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Torrential rain and high winds may not be what many would consider fantastical.But it didn’t stop about 30 hardcore fans turning out for the latest release of author Sarah J Maas’ romantasy series, A Court of Splintered Harmony, in Carrickfergus, County Antrim.The sixth book in Maas’s multi-million book selling series, A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR), was released at midnight on Tuesday after a five-year wait.On Monday evening, a midnight release event was held in The Secret Bookshelf, an independent bookshop just off the town’s main street.Friends Katie Mccabrey and Amy Savage were among those who went along to…

Arsene Wenger’s “daylight” offside trial is unlikely to be extended after receiving a lack of support at the International Football Association Board’s (Ifab) assessment panels on Tuesday.The trial, which sees a player ruled to be onside if any part of the body is level with the second-last opponent, has been operating in the Canadian Premier League (CPL) throughout the year.The regular CPL season finished on Sunday, with mixed results.The Ifab’s football and technical panels, made up of former players, coaches and referees, were told that the trial had led to a 54% reduction in offside decisions and 13 additional goals…

James Mellor, director of the Mellors Group, said there had been “delays” with sending off the rollercoaster to be painted before being put out for public use.”It’s been a very, very difficult year with multiple different issues, especially issues we’ve had at the Middle East,” said Mellor.Mellor said war in the region was causing shipping delays for materials and preventing work from taking place.He added: “So it’s just been there a lot longer than what was ever anticipated, even on our behalf. We want the coaster out as quick as possible.”Mellor added he wanted the change of use to be…

Farbrace, who moved from Sussex at the end of the season, has not yet officially started in his new role at Lancashire but delivered the news to Anderson at a meeting last week alongside chief executive Richard Kenyon, who has also recently been appointed.The news was first reported on Wednesday and Lancashire did not comment officially until Sunday. At a meeting with members on Monday, the club said they would look into arranging Anderson a farewell.”It shows a lack of leadership at that club,” said Broad, whose combined total of Test wickets with Anderson stands at a record 1,039 in…

After contacting her health trust for her regular repeat prescription, she said she was told there were no supplies of Nabilone available.She was told to contact her neurologist and has since been prescribed other medication.Kenning said the alternatives had not been effective and that her health had declined to the point where she had to stay in hospital for several nights.”I don’t want to be here any more because the pain is so bad,” she said.”I don’t know how to describe it.”I have been living on painkillers… I can’t sleep, I’m sick, I’m not eating.”Kenning said more should have been…

Recollections of Tokyo as a child may be hazy but some of the scrums when the first Test was in the balance will live long in the memory.Sean Lynn’s side laid a platform up front to earn a scrappy win, with Tuipulotu playing 78 minutes.”It was a long time to be on but the rest of the girls helped to keep me going,” said the 5ft 9ins, 17st 6lbs prop, who has swapped Gloucester-Hartpury for Harlequins.”There were lots of words of encouragement from the girls in the back-row because there were loads of scrums in the second half, telling me…

After the recent stormy weather across the United Kingdom, things will turn calmer in the coming days.The stormy spell of weather was caused by a very active jet stream – the fast moving wind high in the atmosphere – sending deep areas of low pressure toward the UK.This is now going to weaken and instead of bringing low pressure systems, high pressure will start to develop.High pressure brings more settled weather with lighter winds. In late autumn, it also brings the risk of mist, fog, low cloud, chillier days and frosty nights.Wednesday will start off chillier compared to recent mornings…

The surprising loss to Fleetwood, a team 84 places below Arsenal in the football pyramid, was made even worse by the fact that the Gunners’ under-21 team had beaten AFC Wimbledon, a side in a division higher than the hosts, on the same night in the EFL trophy.The first incident of the match came with under two minutes on the clock when the game was stopped for more than eight minutes when a drown was flown above the pitch. Perhaps Arsenal should have taken that as a warning.Arteta named an experimental side and gave a debut to 18-year-old Ceadach O’Neill,…

A suspicious package delivered to a hotel in Londonderry contained a “viable” explosive device, police have said.Army bomb experts were sent to the hotel at Ebrington Square in the city’s Waterside after the package was discovered at about 15:20 GMT on Tuesday.They carried out a controlled explosion on the device, which was later taken away for a forensic examination.Det Supt Kearney of the Police Service of Northern Ireland said: “I condemn this reckless and targeted attack.”The detective said that “a number of people” were evacuated from the hotel, along with staff from neighbouring premises.A Halloween funfair had been taking place…

Given their league positions, form and pedigree there could only have been one winner predicted. Fleetwood played Arsenal on Tuesday with 83 places separating the teams and most home fans arriving in hope rather than any expectation. But remarkably, it was the hosts who booked their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-final thanks to their penalty shootout win over the Gunners.For the Cod Army, who won six promotions in 12 years in their impressive journey from non-league, this result will surely be remembered longest of all. Against the reigning Premier League champions, the club from a small seaside town in…