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Tributes paid to five young people who died in Co Louth crash

Tributes paid to five young people who died in Co Louth crash

Tributes paid to five young people who died in Co Louth crash

16 November 2025

The young people are aged between 21 and 23.


Police appeal after woman ‘raped in park’

Police appeal after woman ‘raped in park’

Police appeal after woman ‘raped in park’

16 November 2025

Officers said patrols would be stepped up after the attack in Brodie Park, Paisley.


Search ends for UK Navy crew member off north-west coast of Ireland

Search ends for UK Navy crew member off north-west coast of Ireland

Search ends for UK Navy crew member off north-west coast of Ireland

16 November 2025

The Ministry of Defence said the missing RFA Tidesurge crew member has not been found and their family has been informed.


Two people seriously injured after quad bike hit-and-run in Edinburgh

Two people seriously injured after quad bike hit-and-run in Edinburgh

Two people seriously injured after quad bike hit-and-run in Edinburgh

16 November 2025

The crash around 3pm on Saturday in the Niddrie Mains Road area, near to the Jack Kane Community Centre.


Scottish Government criticises Labour stance on immigration

Scottish Government criticises Labour stance on immigration

Scottish Government criticises Labour stance on immigration

16 November 2025

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will set out reforms to the UK’s asylum system in the House of Commons on Monday.


Chief prosecutor reassures victims of sex abuse after Supreme Court judgment

Chief prosecutor reassures victims of sex abuse after Supreme Court judgment

Chief prosecutor reassures victims of sex abuse after Supreme Court judgment

16 November 2025

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC said sex abuse of women and children was ‘the single greatest challenge our justice system faces’.


Search continues for UK navy crew member off north-west coast of Ireland

Search continues for UK navy crew member off north-west coast of Ireland

Search continues for UK navy crew member off north-west coast of Ireland

16 November 2025

The Irish Coast Guard received a distress call from a UK naval support vessel before 9am on Saturday.


Labour MP pledges to continue to challenge party leadership after whip restored

Labour MP pledges to continue to challenge party leadership after whip restored

Labour MP pledges to continue to challenge party leadership after whip restored

16 November 2025

Brian Leishman vowed to continue fighting for ‘fairness, equality and social justice’.


Scottish Labour warns of rise in synthetic opioid use

Scottish Labour warns of rise in synthetic opioid use

Scottish Labour warns of rise in synthetic opioid use

16 November 2025

MSP Jackie Baillie said statistics show the Scottish Government needs to ‘wake up’ to the crisis.


Five young people dead in ‘devastating’ road crash in Co Louth

Five young people dead in ‘devastating’ road crash in Co Louth

Five young people dead in ‘devastating’ road crash in Co Louth

16 November 2025

Irish police have appealed for information about the two-vehicle crash on Saturday.


Starmer should not consider his position, Home Secretary says

Starmer should not consider his position, Home Secretary says

Starmer should not consider his position, Home Secretary says

16 November 2025

Shabana Mahmood weighed in behind the PM after a bitter briefing war this week.


Consent for asylum system ‘could fall apart if illegal migration not tackled’

Consent for asylum system ‘could fall apart if illegal migration not tackled’

Consent for asylum system ‘could fall apart if illegal migration not tackled’

16 November 2025

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is due to set out reforms to the asylum system on Monday.


Coldest night since March as temperatures set to drop again

Coldest night since March as temperatures set to drop again

Coldest night since March as temperatures set to drop again

16 November 2025

The UK Health Security Agency has issued a cold weather warning.


Several dead and others injured in Co Louth crash

Several dead and others injured in Co Louth crash

Several dead and others injured in Co Louth crash

16 November 2025

Gardai have appealed for witnesses.


Angela Rayner condemns ‘arrogant tittle tattle’ amid Labour infighting

Angela Rayner condemns ‘arrogant tittle tattle’ amid Labour infighting

Angela Rayner condemns ‘arrogant tittle tattle’ amid Labour infighting

16 November 2025

When quizzed if a return to frontline politics may be on the cards, the former deputy Labour leader said she had not ‘gone away’.


Tory MSP ‘not even looking at me’ after defection, says Reform MSP

Tory MSP ‘not even looking at me’ after defection, says Reform MSP

Tory MSP ‘not even looking at me’ after defection, says Reform MSP

16 November 2025

The Reform MSP defected from the Conservatives in August.


Areas of UK where Christmas shoppers expect to spend most and least revealed

Areas of UK where Christmas shoppers expect to spend most and least revealed

Areas of UK where Christmas shoppers expect to spend most and least revealed

16 November 2025

The average festive shopper expects to spend £377.98 in the weeks ahead, which is around £32.63 or 9% more than last year, MyVoucherCodes said.


Green infighting over after a ‘difficult couple of years’, Greer insists

Green infighting over after a ‘difficult couple of years’, Greer insists

Green infighting over after a ‘difficult couple of years’, Greer insists

16 November 2025

The Scottish Green co-leader said his party had ‘firmly drawn a line under that’.


New pilot projects to prevent homelessness in Scotland given green light

New pilot projects to prevent homelessness in Scotland given green light

New pilot projects to prevent homelessness in Scotland given green light

16 November 2025

New legislation requires public bodies to ‘ask and act’ to help prevent homelessness.


Edinburgh University lecturers walk out again in dispute over savings plan

Edinburgh University lecturers walk out again in dispute over savings plan

Edinburgh University lecturers walk out again in dispute over savings plan

16 November 2025

The University and College Union has warned future action could see a marking and assessment boycott.


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