Concern has been expressed over the siting of a loyalist bonfire close to an electricity substation in Belfast. The location of the towering pyre is also close to two major Belfast hospitals.

Sections of the A1 (M) will be closed this week so that reconstruction works can be carried out. The A1 (M) northbound will be closed between junctions 6 and 7 from 10pm on Thursday until 5am on ...

It comes as education unions have raised concerns about the statutory tests taken by Year 6 pupils in primary schools across England.

Betty Brown, 92, from County Durham, ran the Annfield Plain Post Office with her late husband when the faulty Horizon software was introduced.