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Business resumes at Northern Ireland Assembly on historic restoration day

Business resumes at Northern Ireland Assembly on historic restoration day

Business resumes at Northern Ireland Assembly on historic restoration day

03 February 2024

Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill is set to become the region’s first ever nationalist first minister.


Labour’s Peter Kyle set for AI talks with tech giants during Washington visit

Labour’s Peter Kyle set for AI talks with tech giants during Washington visit

Labour’s Peter Kyle set for AI talks with tech giants during Washington visit

03 February 2024

The shadow technology secretary wants to discuss how the emerging technology could improve public services.


Demolition work carries on at home of Captain Tom’s family

Demolition work carries on at home of Captain Tom’s family

Demolition work carries on at home of Captain Tom’s family

03 February 2024

Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband, Colin, lost an appeal against an order to remove the Captain Tom Foundation Building.


Teachers to earn while they learn with fee-free apprenticeship degree

Teachers to earn while they learn with fee-free apprenticeship degree

Teachers to earn while they learn with fee-free apprenticeship degree

03 February 2024

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said the scheme would provide a route into teaching that comes ‘without student debt’.


Vintage wine and champagne from renowned restaurant Le Gavroche to be auctioned

Vintage wine and champagne from renowned restaurant Le Gavroche to be auctioned

Vintage wine and champagne from renowned restaurant Le Gavroche to be auctioned

03 February 2024

The illuminated sign that hung above the restaurant door will also be sold.


Jonnie Irwin’s wife says ‘me and the boys still need you’ in emotional tribute

Jonnie Irwin’s wife says ‘me and the boys still need you’ in emotional tribute

Jonnie Irwin’s wife says ‘me and the boys still need you’ in emotional tribute

03 February 2024

Co-stars Laura Hamilton and Jasmine Harman were also among those remembering the presenter following the news of his death, aged just 50.


Everything known so far about Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi

Everything known so far about Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi

Everything known so far about Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi

03 February 2024

The 35-year-old from the Newcastle area is wanted over an attack on a mother and her two children in south London on Wednesday night.


Key questions as powersharing returns in Northern Ireland

Key questions as powersharing returns in Northern Ireland

Key questions as powersharing returns in Northern Ireland

03 February 2024

MLAs will be at Parliament Buildings on Saturday to elect a new first and deputy first minister.


Search for alkali attack suspect continues after last sighting at King’s Cross

Search for alkali attack suspect continues after last sighting at King’s Cross

Search for alkali attack suspect continues after last sighting at King’s Cross

03 February 2024

Police have called for the 35-year-old from the Newcastle area to hand himself in following Wednesday’s attack in Clapham, south London.


‘Historic day’ as devolved government returns in Northern Ireland

‘Historic day’ as devolved government returns in Northern Ireland

‘Historic day’ as devolved government returns in Northern Ireland

03 February 2024

Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill pledged to be a first minister for all.


17-year-old convicted of murdering schoolboy in bus stop chase

17-year-old convicted of murdering schoolboy in bus stop chase

17-year-old convicted of murdering schoolboy in bus stop chase

03 February 2024

Renell Charles was killed stabbed shortly after the end of the school day in what police described as a ‘brutal attack’ in May 2023.


New mRNA cancer vaccine from Moderna trialled in British patients

New mRNA cancer vaccine from Moderna trialled in British patients

New mRNA cancer vaccine from Moderna trialled in British patients

03 February 2024

Experts believe these vaccines may lead to a new generation of ‘off-the-shelf’ cancer therapies.


Sylvester Stallone ‘torn up’ at death of Rocky co-star Carl Weathers

Sylvester Stallone ‘torn up’ at death of Rocky co-star Carl Weathers

Sylvester Stallone ‘torn up’ at death of Rocky co-star Carl Weathers

03 February 2024

Weathers played nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky movies.


Facebook at 20: Scandal, looming regulation and a future built around AI

Facebook at 20: Scandal, looming regulation and a future built around AI

Facebook at 20: Scandal, looming regulation and a future built around AI

03 February 2024

The social network has had a bumpy two decades at the forefront of the internet.


New evidence provides ‘unambiguous proof’ 12th century archbishop was a saint

New evidence provides ‘unambiguous proof’ 12th century archbishop was a saint

New evidence provides ‘unambiguous proof’ 12th century archbishop was a saint

03 February 2024

English Heritage said a previously overlooked reference in a 15th century manuscript showed Thurstan, who was Archbishop of York, achieved sainthood.


UK’s readiness to fight a war marred by capability and recruitment issues – MPs

UK’s readiness to fight a war marred by capability and recruitment issues – MPs

UK’s readiness to fight a war marred by capability and recruitment issues – MPs

03 February 2024

The Defence Committee warned the Armed Forces are overstretched, leaving little time for training in warfighting.


Powersharing to return in NI with Michelle O’Neill as first minister

Powersharing to return in NI with Michelle O’Neill as first minister

Powersharing to return in NI with Michelle O’Neill as first minister

03 February 2024

MLAs will return to Stormont on Saturday, bringing an end to a two-year political impasse.


Facebook turns 20: Highs and lows from two decades of the social media giant

Facebook turns 20: Highs and lows from two decades of the social media giant

Facebook turns 20: Highs and lows from two decades of the social media giant

03 February 2024

From major acquisitions to data scandals, the social network has had an eventual two decades online.


What the papers say – February 3

What the papers say – February 3

What the papers say – February 3

03 February 2024

The sentencing and naming of transgender teenager Brianna Ghey’s killers dominates the front of Saturday’s newspapers.


Michelle O’Neill: From teenage mother to history-making first minister

Michelle O’Neill: From teenage mother to history-making first minister

Michelle O’Neill: From teenage mother to history-making first minister

03 February 2024

Ms O’Neill has been the face of Sinn Fein’s long campaign to have the Assembly restored.


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