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The protracted process of sorting and counting votes in Ireland’s General Election has begun, after an exit poll put the three main parties virtually neck and neck. Sinn Fein held 21.1% of first-preference votes, narrowly ahead of current coalition partners Fine Gael and Fianna Fail at 21% and 19.5% respectively, according to the Ipsos B&A Exit Poll commissioned by RTE, The Irish Times, TG4 and Trinity College Dublin. It puts […]

Southampton were furious after being denied a priceless victory by a controversial VAR decision in a 1-1 draw at Brighton. Flynn Downes had just cancelled out Kaoru Mitoma’s opener when Cameron Archer converted a cross from Saints substitute Ryan Fraser. A VAR check of more than four minutes eventually decided Archer was onside but then penalised Adam Armstrong, who was offside but did not touch the ball, for interfering with […]

Zayn Malik has paid tribute on stage to Liam Payne in his former One Direction bandmate’s hometown of Wolverhampton, saying he “hopes” the late star sees his gig. The singer, 31, had kicked off his Stairway To The Sky tour in Leeds’s O2 Academy, with an on-stage blue screen message which read: “Liam Payne 1993-2024. Love you bro” with a pink heart. However, he has not appeared to directly speak […]

Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested that Ukrainian territory under his control should be taken under the “Nato umbrella” to try and stop the “hot stage” of the war with Russia. Speaking to Sky News, the Ukrainian leader said that such a proposal has “never been considered” by Ukraine because it has never “officially” been offered. Speaking via a translation transmitted by Sky News, Mr Zelensky said: “If we want to stop […]

Jane Moore has become the first contestant to be eliminated from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 2024 following a public vote. During her time on the ITV show, the Loose Women star became upset over the way that chores were split by McFly star Danny Jones and former Irish boxing champion Barry McGuigan. She accused Jones and McGuigan of “sexism” and “ageism” after being given the washing […]

The funeral of Scottish comedian Janey Godley is set to take place after a two-day “final tour” of the cities she loved. Godley died on November 2 aged 63 after receiving palliative treatment for terminal cancer. Her funeral will be held at St Mary’s Cathedral in the west end of Glasgow on Saturday after a hearse carrying her coffin travelled through the centre of Edinburgh on Friday. Her daughter Ashley […]

Kim Leadbeater has said there is “absolutely still a lot of work to do” on assisted dying proposals, and “slight changes” to the bill are “part of the process”. A historic Commons vote on Friday means that assisted dying could be legalised in England and Wales after proposals cleared their first parliamentary hurdle. Sir Keir Starmer was among the majority of MPS to support the proposed legislation which would allow […]

Gregg Wallace has been accused of making “lesbian jokes” and “highly inappropriate” comments in the latest of a string of complaints made against the TV presenter by people who claim to have worked with him. The new accusations follow Thursday’s announcement that Wallace will step away from hosting hit BBC cooking show MasterChef while historical misconduct complaints are externally reviewed by the show’s production company, Banijay UK. A woman who worked on […]

Dame Esther Rantzen said she is “absolutely thrilled” at the result of the historic vote for assisted dying, and spoke of future generations being spared the “ordeals” currently suffered. The broadcaster, who is terminally ill, has been a strong advocate for changing the law to allow dying adults to take their own lives in limited circumstances, without fear of their families being prosecuted for helping them. The 84-year-old revealed in […]