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An 80-year-old man has died following a three-vehicle crash in Ballymena, County Antrim.Robert Russell Bamber, who was known as Roy, was from the Ballymena area.The crash involving a blue Toyota Aygo, a white Citroën Berlingo and a white Audi A3 happened at the Moorfields Road junction of the Tully Road, on 10 September, at about 19:05 BST.Mr Bamber, who was driving the Toyota car, was taken to hospital for his injuries and died on Friday, police said.Insp Cherith Adair appealed for information.

Rumeana JahangirNorth WestColin Firth’s famous wet shirt scene was filmed at Lyme Park in StockportIt may be hard to believe but it’s 30 years since Pride and Prejudice graced our TV screens in 1995.The adaptation of Jane Austen’s romantic novel captivated 10 million viewers in the UK – and many more worldwide – when it debuted as the perfect Sunday night escapism.In one of the most memorable scenes in TV history, hearts were set aflutter when Colin Firth as the novel’s hero Mr Darcy appeared in a soaked shirt after apparently swimming in the Pemberley pond.The scenes were filmed at…

World Athletics president Lord Coe has conceded that the warm-up arrangements at the World Championships in Tokyo are “not perfect” following complaints from athletes, but insists organisers have done all they can to mitigate the issue.Speaking to the BBC, Coe addressed criticism from leading competitors including Great Britain’s Olympic 800m silver medallist Keely Hodgkinson, who described the process of travelling between the warm-up track and the Japan National Stadium as “draining.”“We need to make sure that we have great transport systems,” Coe said.“It has been a challenge here because, of course, post-Olympic Games we lost the warm-up track we used…

Jeremy Corbyn’s hard-left Your Party has been plunged into yet more chaos after Zarah Sultana revealed she is seeking legal advice over alleged “politically motivated, defamatory attacks”.Ms Sultana, who pre-emptively announced she would co-lead the outfit in July, said she has “instructed specialist defamation lawyers” after being the subject of “baseless attacks” over Your Party’s membership row.The Coventry South MP had already implied that Mr Corbyn was overseeing a “sexist boys’ club” after the row first erupted on Thursday. “Over the last 24 hours, a number of false and defamatory statements have been published about me concerning the launch of…

Britain is edging closer to a potential recession after a sharp rise in unemployment set off a key economic alarm bell, economists warn.The latest figures show joblessness has climbed to 4.7 per cent, up from 4.1 per cent a year earlier, enough to trigger the so-called Sahm rule, a measure economists watch closely as a warning sign of downturns.This breach marks the fifth time in two decades that Britain has crossed this threshold. Simon French, chief economist at City stockbroker Panmure Liberum, explained: “This rule has been breached four times in the last two decades and on each occasion this…

A man who died after falling from a hot air balloon in West Sussex has been identified as a 33-year-old from Hertfordshire, police said.Emergency services were called to a report of a man having fallen from a hot air balloon at Newpound Common in Wisborough Green, near Billingshurst, at about 09:20 BST on Friday.The body of the 33-year-old man was found in a field at 13:50, Sussex Police said. His family has been informed.Police said officers were investigating the incident, but it was not being treated as suspicious.The man was with a group of 16 people and a pilot in…

On Friday, after securing her place in Sunday’s 800m final, Hodgkinson said she may have to change her routine.She said: “With the whole warm-up situation, you’re warming up for almost two hours. “It can be quite draining, so maybe we will have to look at doing something better come Sunday.”Last week, American middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz described it as “weird”, adding: “It’s definitely not usual, but we’re all in the same boat.” Jamaican coach Stephen Francis was more critical. In an interview with his country’s TVJ news channel, Francis described what he felt were a number of logistical issues, including…

National Trust gardeners have been forced out of their volunteer roles for not having the right “attitude and values” for the charity’s “respectful and inclusive culture”. The 13 volunteers have worked on the grounds of Mottistone Manor on the Isle of Wight for decades, planting flowers, trimming hedges, and cutting the grass at the National Trust estate.However, the gardeners have been ousted without any knowledge of what they have done wrong.Graham Field, 76, who is acting as a spokesman for the gardeners, said: “With a cold and dismissive click of a send button, over 100 years of gardening skill, site-specific…

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has opened up about his efforts to win over soft Tories as Nigel Farage continues to court disgruntled MPs to join Reform UK. Ahead of the Liberal Democrats’ annual conference in Bournemouth, Sir Ed kept the door ajar for Conservatives who feel “abandoned” by Kemi Badenoch.The Kingston MP pointed out that the Tories have abandoned their pledge to hit net zero by 2050 and is even poised to back the UK’s departure from the European Convention on Human Rights. In a plea to potential defectors, Sir Ed told The Telegraph: “Most people in the…

King Charles has delivered a meaningful video address to the citizens of Papua New Guinea in their native Tok Pisin language.The monarch sent the message to commemorate five decades since the Pacific nation gained independence. The pre-recorded message was broadcast during official celebrations at Sir John Guise Stadium in the Papua New Guinean capital of Port Moresby. Prince Edward was in the island nation to represent the Royal Family in person. King Charles demonstrated his ability to speak the Tok Pisin language in a message to Papua New Guinea | BUCKINGHAM PALACETok Pisin, sometimes referred to as New Guinea Pidgin…