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Linda Nolan funeral features pink sparkly coffin as sisters lead mourners
The body of singer Linda Nolan was brought to her funeral in a pink sparkly coffin as a large crowd of family and friends gathered..
Barclays customers still unable to make payments as mass bank outage continues
A major IT glitch is still affecting Barclays customers, with some locked out of their accounts throughout the night and almost 24 hours on from the banks initial outage..
Hamas hands over US Israeli hostage to Red Cross
Hamas has handed over the American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel to the Red Cross the third hostage to be released on Saturday as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel..
Saturdays football briefing Real reunion for Man City as Aston Villa eye Rashford swoop
Holders Real Madrid stand in the way of Manchester Citys hopes of a second taste of Champions League glory after the sides were drawn to face each other in the play-offs..
Campaigners win critical case against development in protected landscapes
Campaigners have won a case against a station car park expansion in Constable Country, in what they say is an important victory for protected landscapes..
Scottish Greens call for block on gender Bill to be lifted
The Scottish Greens have called on the UK Government to remove the block on Scotlands gender reforms..
Starmer accused of fudging the facts of his schooling by education expert
Sir Keir Starmer has faced accusations of fudging the facts about his education, from the founder of a social mobility charity..
Nigel Farage compares Reform polling rise with Donald Trump victory
Nigel Farage has compared Reform UKs rise in the polls with Donald Trumps presidential victory in the US, as the party squared up to the Tories with a rally in Kemi Badenochs constituency..
Trump tariffs on Canada Mexico and China in place on Saturday says White House
US President Donald Trump will put in place 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on goods from China effective on Saturday, the White House said..
AstraZeneca cancels 450m investment in UK after dispute over Government support
AstraZeneca has cancelled a planned £450 million investment in a vaccine manufacturing plant in Merseyside, saying Labour failed to match the previous governments offer of support..
Badenoch not at all worried about protest party Reform
Kemi Badenoch has dismissed Reform UK as a protest party as Nigel Farage prepares to hold a rally in her constituency..
Andrew aide told alleged Chinese spy that Newsnight interview was ill advised
A senior adviser to the Duke of York told an alleged Chinese spy later banned from the UK that Andrews Newsnight interview had been ill advised, newly released documents show..