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Five arrested and village evacuated amid ‘major incident’ near UK RAF base

Major incident declared at RAF Fairford as bomb squad inspects vehicles and village is evacuated

Westlife’s Mark Feehily sues surgeon over weight-loss operation

Singer alleges that surgery caused a leak that led to sepsis and the removal of his stomach

Is Ireland ready for a monster El Nino? Expect ugly potatoes, transport chaos and widespread disruption

Climate scientists warn the impending super-strong El Niño will have ripple effects worldwide and have implications for more than just the national weather

The town carrying Britain’s AI dream is starting to revolt

Slough is Europe’s ‘data centre alley’ but some locals are opposed to intensity of development

Majority of voters who expressed preference see immigration as a positive thing, but it’s a tighter call than before

Poll findings also show public overwhelmingly believes Government should ‘begin preparations for possible Irish unity’

Voters open to Irish unity, but not enthusiastic about footing the bill

A sizeable majority of voters express concerns about the potential costs of unification

Omagh inquiry names 27 ‘key individuals’ related to 1998 bomb attack

Analyst outlines people linked to bomb that killed 31, including unborn twins

Children trafficked into criminality face ‘horrific’ level of victim blaming, report says

Eighteen child victims of trafficking were identified in the State last year, but none were born in Ireland

Radiologists concerned over patient scans reviewed by unregistered doctors abroad

Patients wishing to pursue complaints ‘may struggle to find a clear pathway’

Something is stirring in Middle England

A row over asylum seekers in an Oxfordshire village exposes a hardening mood in rural England

Omagh bombing inquiry hears of ‘likely’ co-operation between dissident groups

Academic tells inquiry there was likely ‘some form of operational co-operation’ between the two groups

Garda watchdog faces legal action over lack of investigations into Troubles incidents

Action initiated by son of Martin Doherty, who was shot dead by loyalist gunmen at the Widow Scallan’s pub in 1994

Grant Thornton’s UK boss defends private equity ownership

Malcolm Gomersall says new structure will improve audit quality due to increased scrutiny

Janan Ganesh: The Anglo-French moment with potential to develop

‘A lot of this is about safety in numbers in a savage world, not cultural communion’

Frances Stonor Saunders: One of the most exciting nonfiction writers of her generation

Subjects of her books included CIA-funded cultural espionage and Violet Gibson, the Irish woman who tried to assassinate Mussolini

Tung Chee-hwa: Billionaire shipping firm scion who was Hong Kong’s first postcolonial leader

Liverpool-educated Chinese tycoon set Hong Kong on a path that led to deepening rift with Beijing

UK prime minister to Taoiseach: Any chance of All-Ireland final tickets?

Andy Burnham and Micheál Martin’s Manchester talks marked by sports diplomacy and a birthday bash

The affluent English village that declared independence to stop an asylum centre

Piddington’s symbolic independence campaign may be lighthearted in tone, but the row behind it has become increasingly bitter

Taoiseach to become first foreign leader to visit UK prime minister Burnham at No 10 North

Irish-UK relations and post-Brexit reset to be on agenda for first meeting in Manchester

William Costelloe brings his father Paul Costelloe’s Diana-era style to London Fashion Week

The Irish designer’s second collection drew on the Eighties, with shoulder pads, pussy bows and silk headscarves returning to the runway

Burnham struggles to shake off early election rumours but poll now would be risky

Some speculate British prime minister could warm to idea of winning mandate at a time when rivals are weakened

Dazzling headlights a worrying feature of night-time driving

Modern LED systems can produce extremely high luminance from small light sources

Sinn Féin’s immigration policy will need to be tougher than everyone else’s to stand out

Nationalists may be more liberal by conviction but they have less immediate experience of immigration, which tends to be concentrated in unionist areas

Suspected London ‘Putney Pusher’ found dead, media reports say

Nicholas Brandram (44) had been arrested in June on suspicion of grievous bodily harm

FTSE 100 bosses paid record average of £5m

Chief executives receive increase in pay this year as investor rebellions die down

Pat Finucane inquiry to examine extent to which killers ‘protected or directed’ by British state

Solicitor shot dead at home in Belfast by members of UDA in 1989 attack

Sinn Féin’s move with Scottish and Welsh parties for border referendums ‘ráiméis’, says Martin

Taoiseach says Sinn Féin’s agreement could set back cause of Irish unity

‘Cot cams’ to be fitted in UK baby wards after damning report on Lucy Letby

Report criticises ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at hospital

Donald Trump may have been Britain-baiting, but his statement on unity still mattered

Backhanded compliment from Trump, when he laughingly described business leaders as ‘vicious bastards’, shows Ireland still carries weight in his worldview

Sinn Féin warns British government not to block Border poll

Party leaders sign memorandum in Cardiff declaring ‘Westminster’s time is coming to an end’

UK prime minister Andy Burnham cancels engagements following death of his father

His father Roy was suffering from Alzheimer’s and did not know his son had become prime minister earlier this year

‘People don’t feel safe’: Grief, death and disorder in a once-proud industrial heartland

Deaths of two police officers and five young exposed deep social problems in Middlesbrough and nearby towns

UK economy unexpectedly grew 0.4% in July boosted by AI boom

Resilient start to third quarter comes as surging oil price reignites inflation fears

Nato allies say they foiled Russian subsea cable sabotage plot

Western officials describe new ‘secret weapon’ for disabled undersea cables

The Great War: ‘The heroic dead of Ireland have every right to the homage of the living’

Money was raised by public appeal for memorials to those who fought in the South Irish Divisions of the first World War

The Anglo-Irish relationship is best explained by a scene in Mad Men

The high-minded, snobbish claim that those on the right in Britain are above even thinking about Ireland is rather dishonest

Why is Israel’s E1 settlement plan in West Bank so controversial?

Project is designed to ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’, far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich has said

My flight has been delayed or cancelled. What are my rights?

Here’s everything you need to know if you are affected by the UK air traffic control breakdown

Studying in the UK: ‘It forces you to step outside your comfort zone’

From navigating the application process to adapting to new learning environments, students from the Republic share their experience of studying in Britain and Northern Ireland

What problem is Jim O’Callaghan trying to solve with new hurdles to citizenship?

Proposed changes smack of an attempt to pander to populist agitation

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