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Mother of woman with special needs condemns ‘awful’ job centre ordeal: ‘They just had no idea’

After nine long weeks of summer, the Assembly is back. Renewed vigour or familiar chamber full of empty promises?

‘I’ll be holding a mic, not a walkie-talkie’: Former Culture Night director returning to event as performer

Kerry Rooney will join cast to belt out songs from his musical, Pride and Prejudice and 80s Hits!

Engineering milestone in £88m Narrow Water Bridge project as 65m structures now extend into River Newry

Work marks a significant achievement on the bridge connecting counties Down and Louth

Council given go-ahead to use Derry Halloween costumes and props despite row with artists over who owns them

New ANPR cameras on these six Warwickshire roads in crackdown on dodgy drivers

The Department for Transport has to give the final approval

Viral Korean cheesy corn dogs coming to Coventry city centre location

Signs have gone up for the new store on the Burges

Full details of lifeline for Bulkington Christmas lights 2026 revealed

The council previously withdrew its funding leaving locals being forced to rally to stage the festive event

The Stockport monster who said he 'didn't care about age' and thought he could hide from police

James Davidson refused to reveal his passwords, but specialist officers managed to decrypt them

More than a game: NFL hopes Melbourne visit will advance case for Olympic flag football

NFL executives use this week to push for inclusion at Brisbane 2032 Possibility a key reason Melbourne secured Rams v 49ers match The NFL’s regular season debut in Australia will deliver a significant commercial return…

Ryanair and British Airways update as 279 flights cancelled on Wednesday

A system issue affecting NATS air traffic control caused major flight disruptions at UK airports, with 279 further cancellations expected on Wednesday

Divorcing abusive husband cost woman £105k

Annabelle Boucher wants the law changed after she paid thousands to divorce her coercive ex-husband.

The Bury multi-storey car park that could 80 new homes built on top of it

Plans have been in the offing since 2009

More than 42,000 young people could be slipping through the cracks

The Children's Commissioner has warned of a "blind spot" in young adults' college attendance

Tea, coffee and other hot drinks linked to cancer in major new study

Researchers say the habit can increase your risk of oesophageal cancer

'We're a pretty good duo': Meet the tennis doubles pair with a 66-year age gap

David McCandless, 80, and his 14-year-old doubles partner Liam teamed up two years ago – and they haven't looked back since.

'If this was Wilmslow it would be done, but because it's Burnage, it’s not'

The council by-election that could have huge consequences for Manchester’s future

Jealous husband mounted pavement in Kia Sportage and mowed down wife's ex lover

Paull Rudd, 58, was consumed by 'a moment of madness'

The Wigan waterway that's getting ‘its wiggle back’ after 100 years

The course of Brookside Brook was straightened a century ago but a 'rewriggling' project is set to be good news for wildlife and natural flood defences

Valve failure on CalMac ferry saw uncontrolled escape of flammable gas

The "significant incident" happened last summer on a crossing from Arran with 82 passengers on board.

Huge quantity of laughing gas seized from Leicester city centre shop

The canisters were worth approximately £4,500

'We were target of sinister heating oil theft and want to warn others'

A charity is warning about the risk of home heating oil thefts after falling victim to the crime.

Travel chaos to continue on Wednesday after 1,300 flights cancelled

Hundreds more flights have already been scrapped today

McLaren talks, 'numb' cars and being 'captain of the ship' - Verstappen Q&A

In an exclusive interview with BBC Sport, Max Verstappen talks about his new contract at Red Bull and much more.