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'Food shop is my biggest expense after the mortgage'

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 00:03
Food accounts for 23% of basic spending, which includes housing, clothes, health, transport and education, NI Consumer Council finds.

Government urged to take action on empty shops

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 22:48
A lack of coordinated action means cities have floundered, according to a property expert.

Woman stabbed to death before gas explosion named

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 21:59
Charity worker Annabel Rook, 46, was killed in a suspected "domestic-related incident", police say.

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 21:32
The vote to decriminalise the procedure is the biggest change to abortion laws in England and Wales for nearly 60 years.

Woman stabbed to death before gas explosion named

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 19:58
Charity worker Annabel Rook, 46, was killed in a suspected "domestic-related incident", police say.

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 19:43
Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi led the call to decriminalise the 1% of abortions that happen after 24 weeks.

Orkney council ends investigation into leaving UK

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 18:36
A look at various models of alternative governance found they were too difficult and too expensive.

Dartford Crossing charge to increase for motorists

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 18:32
Transport Minister Lilian Greenwood says the charge is "no longer sufficient" to manage demand.

Raducanu stalker tried to apply for Wimbledon tickets

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 18:08
The man who was given a restraining order for stalking Emma Raducanu has been blocked from applying for Wimbledon tickets.

Raducanu stalker tried to apply for Wimbledon tickets

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 18:08
The man who was given a restraining order for stalking Emma Raducanu has been blocked from applying for Wimbledon tickets.

Scots shot in Spanish bar 'killed by rival Daniel gang member'

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 17:51
Spanish police believe Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were killed by a member of a Glasgow crime group.

Small boats situation getting worse, says No 10

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 17:42
Downing Street said Sir Keir Starmer would make the issue the key focus of a summit with France next month.

Saved Alan Turing papers sold at auction for £465k

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 17:29
The collection, which included a copy of his PhD dissertation, were sold at auction on Tuesday.

Starmer defends U-turn on grooming gangs inquiry

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 17:28
The prime minister tells the BBC his decision to hold an inquiry was "practical, common sense politics".

Woman who killed baby in crash has sentence cut

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:54
Three senior judges agree that Bridget Curtis's original sentence was "manifestly excessive".

Christmas Day killer jailed for at least 39 years

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:51
Jazwell Brown's teenage son says the drug-fuelled stabbings were "like watching a horror film".

Christmas Day killer jailed for at least 39 years

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:51
Jazwell Brown's teenage son says the drug-fuelled stabbings were "like watching a horror film".

Nissan unveils new electric car to be built in UK

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:16
The new Leaf will be powered by batteries also manufactured in Sunderland.

Zoe Slater returns to EastEnders after 20-year gap

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:11
The actress returns in the first episode from new executive producer Ben Wadey.

New Belfast maternity hospital could face a further 28-month delay

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:10
The health minister says he is " far from finished" on the matter.