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Firefighters deal with ‘challenging night’ ahead of July 12 Orange Order parades

Firefighters deal with ‘challenging night’ ahead of July 12 Orange Order parades

Firefighters deal with ‘challenging night’ ahead of July 12 Orange Order parades

12 July 2025

Firefighters said they dealt with 72 bonfire-related incidents on Friday night.


Tens of thousands take to streets for annual July 12 Orange Order parades

Tens of thousands take to streets for annual July 12 Orange Order parades

Tens of thousands take to streets for annual July 12 Orange Order parades

12 July 2025

The loyal order parades come after the burning of bonfires at hundreds of sites across the region as part of the annual festivities.


Father-of-three suing Tui at High Court over quad bike crash ‘not same person’

Father-of-three suing Tui at High Court over quad bike crash ‘not same person’

Father-of-three suing Tui at High Court over quad bike crash ‘not same person’

12 July 2025

Tony Holliday is suing Tui for more than £500,000 in damages after a quad bike crash in Cape Verde in 2023.


Traveller urges others to take precautions on excursions after quad bike crash

Traveller urges others to take precautions on excursions after quad bike crash

Traveller urges others to take precautions on excursions after quad bike crash

12 July 2025

Tony Holliday’s wife Bev urged travellers to ‘look out for things that we didn’t see’ when going on excursions while on holiday.


Loyalist bonfire on site with asbestos lit despite warnings

Loyalist bonfire on site with asbestos lit despite warnings

Loyalist bonfire on site with asbestos lit despite warnings

12 July 2025

Elsewhere, effigies of the Irish rap group Kneecap, Irish flags and sectarian slogans were burned on pyres across Northern Ireland.


Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash, preliminary report says

Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash, preliminary report says

Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash, preliminary report says

11 July 2025

Some 241 of the 242 people on board the plane were killed when it crashed and struck a medical college in Ahmedabad on June 12.


Leading doctors urge BMA to reconsider strikes amid concerns over public trust

Leading doctors urge BMA to reconsider strikes amid concerns over public trust

Leading doctors urge BMA to reconsider strikes amid concerns over public trust

11 July 2025

Lord Ara Dazi and Professor Sir Stephen Powis are urging resident doctors to reconsider strikes planned for later this month.


Two men charged after elderly women die following care home car crash

Two men charged after elderly women die following care home car crash

Two men charged after elderly women die following care home car crash

11 July 2025

Two men have been charged in connection with a collision at a car home in Sunderland on Wednesday.


Effigies of Kneecap, Irish flags and sectarian slogans top loyalist bonfires

Effigies of Kneecap, Irish flags and sectarian slogans top loyalist bonfires

Effigies of Kneecap, Irish flags and sectarian slogans top loyalist bonfires

11 July 2025

The bonfires are set to be lit late on Friday night.


US rap star 50 Cent gets crowd dancing as he headlines first night of Trnsmt

US rap star 50 Cent gets crowd dancing as he headlines first night of Trnsmt

US rap star 50 Cent gets crowd dancing as he headlines first night of Trnsmt

11 July 2025

Fiddy’s set featured hits including PIMP and Candy Shop.


Gallagher children watch Oasis homecoming gig with Pep Guardiola

Gallagher children watch Oasis homecoming gig with Pep Guardiola

Gallagher children watch Oasis homecoming gig with Pep Guardiola

11 July 2025

Liam’s two sons Lennon and Gene and Noel’s three children Anais, Donovan and Sonny, were with Pep Guardiola for the first of Oasis’s homecoming gigs.


The Script perform to adoring fans at Trnsmt

The Script perform to adoring fans at Trnsmt

The Script perform to adoring fans at Trnsmt

11 July 2025

The Script singer Danny O’Donoghue wore a red suit during the heatwave during and praised fans at the Glasgow Green festival.


Temperatures set to peak on Saturday as country bakes in summer’s third heatwave

Temperatures set to peak on Saturday as country bakes in summer’s third heatwave

Temperatures set to peak on Saturday as country bakes in summer’s third heatwave

11 July 2025

Highs of 34C or more are possible in parts of the UK on Saturday as the summer’s third heatwave takes hold.


Wimbledon finalist questions why tournament won’t close roof in heat

Wimbledon finalist questions why tournament won’t close roof in heat

Wimbledon finalist questions why tournament won’t close roof in heat

11 July 2025

A semi-final was stopped twice in less than five minutes because of medical emergencies in the crowd.


Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Blair dies aged 72

Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Blair dies aged 72

Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Blair dies aged 72

11 July 2025

Lord Blair of Boughton ran the capital’s police force from 2005 until 2008.


Twin Atlantic condemn politicians’ calls for Glastonbury to cancel Kneecap

Twin Atlantic condemn politicians’ calls for Glastonbury to cancel Kneecap

Twin Atlantic condemn politicians’ calls for Glastonbury to cancel Kneecap

11 July 2025

Bass guitarist Ross McNae wore a Palestine FC football shirt for Trnsmt festival on Glasgow Green on Friday.


The Salt Path author’s next book delayed after ‘intrusive conjecture’, publisher says

The Salt Path author’s next book delayed after ‘intrusive conjecture’, publisher says

The Salt Path author’s next book delayed after ‘intrusive conjecture’, publisher says

11 July 2025

In a statement on Friday, Penguin Michael Joseph, which published The Salt Path in 2018, said Raynor Winn’s next book On Winter Hill, will be delayed.


William’s charity fundraising polo matches raise more than £14m

William’s charity fundraising polo matches raise more than £14m

William’s charity fundraising polo matches raise more than £14m

11 July 2025

The fixture at the Guards Polo Club near Windsor was in aid of good causes supported by himself and Kate.


Man accused of suitcase murders claims he feared for his life

Man accused of suitcase murders claims he feared for his life

Man accused of suitcase murders claims he feared for his life

11 July 2025

Yostin Mosquera admits to killing Albert Alfonso but claims it was manslaughter and that Mr Alfonso had killed Paul Longworth first.


Badenoch says ‘rush’ to meet net zero pushing up holiday costs

Badenoch says ‘rush’ to meet net zero pushing up holiday costs

Badenoch says ‘rush’ to meet net zero pushing up holiday costs

11 July 2025

The Conservative Party leader opened a new domestic arrivals building at London Stansted Airport.


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