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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said in her first speech that defence is a priority for her country as the region experiences uncertainty with Russia, China and North Korea. Japan’s first female leader, an admirer of conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher, took office on Tuesday, after being elected after …

Madeline Halpert and Bernd Debusmann Jr Getty Images US President Donald Trump plans to knock down the entire “existing structure” of the White House East Wing to construct a new ballroom – despite previous assurances that the addition would “not interfere with the current building”. The sight of demolitions has …

A Belfast 19-year-old has been ordered to carry out 80 hours community service and given two years probation for his involvement in rioting in the city in August 2024. Diego Audley, of Mahee Close in the Belvoir estate, had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of riotously assembling along with …

Three of the rumored potential buyers for entertainment titan Warner Bros. Discovery are tech companies. Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are all interested in buying Warner Bros. Discovery as a whole or acquiring pieces of the company, like its content libraries and production assets, according to Bloomberg. Earlier this week, Warner …

Altrincham have sacked Phil Parkinson after eight years in charge of the National League club, following a seven-game winless run. Parkinson, who was appointed as boss in April 2017, guided the club to promotion to the fifth tier as well as a play-off spot in 2023-24. He departs along with …

Housing secretary Màiri McAllan has held her first face-to-face talks with some of the Aberdeen residents whose homes are due to be demolished due to the presence of potentially dangerous concrete. More than 500 homes in the Balnagask area of the city contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac). McAllan held …

The PGA Tour has cancelled its 2026 season-opening event in Hawaii after failing to find an alternative venue to host The Sentry. The tournament, which was to be played from 8-11 January, had to be moved from the Plantation Course at Kapalua on the Island of Maui because of drought …

Christian Legal Centre A group of nurses from Darlington have taken their NHS trust to an employment tribunal This article contains details some people may find distressing A nurse’s encounter with a trans colleague in a hospital changing room sparked a flashback to child sexual abuse trauma, a tribunal has …

Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporter PA Media Apple may have to allow rivals to operate their own app stores on iPhones in the UK, after a ruling from the competition regulator. This would be a significant change to Apple’s infamous “closed system” where apps can only be downloaded from its own App …

Cinven, the private equity firm, is plotting a takeover of one of Britain’s biggest funeral providers in a deal which could value it at more than £500m. Sky News has learnt that Cinven, a former owner of the fashion brand Kurt Geiger, is among the private equity firms expected to …

Police are currently at the scene of an ongoing security alert in Keady, County Armagh. Cordons are in place in Granemore Road and Dundrum Road and members of the public are being asked to avoid the area. Road users are being asked to seek an alternative route for their the …

Staff at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) are set to strike for four days beginning later this month in a dispute over job cuts. The University and College Union (UCU) said 16 employees at the university’s executive office could be made redundant as part of efforts to …

Nathan BriantSouth of England Jamie Waller Hallsmead Ait, which is just into Berkshire, lies close to Shiplake in Oxfordshire A private island passed by boaters and rowers on the Thames since time immemorial has gone up for sale. Hallsmead Ait, a triangular island or an eyot in Berkshire and close …

The Conservatives say more than 2,000 prisoners serving sentences for rape, stalking and grooming will have their jail time cut because of the government’s new sentencing plan. The opposition party has tabled an amendment to the sentencing bill – which is in the House of Commons on Tuesday where it …

Meta is getting ready to pull support for its desktop Messenger apps on Windows and macOS. Both apps have already been removed from the Microsoft Store and Mac App Store, and existing users are starting to get notifications that the desktop apps will disappear fully in December. A Meta support …

Whitchurch Golf Club The freehold site at Rhiwbina Hill is said to have a moderate incline from north to south A golf club in a leafy suburb may have come up with the par-fect plan to raise some capital. Whitchurch Golf Club, in the popular area of Rhiwbina, Cardiff, is …

PA Media Forensic staff are among the civilian workers due to walk out Civilian staff in the Met Police are due to take strike action on 5 November – one of the busiest days of the year for the force – the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) has said. …

Slot’s men face Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United and if United are to get anything from the game, they will need to look to take advantage of some of Liverpool’s recent frailties. Amorim has on occasion asked his team to defend in a 5-4-1 shape out of possession, moving away from …

Getty Images Experts hope cabotegravir injections will help meet the ambition of ending new HIV cases by 2030 Campaigners in Northern Ireland have called for the introduction of a ‘game-changing’ drug that will prevent HIV. On Friday it was announced cabotegravir (CAB-LA) injections will be introduced in England and Wales, …

Former Liverpool and Sunderland striker Fabio Borini has joined League Two club Salford City on a contract until January. The 34-year-old, who left Sampdoria in his native Italy in the summer, has been training with Salford for the past month. “I came in to train to keep myself fit in …