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Martha says she’d rather spend more money on better-quality productsPrimark has long been a staple of UK high streets, luring in shoppers with low-priced clothes, accessories and homeware.But in its UK and Ireland stores, like-for-like sales – a key metric in the retail industry – were down 3.1% in the year to September, which it attributed to a “weak” consumer environment and fewer people buying winter clothes during last year’s mild autumn. As online stores like Shein and Vinted continue to attract young shoppers, does Primark face a fight to remain relevant – or is it just fine?”While the UK…

An English amateur golfer in her mid-seventies has made three holes-in-one in a month.Lyn Parry achieved the feat during October with two at her home club Downes Crediton in Devon, before completing the hat-trick at Tiverton Golf Club.Parry had previously made two holes-in-one since taking up the sport aged 58, lifting her tally to five.The odds of three in a month were estimated at 1.95 trillion to one by England Golf.”The holes-in-one have just come along a bit like buses, but for me it’s just about having fun,” the 74-year-old said.”You’re never too old. The beauty of golf is that…

A senior Unionist leader in Northern Ireland has said he will not attend a Remembrance Sunday at Belfast City Hall alongside First Minister Michelle O’Neill. TUV Deputy Leader Ron McDowell, who stayed away from last year’s event, accused the senior Sinn Fein member of “eulogising the IRA”. Ms O’Neill is expected to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph during the ceremony in Belfast on Sunday. The Irish republican came under fire at last year’s event from victims of both IRA and loyalist violence. TUV Deputy Leader Ron McDowell accused the senior Sinn Fein member of ‘eulogising the IRA’ | RON…

Mark SavageMusic correspondentGetty ImagesGirls Aloud, pictured shortly after winning Pop Stars: The Rivals in 2002 (L-R): Cheryl, Sarah Harding, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts”For my money, the best pop groups are girl bands,” says Andy McCluskey, frontman of OMD and the mastermind behind Atomic Kitten.”Boy bands are absolutely horrible. They only sell records because lovestruck girls have their poster on the bedroom wall.”Not the most sensitive observation, perhaps, but McCluskey – speaking to News in 2010 – had a point.With a few notable exceptions (Blackstreet, Five, One Direction), boy bands coast along on good looks and syrupy ballads…

David Clifford has been named as the GAA-GPA’s Footballer of the Year for the third time as All-Ireland champions Kerry had eight players named in the 2025 All-Star team.Clifford is now a six-time All-Star at just 26 years of age, having helped the Kingdom to league and Munster Championship success, alongside their 39th All-Ireland crown and their first since 2022.The forward marked his first appearance for his county in 2025 with a hat-trick of goals against Tyrone in the league and accumulated a personal tally of 8-62 in the Championship.Clifford scored 0-9 as Kerry saw off Donegal 1-26 to 0-19…

A family were left stunned after discovering a Stone Age hand axe in a “chance finding” on the Isle of Wight. Last week, Mel Harrison discovered the prehistoric weapon at Brook Bay during a fossil hunting tour on the island.Tour guide from Island Gems Fossil Trips, Martin Simpson, quickly identified the implement as dating back to the Stone Age. Ms Harrison was joined on the tour by her husband Tony, nine-year-old sons Jack and Charlie, described as “keen fossil hunters”, and her friend Laura. Family left stunned after stumbling across ‘exceedingly rare’ Stone Age hand axeSpeaking about the find, Ms…

Nick TriggleHealth correspondentGetty ImagesGP Dr David Turner no longer sees patients on a Wednesday morning.Instead, he spends that time sifting through the online appointment requests to work out what each patient needs. Last week there were 84 requests, and the week before it was more than 100. “It’s relentless – you get about two minutes to look at each,” Dr Turner says. “We’re getting lots of requests we would not have had previously – questions like, ‘Should I take this food supplement?’ Previously patients would not have bothered GPs with things like that.”Obviously, the concern is there is something serious…

Warning: This story contains information some readers may find distressingQuarterback Dak Prescott says the Dallas Cowboys’ players are “hurting” following the death of team-mate Marshawn Kneeland.Defensive lineman Kneeland, drafted by the Cowboys in the second round in 2024, died aged 24 on Thursday.Frisco Police Department in Texas said Kneeland appeared to have taken his own life after a vehicle pursuit and multi-agency search on Wednesday night.Kneeland, in his second season with the Cowboys, scored his first NFL touchdown by recovering a blocked punt on Monday in a loss to Arizona.Prescott and his team-mates had a team video call in the…

A barrister has launched a legal challenge against Wiltshire Police, accusing the force of breaching its duty of neutrality by supporting Pride events. Sarah Phillimore, who is taking the case, argues active police involvement in political causes is the stuff of dictatorships” and insists the police force “must be impartial.”The legal challenge could set a precedent for future cases involving police involvement in political events by determining whether police can join in with political movements or if they have to maintain strict neutrality.The case, which is being heard in the High Court, follows a similar ruling against Northumbria Police earlier…

GB News presenter Stephen Dixon has hit out at the BBC following claims the broadcaster edited Donald Trump’s January 6 speech to make him appear more inflammatory.The row erupted after an internal report accused the corporation of splicing together footage from different parts of the speech in a Panorama documentary.The programme allegedly merged two comments spoken nearly an hour apart, making it sound as though the US President told supporters to “fight like hell” as they marched to the Capitol.In reality, Mr Trump said they should walk there “peacefully and patriotically”.Stephen Dixon said that he cannot understand how this happened…