NI traffic alerts: Crash on A2 Sydenham Bypass is cleared
Here’s the latest traffic and travel news from around Northern Ireland. Read more Orange Order chief buys listed Belfast courthouse to transform it into hotel Meet the Lisburn woman driving…
King’s speech policies ‘fall short’ for small business, say trade groups
Policy announcements in the new Labour Government’s first King’s Speech “fell short” in supporting small firms across the UK to help drive economic growth, according to business groups.
Lab-grown pet food to hit UK shelves as regulators approve cultivated meat
Shoppers will be able to buy lab-grown pet food as the UK becomes the first country in Europe to approve the sale of cultivated meat.
Starmer: Each day we’re finding new and unexpected marks of Tory chaos
Sir Keir Starmer has suggested the new Labour Government is “finding new and unexpected” problems that it blames on 14 years of Conservative rule. The Prime Minister pointed to the…
New child poverty taskforce already facing calls to scrap two-child benefit cap
Ministers charged with tackling child poverty have already faced calls to scrap the two-child benefit limit before their new taskforce has even met for the first time. Work and Pensions…
Two die in house fire with child ‘very poorly’ in hospital
A man and a woman have died and their two children are in hospital after a house fire in Blackpool. One of the youngsters being treated is in a “very…
Rishi Sunak eyes up cricket visits as he ponders ‘elder statesman’ credentials
Rishi Sunak said he intends to watch more cricket as he contemplates whether he is an “elder statesmen” at the age of 44. The former prime minister joked that “life…
Rishi Sunak demands Labour prioritise ‘family finances’ over net zero – as defiant Ed Miliband shakes his head
Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged Sir Keir Starmer to prioritise “family finances” over net zero targets, during his first King’s Speech address as the opposition leader. Sunak told…
Jay Slater trolls sell merchandise online mocking dead teenager after body found
Trolls have been selling Jay Slater merchandise online less than 24 hours after his body was found. The sickening products featured distorted images of the teenager on mugs and memes…
603 bears in B.C. killed by conservation officers in 2023
The slow creep of housing onto hillsides and into wildlife habitat coupled has taken its toll on B.C.’s bear populations, a conservation group says. In its annual ranking of Top…