Garvaghy Road blocked by protesters of Orange Order parade amid calls for calm Thousands of protesters have blocked the predominately nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown in a bid to prevent a contentious Orange Order parade passing. A ruling by the Parades Commission adjudication body permitting the march from Drumcree Church was upheld in an “unprecedented”
Major police incident declared near RAF Fulford Villagers evacuated from their homes and several men arrested on suspicion of explosives offences Villagers have been evacuated from their homes near an RAF base and several men have been arrested as the Army’s explosives experts examine vehicles, police said. A major incident has been declared, with armed
Councils to get more powers to bring empty homes back into use Housing Secretary Angela Rayner revealed the plans on the first day of Labour’s annual conference Local leaders will get stronger powers to take possession of empty and derelict homes so they can be brought back into use, Angela Rayner has announced. The Housing
Households urged to send in meter readings before energy bills rise The energy price cap will rise by 4% from Thursday for a typical household in England, Scotland and Wales More than four million homes who remain on a standard energy tariff have been urged to send in meter readings to avoid paying higher prices
The Traitors presenter Claudia Winkleman to read CBeebies Bedtime Story The Traitors presenter Claudia Winkleman is to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story. The 54-year-old, who will also present the second series of The Celebrity Traitors when it launches on October 1, will read Monkeypig – written and illustrated by Huw Aaron – on the same
Marra to call for more decentralisation of Holyrood powers at Labour conference Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra is set to call for Holyrood to decentralise its powers at his first conference as party leader. Speaking at the UK Labour conference in Liverpool, Michael Marra will say that “too much power” is centralised in Scotland and
England edged out by Spain in five-goal Nations League thriller England embraced the chaos but failed to see off Spain as the world champions punished Harry Kane’s missed spot-kick to secure a 3-2 comeback win in Saturday’s helter-skelter Nations League opener. Thomas Tuchel’s men returned to action 10 weeks on from the agonising World Cup
Andy Burnham pledges to set UK on ‘new course’ a decade on from Brexit vote Andy Burnham promised to set the UK on a new course because the decade since the Brexit vote had resulted in “drift and division”. The Prime Minister vowed to set out how he will deliver “good growth in every postcode,
Heathrow’s third runway delayed until 2039 Heathrow’s third runway has been delayed for four years until 2039. Bosses at the airport, the largest and busiest in the UK, have told the Government that sticking to the current 2035 deadline is not possible, it is understood. The shifting deadline is likely to come as a blow
Andy Burnham to head to Liverpool for first Labour conference as Prime Minister Andy Burnham has used a marathon broadcast round to “knock dead” a rumour he is considering an early general election, as he heads to Liverpool to front the Labour Party’s annual conference for the first time. The Prime Minister will head to