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A man remains in hospital Two children and a woman have died in a shooting in Co Fermanagh, police have confirmed. A fourth person, a man, remains in a serious condition in hospital. Superintendent Robert McGowan confirmed that all four people suffered gun shot wounds. Police said the incident happened in the Drummeer Road area of Maguiresbridge, and that officers were at the scene which had been cordoned off. Speaking […]

- BBC confirms An upcoming series of MasterChef which was filmed last year before allegations against Gregg Wallace and John Torode were upheld will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from August 6. A decision on airing the celebrity series and Christmas special has not been decided, with plans to be confirmed later in the year, the BBC said. A BBC spokesperson said: “After careful consideration and consultation […]

They took cases to the Supreme Court Two financial market traders who were jailed for manipulating benchmark interest rates have had their convictions quashed at the Supreme Court. Former Citigroup and UBS trader Tom Hayes was found guilty of multiple counts of conspiracy to defraud over manipulating the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (Libor) between 2006 and 2010. Carlo Palombo, ex-vice president of euro rates at Barclays bank, was found guilty […]

“learnings” to take away The boss of Heathrow has revealed the chaotic closure of the London airport in March after a substation fire is expected to cost it tens of millions of pounds. Chief executive Thomas Woldbye told the PA news agency the financial impact of the temporary closure caused by a power outage was expected be in the “low tens of millions”. The group is now waiting for a […]

– Alex Greenwood Chloe Kelly needed no persuasion to take the pressure-cooker extra-time penalty that sent defending champions England into the Euro 2025 final, according to defender Alex Greenwood. The Lionesses were on the brink of elimination by Italy when 19-year-old substitute Michelle Agyemang forced extra time, drawing the sides level with an equaliser in the sixth minute of stoppage time to cancel out Barbara Bonansea’s 33rd-minute opener. Then, with […]

Black Sabbath bid farewell to Ozzy Osbourne Black Sabbath bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler has said he is “so glad” the band reunited with Ozzy Osbourne one final time, just weeks before the singer’s death at the age of 76. The music superstar’s death was announced in a statement to the PA news agency saying he was “with his family and surrounded by love”. In a post on Instagram, Butler paid […]

Tens of thousands of students could fall through a “qualifications gap” as a result of Government plans for post-16 vocational courses, a report has said. Many young people will be left “without a suitable pathway” if funding is withdrawn for a number of applied general qualifications (AGQs), such as BTecs, and if the uptake of the Government’s technical courses (T-levels) remains low, a coalition of education and employer groups has […]

Archaeologists have uncovered the identity of a 1700s vessel shipwrecked in Orkney. Expert say the vessel discovered on the island of Sanday last year is most likely the Earl of Chatham, a former Royal Navy vessel called HMS Hind that was later renamed once it became a whaling ship. Historic Environment Scotland (HSE), which funded the research, said the sixth-rate 24-gun frigate saw many years of active service, including sieges […]

The NHS is searching for blood donors with rare blood types so it can ensure patients in need can receive “precision-matched” blood. Scientists have tested tens of thousands of blood donors to see if they have rare blood types in a UK-first. The blood from donors with rare blood types will be collected and frozen so it can be used to help other people with the same type of blood. […]