More valuable houses to expect higher rates
Getty Images The highest domestic rates bill in Northern Ireland is currently about £4,200 Northern Ireland’s 8,000 most valuable houses are to face higher rates bills under proposals from Stormont’s…
Luton man’s brain tumour shrinks by half in therapy trial
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Paul Read was the first patient recruited in a new therapy trial for treating brain tumours A man’s brain tumour has shrunk by…
Baby having a stroke was ‘overwhelming and scary’, family says
Family handout Lauren and Craig Duncan say they couldn’t “really process what was going on” when their daughter had a stroke A mother from Londonderry has spoken of her shock…
What discovered Mayan city Valeriana might have looked like
A huge Mayan city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under the jungle canopy in Mexico. Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts and amphitheatres in the southeastern…
Contentious visa agreement sparks controversy
A controversial agreement to grant Ukrainian diplomats visa-free access to South Africa has sparked outrage within political circles. South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber, who is from a different…
Erik ten Hag sacked by Man Utd: Questions for Ineos after sticking with Dutchman in summer
Such ambition initially raised expectations of a brighter future at the club. But, as Ratcliffe has admitted, on-field results must improve and, now that the decision to retain Ten Hag…
Chopin waltz unearthed in New York after almost 200 years
A new piece of music believed to be by the Polish composer Frederic Chopin has been discovered nearly 200 years after it was first written. The unknown waltz was unearthed…
Scottish GP says Strictly Come Dancing experience brought joy
PA Media Dr Punam Krishan became the fifth contestant eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing A Scottish GP who has become the fifth star to be eliminated from this year’s Strictly…
VAT change is existential threat to private schools
BBC Anthony Simpson is principal of Erskine Stewart’s Melville School The headteacher of one of Edinburgh’s biggest private schools has labelled the UK government’s plans to levy VAT on school…
Swindon Labour MP to face Brazilian jiu-jitsu fight
BBC Will Stone is swapping Westminster for grappling in a competition An MP who ran a Brazillian jiu-jitsu gym before going to Westminster is set to compete in an international…