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Spurs 5-1 Charlton, Newcastle 3-2 West Brom, Preston 0-4 Everton: Carabao Cup – live reaction

By John Brewin

Second round: Bradford sink Burnley on penalties Get in touch: email John and follow us on BlueSky Here’s the first part, for the teams in Europe, though not Brighton in the Europa Conference League. Essentially, it’s whether they are home and away. Crystal Palace v TBC Manchester United v TBC Manchester City v TBC Sunderland v TBC TBC v Arsenal TBC v Aston Villa Bournemouth v TBC Liverpool v TBC Continue reading...

'Buzzing', Waterford students express relief over CAO

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There is a heavy air at Jack Cunningham Productions' stage school in Waterford city.

'Buzzing', Waterford students express relief over CAO

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There is a heavy air at Jack Cunningham Productions' stage school in Waterford city.

Meta agrees to major changes to Facebook and Instagram as it settles US trial over teen addiction for up to $18bn

By Blake Montgomery and Dara Kerr

US tech giant agrees to establish further protections for teens such as daily usage limits and blocks on night-time use Meta agreed to significant changes to its Instagram and Facebook apps in a settlement that ended a landmark lawsuit on Wednesday. Dozens of US states had accused the tech giant of addicting and harming children with dangerous products. The agreement curtails a major trial in California and will requ

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‘Worsening’ prison overcrowding is reducing rehabilitation opportunities, campaigners say

By Katie Mellett

Average annual cost of single prison space rises to €103,334, Irish Prison Service annual report shows

HSE investigating after video shows dementia patient being ‘disrespected’ on hospital ward

By David Raleigh

Woman was at University Hospital Limerick after suspected heart attack when footage was taken

Ten-man Hearts stun Rapid Vienna in shootout to reach Conference League

By PA Media

Playoff second leg: Rapid 2-2 Hearts (aet, 3-4 on pens) Kara 34, Cvetkovic 119; Kabore 79, Miller 100 Beau Reus made two penalty saves as heroic Hearts overcame Tomas Magnusson’s red card to pull off a stunning shootout victory away to Rapid Vienna, and book themselves a return to the Conference League’s main phase. Following a 2-2 draw in the first leg at Tynecastle, the Jambos’ European journey looked to be fizzlin

Church of Ireland seeks to allay concerns about past finances at Dublin parish where newly elected bishop was rector

By Patsy McGarry

Church says parish administration ‘suffered’ when Andrew Orr, recently elected as Bishop of Cork, was rector in Castleknock

Debutant Malard breaks Chelsea duck after Real Sociedad threaten WCL shock

By Suzanne Wrack at Cherry Red Records Stadium

Third qualifying round, first leg: Chelsea 5-2 Real Sociedad Girma 29, Buurman 54, Malard 67 88, James 74; Marín 7, Marcos 59 Chelsea’s sluggish start in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier against Real Sociedad will have made far from satisfying viewing for their suspended head coach, Sonia Bompastor, but two goals from the new signing Melvine Malard contributed to a five-goal haul as the Blues came fr

Moment Peter Kay gatecrashes BBC weather report

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The comedian interrupted North West Tonight weather presenter Molly Brewer as she gave her report.

Derbyshire police investigating alleged assault in connection with Carse arrest

By Matt Hughes

Durham bowler dropped from England squad Unclear whether Carse involved in alleged assault Derbyshire police are investigating an alleged assault in connection with the arrest of Brydon Carse last weekend, which led to the Durham fast bowler being dropped from the England squad for the second Test against Pakistan. Carse was filmed by a member of the public in handcuffs outside Molly Malone’s Irish Tavern in Derby in

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Behind the Story: Remembering Dolly Parton

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Tributes continue to pour in for the legendary musician Dolly Parton who died on Tuesday.

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Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors

By Kiran Stacey Policy editor

PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour Andy Burnham has dropped his support for capping political donations, causing anger among activists and Labour MPs who have long campaigned for change to the way parties are funded. The prime minister has decided not to back amendments to the elections bill, which would cap the amount a person or

The Wreck review – scuba drama about siblings under pressure

By Chris Wiegand

Summerhall, Edinburgh Gabe Winsor’s inventively staged tale is charming and sweetly lo-fi, but the emotion never quite clicks Deep sea diving and plumbing the depths of family history make a decent parallel in this nimble multimedia production by Buzzcut, which has a sweetly eccentric air yet leaves a little too much beneath the surface. The premise is familiar, as Eddie (Morgan Beale) returns to the seaside town whe

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England recovering from latest self-own as Pakistan yearn for Lord’s revival

By Ali Martin at Lord's

Joe Root’s side have golden chance to claim first series win since 2024 but are dealing with more late-night drama Here we go again, then. It feels like every Test involving England these days is one of critical importance in some way or other. On one level, this is good for business, showing the depth of interest compared with other, ahem, products. But it is not necessarily a good thing for the team in this instanc

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OpenAI staff observed warning signs before AI agent hacking crusade caused global alarm

By Robert Booth UK technology editor

Firm says ‘early signals … could have triggered an earlier response’ as it releases report into Hugging Face hack OpenAI staff observed signs of rogue behaviour among its leading-edge AI agents weeks before they escaped their training environment to launch an unprecedented hacking crusade that spread global alarm. The San Francisco AI company conceded on Wednesday that “early signals … could have triggered an earlier

Actress who told audience of Parton death recounts moment

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An Irish actor who informed the audience of Dolly Parton's death before a performance of 9 To 5: The Musical in England last night has described it as a "unique and special experience".

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Littler beaten by Dolan in semi-finals of PC28

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Luke Littler's hopes of qualifying for the Players Championship finals suffers another setback as he is beaten by Brendan Dolan in the semi-finals of PC28 in Leicester.

Wes Streeting describes ‘unbelievable volume’ of homophobic abuse since becoming defence secretary

By Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Streeting says role is chance to show strength and challenge stereotype that ‘persists in dark corners of internet’ Wes Streeting has described receiving a mass of homophobic abuse since he was made defence secretary last month, while also saying his appointment had been welcomed by some in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as a sign of change. Until 2000, gay men and lesbian women were banned from serving in the UK mili

Car drives off M50 bridge, causing closure and major traffic disruption

By Ronan McGreevy, Katie Mellett

Motorway reopens as gardaí attempt to establish how incident occurred

The Irish Times view on the impact of AI: a timely warning from Bill Gates

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Regulating in all its aspects poses a big challenge for governments

LIV Golf lays off majority of staff as PIF funding ends

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Chief executive working on deal but needs players’ buy-in

Trump downplays Moscow visit by CIA director as ‘semi-routine’

By Robert Tait in Washington

President denies visit was to gain support for Iran sanctions or due to fears that Putin plans to ‘test Nato resolve’ US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has downplayed a visit to Moscow by the CIA director, John Ratcliffe, as “semi-routine” after he turned up in the Russian capital unannounced, triggering a wave of speculation about the reasons for his trip. Ratcliffe was reported to have flown to Moscow

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Prison officers vote for industrial action over pay talks

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The Prison Officers Association said its members have shown overwhelming support for industrial action, up to and including strike action, if the Government does not set out a clear and credible approach to aligning pay and living standards, at the start of the next round of public sector pay talks.

How to lose Trump’s trade war: test Canada’s resolve with threats to hockey sticks

By Adam Gabbatt

The US president expected Ottawa to bow to tariff demands, but Canada is striking back – and it could cost Americans This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday Earlier this year, a survey found that Canada, along with Switzerland, was the best-liked country in the world. We all know this kind of polling is about as scientific as a high school popularit