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Three teenagers have been charged following disorder in Ballymena. The three males, aged 15, 17 and 18 years have been charged with riot, while the 15-year-old has also been charged with criminal damage following scenes in the Co Antrim town on Tuesday night. They are to appear before Ballymena Magistrates’ Court later. Meanwhile, two other teenage boys who were arrested during the disorder have been released on bail to allow […]

A total of 53 British nationals were on board a Gatwick airport-bound plane that appeared to explode when it crashed shortly after take-off, Air India has said. The airline’s chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran described the incident as a “tragic accident” and a “devastating event” and said emergency response teams were at the site. A video of the crash, obtained by local media, showed the aircraft fly over a residential area before […]

A plane bound for Gatwick airport has crashed shortly after take off in India with hundreds of people on board. The Air India flight was departing from Ahmedabad airport, with 244 people were onboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Videos posted on social media show a large explosion as the plane crashes in a residential area. Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, director general of India’s directorate of civil aviation, told the Associated […]

Thunderstorms are set to hit the UK over the next three days, but forecasters say the country could also see its hottest day of the year. The Met Office said that some areas may see about two inches of rain in a few hours and winds of up to 50mph between Thursday and Saturday. Temperatures may reach 30C on Friday, which would make it the hottest day of 2025, surpassing […]

Property professionals’ expectations for future sales are becoming more upbeat, although the housing market remains subdued, according to surveyors. Looking ahead, a net balance of 25% of professionals expect the number of house sales to increase over the next year, marking the strongest reading since February, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said. But its May survey also found that 26% of professionals reported seeing new buyer inquiries falling […]

The UK economy saw the biggest monthly contraction for a year-and-a-half in April in a setback to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3% in April, compared with growth of 0.2% the previous month and marking the biggest contraction since October 2023. It was also worse than the 0.1% contraction expected by most economists. Ms Reeves acknowledged that the […]

The Rate of women being hired into UK leadership roles has fallen for the third year in a row, with increasing barriers to top jobs as they advance through their careers The professional networking site revealed that women were hired into just more than a third – 36.8% – of leadership positions in the year to March 1, down 2.1% year-on-year. This has left the rate of female hires into […]

Shoppers are being urged to consider what protections they have when making payments, with the rise in “pay by bank” as an option. Pay by bank allows people to quickly and securely pay money directly from their bank account without needing to enter the recipient’s bank details or use a card. But Which? raised concerns that people may be unaware of a “protection gap” if something goes wrong with a […]

The Beach Boys singer Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82, his family said. Wilson was the eldest and last surviving of the three musical brothers who formed the American rock band in 1961, alongside their cousin Mike Love and school friend Al Jardine. “We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away”, his family said in a statement on his website. “We […]