Southport attack: Hero stabbed in leg while trying to protect children and disarm knifeman
A Southport businessman who ran into a Taylor Swift-themed dance club was stabbed in the leg as he tried to disarm the attacker. Jonathan Hayes, 63, was among those who…
Aldi brings back ‘unbelievable’ £3.50 haircare product ‘as good as’ £34 luxury brand
Aldi’s popular beauty product, the Lacura Perfect Proof Dry Shampoo, is making a triumphant return. The budget supermarket caused quite a stir among beauty enthusiasts last year when it introduced…
‘It’s evil’: Breast ironing leaves long-term scars for women in Nigeria
Rights groups say the traditional practice that seeks to protect girls from sexual predators is an underreported form of physical mutilation. A stone and stick used for breast ironing, a…
Olympics | Banbridge’s Philip Doyle eases into men’s double sculls Final with dominant last-four display
Banbridge’s Philip Doyle and partner Daire Lynch have qualified for the Final of the men’s double sculls at the Olympics after topping their Semi-Final in Paris. The pair came from…
Man shoved stranger in front of train after he thought he was given ‘dirty look’
A man who shoved a stranger in front of a train over a “dirty look” has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. Brwa Shorsh, 24, allegedly shoved postman Tadeusz Potoczek…
New images show progress of new five-star venue on north coast
New images have been released of Dunluce Lodge showing the progress of the build of the first five-star venue on the north coast. It’s thought the £16.5 million hotel will…
Securing Grangemouth future is key test of just transition process, union warns
Securing the future of the Grangemouth refinery is “one of the greatest tests the just transition process will ever face”, a union has said ahead of a march calling for…
Bereaved families express hope as they attend long-awaited Omagh bomb inquiry
Bereaved families have expressed hope as they arrived for the first public hearing in a long called for public inquiry into the Omagh bomb. The probe, led by chairman Lord…
Sweet Valley High author Francine Pascal dies at 92
Sweet Valley High author Francine Pascal has died at the age of 92. Her daughter Laurie Wenk-Pascal told the New York Times (NYT) she died of lymphoma at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital…
Cancer charity fears shortage of digestive drug could cost lives
A cancer charity has called on the Government to intervene urgently over the shortage of a drug that can prevent life-threatening digestive problems in thousands of people with a range…