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Jayne McCormack BBC News NI political correspondent BBC More than 50 people have died on the A5 since 2006 Stormont’s infrastructure minister is to appeal a judgement that ruled construction of the new A5 dual carriageway should not go ahead in its current form. The 58-mile (94km) £1.7bn project was …

Bloomberg via Getty Images US President Donald Trump said he would move two nuclear submarines closer to Russia last week but didn’t specify if they are nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed. The sub pictured above is a US ballistic missile submarine called the USS Kentucky. The Kremlin has played down Donald Trump’s …

England were denied a record-breaking run chase by an irresistible India, who snatched victory by six runs in one of the most dramatic conclusions in Test cricket history. In scenes that will go down in British sporting folklore, Chris Woakes came out to bat with his arm in a sling …

EPA Families of Israeli hostages have consistently demanded the government prioritises their release A group of some 600 retired Israeli security officials, including former heads of intelligence agencies, have written to US President Donald Trump to pressure Israel to immediately end the war in Gaza. “It is our professional judgement …

Storm Floris is expected to bring “unseasonably” strong winds to parts of north Wales on Monday. The Met Office have warned of danger from flying debris and large waves in coastal areas, with a yellow weather warning for wind in place from 06:00 to 23:59 BST, across Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, …

Pacemaker The emergency services were alerted to the incident on Saturday A post mortem examination is expected to be conducted later today on a woman whose body was discovered at the scene of a burning car in Omagh on Saturday. Police were alerted to the incident in the Rylagh Road …

Yn ddiddorol, nid hi oedd yr unig Frenhines o Romania a gafodd ei hurddo ; roedd y Frenhines Elisabeth wedi ei derbyn i’r Orsedd 35 mlynedd ynghynt. Elisabeth oedd gwraig Brenin Carol I, a oedd wedi mabwysiadu ei nai, Ferdinand (a ddaeth yn ddiweddarach yn Ferdinand I), er mwyn parhau …

West Ham are leading Celtic in the race to sign former Burnley midfielder Josh Brownhill, 29, on a free transfer this summer. (Football Insider), external Finland winger Oliver Antman was not involved for Go Ahead Eagles on Sunday after the Dutch club accepted a £3m bid from Rangers. (The Herald), …

Latest scorecard from the third Twenty20 international between West Indies and Pakistan in Lauderhill, Florida. BBC News

The UN’s main food agency has warned that families trapped within the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher face starvation. The World Food Programme (WFP) said it had not been able to deliver food to the city in the western Darfur region by road for more than a year. El-Fasher has …

More than three thousand Boeing defence workers are set to go on strike on Monday, in a fresh blow to the embattled aviation giant. It comes after union members at operations in Missouri and Illinois, who build F-15 fighter jets and other military aircraft, voted against the firm’s latest offer …

Chloe Harcombe BBC News, West of England BBC (L-R) Faye and Bill Lennox with their grandson, Alan Williams, and Ginny the car A man is appealing for help to trace his late grandfather’s beloved car which was sold about 40 years ago. William “Bill” Lennox – who lived in Taunton, …

George Thorpe BBC News, Devon Rockfish Mitch Tonks said he would like to see other places host their own sardine festivals A celebrity chef has said he hopes a new seafood festival can inspire other fishing communities to host similar events. Mitch Tonks, owner of the Rockfish chain, has helped …

A fifth person has been charged by counter-terrorism police in connection with a break-in at RAF Brize Norton in which two military aircraft were damaged. Muhammad Umer Khalid, 22, has been accused of offences under the Criminal Law Act of conspiracy to commit criminal damage and conspiracy to enter a …

Police are investigating after footage emerged on social media of a naked man wearing a black mask and trainers walking down the street at night. The video, which has been shared widely online, is understood to have been filmed in Lytham, Lancashire. It shows the man wearing only the mask …

Hugo Bachega, Middle East correspondent in Jerusalem and Mallory Moench, BBC News in London Reuters Crowds of protesters gathered in Tel Aviv over the weekend demanding the immediate release of the hostages Western leaders have condemned videos of emaciated Israeli hostages filmed by their captors in Gaza, with the Red …

Dan Johnson West of England Correspondent The new drone can stay in the air for up to 12 hours An unmanned police helicopter has been tested in the UK for the first time. The remotely-piloted aircraft is larger than existing drones used by police forces and has a greater range …

BBC Ashok and Shobhana Patel were travelling to visit their sons and grandchildren when the aeroplane they were on crashed “I started my grieving last Thursday, when we finally brought them home.” Miten Patel’s mother and father Ashok and Shobhana Patel died on the Gatwick-bound Air India aeroplane crash in …

George Thorpe BBC News, Devon BBC Exeter Airport is one of three airports expected to be sold to investment group ICG Exeter Airport is set to be sold along with two other English regional airports in a multimillion-pound deal. Investment firm ICG has agreed a deal with Rigby Group to …

[ A scheme illustrating the molecular mechanisms underlying HTLV-1 latency. Credit: Nature Microbiology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-025-02006-7 A research team from Kumamoto University has made a new discovery that reveals how the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) silently persists in the body. Their finding potentially lays the foundation for …