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Sir David Hempleman-Adams is part of a team of three aiming to be the first to cross the Atlantic in an open-basket gas balloon.

Urfan Sharif and two others are thought to have travelled to Islamabad on August 9 and are wanted for questioning.

A vigil will be held in Kickham Plaza at 6.30pm on Sunday and led by the local clergy and the Mayor of Clonmel.

He believes traffic speeds in urban areas have slowed so much that some cyclists are now travelling faster than vehicles, which may frustrate drivers.

Researchers say considering birthweight could help identify those who might benefit from tailored support and monitoring later in life.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham emphasised closer working links without Westminster involvement would help progress be made.

A by-election is expected in the Mid Bedfordshire constituency within weeks after the Conservative former culture secretary finally resigned.

Drones formed several love-themed images in the sky before spelling the words ‘Marry me’ and ‘Megan’.

Motorists who turn off the road at any stage will immediately enter the pay zone.

From Tuesday, the Ulez will be expanded to include the whole of the capital.

Clean air zones are similar to London’s Ulez scheme.

The Ulez area is being expanded on Tuesday.

Ritesh Chams is embracing his ‘second life’ as he stars in a film about the Nepalese soldiers.

Ashley Valentine spent five days teaching the piano to teenagers.

Taking patients whose hearts have stopped to a specialist centre rather than the nearest emergency department may be unnecessary, research suggests.

The Civil Aviation Authority said there is ‘still a way to go’ for the industry to provide a smooth digital experience for all passengers.

This company obtained exclusive rights to traffic African people to the Spanish colonial Americas.

A survey has found 14 of 47 councils in the North, the Midlands and on the south coast may go bust this year or next.

Researchers have been working to improve a treatment called proton beam radiotherapy.

The first global survey of women working in the whisky industry found 33% had been touched inappropriately at work.