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A 93-year-old pedestrian has died after he was hit by a car in Rathfriland, County Down. Patrick Joseph Brady died at the scene of the collision which happened on the Newry Road at about 22:45 GMT on Saturday.Mr Brady, who was known as Patsy, was from the Barnmeen area.Police said they do not believe the driver, who was in a silver Toyota Avensis, has sustained any serious injuries.

Chrissy McKaigue says Slaughtneil “can’t look beyond” the challenge of Galway champions Loughrea in Sunday’s All-Ireland Club Hurling semi-final at Parnell Park (13:30 GMT).The Robert Emmet’s club clinched their sixth Ulster title in nine seasons with back-to-back victories over Portaferry and St John’s. The 13-in-a-row Derry champions have lost all five of their previous All-Ireland semi-finals, so reaching the showpiece decider would represent significant progress.This is the first time that Slaughtneil will face Connacht opposition in the All-Ireland series. Only the Galway champions qualify for the last four, with Loughrea pipping 2024 All-Ireland champions St Thomas’ to claim their county…

King Charles is set to revamp Buckingham Palace’s gates as a result of tourists rubbing the paint off.The Royal Household submitted plans this year to repaint the gates, which are leaned on and held by millions of tourists taking pictures.Planning documents explained that the gates are “highly vulnerable to wear and tear from contact by members of the public”.The gates are a staple of royal history, featured in several historic moments, including the announcement of Queen Elizabeth II’s death, with Buckingham Palace’s announcement of her passing held at the gates.King Charles is set to revamp Buckingham Palace gates | PAThe…

Camilla Tominey has stopped the Labour Party chairwoman in her tracks while the two clashed over Rachel Reeves’s tax-raising Budget. Discussing Labour’s decision to postpone local elections in 63 areas across England and Wales, the GB News host hit out at the “extraordinary” move to ignore the Electoral Commission’s criticism of the party.”You are under much more threat in the South than you may be in the North from Reform particularly. Therefore, it cannot be coincidence that these mayoral elections have been postponed,” she told Anna Turley.”And now there’s the mooted postponement of 63 areas. I mean, that’s extraordinary. Surely…

Police are continuing to search for the sole occupant of a creel boat after it washed ashore in Aberdeenshire.The vessel ran aground near Inverbervie Beach at about 11:15 on Saturday.Emergency services, including a coastguard helicopter, a fixed-wing aircraft, and rescue teams from Montrose, Stonehaven, Arbroath and Aberdeen, were involved in the initial search.Lifeboats from Arbroath, Montrose and Stonehaven also assisted.But, almost 24 hours later, HM Coastguard confirmed it was no longer involved in the operation.Police Scotland said inquires to trace the sole occupant of the boat were ongoing.A force spokesperson said: “A multi-agency search was carried out to trace the…

Concerns over snow levels for the skiing events at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy have been raised by the president of the International Ski Federation (FIS).Johan Eliasch highlighted issues with the production of artificial snow, which he said was down to delays with the Italian government releasing funds to organisers.Livigno Snow Park and Aerials and Moguls Park will be key venues during February’s Winter Olympics.Livigno mayor Remo Galli has responded to the concerns, stating that the delays were caused by a technical problem.”We’ll have all the snow we need to have a great Olympics. In fact, we’ll have much…

The police watchdog has demanded West Midlands Police provides a full explanation for its controversial decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from attending last month’s Europa League fixture against Aston Villa.The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) warned the decision may have undermined public trust in law enforcement and raised the prospect of launching a comprehensive investigation into the force.Such an investigation would represent an unusual deployment of the watchdog’s powers, which are typically reserved for cases involving deaths, serious injuries, or allegations of corruption against officers.Chief Constable Craig Guildford of West Midlands Police now faces demands to step…

Queen Elizabeth II’s beloved royal residence appeared in the latest release of the Epstein files as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s downfall continues.A photograph released by the Department of Justice depicted Andrew reclining across the laps of multiple women inside Sandringham House, the late Queen’s cherished Norfolk residence.The black-and-white image, which also showed convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, was taken in the estate’s saloon, according to The Times.The picture emerged on Friday as part of a massive document release from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who took his own life in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking…

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Getty ImagesFinance committee convener Kenneth Gibson says there is “increasing concern” about the cost of inquiries Public inquiries should have set budgets and timeframes, MSPs have recommended amid concerns about spiralling costs. Holyrood’s finance committee has warned that statutory public inquiries are “over-stretched and poorly defined” with limited financial oversight. It found that the cost of inquiries in Scotland has risen by £30m this year, totalling almost £260m since 2007.The Scottish government has been asked for comment.Five public inquires were started in Scotland between 2007 and 2014, including the Penrose contaminated blood probe and the Edinburgh Tram inquiry, at a…