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Zendaya calls fiance Tom Holland her ‘favourite person’ to work with
Zendaya has named fiance Tom Holland as her “favourite person” to work with, praising his calming presence on set. In an interview with The Sunday Mirror, the 29-year-old actress also discussed her deep connection to the UK, saying returning feels like “coming home” with the couple splitting...
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Mercosur gives ‘two fingers’ to Irish farmers says Kilkenny farming figure
Kilkenny Mart As we head towards the last few weeks of January it is fair to say there has been a lot of uncertainty on the farming front. The main worry and talking point is the Mercosur deal which has just been signed by EU and Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil which on face value is ...
Kildare hotel hosting wedding showcase on January 31
Couples will be able to view the Castle’s beautiful banquet hall and ceremony spaces fully set for a wedding Barberstown Castle in Co Kildare, one of Ireland’s most romantic and atmospheric wedding venues, is opening its doors to engaged couples for an Exclusive Wedding Showcase on Saturday 3...
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Aryna Sabalenka eclipses Victoria Mboko to reach Australian Open quarter-finals
Aryna Sabalenka fought off one teenage challenger but finds another in her path to the Australian Open semi-finals. World number one Sabalenka looked to be cruising to victory against 19-year-old Victoria Mboko at 6-1 4-1 only for the Canadian to show just why she is so highly rated. Mboko saved thr...
Aryna Sabalenka eclipses Victoria Mboko to reach Australian Open quarter-finals
Aryna Sabalenka fought off one teenage challenger but finds another in her path to the Australian Open semi-finals. World number one Sabalenka looked to be cruising to victory against 19-year-old Victoria Mboko at 6-1 4-1 only for the Canadian to show just why she is so highly rated. Mboko saved thr...
Sunday’s briefing: Pressure mounts on Frank while Pep perplexed by referee call
Thomas Frank faced more calls to leave from Tottenham fans on Saturday and the pressure on Liverpool boss Arne Slot increased after a last-gasp loss to Bournemouth. Manchester City got back to winning ways to close the gap on Arsenal, but Pep Guardiola was far from happy and took aim at rookie refer...
Sunday’s briefing: Pressure mounts on Frank while Pep perplexed by referee call
Thomas Frank faced more calls to leave from Tottenham fans on Saturday and the pressure on Liverpool boss Arne Slot increased after a last-gasp loss to Bournemouth. Manchester City got back to winning ways to close the gap on Arsenal, but Pep Guardiola was far from happy and took aim at rookie refer...
Bishop: Scrutiny right but new Archbishop of Canterbury must have room to lead
The incoming Archbishop of Canterbury can expect to face scrutiny but must be given “room to lead”, the Church’s head of safeguarding said, days before a formal service to confirm the election of Dame Sarah Mullally. Dame Sarah, who has been Bishop of London for almost a decade and is a former...
Burnham awaits Labour’s verdict on by-election bid
Labour’s ruling body is set to decide whether Andy Burnham can stand as a by-election candidate as the Greater Manchester mayor plots a return to Westminster. The party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) is expected to meet virtually on Sunday after Mr Burnham applied for permission to contest...
Kemi Badenoch reveals her wedding first dance song
Kemi Badenoch said her wedding first dance song was Love Is All Around as she selected the Wet Wet Wet track on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs. The Conservative leader told the programme that she and her husband Hamish, whom she met on on the campaign trail, “really love” the song, first re...
Minister urged to say what he knew on alleged misuse of funds at heritage body
Scotland’s Culture Secretary has been urged to “come clean” over what he knew about the alleged misuse of public funds by a senior member of Scotland’s scandal-hit heritage body. Emails released under freedom of information requests show that in September, Scottish Government officials raise...
Holocaust survivor’s fear of the possibility of history repeating itself
A holocaust survivor has described her fear at the possibility that history is repeating itself, as she told the next generation to remember that “we are all human beings”. Annick Lever was 11 when, as she was walking with a friend to get some shopping, young boys threw a rope around her neck an...
Kemi Badenoch reveals her wedding first dance song
Kemi Badenoch said her wedding first dance song was Love Is All Around as she selected the Wet Wet Wet track on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs. The Conservative leader told the programme that she and her husband Hamish, whom she met on on the campaign trail, “really love” the song, first re...
Derry Death Notices - Sunday, January 25, 2026
Latest Derry obituaries and death notices The following deaths have occurred:- • Francis Kathleen Doherty (née Wade), 22 Culmore Point, Culmore • Monica Doherty (née King), 6 Beechwood Park, Strathfoyle, Derry • Lawrence Donaghy, 29 McCurry Walk, Limavady • Robert Graham, Limavady • Mic...
Charles ‘pleased and proud’ of King’s Trust work on 50th anniversary
The King has spoken of his pride in the charity he founded 50 years ago which aims to improve the lives of disadvantaged young people in the UK. The King’s Trust, then known as The Prince’s Trust, was set up by Charles in 1976 to help disadvantaged young people overcome challenging circumstances...
Dundalk FC submits its plans for new toilets facilities at Oriel
New facilities planned for both home and away supporters Progress has been made on new toilet facilities at Oriel Park, the home of Dundalk Football Club, with a planning application lodged this week with Louth County Council. Dundalk Town FC Ltd has applied for planning permission for the de...
Pressure to open flagship hospital ‘came from within’, health board says
Pressure to open a flagship hospital at the centre of an infections inquiry “came from within”, a health board has said. In a statement issued on Saturday evening, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) said the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow was a public sector capital pr...
‘British FBI’ to take over counter-terror and fraud probes under police reforms
Counter-terror, fraud and criminal gang investigations are set to be taken over by a new national police force dubbed the “British FBI” under major policing reforms. The National Police Service (NPS) will be created to crack down on serious and complex crimes, bringing the work of existing agenc...
Dundalk FC submits its plans for new toilets facilities at Oriel
New facilities planned for both home and away supporters Progress has been made on new toilet facilities at Oriel Park, the home of Dundalk Football Club, with a planning application lodged this week with Louth County Council. Dundalk Town FC Ltd has applied for planning permission for the de...
GALLERY: The best pics from Kilkenny school Debs Nights in 2025!
Pictures courtesy of Debs Ireland CLICK > TO SCROLL THROUGH SOME OF OUR DEBS PICS FROM THE KILKENNY CLASSES OF 2025 We want your photos to feature on the website via our Camera Club. Do you have a great photo from life in the locality? Whether it’s a party, wedding, communion, landscape, a qu...