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A referendum on unifying Ireland and Northern Ireland will happen within the next six years, according to the president of Sinn Fein.Mary Lou McDonald was speaking to Sky News following the restoration of the Northern Ireland executive, where her party - a nationalist group - are now the largest caucus in Belfast for the first time since the Good Friday Agreement came into effect.Politics latest:Labour expected to scale back £28bn […]

A mother of two, who lost an arm and a leg when she was hit by two London Underground trains, says she is suing Transport for London (TfL).Sarah de Lagarde suffered the horrific injuries after she fell into the gap between a stationary train and the platform at High Barnet station in north London in September 2022. The 46-year-old said she slipped on a wet and uneven platform and "fell […]

Prince William has referenced the King's cancer diagnosis for the first time since the announcement by Buckingham Palace on Monday. Arriving at a gala for the London Air Ambulance Service in central London, the Prince of Wales said: "We really appreciate everyone's kind messages. Thank you". Prince William was back at work supporting the King on Wednesday, when he hosted a Windsor Castle investiture ceremony.Buckingham Palace announced the King had […]

The prime minister will have his weekly audience with the King over the phone following the monarch's cancer diagnosis, Downing Street has said.The private meeting is normally held in person in Buckingham Palace. "We don't in general - and we are not going to - get into the habit of commenting on the PM's conversations with the King," said Rishi Sunak's spokesman."But we have agreed with the Palace in this […]

Housebuilder Barratt Developments has agreed a £2.5bn deal to buy rival Redrow, claiming the combined company would "accelerate the delivery of the homes this country needs".The financial terms of the all-share combination, being unanimously recommended by Redrow's board, represent a premium of approximately 27.2% to Redrow investors, the statement said. The valuation was based on the closing price for Redrow shares on Tuesday.Each Redrow shareholder will get 1.44 new Barratt […]

Gold-mounted false teeth that Sir Winston Churchill wore as he made his "we shall fight them on the beaches" speech and other famous addresses, have been "snapped up" at auction for £18,000.The set of six upper teeth were fashioned to preserve Britain's wartime prime minister's famous natural lisp. Dentures were so important to him, he carried two sets with him at all times. Image: Pic: The Cotswold Auction Company The […]

The government is planning to offer dentists cash incentives to take on new NHS patients and work in areas that are under-served. Details of the NHS "dental recovery plan", which also include sending teams into schools to treat children's teeth, were due to be announced on Wednesday. Politics Live: Liz Truss accused of 'offensive nonsense'However, the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) appears to have inadvertently sent an email […]

A man has been arrested after MP Mike Freer reported receiving a threatening phone call.Mr Freer, currently a minister and the MP for Finchley and Golders Green, last week said he would not be standing for election after a raft of death threats and abuse. He said an arson attack on his office on Christmas Eve was the "last straw".Politics latest: Rishi Sunak responds to Piers Morgan bet criticismThe Metropolitan […]

When Bryony was held in prison, she says self-harm was "rife".The then 27-year-old - who had no criminal record - was arrested when she was having delusions she was being poisoned.After her mother's death from pancreatic cancer, Bryony (not her real name) started to develop mental health problems while she was a university student.They culminated in a psychosis where she believed there was a tapeworm in her brain which was […]