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Iran war enters seventh day as first Government flight brings Britons home
The US-Israeli war with Iran has entered its seventh day as the first Government-chartered plane evacuating British nationals from the region touched down in the UK. The plane took off from Muscat, the capital city of Oman, at 1.36pm GMT on Thursday. The Titan Airways flight arrived at London Stanst...
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Britney Spears spotted driving ‘erratically’ before arrest, police say
Britney Spears was seen driving “erratically” before her arrest on suspicion of operating her vehicle under the influence, police have said. Officers took the 44-year-old into custody in California on Wednesday evening local time, according to a California Highway Patrol (CHP) spokesperson. Poli...
Britney Spears spotted driving ‘erratically’ before arrest, police say
Britney Spears was seen driving “erratically” before her arrest on suspicion of operating her vehicle under the influence, police have said. Officers took the 44-year-old into custody in California on Wednesday evening local time, according to a California Highway Patrol (CHP) spokesperson. Poli...
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Tickets now on sale for Carrick-on-Suir Rugby Club's Cheltenham Festival Competition
The competition is a fundraiser to assist Carrick-on-Suir RFC with the day-to-day costs of running the club and improving its facilities Tickets are on sale for Carrick-on-Suir RFC’s Cheltenham Festival competition, the club’s long-standing and successful fundraiser. The competition has becom...
‘Milestone’ first UK remote robotic surgery
The first UK remote robotic surgery has been hailed as a “milestone” by medics. A surgeon in London operated on a patient with prostate cancer who was some 2,400km away in Gibraltar. The pioneering procedure went “extremely well”, with patient Paul Buxton reporting feeling “fantastic” ju...
Dame Prue Leith and Delia Smith call for cooking in primary schools
Famous names from the world of food, Dame Prue Leith, Delia Smith and Stanley Tucci, are backing a call to get children cooking at primary school. The trio were taking their campaign to Parliament on Thursday, as they argue that hands‑on cooking lessons lead to significant improvements in pupils...
John Lewis to expand insurance business after becoming broker
John Lewis has said its financial arm is set to expand its insurance operation after becoming an official broker. The employee-owned firm said it is doubling down on its insurance offer a week after abandoning plans to diversify the business through building thousands of rental properties. John Lewi...
One in seven high street businesses ‘have gone cashless in the past year’
One in seven high street businesses in a survey said they have gone cashless in the past year. While 77% of small and medium-sized retailers said they accept cash, 14% said they had gone cashless over the previous 12 months, according to the research, carried out in September 2025. The survey of mor...
Wet February leads to plunge in shopping trips
Shopping visits across the UK fell in February as wet weather kept consumers at home, figures show. Total UK footfall was down 4.7% year on year, a plunge from January’s 0.6% decrease, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic data. Shopping centres saw a 5.5% fall while high street...
Luke Littler ignites Premier League campaign with victory in Cardiff
Luke Littler ignited his BetMGM Premier League campaign by beating Jonny Clayton 6-4 to win night five in Cardiff. Littler had won only one match in the opening four rounds, although he was awarded two points on night three after Michael van Gerwen withdrew through illness. But the world number one ...
Luke Littler ignites Premier League campaign with victory in Cardiff
Luke Littler ignited his BetMGM Premier League campaign by beating Jonny Clayton 6-4 to win night five in Cardiff. Littler had won only one match in the opening four rounds, although he was awarded two points on night three after Michael van Gerwen withdrew through illness. But the world number one ...
Igor Tudor confident he can keep Tottenham in Premier League
Igor Tudor claimed to have more belief Tottenham would stay up despite a 3-1 home loss to Crystal Palace piling the pressure on the interim boss. West Ham’s win at Fulham on Wednesday started a disastrous 24-hour period for the north London club with this fifth straight defeat for Spurs meaning th...
Igor Tudor confident he can keep Tottenham in Premier League
Igor Tudor claimed to have more belief Tottenham would stay up despite a 3-1 home loss to Crystal Palace piling the pressure on the interim boss. West Ham’s win at Fulham on Wednesday started a disastrous 24-hour period for the north London club with this fifth straight defeat for Spurs meaning th...
Trailblazing mother who founded Mencap honoured with blue plaque
A “trailblazer” mother who founded Mencap is to be honoured with a blue plaque at the house where she set up the learning disability charity. Judy Fryd began her campaigning work at her home in Harpenden in Hertfordshire in the 1940s when her eldest daughter, Felicity, showed signs of developmen...
Dame Prue Leith and Delia Smith call for cooking in primary schools
Famous names from the world of food, Dame Prue Leith, Delia Smith and Stanley Tucci, are backing a call to get children cooking at primary school. The trio were taking their campaign to Parliament on Thursday, as they argue that hands‑on cooking lessons lead to significant improvements in pupils...
Bereaved family implores NHS to approve new treatment for aggressive cancer
The family of a man who died from an aggressive form of cancer has pleaded with health officials to give the green light to a new treatment, which offers hope of a “normal life”. New father Huw Jones, from Llanuwchllyn in north Wales, died in February. He had been campaigning for zanidatamab to ...
‘No evidence ADHD is overdiagnosed in the UK’
There is “no evidence that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is overdiagnosed in the UK” and the condition could even be “underdiagnosed”, a team of experts has said. But they conceded that some people may have been misdiagnosed with the condition. A team of 32 experts from aro...
John Swinney hails growth in Scotland’s ‘entrepreneurial ecosystem’
Scotland’s “entrepreneurial ecosystem” is boosting the country’s profile as an “ambitious innovation nation”, First Minister John Swinney has declared. He spoke out as new data showed Scottish tech founders have raised a total of £257 million in investment since joining Techscaler – S...
Derry Death Notices - Friday, March 6, 2026
Latest Derry obituaries and death notices The following deaths have occurred:- • Roy Arbuckle, 21 Lackagh Park, Dungiven • Liam Browne, Heene Terrace, Worthing, England (Formerly of 6 Asylum Rd, Derry) • Mae Campbell, 31 Rossbay, Limavady Road, Derry • Margaret Sarah Johnston, 19 Dunboe Gar...
Numbers reveal the huge success of Tipperary Local Link service
Calls made for new routes to be added to the town bus service in Clonmel A call has been made for the town bus service in Clonmel to be extended and take in other routes. The call was made following the release of figures that showed Tipperary Local Link carried nearly 480,000 passengers in 2...