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President Higgins leads tributes in Ireland following death of Shane MacGowan

Jonathan McCambridge and Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA 30 Nov, 2023

The Irish president said the former Pogues frontman was one of ‘music’s greatest lyricists’.

Hancock denies wanting to decide who should live or die during pandemic

Christopher McKeon, PA Political Reporter 30 Nov, 2023

The former health secretary said he concluded decisions on prioritising patients should be left up to doctors.

Victims of Troubles being made to `weep again' by UK Government’s new legacy laws

30 Nov, 2023

‘Direct link’ between Ofsted inspection and Ruth Perry’s death, inquest hears

Luke O'Reilly, PA 30 Nov, 2023

Ms Perry’s family say she took her own life after a report downgraded Caversham Primary School in Reading.

Three further suspects to be questioned over deaths at Gosport hospital

Ben Mitchell, PA 30 Nov, 2023

Police are investigating the deaths of hundreds of patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital in Hampshire.

Penny Mordaunt heckled by SNP MPs over heroin jibe row

Richard Wheeler and David Lynch, PA Political Staff 30 Nov, 2023

The Commons Leader had said the SNP’s legacy would be for young Scots to have “somewhere safe and warm” to take the drug.

Former chancellor Alistair Darling dies aged 70

Laura Paterson, PA Scotland 30 Nov, 2023

The former chancellor had been treated for cancer.

Salmond urges Yousaf to back referendum Bill and escape independence ‘dead end’

Rebecca McCurdy and Katrine Bussey, PA Scotland Political Staff 30 Nov, 2023

A member’s Bill proposed by Alba’s Ash Regan would ask Scots if Holyrood should have the power to legislate and negotiate independence.

Truce in Gaza extended but talks over remaining Hamas hostages could get tougher

Melanie Lidman, Najib Jobain and Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press 30 Nov, 2023

As word of the extension came, gunmen opened fire on people waiting for buses along a motorway into Jerusalem, killing at least three, police said.

Shane MacGowan's death draws in tributes from across Ireland and further afield

Naomi Clarke, PA Entertainment Reporter 30 Nov, 2023

The Irish singer died at 3am on Thursday morning after being discharged from St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin last week.

Legacy Act cannot wipe away tears of Troubles victims, court hears

Jonathan McCambridge, PA 30 Nov, 2023

Submissions in a legal challenge to the Government’s legislation to deal with the legacy of the Troubles has ended.

Yorkshire Water pays out record £1m after polluting Harrogate watercourse

Rebecca Speare-Cole, PA Sustainability Reporter 30 Nov, 2023

The company was found to have breached its environmental permit with an unauthorised sewage discharge from Hookstone Road combined sewer overflow.

Police Ombudman expects to complete Glenanne Gang-linked probes before legacy axe falls

Connla Young 30 Nov, 2023

The Police Ombudsman has said that the investigation into cases linked to the notorious Glenanne Gang may be finished by next year’s British government cut-off date.

Brookside star Dean Sullivan remembered as ‘soap icon’ following his death

Naomi Clarke and Kerri-Ann Roper, PA Reporters 30 Nov, 2023

The Liverpudlian actor and director, who was best known for playing Jimmy Corkhill in the Mersey TV soap, died at the age of 68 on Wednesday.

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies aged 65

Naomi Clarke, PA Entertainment Reporter 30 Nov, 2023

He lead the Irish punk band The Pogues who are best known for their hit festive song Fairytale Of New York.

Hard-drinking poet/singer Shane MacGowan hit creative highs in The Pogues

PA Reporters 30 Nov, 2023

MacGowan was known primarily for his Christmas ballad Fairytale of New York and his famously rotten teeth.

Palestinian mother living in UK ‘helpless’ as daughter, five, trapped in Gaza

Hannah Cottrell, PA 30 Nov, 2023

Israa Aljaish came to Scotland in 2022 to study at the University of St Andrews, which meant leaving her young daughter at home in Gaza.

999 call played to jury in Brianna Ghey murder trial

Pat Hurst and Eleanor Barlow 30 Nov, 2023

The call was made by a dog walker who came across the transgender teenager’s body.

Antrim and Newtownabbey council considering Irish street sign applications

30 Nov, 2023

Council considering six applications for Irish street signs

Hancock diaries ‘make no reference to calling for lockdown in mid-March 2020’

Christopher McKeon and Nina Lloyd, PA Political Staff 30 Nov, 2023

Matt Hancock’s published diaries do not support his claim to have told the prime minister a lockdown was needed on March 13, the Covid inquiry heard.

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