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Renting Christmas tree growing more popular to cut waste, says business
Rented Christmas trees are growing in popularity because of concerns about the millions which end up in landfill each year, according to a farm shop.
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Starmer says many ‘still struggling with cost of living’ in Christmas message
Sir Keir Starmer has acknowledged that many are “still struggling with the cost of living” in a Christmas message that noted “hardship can feel even more acute” over the festive period.
Charity to expand work to clear explosives in Gaza amid ‘immense’ devastation
The Gaza Strip will need extensive work to remove explosives and reconstruct amid the “immense” level of devastation caused by the war, the world’s largest landmine-clearing charity has said.
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Campaigner fears ministers ‘trying to run us out of cash’ after gender ruling
A campaign group which won a landmark Supreme Court fight against the Scottish Government fears ministers are “trying to run us out of cash” ahead of a second high-profile legal action.
Pregnant women urged to get flu vaccine ‘as soon as possible’
Royal Colleges representing more than 90,000 health professionals have joined forces to urge pregnant women to get their flu vaccine as soon as possible.
Ulster Farmers’ Union welcomes changes to farm inheritance tax plan but vows to ‘continue to lobby for full reversal’
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed the Government’s decision to increase the inheritance tax threshold for farms and confirmed it will continue lobbying for “full reversal”.
King’s pilgrimage-themed Christmas message filmed in Westminster Abbey
The King has chosen Westminster Abbey as the location for his Christmas broadcast, which will have the key theme of pilgrimage.
Man jailed for sexually assaulting woman in front of her son outside Belfast hospital
District Judge Steven Keown imposed five months custody and put him on the sex offenders register for seven years
Two men arrested after ‘large-scale’ police operation into organised crime
Specialist police have charged two men after a “large-scale operation” targeting those involved in the supply of drugs and organised crime.
'Death by a thousand insults': NI woman on 'horrifying' domestic abuse
Joanne Barnes, CEO of Nexus NI, told Belfast Live that victims will “quite often minimise other people’s behaviour”
Libya’s military chief and four others killed in plane crash over Turkey
A private jet carrying Libya’s military chief, four other officers and three crew members crashed after takeoff from Turkey’s capital, Ankara, on Tuesday, killing everyone on board.
Pair of teen rapists will be deported after they serve sentences for shocking NI car park attack
Two dangerous rapists from East Timor who repeatedly attacked a woman despite her being almost unconscious will be deported, the Home Office have confirmed.
Cold, windy and sunny Christmas Day forecast with a frosty start
Christmas Day in the UK will be cold and windy but the sun will shine for many, forecasters predict.
Weather forecast for NI across the Christmas period
Despite patches of rain leading up to the big day, conditions are expected to improve by the end of the week with the Met Office predicting a dry Christmas Day
New Epstein document release includes multiple Trump mentions
The US justice department has released tens of thousands more documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, a tranche that included multiple mentions of President Donald Trump but added little new revelatory information to the long-anticipated public file on the late financier and convicted sex offender....
Co Down shop announces sudden closure after 17 years
The shop has said it will be closing for the final time very soon
Flu has hit my household – and I can confirm it is utterly horrendous
My household (bar one) has the flu and I can attest to it being utterly horrendous.
Second correction issued to Sandie Peggie tribunal ruling
A tribunal brought by nurse Sandie Peggie has come under fire after a second correction to its ruling had to be issued.
‘This all still feels very surreal’: Cavan family syndicate celebrate €17m Lotto win with plans to buy holiday home in France
A Cavan family syndicate has described the chaos and joy of realising they had won the €17 million EuroMillions jackpot.
Men arrested at Belfast International Airport in connection with summer ‘brawl’ released on bail
Two men who were arrested at Belfast International Airport on suspicion of offences connected to a brawl in Coalisland during the summer have been released on bail.