and last year was our biggest ever year for visitors - Aeidin McCarter From the top of those 17th-Century walls, there are fine views in all directions: along the river to the sea, …

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Christmas parcels will NOT be delivered on time as dozens of present-filled lorries and trailers are stranded, haulage bosses warn

Schoolboy ‘likely’ shot by soldier in hospital grounds in 1975, coroner finds

Pictured: 'Beautiful' woman in her 20s who died at Belfast nightclub - as 'her pal' remains in hospital fighting for her life

Woman dies and another rushed to hospital after incident at Belfast nightclub as police launch probe

18 of the best Christmas markets in the UK for 2024

The frustrating reasons fans are boycotting Christmas markets revealed

Can YOU tell if these accents are real? Take the test - as research reveals Geordies, Scots and Irish are best at spotting fakes

FTA, extraditions in focus as PM meets UK’s Starmer

India, United Kingdom to resume FTA talks in 2025

Review: ‘Say Nothing’ draws strength from telling a focused story about the Troubles

‘Say Nothing’ explores ‘human wreckage’ wrought by young radicals during the Troubles

Chef sparks furious row over 'cheap' 'window diners' who split courses and only order tap water at restaurants - but others say he is 'tone deaf' amid a cost of living crisis

12 of the best Christmas markets in the UK for 2024

Honouring darkness and death in grand style – celebrate Halloween the Irish way

Strong performance by hotel sector in Northern Ireland, report finds

Heartbreaking moment mother recalls how her autistic son, 16, choked her during a violent outburst - leaving her unable to be alone with him

Villa Vie Odyssey: Cruise ship couple who found love during months stranded in Belfast to marry onboard

Proposals, vitamin D tablets and the most epic pub crawl: How great sail-away delay left passengers bound for round-the-world voyage stranded for months

Florida woman who sold everything for dream three-year cruise around the world is banned from ship after private WhatsApp chat leaked

From the Titanic to tanking: How the world's most prolific shipbuilder Harland & Wolff survived world wars, IRA bombings and sinking of its most famous liner before collapsing into administration

Titanic shipyard to collapse into administration

Titanic shipyard prepares for administration

Starmer's chief of staff is quizzed over connections to Sinn Fein politicians

How Northern Ireland is reclaiming its story