Thursday 29 October 2026
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Live: Israel's president has warned against "tarnishing an entire community" in defence of the Palestinian vote, as election results come in.
Analysis: Israel's choice is between Netanyahu remaining in power or a Palestinian-backed coalition.
Coalition talks loom in Israel, with the Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs both set to fall short of a majority.
Live: Alaska's governor has ordered an investigation into a Democrat's Senate campaign.
Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign reportedly recruited a second Dan Sullivan in the Alaska Senate race.
A New Mexico megachurch has endorsed Republican candidates, testing the federal ban.
Barack Obama laughed off Donald Trump's attacks at a Georgia rally for Jon Ossoff, joking that they "mobilised a whole government response to that joke".
A judge has rebuffed the Trump DoJ's bid to force California to set aside 20,000 ballots.
Spain has begun a mourning period after the train crash, as the search continues for victims in the wreckage.
Analysis: the second fatal train collision this year casts doubt over the safety of Spain's high-speed rail network.
"It all happened in a split second": survivors recount details of Spain's deadly train crash.
Europe's central bank chief Christine Lagarde is to step down nine months early.
The EU has backed away from an offer to Canada to start "associate member" talks.
Amnesty International alleges Cambodian police and soldiers helped guard abusive scam compounds.
A neighbour of the new Montenegro embassy in London is suing the council over the impact on their mental health.
Rare love letters to a French aristocrat shed light on the Louis XVI maritime mystery of the La Perouse expedition.
Video: astronauts step out of the ISS for a spacewalk - watch live.
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The Government is considering the early repayment of EUR8bn in post-crash loans.
Liberty Recycling: frozen bank accounts, suspicious transactions and seized luxury goods.
A Dublin charity may have been infiltrated by an illegal organisation, the watchdog fears.
Review: this restaurant is full on a Monday night, which is all you need to know.
Newton Emerson: there is now serious talk about the end of the DUP.
The new DAA chief is to be paid a EUR380,000 salary.
Rachel O'Dwyer: there's a reason comedians like Joanne McNally rarely make good Traitors.
Celebrity Traitors: is James Acaster the worst Traitor in the history of the show?
Analysis: the Israeli election deadlock leaves the door open to fresh Iran strikes.
"I'd give my last penny to make sure they aren't in pain": locals help the horses in Darndale Park.
Look inside: a renovated coach house with luxury-hotel finishes on Waterloo Road in Ballsbridge.
I was an early adopter of Damien Rice's music. I simply have to be at his Dublin gig.
Podcast: Rags and riches - how an Irish charity became the focus of a criminal investigation.
Simon Harris says "hurtful" anonymous comments questioning O'Donovan's performance should never recur.
"End of an era": the Dublin Castle cafe owner harbours no bad feelings over its closure.
Loyalists have been banned from marching through a nationalist area of south Belfast.
Farewell to "aeroplane mode": flying loses its status as the last internet black hole.
Housing completions are up 10.6% in the first nine months of 2026.
How Flavio Bolsonaro fled Brazil.
"Astonishing": the RSA has spent EUR30m on media campaigns since 2023.
Sean Moncrieff: my tacky Halloween decorations are a bit look-at-me and not very Irish.
"No one knew anything about pumpkins in Ireland": an Irish farmer on a growth industry.
"I said yes to every adventure in the Rockies but missed the banter of home."
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Gerry Kelly has ditched his retirement plans as he announces his Stormont election candidacy.
The first image of the proposed GBP50m luxury hotel on the site of Taylor Swift's favourite Belfast haunt.
John Manley: Drumcree is a vote winner for Sinn Fein only.
Derry City and Strabane council has withdrawn support for job fairs that include the British military.
The lottery millionaire behind the plan for a new Belfast Christmas Market is finalising plans for food, drink and music.
Newton Emerson: giving up on Stormont is still a minority view - for now.
Poundland is teetering on the brink of administration, with thousands of jobs at risk.
Belfast City Council is demanding answers from Lisburn Castlereagh over the Cregagh Glen pollution.
"I didn't know I had a hole in my heart until I had a stroke at 39": a Co Down mum-of-two on the evening that changed her life.
David Adams: a "New Ireland" can't be built on old nationalist denials.
"It's not too big a phrase to call it a lifeline": Game of Thrones actor Ian McElhinney on getting older and staying connected.
Health Check: NI economy minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald on running, reading and daily chocolate.
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"Reckless and irresponsible": Michelle O'Neill accuses Emma Little-Pengelly of blocking the leaders' trip to a key economic summit.
A fake nun is back behind bars after walking down Garvaghy Road wearing a union flag headdress while "shouting and waving her arms erratically".
Lisburn council is to review records of paedophile Jeffrey Donaldson's time as a councillor.
What does the UK spend on welfare - and how much will it rise?
A hot summer has helped Magnum scoop a surge in sales.
Haleon shares have slid after targets were cut due to weak cold and flu demand.
Comment: if it's any consolation for Lockhart, Bryson and the frustrated Orangemen languishing on Drumcree hill, there's no chance of a united Ireland happening either.
A DUP veteran says the First Minister "cannot parade around the country" and must be removed.
A passenger on the cruise ship once stranded in Belfast, now stranded in Cambodia, is "not certain what next steps are".
Pub review: the Belfast bar loved by Taylor Swift has the substance to back its undeniable style.
Danske Bank has hailed "continued NI growth" as pre-tax profit rises to GBP209m.
Stephen Nolan's hit BBC show Peelers has been confirmed for a second season, as he tells viewers what to expect.
Russell Brand's wife has hailed her "kind" husband but told the court he cheated when they were dating.
The alleged victim in the Jeffrey Donaldson case claims the former DUP leader "gifted" himself a birthday rape at a Westminster office.
What the budget means for NI, including why we're in limbo over the GBP100 energy payment.
Comment: the DUP must change its game plan while it still can, before events decide its future for it.
The PSNI has confirmed that speed limit leniency guidance applies in Northern Ireland.
Derry is set for a GBP7.4m economic boost as Europe's biggest Halloween festival marks its 40th year.
Comment: the dissident letter bomb was a self-defeating attack on the community in the run-up to the city's biggest weekend of the year.
"Everyone is raving about it": a Co Down antique store opens a Halloween pop-up with a spooky walk experience.
DUP party officers are to meet amid the ongoing fall-out over the Drumcree dispute.
A judge has dismissed the Orange Order's legal challenge against the Drumcree parade ban, as a DUP MLA comes out in support of Carla Lockhart.
A court ruling is expected on Wednesday in the legal challenge to the NI Secretary's decision to block the Drumcree parade.
Lower Ormeau Road residents have applied to hold a demonstration at the same time as a proposed loyalist parade by the Belfast Walker Club.
Jim Allister says the TUV would welcome Carla Lockhart if she decided to leave the DUP.
A trust has been criticised over failings with a care home resident who suffered nine falls, fracturing her ribs and vertebra.
Weather presenter Geoff Maskell is the latest big name to depart BBC NI, saying "it's been a joy and a privilege".
Three Belfast men have been jailed in Scotland for a sectarian assault that left a Celtic fan with a bleed on the brain after an Old Firm clash.
Analysis: the meaty judgment gives greater clarity for future parading decisions.
Storm Boelo has felled Ballymoney Rugby Club's 150-year-old oak in an "end of an era" loss.
"My life completely changed": how a family illness helped launch an NI wellness brand now stocked in more than 50 stores.