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New supported housing opens in Plymouth for people sleeping rough
Homelessness charity Path has launched its third Multi-Agency Rough Sleeper (MARS) House A new supported housing scheme for people who have experienced rough sleeping has opened in Plymouth, marking a significant step in efforts to tackle homelessness in the city. Homelessness charity Path ha...
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Meghan shares Easter clips of Archie and Lilibet as royals mark holiday
The Duchess of Sussex has shared new videos of Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet celebrating Easter at home. Meghan posted clips on Instagram showing the family taking part in an Easter egg hunt, feeding chickens, and enjoying other festivities. In one video, Lilibet walks through the garden wearin...
Airstrikes on Iran kill more than 25 as Trump’s Strait of Hormuz deadline looms
Israel and the United States carried out a wave of attacks early on Monday which killed more than 25 people in Iran. Tehran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf neighbours as US President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz loomed. Explosions rang out in...
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Kilkenny students invited to Ag Fair with star of TV show 'Clarkson's Farm'
Kaleb Cooper will be judge and guest at Agri Aware's Intro to Ag Fair Farmer, entrepreneur and TV star Kaleb Cooper has been announced as the special guest at this year’s inaugural Intro to Ag Fair. The event is being hosted by Agri Aware and Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOE...
Turning Pages, Changing Lives: Kilkenny school sparks a love of reading with new arrivals
Every Child A Reader programme at Graignamanagh's Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Graignamanagh's Scoil Mhuire gan Smál is celebrating an exciting new chapter as it becomes a proud recipient of a national book-gifting initiative that will bring hundreds of new books and resources into the hands of its ...
Monday’s briefing: Silva looks set for City exit and Southampton get cup reward
Bernardo Silva’s glittering Manchester City career appears to have entered its final few weeks. However, it could yet end with silverware after City were paired with Sky Bet Championship Southampton in the FA Cup semi-finals, with Leeds facing Chelsea in the other tie. The Saints’ quarter-final ...
Monday’s briefing: Silva looks set for City exit and Southampton get cup reward
Bernardo Silva’s glittering Manchester City career appears to have entered its final few weeks. However, it could yet end with silverware after City were paired with Sky Bet Championship Southampton in the FA Cup semi-finals, with Leeds facing Chelsea in the other tie. The Saints’ quarter-final ...
Southport riots were considered for emergency alerts
The Government considered using the emergency alerts system during 2024 summer riots, which targeted mosques and asylum hotels, a freedom of information request has revealed. The alert system was launched in 2023 to warn the public of a danger to life in their area, with mobile phone users receiving...
Scotland viral hit star to play at boat party to launch World Cup campaign
A music star who “embodies the atmosphere of the Tartan Army” is to perform at a special party ahead of Scotland’s first World Cup match. Nick Morgan, known for his viral hit, No Scotland, No Party, will perform at a boat party in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 13 – the day before Scotland k...
Major supermarkets face call to reinstate pay in line with real living wage
Supermarkets are being urged to restore worker pay in line with the real living wage after a raft stepped back from matching the salary benchmark in recent years amid soaring industry cost pressures. Investor activists ShareAction is calling on the UK’s biggest grocery chains – and some of the c...
Scientists find way to make healthier and ‘oozier’ vegan cheese
Vegan cheese made from home-grown vegetable oils is healthier, greener and more “oozy”, scientists have found. The cheese substitute is typically made from a combination of starch and solid fats like coconut or palm oil. The fats give it the “sliceable, meltable” texture people expect from c...
Tories plan to send Scottish prisoners overseas to finish their sentences
Scottish Conservatives have announced plans to send prisoners overseas to complete their sentences – with leader Russell Findlay insisting the “common sense” move could end the SNP’s “reckless” policy of early release. Mr Findlay said that rather than release offenders early, Scottish To...
‘Game changing’ support set to help millions navigate their financial lives
Millions of people are set to receive “game changing” support to help them navigate their financial lives. From April 6, some firms can offer targeted support to help people make better-informed decisions about what to do with their money, based on what they would recommend to those in similar c...
‘Hidden helpers’ supporting people struggling to manage their finances digitally
Some people are relying on potentially risky workarounds to manage their finances, a report has found. Friends, family, carers and neighbours are spending hours each month patiently helping others with basic banking tasks, yet many “financial helpers” are doing so without any formal authority an...
Call for blue badge misuse crackdown as one in 20 hold ‘lifeline’ parking permit
Councils have been urged to crack down on misuse of blue badge parking permits as the proportion of people holding them has reached a record one in 20. The AA called for more to be done to detect offences such as using fake or stolen blue badges. The permits, which must be renewed every three years,...
NHS urges patients to come forward as normal amid ‘difficult’ six-day strike
The NHS is urging patients not to put off seeking the care they need as resident doctors press ahead with “difficult” strike action, which the Health Secretary has branded “disappointing”. Tens of thousands of resident doctors in England are to stage a six-day walkout on Tuesday, immediately...
Detectives tell of certainty on killer’s guilt in Emma Caldwell murder inquiry
Former detectives involved in the initial investigation into the murder of Emma Caldwell have said their suspicions about her killer Iain Packer were ignored by superiors. Ms Caldwell, 27, was killed in 2005 but it was not until 2024 that Packer was convicted of the murder, along with a string of se...
Scientists identify trigger of Crohn’s scarring, research suggests
Research suggests scientists have identified what drives the development of scar tissue in the intestines of people with Crohn’s disease. Scientists found clusters of immune cells in the gut which may be stimulating nearby cells to generate excess scar tissue, known as fibrosis. It is hoped the di...
Starmer has ‘utterly failed’ to help Scots during energy ‘crisis’, Swinney says
Westminster has “failed” Scots on energy policy, First Minister John Swinney claimed, and the SNP leader said people were paying higher bills as a result of decisions made by UK ministers. Mr Swinney accused the Labour Government at Westminster of “standing by and doing nothing” in the midst...
Second-hand first choice for one in 10 consumers – survey
Buying second-hand has been the first choice for one in 10 consumers when purchasing items other than food so far this year, according to a survey. Some 8% of people of all ages report using reselling sites as their main way of buying non-grocery goods so far in 2026, rising to 15% of those aged 18 ...