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Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill has cut short a family holiday in the hope of attending the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome on Saturday. Her attendance has not been officially confirmed but it is understood talks are taking …

The memorial of a cat at a tram stop where he frequently cuddled up to commuters has now been returned to his former owners in an apparent "stroke of luck". Benton, a black and white moggy, became well-known for visiting …

A teenager has been jailed for life for the murder of a 15-year-old boy in a north London park. Deshaun James Tuitt was fatally stabbed in Highbury Fields, Islington, shortly before 21:00 BST on 4 August 2022. The 17-year-old defendant, …

A memorial bench honouring a drowned sailor has been unveiled outside one of the RNLI lifeboat stations involved in the search for him, with a plaque urging people to "respect nature" and "stay safe". Haydn Griffiths, who had been selected …

The number of visitors to Guernsey increased in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year. Data from The Tourism Management Board (TMB) showed a total of 21,928 visitors came to the island, a 6% increase. …

A police officer was struck by a train after "misleading" information was given to officers trying to help a vulnerable man on a railway line, an inquest has heard. Sgt Graham Saville was hit after he was deployed to the …

A Palestinian doctor whose children were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza on 23 May has died from injuries sustained in the same attack, health officials say. Dr Hamdi al-Najjar, 40, had just returned from dropping his wife, …

A visitor trail about witch trials in the 16th and 17th centuries is being brought to life by augmented reality. The Tendring Witch Heritage Trail is set in Harwich, Manningtree, St Osyth and Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex. Visitors can use an …

A grandfather who died following an assault "was a guiding light" to his family, they said. Tomasz Kopec, 46, died in hospital after an incident in Grant Avenue, Slough, on Friday. Jakub Nowicki, 40, of Ascot Road, Maidenhead, was remanded …

An online appeal to raise funds to fix a damaged football pitch, after the site was used for an unauthorised encampment, has nearly doubled its target. The pitch used by Ludgvan Lions Junior Football Club near Penzance was found covered …