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‘We need to do more’, Taoiseach says as child poverty rises

Sports betting terms: A glossary for UK bettors

From odds and stakes to accas and handicaps, here's every sports betting term a UK bettor needs

Luxury car transport firm wants licence change at Bristol site

The company is known for transporting luxury vehicles

HMRC to charge 5.1 million vapers £275 a year as new tax introduced next month

It's estimated around 5.1 million people are will be affected by the change

'Proud moment for Hartlepool and Teesside' as demolition firm scoops two UK gongs

GLC Projects achieved national recognition after winning two major awards

PISA figures have a clear message for Scottish education: copy England – Professor Lindsay Paterson

Scotland needs to realise that while enjoyment in education is desirable, some learning is unavoidably tedious, writes Professor Lindsay Paterson

Disruption at Scottish airports amid air traffic control issue as dozens of flights cancelled

A warning has been issued to passengers travelling through Edinburgh Airport.

'Lecherous and predatory' policer officer avoids jail after admitting sex assaults

Former Staffordshire Police constable Alex Trusler, 36, admitted four sex assaults on three colleagues

HMO crime recording concerns after Nuneaton discovery

The details emerged in a Freedom of Information request

Communities Minister urged to commit to funding for second Belfast Fleadh

Wind Street bar and restaurant closes its doors in Swansea

The restaurant confirmed its closure after eight years

Person in hospital after being hit by car in busy Cardiff road

Emergency services including police and paramedics were called to the scene of a crash on a busy road in Cardiff on Tuesday

Flight chaos for Yorkshire travellers as UK airports hit by air traffic control issues

Nats, which provides air traffic control services to 15 UK airports, said the issue was causing disruption to flights departing across the country

Miliband announces West Bank sanctions as Palestinians face ‘ethnic cleansing’

The Foreign Secretary’s announcement triggered a diplomatic row with the Israeli government and the US.

When is the Ballon d'Or 2026? Date, nominees, favourite and odds as shortlist revealed

London hosts football’s most prestigious awards ceremony for the first time

Channel 5 viewers fume 'what is going on?' after baffling on-air blunder

Channel 5 was struck by a broadcasting error as viewers across the nation tuned in for the latest episode of Police Interceptors

Carney says US trade war 'will come at a cost' as Canada strikes back on tariffs

Canada's levies - as high as 50% - will apply to nearly $20bn of US products, from steel to T-shirts.

Bristol among 10 UK airports affected across the UK with disruption building

Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester, Birmingham are all among the airports impacted by a technical issue to air traffic control systems across the UK

Manchester Airport hit with delays and cancellations amid 'technical issue'

Dozens of flights departing from Manchester Airport have been delayed and two cancelled

Jobs to go at Bristol Old Vic as staff costs are cut

'The immediate priority is the welfare of the team'

Newcastle MP demands crackdown on tech giants using AI to create 'digital twins'

Newcastle Labour MP Chi Onwurah will bring a Ten Minute Rule Bill to Parliament on Wednesday, calling for tougher action to ban tech firms creating digital replicas of their users

West Lothian councillors urged to push for meeting over plans for new railway station

Plans are in place and a business case for Winchburgh has been made. The Scottish Government needs to step in with funding, say councilllors

Three people including two officers hurt after police van in crash in Moston

A cordon remains in place following the smash in Moston

Man and woman rushed to hospital after bonfire 'gets out of control' in south London

The fire destroyed three garden sheds at the rear of two houses converted into flats, as well as a small part of a ground-floor flat